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Woman shot, killed in Fairfax County
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Fairfax County Police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed early Thursday morning. According to investigators, the woman was brought to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria around 3 a.m. The woman died from her injuries. The man who brought the woman to the...
Fairfax County police: Man wanted for pepper spraying employees
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) are searching for a suspect they believe robbed three county stores and, in the process, pepper sprayed employees. Surveillance camera video shows an incident around 11 p.m. on Thursday night when the suspect walked into a Shell gas station convenience store on […]
Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Police arrested the son of a prominent Washington D.C.-area rabbi after he allegedly got into an altercation with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy. Two witnesses quoted in a Secret Service police arrest sheet accused Ezra Weinblatt, a real estate agent and the son of Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, who leads Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, Maryland, of pushing them on April 16 at around noon and breaking their sound equipment.
Unruly juveniles recorded riding scooter, running inside CVS Pharmacy in DC
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — D.C. resident took to social media to express frustration over an alleged shoplifting incident at a CVS Pharmacy in Navy Yard Tuesday night. In videos posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, by user Dang Laing, Tuesday night's incident appeared to involve several juveniles running around the New Jersey Avenue, Southeast store with one person using a scooter.
Fairfax County Animal Shelter offering new program that gives pets ‘trial’ period with prospective adopters
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — If you’ve wanted to adopt a pet but weren’t sure how it would settle down in your home, a new Fairfax County program could help address your concerns. The Fairfax County Animal Shelter announced its new “Adoption Audition” program. Through this program, adoptable pets can have a five-day […]
DC man indicted for deadly 2023 shooting inside convenience store
WASHINGTON (7News) — A 19-year-old D.C. man was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder charges in connection with a July 2023 shooting in a convenience store that left a 30-year-old man dead, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for D.C. Antwain Ulmer, 19, was indicted by a...
DC police seek suspects in ‘disturbing’ Navy Yard retail theft, assault
Police in D.C. are looking for several young people they say were involved in a Tuesday night theft and assault at a CVS location in the Navy Yard neighborhood in Southeast. At about 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the large group entered the store and took items without paying, police said. When confronted by a security guard, one of the young people threw a bottle at the guard, according to a news release from police.
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