CRIME & SAFETY

(Updated at 11:20 a.m.) A physical fight among 2-3 adults marred a promotion ceremony for fifth graders at Oakridge Elementary on Thursday. Police were called to the school in the Arlington Ridge neighborhood around 4:45 p.m. for a report of a sizable fight, involving adults and possibly children as well.

WASHINGTON — In August 2022, Lyndon Bilal's new Toyota was brazenly stolen by a man driving a tow truck. The car was never found. Ten months later, gunmen fired at least 18 shots near Bilal's house in the 3600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE. Finally early...

WASHINGTON - A suspect has been charged after a man was shot and killed while passing by a deli in Northwest D.C. Thursday. Metropolitan police said Friday that 20-year-old Demarcus Barnett of Southeast D.C. was arrested on one count of second-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting death of 62-year-old Lasanta McGill.

An inside look at Fairfax County police's 'Road Shark' program. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, driving behaviors have gotten a lot worse ever since the pandemic. Statistics reveal year-to-date there have been more traffic citations and distracted driving citations in 2023 than both 2022 and 2021 combined. Featured.

LEFT: Arianna Davis (image provided by FBI) RIGHT: Wilson Chavis (image provided by Prince George’s County Police Department) A funeral service company owner has been arrested and charged with murder after shooting at people attending the funeral service of a 10-year-old girl who was brutally killed. Wilson Chavis, 48,...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Downed powerlines due to a crash in Fairfax County are causing traffic delays Friday morning. Officials said the crash happened along Floyd Avenue and Backlick Road in Springfield. As of 6 a.m., drivers in the area can expect traffic delays. Drivers can use Edgebrook...

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating an armed robbery of a Dollar City and More that occurred on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Detectives have released surveillance photos of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.

A Brandywine, Md. man has been arrested for the April 29 burglary of Dominion Defense gun store in Springfield. Fairfax County detectives identified and obtained an arrest warrant for one of the four suspects involved in the burglary. On May 22, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) arrested Cedric Antonio Minger, 20, at a home in Washington, D.C. Minger was partially identified by a clergyman after surveillance footage was disseminated, according to Fairfax County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Ashleigh Landers Sutton. She said that during the arrest Minger tried to flee and one agent was wounded. At that time 11 weapons were recovered from the home where he was taken into custody.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police said Friday that members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force found arrested the man wanted for the murder of a 17-year-old boy that took place on a Metro train in May. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said Keith N. Williams, 23, of Southeast D.C. faces the charge of […]

Four McLean residents lost their home last week in a fire that investigators say was ignited by grease on an outdoor grill. The fire started accidentally in the 6000 block of Chesterbrook Road on June 2 when grease that had accumulated on the back patio grill ignited, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported yesterday (Thursday).

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Ramiro Vladimir Palacios, a missing 13-year-old from Silver Spring. Ramiro was last seen on Thursday, June 8, 2023, around 8 p.m., in the 1700 block...

A retrial over a 2019 murder will land a career criminal back behind bars for at least two decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 25 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced.

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — A Washington, D.C. man was found guilty of assault and other charges stemming from the non-fatal shooting of his former romantic partner, who was pregnant at the time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors said Joshua Hemphill, 32, went to his former partner's apartment...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating a robbery – snatch that happened yesterday morning in Southeast, D.C. Police are asking for help identifying two suspects involved in the incident. Shortly before 9 am, a victim was approached by two suspects at the 700 Block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The suspects snatched the victim’s belongings and left the scene. No one was injured during the robbery. A nearby surveillance camera captured the suspects. If you have any information about this incident, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT The post D.C. Robbers Caught On Surveillance appeared first on Shore News Network.

The pilot of the private jet that crashed in Virginia after flying through restricted DC airspace has been named as Jeff Heffner, a retired Southwest Airlines pilot with 25 years service.

According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, “Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable John Maloney, a jury convicted defendant, Kyle Noble, 30, of unknown address, on charges of second-degree murder and armed robbery for the death and robbery of 31-year-old Efrain Arias. Noble faces up to 60 years in prison and a 25-year mandatory minimum as this is his third conviction for a crime of violence in the state of Maryland. Noble committed this murder while on probation for a stabbing in Frederick County in April of 2017. He also pleaded guilty to robbery in Montgomery County in March of 2014. He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on July 17th 2023.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a car crash left a 19-year-old dead in Southeast D.C. early Thursday morning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened at the intersection of 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. Investigators say just before 12:30 a.m., a 2005 Ford Focus was...

A large police presence was reported at Fairfax High School Tuesday, June 6 due to a 911 hangup call, police said.The incident was reported just before 1:10 p.m. The school was reportedly placed on lockdown, but lifted around 2 p.m. when no active threat was found, police said.Students were co…

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said they were investigating a three-car crash Wednesday afternoon that shut down part of Richmond Highway in the Mount Vernon area. The Fairfax County Police Department first tweeted about the incident at 2 p.m. In the tweet, the department said the wreck happened on southbound Richmond Highway […]