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Ethopian man accused of strongarm rape of Rockville minor arrested at NY border crossing
Border officers in New York arrested an Ethiopian man Thursday on an arrest warrant in Maryland alleging strongarm rape involving a minor, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP said officers at the Port of Buffalo Peace Bridge border-crossing arrested Bereket Mengesha, 46, a lawful permanent resident of the...
3 girls violently attack beauty store owner in Silver Spring, video shows
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help in identifying three teenage girls caught on camera attacking a beauty store owner after being confronted for stealing back in March. No arrests have been made so far. Police say the theft and assault...
‘Our puppies weren't aggressive': DC officer fatally shoots 2 dogs
A D.C. police officer fatally shot two dogs after they escaped their family’s yard in Northwest last week. The officer was responding to a report of a stabbing on 11th Street in Columbia Heights April 25, police said. After noticing a broken window, the officer went to the back alley.
Maryland State Police helicopter crew rescues man hurt in car crash
ALLEGANY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Maryland State Police (MSP) aviation crew helped save a man who got into a car crash early Friday morning. Just before 7 a.m., a man was involved in an accident. Police said his car rolled down an 80-foot embankment, trapping him. Based on the man’s injuries, the […]
Gunmen seen running near Dunbar High School shooting
WASHINGTON - Security camera footage obtained by FOX 5 shows two young men holding guns and running through an alley close to where a shooting took place outside Dunbar High School. The video was recorded Friday morning around the time a bullet pierced through the school's window, grazing a 17-year-old...
Fake federal agent arrested for trying to scam Maryland senior into handing over life's savings in gold bars: police
A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars, police said. Just as that senior was about to hand over roughly $230,000 in life's savings, a friend stepped in and convinced him to call police instead.
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