CRIME & SAFETY

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va, (DC News Now) –The Fairfax County Police Department said two men were stabbed Saturday afternoon. Police said they were dispatched to the 8500 block of Pohick Rd. in Springfield for a stabbing. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two men who had been stabbed. They were taken to the hospital. […]

A lieutenant that has worked with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for 17 years was arrested for obtaining drugs by fraud, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) released a shocking video Friday morning of a driver accused of driving under the influence. Police said their McLean officers were able to "prevent a wreck" after arresting a "drunk driver" who was allegedly swerving, driving on three wheels with no headlights and no front bumper.

WASHINGTON — Nearly 18 years after a 12-year-old girl was attacked by a stranger as she walked to school in D.C., the man responsible has been sentenced to prison. According to the Department of Justice, 42-year-old Marquette E. Johnson was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison and five years of supervised release for first-degree sexual abuse while armed and first-degree child sexual abuse while armed. He pleaded guilty to the charges in July.

A Rockville grocery store that has recently made news for the wrong reasons is back in the headlines again. Rockville City police responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at a supermarket in the 600 block of Hungerford Drive Thursday morning, September 28, 2023. The robbery was reported at the store at 10:00 AM Thursday. There is a Giant store on that block of Hungerford Drive, where 3 people have been assaulted since August 11 of this year.

Virginia State Police is asking for help finding a Fairfax County woman who they say hasn't been seen since Wednesday morning.

Two people died in a head on crash Thursday in Daviess County. Authorities were called at 1:46-pm to US 50 at McCracken’s Curve west of Montgomery. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department says a 2016 Hyundai was west and went left of center hitting a 2018 Chevy Silverado. The...

Witness the aftermath of a tragic accident in Bowie, Maryland, where a car veered off the road, collided with a tree, and burst into flames. This devastating incident resulted in the loss of four lives. Viewer discretion is advised.

An arrest has been made and a Virginia State Police investigation is underway regarding a hit-and-run incident in Fairfax Sunday night. On Sunday, VSP announced that at about 9:14 p.m., its troopers responded to calls reporting a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on the northbound I-495 service road for Exit 50.

A man held in the D.C. Jail started a fire after corrections officers ignored his cries for help, according to jail residents who were locked on the same unit. The man repeatedly told officers that he was going to kill himself and asked to see a supervisor and a psychiatrist. But officers ignored his pleas overnight and into the next morning, according to the residents who heard his repeated cries for help.

The Montgomery County Department of Police – 6th District Investigative Section is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Prativ Jani. Jani, 77, was last seen on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at approximately 3:20 p.m., in the 8400 block of Meadow Green Way in Gaithersburg. He is 5-feet, 7-inches tall, 140 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes, glasses, and was last seen wearing a white long sleeve button down shirt, black pants, black and white tennis shoes.

Witness the shocking aftermath as a prank YouTuber reacts to the 'not guilty' verdict of the individual who shot them in a bustling mall. This gripping account unfolds after two days of intense testimony. Tune in for this riveting narrative.

CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND: A wave of anger has swept across the internet following the release of a distressing video. The footage reveals a paralyzed Black man being forcibly removed from his car by deputies in Maryland, absent his wheelchair, under the misconception that he was a fugitive.

Witness the shocking moment a Metro train derails in Northern Virginia, captured on new surveillance footage from WMATA. Experience the intensity of the incident that disrupted countless commutes today. This isn't your average train ride.

Detectives are on the scene of a shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Wheaton. According to safety reporter Cordell Pugh, a male was shot in the leg around 7:20PM at Wheaton Forest Local Park. The victim suffered non-life threating injuries and Montgomery County Police 4th District Officers applied a tourniquet prior to EMS arrival. Montgomery Parks Police in handling the investigation.

Criminals across the nation are having a heyday.

WASHINGTON - Metropolitan Police have arrested four teenage girls for a robbery that occurred in Northeast. Police have been on the lookout for the four teens following a violent robbery on Monday, September 4 at approximately 10:25 p.m. According to police, the suspects approached the victim in the 600 block of W Street. The suspects then assaulted the victim and took the victim’s cell phone and wallet. The teens then fled the scene.

On Friday, Sept. 22, family members say that Christopher Glasco went to work as a roofer when an inconceivable tragedy happened, sending his loved ones scrambling to give him a proper sendoff. According to his family, Glasco was getting a ladder out when it struck a power line, electrocuting him,...