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Body of man found dead near Four Mile Run Park identified
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said the body of a person who was found dead near Four Mile Run Park was identified. The person was identified as 32-year-old Keben Isaias Perez, of Alexandria. His identity was released after a fingerprint analysis was run, according to APD. Perez was found […]
2 Bowie High School students arrested for Senior Skip Day shooting in Greenbelt
Police arrested two teens, aged 14 and 16, in connection with the senior skip day shooting that left five people injured in Greenbelt. Police say the teenage suspects are both Bowie High School students. FOX 5's Nana-Sentuo Bonsu has the story.
When do pools open in Maryland?
MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Summer is just around the corner and that means pool season! Here are the dates of when the outdoor pools are opening in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. MONTGOMERY COUNTY: The outdoors pools are going to open for the summer starting on May 25. There are seven outdoor swimming […]
Deputy Donald Anthony Shubrooks Charged With Assault In MD
Deputy Donald Anthony Shubrooks, 29, was arrested over the weekend and charged with second-degree assault for an incident that was reported on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on April 27, investigators say that Shubrooks contacted the sheriff's office and advised a dispatcher that he had been in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, prompting an investigation.
‘A step in the right direction’: Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Jacques Price, 27, was hit and killed by a car along Veirs Mill Road on Monday, April 8. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said it arrested a suspect in the case last Thursday. Price’s father, Marcus Glivings, says it feels like he’s been trapped in a […]
New cameras help catch drivers passing by stopped school buses in DC
WASHINGTON — A reminder before you hit the road, if you see a school bus with its stop arm down, make sure you also stop!. Driving by a stopped school bus is extremely dangerous and against the law. And in D.C., beginning Monday, you could be caught on camera.
Part of a wing falls from plane flying over Gaithersburg, officials say
A Montgomery County police officer holds a part of a wing that fell from a plane flying over the campus of the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy in Gaithersburg on April 22. Credit: Courtesy MCPD.
Weekend of violence: DC police investigating 2 shootings, 1 fatal stabbing
D.C. police are still investigating after three violent incidents in crowded areas over the weekend. They include a shooting outside a busy nightclub at 11:15 Friday night in DuPont Circle, which left 6 people wounded. Two hours later, a shooting inside a bar on U Street left a man dead, and a fatal stabbing Saturday night happened near Audi Field. FOX 5’s David Kaplan covered these incidents over the weekend and has the latest details from police.
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
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