CRIME & SAFETY

Prince George’s County police are investigating what they say is a murder-suicide involving a child.

All hands are on deck in Fairfax County after a knife-wielding man barricaded himself inside an apartment after assaulting a person with a bat, police say.An alert was issued at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday night after officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to investigate an i…

Police are offering $1,000 for information on a shooting at the Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro station Friday.

A firefighter is being treated for injuries. No one inside the home was hurt.

A drunk driver crashed into a Fairfax County police cruiser while the officer was assisting a bicyclist.

This week in Fairfax County, Virginia, there were three incidents that occurred. These incidents include a fatal shooting resulting from an argument between two friends, a man being shot and killed on Albemarle Street in Springfield, and a woman being assaulted at a restaurant by a man who was subsequently arrested.

• Fairfax County police arrested Brian Dolan, a 48-year-old man from Washington D.C., on charges related to solicitation of a minor through Snapchat. • The arrest followed a report from the parents of an underage person who had received multiple illicit pictures from a person named "Alex" on Snapchat, later identified as Dolan.

This week in Woodbridge, Virginia, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety in the area. These incidents include a robbery and carjacking during a shoe sale, a fatal crash on Interstate 95, a man losing control of his vehicle and striking a tree, an abduction and attempted assault of a woman, and a man exposing himself and attempting to disarm an arresting officer.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) –Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said a firefighter was injured after a house fire early Saturday. Crews were dispatched to a townhouse fire in the 9800 block of Hagel Circle in the Lorton area. When first responders arrived, they saw smoke and fire. The fire is under control. A […]

The Justice High School student who died of a fentanyl overdose on Dec. 3 has been identified as 10th-grader Madeline Valeria Moran Centeno. PTSA President Kim Lanoue has reached out to her mother, Rachel. “Understandably, she is reeling, but hopes at some point to be able to share with us more about her precious child. On behalf of our community, the PTSA is working with Rachel to find the best ways to support her and her daughters.”

A man and his wife who own Kim’s Pro Waxing Spa, 386 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on Dec. 1 at 2:41 p.m. that a customer who had been texting the wife repeatedly and bringing her gifts and had shown up at the couple’s home. Police advised...

Authorities say a woman was struck and killed along a portion of Interstate 495 in Prince George’s County early Friday morning in the Camp Springs area.

Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a three-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago.

In a shocking incident, a woman was stabbed and robbed while en route to a DC Metro station. Three suspects, two females and a male, are being sought by authorities after they assaulted the victim, stole an iPhone, and fled. A $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to their arrest.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man is behind bars after police said he committed robberies in Annandale, Virginia. Fairfax County police arrested 32-year-old James Donta Rogers for two separate November robberies. According to police, officers responded to an armed robbery on November 16 at the intersection of Heritage...

Two incidents occurred in Annandale, Virginia this week. The first incident involves the owners of buildings destroyed in a fire failing to respond to code violation notices. The matter has been referred to the commonwealth's attorney's office. The second incident involves a pedestrian being hit by a Metrobus on Little River Turnpike, resulting in serious injuries. The police are investigating the bus crash.

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said a woman was shot in Arlington on Saturday afternoon. At about 1:00 p.m., police were dispatched to S. Kemper Road and S. Oxford Street for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman who […]

Hyattsville, Md. — Upwards of eight teenagers tried stealing a man’s car from the Prince George’s County Mall on Saturday night, according to police. Hyattsville police told 7News a man left a restaurant and was attempting to put some things in the back of his car when he was surrounded by seven or eight boys ages 16-18 who told him he was going to get hurt if he didn’t give up his car keys and items.

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly abducted a woman and exposed himself to her after offering her a ride in Prince William County.

OXON HILL, Md. – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. The deceased pedestrian is identified as Kerri Snead, 32, of Virginia. She was pronounced deceased on the scene. One occupant traveling with the victim was uninjured in the crash. A dog, traveling with the victim and occupant, was also struck in the crash and passed away.