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Germantown, MD

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GERMANTOWN, Md. — Montgomery County Police are searching for a man they say hit an officer with his car while trying to flee a crime scene in Germantown, Maryland. Detectives have released photos of the suspect in hopes of having the public's help identifying the man. He is wanted for first-degree assault on a police officer.

Man wanted for striking officer with car while fleeing crime scene in Germantown

WASHINGTON — Police are searching for the person who opened fire on another car while at a stoplight in Southeast D.C. Thursday morning. A woman was hospitalized, but is expected to recover. According to an incident report, DC Police were called to the 800 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast...

Police: Woman hospitalized after gunman fired into her car in DC

Camp Springs, MD

CAMP SPRINGS, Md. — A man was found dead inside an apartment Friday night in Camp Springs, Maryland, police said. Prince George's County Police said that officers responded to an apartment building located in the 4400 block of Telfair Blvd around 10:40 p.m. When they arrived, officers found a...

Man found shot dead in Silver Spring apartment building

Prince George's County, MD

Landover Hills, MD

LANDOVER HILLS, Md. — A man was arrested in connection to a homicide in Landover Hills earlier this week, the Prince George’s County Police Department said. On Wednesday around 7:50 p.m., officers with the Landover Hills Police Department and the PGPD responded to the 6500 block of Annapolis Road for the report of an unresponsive man outside of a store.

Suspect arrested after man killed in Landover Hills

Forest Heights, MD

FOREST HEIGHTS, Md. — Seven people were taken to area hospitals, including a suspect, after a juvenile driving an alleged stolen car crashed into a group of vehicles during a police chase, the Forest Heights Police Department said Friday night. Officers from Forest Heights pulled over a car they...

7 injured in Forest Heights crash after police pursuit, including suspect

WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police Department officers are investigating after two people were stabbed in Southeast D.C. around noon on Thursday. Police say they were called to the scene for a report of a stabbing in the 1400 block of Good Hope Road Southeast. Once there, officers found two men with stab wounds. One of the victims was said to be unconscious and not breathing. The other stabbing victim was conscious when he was taken to the hospital.

Police investigating Southeast DC double stabbing

WASHINGTON — A man was shot and killed in a Southwest D.C. alley early Thursday, sparking a homicide investigation and leaving police searching for answers in the case. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to Forrester Street Southwest, off of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southwest, after receiving a call around 1:30 a.m. from a concerned citizen. The caller informed them about a possible gunshot victim in the area.

Shooting leaves man dead in Southwest DC; Homicide investigation underway

Temple Hills, MD

WASHINGTON — Three 15-year-old boys were arrested Wednesday for carjacking a person at gunpoint in Southeast D.C. Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department say around 2:15 a.m., on Stanton Road Southeast, off of Suitland Parkway, the suspects approached the victim, who was sitting inside a vehicle. One of the suspect then showed a handgun and demanded the victim to exit the vehicle. They then left the scene in the victim's car.

3 teens arrested, charged for armed carjacking in Southeast DC

Virginia State

Falls Church, VA

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A 73-year-old Virginia man is recovering from hip surgery after he says he was tackled to the ground by a driver following a road rage incident. The incident happened Saturday, May 20 at 1:20 p.m. on Route 50 in Falls Church, Virgina. John Magill says...

Virginia man says road rage incident left him with a broken hip

Prince William County, VA

Woodbridge, VA

DALE CITY, Va. — Two men are dead and two others were injured in a shooting in the Dale City neighborhood in Woodbridge on Friday afternoon, the Prince William County Police Department said. Around 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a home located in the 14700 block of Birchdale Avenue...

2 dead, 2 injured in Dale City shooting

Frederick, MD

FREDERICK, Md. — A 14-year-old was shot and killed in October 2022, and just over seven month later, a juvenile was arrested for the crime, according to the Frederick Police Department. According to officers, on Oct. 15, they responded to a reported shooting on Waverley Drive, off of West...

Frederick shooting leaves 14-year-old boy dead, juvenile facing multiple charges

Montgomery County, MD

Wheaton, MD

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Montgomery County prosecutor told a District Court judge Thursday that the 18-year-old victim in a homicide at the Wheaton Metro Station on May 18 was running for his life when his alleged killer opened fire. The accused shooter, 16-year-old Emmanuel Simmonds, is a 10th-grader at...

Teen Metro shooter allegedly shot 18-year-old in head as he was fleeing

Silver Spring, MD

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County police have cited a man with criminal trespassing after he entered Springbrook High School in the White Oak Section of Silver Spring Thursday without being detected by school authorities. Witnesses say the man told students he was searching for a girl he had...

Intruder searching for girl enters Springbrook High School undetected, witnesses say

Leonardtown, MD

Mechanicsville, MD

ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. — Two people are facing several charges after a 54-year-old man was found shot and killed on the couch of a Mechanicsville apartment Wednesday. Deputies with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to Three Notch Road, near Commerce Park Road, around 5:28 a.m. after receiving a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. At the scene, Raymond Franklin Woods Jr., was found dead on the couch.

Man found shot, killed on couch in Mechanicsville apartment

WASHINGTON — Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department have opened an investigation into a shooting in Southeast, D.C. Police say a teenage boy was shot in the 2500 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast on Tuesday. His exact age is unknown. A neighbor who was working in his yard at...

Teenage boy shot in Southeast DC, police say

Fairfax County, VA

Alexandria, VA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Four people have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of a woman in Fairfax County last month. Brenda Ochoa Guerrero was found dead in her car. On April 13, a community member found an unconscious woman in the parking lot of Mount Vernon...

4 arrests after Virginia woman found dead in car

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A man allegedly assaulted an 85-year-old outside of a Woodbridge business Tuesday and now officers are asking for the public's help locating him. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Shell service station, located on Dale Boulevard, around 10:15 a.m....

85-year-old man assaulted in Prince William County; Police searching for suspect

GERMANTOWN, Md. — Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating a shooting in Germantown. At 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, officers received a call regarding the shooting in the 19000 block of Misty Meadow Terrace. Police say one person was transported to an area hospital with injuries not...

Germantown shooting under investigation

WASHINGTON — A police report shows a student was shot outside KIPP DC College Preparatory Monday after he refused to hand over his shoes and cell phone to two strangers. The Metropolitan Police Department says officers were called to the 1400 block of Brentwood Parkway Northeast for reports of a shooting.

Police: KIPP student shot over shoes, cell phone

WASHINGTON — Note: Details in this story are graphic and may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. A D.C. judge heard a chilling confession Friday from a 32-year-old man charged with murdering a handyman, dismembering the body and burying it in the backyard, where he left it for three months before calling 911 to turn himself in.

DC man accused of killing sister's handyman indicted on murder charge, confession tape played in court

WASHINGTON — D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen is demanding answers from the District's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) following the deadly March 15 crash on Rock Creek Parkway that killed a Lyft driver and his two passengers. In a two-page letter to the DMV Director Gabriel Robinson Allen is requesting...

Deadly DUI crash on Rock Creek Parkway prompts questions into DC's DMV license suspensions

WASHINGTON — Several people were hospitalized after a crash on Rock Creek Parkway Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. Officials said that four people were taken to an area hospital after the crash. Two of the people had serious injuries. The cause of the crash is...

4 injured in Rock Creek Parkway crash

WASHINGTON — Fire officials are investigating after three boats caught fire at the Columbia Island Marina. In collaboration with the Arlington Fire Department, DC Fire & EMS extinguished all visible fire, according to a tweet from DC Fire & EMS. In addition to the damage to the three boats,...

3 boats catch fire at Columbia Island Marina

Rosslyn, VA

Fort Myer, VA

Navy Yard, DC

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Chillum, MD

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Takoma Park, MD

Potomac, VA

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Colmar Manor, MD

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12 people shot, 2 fatally, in 24 hours, DC Police say

WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Police Department responded to several shootings in the span of 24 hours from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon that left a total...

12 people shot, 2 fatally, in 24 hours, DC Police say

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