Crime

Murder Suspect Fatally Shot by Police Task Force

A joint fugitive task force—including members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), U.S. Marshals, ATF, Diplomatic Security Service, Metro Transit Police, and other agencies—was involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting early this

October 10, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Three Separate Homicides Reported Across D.C. Over the Weekend

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating three separate homicides that occurred in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. One suspect has been arrested in connection with one of the killings, while detectives continue to

October 7, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Man With Anti-Religious / Anti-ICE Writings Found With 200 Explosives Outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral Before Red Mass for New Supreme Court Term

A man was arrested early Sunday morning outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral in NW Washington, D.C. after officers say they found a cache of over 200 homemade explosive devices in a tent on

October 7, 2025

Crime·Local

Suspect Arrested With Molotov Cocktail Outside of Red Mass for Supreme Court’s New Term.

WASHINGTON —Metropolitan Police Department officers assigned to security for the Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Sunday morning arrested a man who had set up a tent on the cathedral steps and was

October 5, 2025

Crime·Judiciary·Local·National

Social Media Posts Claim Ransomware Attack on MedStar Health

WASHINGTON — Social media accounts that track ransomware activity claimed over the weekend that MedStar Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the Washington region, had been targeted by the Rhysida ransomware group.

October 4, 2025

Crime·DC·National

Two Killed in Separate D.C. Shootings as City’s Homicide Toll Climbs to 111

WASHINGTON — Two separate shootings in the District late Friday and early Saturday raised the city’s homicide toll to 111 for the year, police said. In the first incident, a man was shot and killed

October 4, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

15-Year-Old Arrested After Six Day Crime Spree in Southeast D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 15-year-old youth has been arrested and charged after allegedly carrying out a brazen seven separate offenses over a span of just six days across Southeast Washington, D.C. According to the

September 27, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

DC Police Release New Photos of Murder Suspect Wanted for the Fatal Shooting of a Congressional Intern.

Washington — The Metropolitan Police Department has released additional images of 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, wanted in connection with the June 30 shooting that killed 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a congressional intern from Granby, Massachusetts.

September 26, 2025

Crime·DC·Local·Trump

Trump Orders That Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in D.C. Cases Despite Local Opposition.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in certain criminal cases in the nation’s capital, a move that places the federal government’s authority

September 25, 2025

Crime·DC·Judiciary·National·Trump

Son with Mental Illness Stabs Mother to Death in SE D.C. According to Police

WASHINGTON: Charging documents made public Tuesday detail a brutal domestic killing in Southeast Washington in which a man is accused of fatally stabbing his mother. D.C. Superior Court records identify the suspect

September 24, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

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