Matt Delaney

Mayor reinstates juvenile curfew after chaotic Halloween night brawl in District’s upscale Navy Yard

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstituted a juvenile curfew after a wild Halloween night melee in the swanky Navy Yard neighborhood saw teens being confronted by National Guard troops.

November 2, 2025

Americans’ perception of crime at lowest level since early 2000s: Poll

Americans are buying into the nationwide crime decline, with peoples' perception about the state of crime at its most favorable level in more than two decades, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

October 30, 2025

National Guard to remain on patrols in the District through end of February

Federal officials have extended the National Guard deployment in the District through February, canceling plans for the roughly 2,400 troops to go home by the end of next month.

October 30, 2025

Electric scooters could spur more street thefts, car break-ins, study says

Electric scooters may help thieves pounce on unsuspecting victims and let the crooks make a clean getaway, a new study says.

October 29, 2025

Off-duty cop ends 150 mph chase for California biker accused of killing sheriff’s deputy

An off-duty law enforcement officer jumped into action Monday by ramming into a fleeing motorcyclist after the biker was accused of fatally shooting a San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy, authorities said.

October 28, 2025

Crime surges in D.C. over weekend with shootings and carjackings across city

A dozen people were wounded in shootings over the weekend in the District and one neighborhood endured a carjacking spree.

October 28, 2025

Arson not suspected in blaze at home of Portland City Council member

Police in Portland, Oregon, said Monday that no arson attack took place during the weekend fire at a city council member's home that torched her cars and part of her home.

October 27, 2025

Minnesota man with anarchist ties, violent past charged with putting out $45,000 hit on Bondi

The FBI has arrested a Minnesota man with alleged anarchist ties and a lengthy rap sheet after federal agents accused him of putting out a $45,000 bounty on Attorney General Pam Bondi.

October 27, 2025

Portland City Council member targeted in suspected arson in Oregon

Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating a weekend arson attack in which the cars and part of the home of a city council member were torched.

October 27, 2025

Ohio ex-con who fatally punched teen in 2022 faces murder charges in shooting

An Ohio ex-convict who went to prison for beating a 17-year-old to death was arrested last week after police accused him of killing a bystander during a shootout in Akron.

October 26, 2025

No jail time for 2 teens who jumped ex-DOGE staffer, ignited Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown

A teen boy and girl who attacked a former Department of Government Efficiency employee and set off President Trump's crime crackdown in the District of Columbia will avoid jail time for their roles in the mob assault.

October 15, 2025

Suspect pleads guilty to April arson targeting Pennsylvania governor

The man who torched the Pennsylvania governor's mansion while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were sleeping inside pleaded guilty Tuesday to the arson attack.

October 14, 2025

Federal crime crackdown in Memphis nets nearly 900 arrests, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that the state and federal crime-fighting mission in Memphis will continue indefinitely, after the joint operation has notched more than 850 arrests in its first two weeks.

October 14, 2025

Four arrests made in mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, that killed six

FBI officials on Monday said they arrested four people linked to this weekend's mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, that left six people dead and at least a dozen others injured.

October 13, 2025

Baltimore murder suspect re-arrested in North Carolina after administrative lapse forced his release

Baltimore police said a man who was being held on a murder charge but was released was taken back into custody this weekend in North Carolina.

October 12, 2025

Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Benioff wants National Guard deployed to San Francisco

Billionaire tech executive Marc Benioff said he wants President Trump to restore a sense of public safety in San Francisco by sending in the National Guard.

October 12, 2025

Mayor in Seattle suburb slams relocation of serial rapist into her city

A Washington state mayor blasted law enforcement leaders after they quietly released a notorious rapist from custody and allowed him to move into her city.

October 9, 2025

D.C. fugitive team kills murder suspect in Columbia Heights shootout

Members of the D.C. area's fugitive task force shot and killed a murder suspect Thursday after the armed man opened fire on authorities in a Columbia Heights apartment complex, D.C. police said.

October 9, 2025

FBI provides inaccurate data on active shootings, armed citizens stopping gunmen, researcher says

Federal data undercounts both the number of active shooter incidents across the country and how often concealed carry holders stop gunmen before police can, says a leading crime researcher who investigated the numbers.

October 8, 2025

Man arrested at D.C. cathedral had more than 100 bombs, manifesto against Supreme Court, ICE agents

A New Jersey man accused of having a Molotov cocktail outside a D.C. cathedral also had more than 100 homemade explosives and a manifesto expressing hate for the Supreme Court, immigration agents and the Catholic and Jewish faiths, court documents show.

October 8, 2025