Matt Delaney

Illegal immigrant charged with killing New York family found in burning home

Police in upstate New York said Friday that they charged an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic with murder after a family of four were found slain inside of a burning home.

September 15, 2024

D.C. police need better patrols, more detectives, according to auditor

Problems with misassigned patrol officers and an ongoing shortage of detectives limit the ability of the D.C. police department to do its job, according to a new report released Thursday.

September 12, 2024

Mayor, law enforcement community, friends, family mourn slain D.C. officer

Mourners packed the pews Thursday at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, to pay their respects to Wayne David, a District police officer killed in the line of duty last month.

September 12, 2024

D.C. Council member Trayon White pleads not guilty in federal bribery case

D.C. Council member Trayon White pleaded not guilty Thursday in his federal bribery case, in which he is accused of taking cash to influence government contracts.

September 12, 2024

Court hearings for politicians, military officials who frequented upscale brothel may become public

The politicians, military officers and business executives who were clients of a high-end brothel network in Massachusetts and Virginia may have their names made public without ever being charged with a crime.

September 11, 2024

MS-13 gangster enrolled in Maryland school while being investigated for murder: Report

A teenage member of the MS-13 gang who entered the country illegally and was later convicted of murder in the 2022 slaying of a Maryland woman was allowed to enroll in a public school before he was formally charged, according to a report.

September 10, 2024

Violent mob loots D.C. Gucci, Arc’Teryx stores after footage of Justin Robinson shooting released

D.C. police said five people were arrested overnight Monday as part of a mob that ransacked businesses in different parts of the city hours after authorities released footage of a fatal police shooting last week.

September 10, 2024

Three juveniles arrested in New Jersey after social media threats cause school closures

Police in southern New Jersey said three juveniles were in custody Monday after multiple school districts were targeted by online threats, prompting two school systems to cancel classes for the day.

September 9, 2024

Missing Oregon woman found dead; neighbor charged with murder

Police in Oregon said Saturday that they charged a man with murder after they found his missing neighbor's body.

September 8, 2024

Trial begins for two teen girls charged in deadly beating of disabled D.C. man

Two D.C. teens went to trial Thursday on charges they chased down and beat a disabled man to death last year in Northwest.

September 5, 2024

D.C. police arrest man whose discarded gun was factor in death of beloved officer

D.C. police have arrested the man whose abandoned gun discharged while Investigator Wayne David was trying to retrieve the weapon from a sewer, killing the officer.

September 5, 2024

Man arrested after backpack thrown at Israeli Embassy in D.C.

A man was arrested after a backpack was thrown over the fence of the Israeli Embassy in Northwest, according to a law enforcement source.

September 4, 2024

14-year-old boy arrested in Georgia school shooting that killed 4, wounded 9

A 14-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after four people were killed, including two students, and nine others wounded in a school shooting in Georgia.

September 4, 2024

Parked patrol car of slain D.C. officer becomes an impromptu memorial to his life

D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers are remembering Wayne David this week by covering the slain officer's patrol car with mementos honoring his legacy as a crime fighter and as a man who cared about others.

September 3, 2024

Suspicious details in deaths of N.Y. family found in home fire spur homicide investigation

Police in upstate New York said Monday that the deaths of a family of four found in a weekend house fire are being investigated as homicides after authorities observed non-burn-related injuries on the victims.

September 2, 2024

Armed man shot dead by D.C. police after lunging for officer’s weapon

Two D.C. police officers shot and killed an armed man early Sunday in Southeast after authorities said the suspect tried to grab a gun out of an officer's hands.

September 2, 2024

Maryland officials select firm to rebuild collapse bridge in Baltimore

Maryland transportation officials on Thursday chose a Nebraska-based firm to begin rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

August 29, 2024

D.C. police officer dies after suspect’s abandoned gun misfires in Northeast

A D.C. police officer died late Wednesday, hours after a suspect's discarded gun misfired and shot the officer while he was trying to retrieve it.

August 28, 2024

Loose gun misfires, hits D.C. police officer during retrieval on Northeast highway

D.C. police said an officer was wounded Wednesday evening after a loose gun discharged while the cop tried to fish it out of a highway storm drain in Northeast.

August 28, 2024

D.C. activists say write-in campaigns to replace Trayon White could benefit Republican challenger

Democrats in the District's Ward 8 warned Wednesday that the write-in campaigns being floated by council hopefuls looking to replace struggling incumbent Trayon White, who was arrested last week on federal bribery charges, could end up putting a Republican in office.

August 28, 2024