Matt Delaney

Crime fighters score points but strike out near D.C.’s baseball stadium

Gunfire in the shadow of Nationals Park and hordes of teens ransacking businesses in the area have left some visitors and business owners unconvinced that crime is down in D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood -- despite police data that says otherwise.

September 23, 2024

Indiana murderer to get taxpayer-funded sex change after court ruling

A federal judge in Indiana ordered the state to pay for the sex change operation of an imprisoned murderer who came to identify as transgender while behind bars.

September 22, 2024

Stranger stabs subway rider in back at Manhattan station, police say

New York City police said a man was stabbed Friday by a stranger as the victim exited the subway in Manhattan.

September 22, 2024

D.C. gang member sentenced for using federal small-business, COVID-relief loans to buy crack, drugs

A member of a D.C. street gang was sentenced to more than two years behind bars after prosecutors said the man used federal COVID-19 relief funds to buy large amounts of drugs for the criminal outfit.

September 19, 2024

D.C. police union, anti-violence group at odds over funding amid Trayon White’s bribery case

A spat is brewing between the D.C. Police Union and one of the District's violence interruption organizations after the union called to shut down peacekeeping programs in light of how they're implicated in D.C. Council member Trayon White's federal bribery case.

September 19, 2024

Mother of murder victim scolds Biden, Harris for silence about illegal immigrant crime

Rachel Morin's slaying in August 2023 -- authorities say she was dragged off a hiking trail and then beaten, raped and killed by Salvadoran migrant -- has been ignored by the White House for more than a year, the victim's mother told lawmakers Wednesday.

September 18, 2024

Justice Department seeks $100 million over Baltimore bridge collapse

The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department said Wednesday in a lawsuit that seeks more than $100 million in damages and penalties.

September 18, 2024

Fairfax County police fatally shoot woman who slashed officer with knife

A welfare check in Fairfax County, Virginia, went awry Monday after police said an officer shot and killed a woman who slashed his face with a knife.

September 16, 2024

Trump survives another assassination attempt near Florida golf course

Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt Sunday, as officials said a man armed with an assault rifle got within firing range of the Republican presidential nominee at his golf course in Florida.

September 15, 2024

Trump is ‘safe’ after shots fired near Florida golf club

Former President Donald Trump is safe after a representative said a shooting erupted Sunday near the Republican candidate's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

September 15, 2024

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