Matt Delaney

Armed man shot dead by police in Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia, police said an officer shot and killed an armed man Monday night while responding to a call at an apartment complex.

August 13, 2024

Ex-sheriff’s deputies, foreign military officers charged in $37 million extortion

Two former police and two foreign ex-military officers were arraigned in federal court Monday after prosecutors said they helped a wealthy Chinese conspirator shake down her business partner for $37 million by posing as law enforcement officials.

August 12, 2024

Migrants arrested in knifepoint rape of woman near Coney Island boardwalk

Two suspected illegal immigrants were charged Sunday in a knifepoint rape near the Coney Island boardwalk. Authorities said the assailants attacked a 46-year-old woman and beat up her boyfriend who tried to intervene.

August 12, 2024

London’s top cop wants Americans extradited over online rumors that led to riots

London's head of police threatened to extradite U.S. citizens and other foreign "keyboard warriors" who violate the U.K.'s restrictive speech laws while posting rumors that fueled the country's recent riots.

August 12, 2024

IRS study shows a post-pandemic exodus of wealthy residents from D.C.

Wealthy residents are leaving the District of Columbia in droves, a new IRS report shows.

August 8, 2024

Gun owner who confronted group breaking car windows on trial in shooting death of 13-year-old

The fine line between self-defense and criminal offense was the focus of jury selection Tuesday in the trial of a District man accused in the shooting death of 13-year-old Karon Blake.

August 6, 2024

Handless, toothless body found burned in shopping cart near New York City

Police in New York said Monday they found a person's handless, toothless, burned body in a shopping cart underneath a Yonkers bridge.

August 6, 2024

Three killed, six others injured in D.C. during violent start to Saturday

A bloody Saturday morning in the District saw three people killed and four others wounded in multiple shootings as well as a stabbing attack that left two people injured.

August 4, 2024

Maryland boy dies after falling from airborne bounce house

Officials in Charles County, Maryland, said a 5-year-old boy died Friday after strong winds lifted a bounce house into the air and caused two children to fall from it.

August 4, 2024

Cons seeking gold bars steal life savings from Americans in golden years

The con starts as a pop-up message or a letter that carries a dire warning from the federal government. It ends with unwitting victims delivering bundles of gold to international criminals.

August 2, 2024

Rayful Edmond, D.C.’s infamous crack cocaine kingpin, moved to halfway house

Federal officials confirmed Thursday that Rayful Edmond III, the prolific drug dealer who helped fuel D.C.'s crack cocaine epidemic in the 1980s, has been transferred to a halfway house.

August 1, 2024

Illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged in deadly Loudoun Co. carjacking

The man accused of carjacking and then running over a woman in the Virginia suburbs last weekend is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, police confirmed Wednesday.

July 31, 2024

Gunshot victim collapses, dies in front of National Shrine in D.C.

District of Columbia police said a man who was shot fell from his moped and died Monday in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the Northeast part of the city, triggering a brief shelter-in-place order for nearby Catholic University.

July 30, 2024

New York faces rise in rape, attacks on women; some in city cite shortage of police

Attacks on women are on the rise in New York City, a trend some in the city are blaming on a persistent shortage of police personnel that has meant fewer officers on patrol.

July 30, 2024

Three killed in 3 different D.C. shootings over the weekend

A man was shot and killed early Monday in Northeast, ending a violent weekend in the District that saw two other people slain in separate incidents and at least three more wounded in a fourth shooting attack.

July 29, 2024

FBI says it will interview Trump as victim in assassination attempt

The FBI said Monday it does want to interview former President Donald Trump as the victim of the July 13 assassination attempt.

July 29, 2024

Law enforcement alerted to would-be Trump assassin 90 minutes before shooting: Report

Law enforcement officials shared notes about Thomas Matthew Crooks' suspicious behavior more than 90 minutes before the would-be assassin took aim at former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania this month.

July 29, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants more police pursuits in Oakland

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pushed Oakland leaders to change the city's restrictive police pursuit policies that he said savvy criminals know how to work around.

July 28, 2024

Police in Howard County, Md., identify teen who was shot dead Saturday in Columbia Mall

Police in Howard County, Maryland, on Sunday identified the teenager who was shot dead Saturday inside the Columbia Mall.

July 28, 2024

Shoplifting surges nationwide while violent crime returns to pre-COVID levels, report says

Shoplifting remains a stubborn problem for American businesses even as the COVID-19-era crime wave cools overall.

July 25, 2024