Matt Delaney

Missing equipment delays launch of D.C.’s new crime surveillance center

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the city's Real Time Crime Center won't be up and running for another few weeks because the 24/7 surveillance hub is waiting for some equipment.

March 11, 2024

Honolulu man fatally stabs wife, 3 children before killing himself

Honolulu police said a man stabbed his wife and three children to death before taking his own life inside the family's Manoa home.

March 11, 2024

California man becomes first person charged with smuggling greenhouse gasses into U.S.

Federal prosecutors in California said a man has been arrested for smuggling greenhouse gasses into the U.S., becoming the first person charged under a law designed to address climate concerns.

March 6, 2024

D.C.-area leaders stick by ‘sanctuary’ policies despite crimes tied to illegal immigrants

A string of high-profile crimes blamed on illegal immigrants hasn't shaken D.C.-area leaders, who say they're still comfortable with their sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal deportation authorities.

March 6, 2024

D.C. Council passes bill to crack down on crime, toughens carjacking, gun penalties

The D.C. Council on Tuesday distanced itself from the soft-on-crime policies behind last year's crime wave, passing a massive public safety bill aimed at cracking down on the street violence plaguing the city.

March 5, 2024

Delivery drivers, ride-share workers find themselves in the crosshairs of brazen criminals

Thieves, organized and otherwise, increasingly see the Amazon, FedEx and DoorDash drivers, with their predictable routes and unsecured vehicles, as easy prey for brazen, smash-and-grab robberies, often at gunpoint.

March 5, 2024

D.C. agencies could do more to fight crime, reports auditor

The District of Columbia auditor released a report Monday that detailed how agencies fell short of their crime-fighting mission as the city looks to pass more legislation to address the spike in violence.

March 5, 2024

New York prosecutors drop cop assault charges against migrant suspect who flipped off media

Manhattan prosecutors have cleared a migrant accused of joining a mob attack on police officers near Times Square in January.

March 3, 2024

Miami Beach police officer wounded by friendly fire during foot chase

Miami Beach police said an officer shot another officer Saturday while both were running down an armed suspect.

March 3, 2024

Teen boy charged with killing Afghan interpreter-turned-Lyft driver in D.C.

D.C. police said Friday they arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy in the deadly 2023 shooting of a Lyft driver who had worked as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military.

March 3, 2024

Suspect in shooting of D.C. cop arrested near Navy Yard

Police early Thursday arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding a D.C. Housing Authority police officer near the Navy Yard neighborhood in Southeast.

February 29, 2024

Illegal immigrant from Honduras charged with robbery, raping teen girl in Louisiana

Police in Louisiana said Tuesday that an illegal immigrant from Honduras was arrested on charges related to a violent knifepoint robbery and the rape of a teenage girl.

February 28, 2024

Beverly Hills middle schoolers use AI to make nudes of classmates: Police

Beverly Hills police said they launched an investigation after a group of middle school students were accused of using artificial intelligence to create nude images of their classmates.

February 28, 2024

Lauren Boebert’s son jailed on theft, car break-in charges in Colorado

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son was arrested and charged Tuesday in Colorado after police accused him of carrying out a series of car break-ins and thefts.

February 28, 2024

Md. Democrats resist letting marijuana odor influence traffic stops, despite crime concerns from GOP

Maryland Republicans and prosecutors tried in vain Tuesday to convince the liberal supermajority in the House that a recent law turns the scent of marijuana into a protective cologne for criminals behind the wheel.

February 27, 2024

D.C. barricade suspect who shot 3 cops is illegal immigrant: Report

The man accused of shooting three District of Columbia police officers and walling himself off for hours two weeks ago is in the country illegally, according to a report.

February 27, 2024

College wrestler charged with murder, accused of strangling teammate in Kentucky

Police in Kentucky on Monday said a 21-year-old student was arrested and charged with murdering his wrestling teammate at Campbellsville University.

February 27, 2024

Memphis pastor shot trying to stop car thieves outside church

Memphis police said a pastor was shot outside a church Sunday morning as onlookers said the clergyman was trying to thwart a pair of car thieves.

February 25, 2024

Air Force officer lights himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in D.C.

A man set himself on fire Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Northwest in an apparent act of political protest.

February 25, 2024

Feds charge suspected Yakuza gang leader with selling nuclear weapons materials to Iran

An alleged leader of Japan's Yakuza gang was arraigned in a Manhattan federal court Thursday on charges of trying to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials to Iran, though the suspect's ties to the international crime syndicate are being questioned by researchers who track the gang.

February 22, 2024