Matt Delaney

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

Memphis mom charged with having young daughter wax nude women

Memphis police said they arrested and charged a woman Monday after she uploaded photos of her five-year-old daughter waxing women's genitalia on social media.

February 21, 2024

Family of suspect in Kansas City parade shooting sets up, then deletes GoFundMe page

A GoFundMe page was set up -- and then removed -- by the family of one of the men charged in the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade last week.

February 21, 2024

Illegal immigrant steals government truck, leads police on chase through Maryland suburbs

Federal agents on Tuesday said the man accused of stealing a Maryland-owned tow truck and leading police on a wild chase is in the country illegally.

February 21, 2024

Crime frustrations fuel recall effort for second D.C. Council member

Another D.C. Council member is being targeted in a recall effort launched by constituents who say lawmakers who supported police cutbacks and sentencing reforms set the stage for the city's ongoing crime crisis.

February 20, 2024

Illegal immigrants bring gang ties and violent crime to ‘sanctuary city’ New York

Authorities blame the surge in violence on so-called "asylum seekers" with connections to Latin American street gangs known for drug smuggling, human trafficking and murder.

February 19, 2024

Pennsylvania police bust cockfighting ring in middle of match, confiscate 49 birds

Officials in Pennsylvania said police broke up a live cockfight over the weekend and arrested an accused organizer at the scene while also confiscating nearly 50 roosters.

February 19, 2024

Dog-punching video tipped officials to barricade suspect who had over 30 in house

The man accused of shooting three police officers and barricading himself inside his Southeast home all day Wednesday was wanted for punching a dog on camera last year, according to court documents made public Thursday.

February 15, 2024

Four dead in separate District incidents following lengthy Valentine’s Day standoff in Southeast

Police said four people were killed Wednesday -- three in a Northeast Washington home and another about an hour later at a carry-out restaurant on North Capitol Street -- while officers were busy concluding a daylong barricade incident involving a suspect accused of shooting three cops.

February 15, 2024

Suspect surrenders to D.C. police, ends barricade that started with shooting of 3 officers

A suspected gunman emerged from a Southeast Washington home and surrendered to D.C. police Wednesday evening, ending an hours-long standoff with authorities that began after three officers were shot attempting to deliver a warrant on animal cruelty charges.

February 14, 2024

‘Safety hub’ in Chinatown part of D.C. mayor’s effort to reinvigorate city center

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday a new public safety outpost in Chinatown will bring together police, drug abuse counselors and homeless services in hopes of suppressing the crime and disorder that have plagued the downtown neighborhood.

February 12, 2024

Shootout at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch leaves female gunman dead, two wounded, including child

Houston police said Sunday that an armed woman was gunned down by officers in a shootout at pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church that left a child and a man wounded.

February 11, 2024

Minnesota mayor, son charged following drug raid

Minnesota authorities said the mayor of Winnebago and his adult son were arrested Thursday after police seized hundreds of marijuana plants at multiple homes.

February 11, 2024

No bail for migrant teen charged in Times Square shooting

A New York City judge ordered a migrant teen boy held without bail Saturday after the suspect tried to flee the area following a Times Square shooting that left one injured.

February 11, 2024

Napping baby girl dies after Missouri mother put her in oven

Prosecutors in Missouri have accused a mother of killing her sleeping baby by putting the child in an oven.

February 11, 2024

Florida father fends off kidnapper who snatched four-year-old son; suspect in custody

Miami prosecutors charged a man Friday accused of attempting to kidnap a boy in broad daylight -- only to be thwarted by the boy's father.

February 11, 2024

Toddler killed, mother wounded in crossfire of shootout in Prince George’s County, Md., police say

Prince George's County police arrested and charged two men with murder Friday who are accused of killing a toddler and wounding his mother.

February 11, 2024

Adding ex-con to city’s prison guidelines panel draws pushback

The D.C. Council's appointment of a paroled killer to the city's Sentencing Commission angered grassroots leaders on Wednesday who have pushed back against the District's soft-on-crime politics.

February 7, 2024