Matt Delaney

Anti-police activists cheer crime bill as D.C. leaders blink

The "defund-the-police" movement in the nation's capital lost some ground Tuesday after city leaders, shaken by a bloody year of carjackings, shootings and robberies, voted to approve a legislative crackdown on crime.

February 6, 2024

Migrants nabbed in Arizona may be cop-beating suspects who fled New York City

Federal authorities in Arizona are investigating whether four illegal immigrants arrested Monday are the same suspects who recently bolted from New York City after being charged with jumping a pair of police officers.

February 6, 2024

Oakland pizzeria weighs closure after 4 break-ins since start of year

A pizza shop owner in Oakland, California, said she's considering shutting down her East Bay business after it was hit by thieves four times this year, according to a report.

February 6, 2024

Four charged with hauling over ton of Mexican drug cartel heroin in Oregon

Federal prosecutors in Oregon said four affiliates of a Mexican crime syndicate were charged Thursday with trafficking over one metric ton of liquid heroin in a moving truck.

February 4, 2024

Woman arrested in Los Angeles dognapping in which owner clung to hood of getaway car

Los Angeles police said they arrested a woman Friday in connection to a dognapping incident that went viral when the animal's owner was caught on video clinging to the hood of the suspect's getaway vehicle.

February 4, 2024

Florida woman accused of stealing patrol car dies in crash that killed two others

Police in Florida said a woman stole a sheriff's deputy's SUV Friday and led authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in a wrong-way crash that killed herself and two others.

February 4, 2024

Former Trump official dies from gunshot wounds suffered during D.C.-area carjacking spree

A former Trump administration official who was gravely wounded during a gunman's rampage last week through the District and Prince George's County died from his injuries Saturday, according to his family.

February 4, 2024

Crime down in Ohio after state OKs permitless gun carry, but officials clash on connection

A new study shows Ohio's permitless firearm carry law coincided with a statewide drop in crime, but officials disagree on whether there is a correlation.

February 1, 2024

Sanctuary switch-up: New York governor now backs deportations for migrants who assaulted police

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week embraced deportation for the migrants who assaulted two New York City Police officers, challenging the logic of the city's sanctuary policy and drawing a rebuke from a former ICE director.

February 1, 2024

Target employee blames Gov. Gavin Newsom for brazen shoplifting — to his face

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has shared a story about a Target employee refusing to stop a shoplifter in his presence because she said "the governor" removed consequences for the crime.

February 1, 2024

Gov. Hochul considers deporting migrants accused of attacking New York City cops

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday suggested that deportation should be on the table for illegal immigrants accused of jumping two cops in the Big Apple.

February 1, 2024

Crime, loss of sports teams cut off lifeline in downtown D.C.; leaders talk as business owners fret

Rampant crime and the looming loss of the NHL's Capitals and NBA's Wizards will mean the "slow death" of the District of Columbia's downtown, business owners warn, despite Mayor Muriel Bowser's optimism about plans to revitalize the struggling city center.

January 31, 2024

D.C. cop charged with defrauding police of $45,000 while working private security shift

A D.C. police officer has been charged with stealing more than $45,000 in wages over a nearly two-year stretch by allegedly clocking into a part-time security shift while he was supposed to be on patrol.

January 31, 2024

Memphis robbery suspect shoots himself in neck during botched car heist

Police said a robbery suspect in Memphis shot himself in the neck while trying to steal a car from a local dealership Friday.

January 28, 2024

New York City judge to determine future of protester-friendly police restrictions

A federal judge in New York City will hold a hearing Monday on whether or not to kill a recent settlement that critics say limits the police's ability to stop protest crowds from taking over city streets.

January 28, 2024

More than 50 cars broken into in Northwest D.C., say police

D.C. police said 51 cars had their windows shattered within a small area in Northwest in the predawn hours on Friday.

January 28, 2024

Woman charged with stabbing, running over people during crime spree in Prince George’s County

Prince George's County police said they arrested and charged a woman who is accused of stabbing and driving into multiple people at random during a chaotic crime spree.

January 28, 2024

Taylor Swift stalker cuffed 3 times in one week in Manhattan

New York City police said they arrested a man three times within a week, including twice in the same day, on suspicion of stalking pop star Taylor Swift outside her Manhattan apartment.

January 25, 2024

Prince George’s man gets 48-year sentence after being convicted for murdering transgender woman

Prosecutors in Prince George's County said a man was sentenced to almost 50 years behind bars Wednesday after he was convicted of killing a transgender woman three years ago.

January 25, 2024

Man shot to death by D.C. police after he attacked paramedic, officer

District of Columbia police on Wednesday said an officer gunned down a man who had assaulted a paramedic and another officer before coming at police with a metal object.

January 25, 2024