Matt Delaney

D.C.’s ‘spirit of lawlessness’ scaring away visitors, commuters, Virginia AG warns

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said he has "seismic" concerns about the District of Columbia's year-long spike in shootings, robberies and carjackings that has soured some residents of the commonwealth on visiting the nation's capital.

December 6, 2023

D.C. teen charged as an adult in carjacking of FBI agent in Northeast

Federal authorities and D.C. police said that a 17-year-old boy was arrested Monday and charged as an adult in last week's armed carjacking of an FBI agent in Northeast.

December 6, 2023

Man charged with hate crimes in assault on Jewish tourist in Times Square

Prosecutors in New York City charged a man Tuesday with hate crimes over an antisemitic attack in Times Square that targeted an Israeli tourist.

December 6, 2023

Arlington man believed dead after home explosion: source of blast still under investigation

Arlington police said Tuesday they believe the man who barricaded himself inside his home died in the massive explosion that leveled the duplex-style house.

December 5, 2023

Knife-wielding man kills 4 family members, slashes 2 New York City cops before being gunned down

New York City police on Sunday said they shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect who authorities accused of stabbing four of his relatives to death before he attacked officers.

December 5, 2023

Father charged with shooting his infant daughter outside Chicago McDonald’s

Chicago police have arrested and charged a father with shooting his 9-month-old daughter in a McDonald's parking lot last week.

December 3, 2023

Suspect arrested in connection to serial killings of homeless men in Los Angeles

Los Angeles police have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of four men over a few days throughout the metropolitan area, with three of the victims being homeless.

December 3, 2023

Elderly man charged with killing world champion cyclist in drunk driving crash

Federal prosecutors in Northern California said a grand jury has indicted an elderly San Francisco man on charges of striking and killing a world-class cyclist while drunk behind the wheel.

December 3, 2023

Teen boy wounded in targeted shooting near D.C. high school

D.C. police said a 17-year-old boy was injured in a targeted shooting Friday morning as the student was walking to a high school in Northeast.

December 3, 2023

D.C. teen charged with having a role in 18 robberies along Metropolitan Branch Trail

D.C. police said Thursday they arrested and charged an 18-year-old man in connection to 18 robberies, some at gunpoint, on the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Northeast.

December 3, 2023

Newborn baby with umbilical cord attached found alone in Florida backyard

Police in northern Florida are investigating the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby -- with the umbilical cord still attached -- in a woman's backyard.

November 30, 2023

U.S. prison population grew in 2022 for first time in nearly a decade

Federal authorities on Wednesday said the inmate population in state and federal prisons rose last year, marking the first time since 2013 that the U.S. saw more people put behind bars.

November 30, 2023

Hollywood exec gunned down inside his Los Angeles home

Los Angeles police arrested and charged a homeless woman with murder in connection to the shooting death of a Hollywood executive inside his home this week.

November 30, 2023

D.C. residents voice support for mayor’s new crime bill as shootings, carjackings rage on

Scores of D.C. residents, business owners and neighborhood representatives spoke Wednesday in favor of Mayor Muriel Bowser's crime-fighting legislation as a year-long surge in shootings, carjackings and robberies has battered the capital's sense of safety.

November 29, 2023

Florida teacher arrested 3 times in one week on weapons, assault and drug charges

A Florida school system put a teacher on leave Tuesday after police said they arrested the man on three occasions within a week.

November 29, 2023

New York scooter rider mowed down by enraged driver

New York City police arrested and charged a woman with murder Sunday after authorities said she drove over a scooter rider who dinged her side mirror in the Bronx.

November 27, 2023

Streaker arrested at Disneyland after naked romp around ‘It’s a Small World’ ride

Police in Southern California arrested a man Sunday who was seen stripping down and climbing around the "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland.

November 27, 2023

Chicago thieves rob 14 people at gunpoint over three-hour period Sunday

Police said a group of robbers mugged 14 people at gunpoint Sunday across Chicago in a three-hour period.

November 27, 2023

Four dead in suspected murder-suicide near North Carolina homeless camp

Police in North Carolina said they found four people dead Sunday near a homeless encampment in what authorities believe was an apparent murder-suicide.

November 26, 2023

Police arrest suspect in the shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont

Police arrested a suspect in the shooting of three men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving gathering near the University of Vermont campus Saturday evening.

November 26, 2023