Matt Delaney

Capitol Police nab car thieves who were carrying gun with ‘giggle switch’

U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested two car thieves who had illegal guns on them Sunday after the pair crashed into a barricade near the Capitol grounds.

November 7, 2023

D.C. carjacking suspect, 12, ordered to get psychiatric help

A D.C. judge on Monday ordered a preteen boy to undergo a short hospital stint after the 12-year-old was accused in a failed carjacking where his suspected accomplice, 13, was shot and killed.

November 7, 2023

New York man accused of shooting 3 teen girls found in relative’s stolen car

Police in Syracuse, New York, arrested a man Sunday after authorities accused him of shooting three teenage girls who allegedly stole a car from the suspect's family member.

November 7, 2023

Three-month report card on District’s acting chief: Police visibility up, crime is too

Crime in the nation's capital has shown little sign of abating, but the D.C. Council is expected to approve acting Chief Pamela Smith's nomination as the District's permanent top cop Tuesday.

November 6, 2023

California man charged with decapitating relative and taking her head with him

Police in California said they arrested a man Saturday who is accused of decapitating his female relative and then fleeing the law with her head in his possession.

November 6, 2023

Off-duty Park Police officer fatally shoots fellow cop in ‘dry fire’ fiasco: Police

Fairfax County police on Sunday arrested an off-duty U.S. Park Police officer who authorities said unintentionally shot and killed another off-duty Park Police officer while "dry firing" a gun in McLean.

November 6, 2023

Oregon judge says all defendants must have lawyers, or they’ll be released in 7 days

A federal judge in Oregon ordered all criminal defendants in the state to be released seven days after their initial hearing if they aren't able to secure a lawyer for their case going forward.

November 6, 2023

Indiana woman hit with terrorism charges in attack on supposed Jewish school, police say

Indianapolis police arrested a woman on terrorism charges Saturday for an incident where authorities said a driver intentionally rammed into a school because it had a Jewish symbol on the outside -- only for the building to be owned by an anti-semitic sect of the Black Hebrew Israelites.

November 6, 2023

Pro-Palestinian marchers push against White House fence, vandalize national monuments during protest

Scenes of pro-Palestinian demonstrators shaking the White House gate and defacing statues throughout the District resulted in a single arrest Saturday as thousands descended on the nation's capital to protest for a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war.

November 5, 2023

Preteen jailed after being charged in fatal D.C. carjacking

A D.C. judge has ordered a 12-year-old boy held without bond after the preteen was charged in an attempted carjacking that went awry when another suspect, 13, was shot dead by the driver.

November 2, 2023

D.C. officials try to combat rising car thefts by giving out free digital tracking tags

District police, in an effort to rein in rampant car thefts in the city, are offering tracking tags for vehicles to residents in hard-hit neighborhoods.

November 1, 2023

Florida teen could get 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to brutal assault on teacher

The massive Florida teen who slammed and beat a teacher's aide unconscious after she took his video game console away pleaded no contest Monday to the offense.

November 1, 2023

Manhunt for Brooklyn gunman ends with suspect shot by police during knife charge

New York City police said the gunman wanted for killing a man and his stepson in Brooklyn last weekend was shot by officers Wednesday after the suspect charged at officers with a knife.

November 1, 2023

Illinois landlord pleads not guilty in deadly stabbing of Palestinian American boy

The Illinois landlord accused of killing a Palestinian American boy and wounding his mother in a hate-fueled stabbing attack pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday.

November 1, 2023

D.C. mayor bans relationships between superiors, subordinates in city government

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order Tuesday banning romantic relationships between supervisors and their immediate subordinates who are employed by the city.

October 31, 2023

Texas teen investigated for sucker punching strangers to gain social media fame

Police in Houston launched a probe into a 19-year-old man who admitted to recording himself punching random people for attention on social media.

October 31, 2023

D.C. police charge preteen in failed carjacking in which driver fatally shot 13-year-old suspect

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the mixture of youth and violent crime a "recipe for tragedy" after police said a 13-year-old carjacker was shot and killed by a driver last weekend.

October 31, 2023

Chicago man charged with shooting 15 after getting kicked out of Halloween party

Chicago police said they arrested a man early Sunday and charged him with shooting 15 people at a party after he was kicked out of the venue.

October 30, 2023

Masked teens yell ‘death to the Jews’ at Florida synagogue congregants: Police

Police in Southern Florida said they opened an investigation Sunday after a group of masked, bike-riding teens yelled "death to the Jews" to people leaving a synagogue in Coral Springs.

October 30, 2023

Police: California man tosses pipe bomb, Molotov cocktail during chase in Bay Area

Police in San Francisco said they arrested a man who threw a pipe bomb and a Molotov cocktail from his car while leading officers on a chase around the Bay Area on Sunday.

October 30, 2023