Matt Delaney

D.C. police: Two killed, three injured in shooting in Northeast

D.C. police said two men were dead and three others were hospitalized following a shootout Wednesday night in Northeast.

September 28, 2023

Fatal shooting of teen goes down as D.C.’s 200th homicide this year

Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday lamented a "bad year" for the District as the nation's capital surged past 200 homicides for the year in recent days, hitting the grim milestone at the fastest pace in more than a quarter century.

September 27, 2023

Police: ‘Hot spot’ strategy can target crime without throwing dragnet over entire neighborhood

Hot spot policing, a staple of law enforcement playbooks for decades, sounds simple enough: Put cops where the shootings, thefts and drug deals are happening.

September 26, 2023

More than 10,000 cars stolen in Oakland this year

Police in Oakland have documented more than 10,000 auto thefts in the Bay Area city in 2023.

September 25, 2023

Kansas auto parts worker accused of strangling shoplifter

Prosecutors in Kansas charged an auto parts store employee last week with strangling a suspected shoplifter.

September 25, 2023

Molotov cocktails tossed at Cuban Embassy in D.C. in ‘terrorist attack,’ says foreign minister

Cuba's foreign minister said his nation's embassy in the District of Columbia was hit with two Molotov cocktails Sunday.

September 25, 2023

Suspected street racing crash kills pedestrian in Hollywood

Police in Los Angeles said Sunday a male pedestrian was struck and killed by a blue Chevrolet Corvette during a suspected street race in Hollywood.

September 24, 2023

Two Florida children steal mother’s car, drive over 200 miles in runaway attempt

Police in northern Florida stopped two pre-teen siblings for driving a stolen vehicle in a bid, according to authorities, to run away to California in their mother's car.

September 24, 2023

D.C. police: 1 dead, 3 wounded in nightclub shooting on H Street

D.C. police said one person was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting late Saturday at a nightclub along H Street NE.

September 24, 2023

Missouri prison escapee captured near Philadelphia after almost 4 months on the run

Federal authorities arrested a Missouri prison escapee in Pennsylvania on Thursday after the child molestation suspect had been on the lam for nearly four months.

September 24, 2023

Man strangles cop, steals police cruiser during wild chase in Washington state

Police in Washington state arrested a man early Saturday after authorities said the burglary suspect strangled an officer and stole a police cruiser during a dramatic chase through Bellevue.

September 24, 2023

Florida woman’s remains found in jaws of large gator; investigation underway

Police in Florida are investigating the death of a woman whose remains were found Friday in the mouth of a 13-foot alligator.

September 24, 2023

D.C. Appeals Court weighs whether phone seizures from 2020 protests violate Fourth Amendment

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday about the constitutionally permitted length of police seizures in a case brought by protesters whose phones have been confiscated indefinitely since their arrests in the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

September 21, 2023

Mothers speak out about teen sons accused of ramming Las Vegas cyclist to death

The mothers of two Las Vegas teens accused of killing a bicyclist in an intentional crash spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since their boys were charged.

September 21, 2023

D.C. faith leaders say a spiritual revival needed to cure city’s rampant violence

A diverse group of clergymen and civic leaders who gathered in the District on Wednesday said nothing short of a spiritual renaissance is needed to stem the tide of street violence in the region fueled by aimless young people.

September 20, 2023

Illinois woman charged with assaulting cops is first person freed under new cashless bail law

A woman arrested for assaulting multiple Chicago police officers over the weekend became the city's first person released under Illinois' new law ending cash bail statewide.

September 20, 2023

Suspect in deadly shooting of LA sheriff’s deputy arrested after hourslong barricade

Police in Los Angeles needed an hourslong siege to arrest the man accused of gunning down a sheriff's deputy outside a police station over the weekend.

September 19, 2023

Prosecutors want teen driver charged as adult for ramming, killing cyclist in Las Vegas

Las Vegas prosecutors said Monday they are looking to bring adult murder charges against a teen driver, just days after video surfaced of the accused juvenile motorist and his passenger laughing gleefully as they mowed down a cyclist.

September 19, 2023

Indiana girls killed in ‘ritual sacrifice’ by pagans, says murder suspect’s defense team

Defense attorneys in Indiana contended Monday that the two teenage girls whom their client is accused of killing were actually "ritually sacrificed" by pagans.

September 19, 2023

D.C. police say someone is helping escaped murder suspect evade capture

D.C. police say someone is helping an escaped murder suspect elude authorities, as the manhunt for Christopher Haynes nears the two-week mark.

September 19, 2023