Matt Delaney

D.C. store robbed by hammer-wielding suspect

D.C. police are looking for a man who robbed a Northwest business with a hammer this week.

August 24, 2023

Knife-wielding robber adorned with 3 parrots sticks up McDonald’s customer in Virginia

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are looking for a man who robbed someone at knifepoint Tuesday -- all while three parrots were perched on him.

August 23, 2023

Portland police nab 25 suspects in retail theft crackdown

Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested over two dozen people as part of a sting operation targeting retail thieves, authorities said Monday.

August 23, 2023

Baltimore police arrest carjacking suspects barricaded in home

Police in Baltimore on Tuesday arrested a trio of carjacking suspects who authorities said opened fire on pursuing officers and barricaded themselves inside a home before their being taken into custody.

August 23, 2023

Metro rider bashed in head by rock-wielding suspect

Metro Transit police are looking for a suspect who they said hit a passenger in the head with a rock at a station in the Northeast section of the District of Columbia over the weekend.

August 23, 2023

Three members of Gangster Disciples found guilty in vengeance murders

A federal jury in Georgia last week found three members of the Gangster Disciples guilty of carrying out a string of murders that started in retaliation to the slaying of a fellow gang member.

August 22, 2023

12-year-old boy arrested, accused of armed carjacking in Southeast D.C.

A 12-year-old boy suspected of an armed carjacking in Southeast D.C. Sunday was arrested by officers responding to the incident, police said Monday.

August 22, 2023

Recall effort against Bay Area prosecutor Pamela Price gains steam following weekend rally

Bay Area families rallied Saturday for the recall effort targeting Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, whose policy of seeking lighter sentences for violent offenders is blamed for stoking the area's crime wave.

August 21, 2023

D.C. prisoner stabs fellow inmate to death

D.C. police said an inmate at the District of Columbia's jail stabbed and killed another prisoner last week while the two were going to physical therapy.

August 21, 2023

California store owner gunned down over LGBTQ pride flag dispute; armed suspect killed by police

Police in California said they shot and killed a man Friday after the suspect gunned down a woman for flying an LGBTQ pride flag outside her business.

August 21, 2023

Violence-plagued schools hit reverse on post-George Floyd decisions to kick police off campuses

Political leaders who raced to kick police officers out of schools after the death of George Floyd three years ago are quietly bringing them back because of growing concerns about brawls, drugs and weapons on campuses.

August 20, 2023

Mass shooting in Seattle leaves 3 dead, 6 injured

Police in Seattle said Sunday three people were killed and six more were injured during a predawn shooting in the southern part of the city.

August 20, 2023

Guatemalan national arrested for sexually assaulting, strangling Texas girl

Police in Louisiana arrested a man illegally in the country Saturday after authorities said he was the prime suspect in the sexual assault and strangling of an 11-year-old Texas girl last weekend.

August 20, 2023

California flash mob robbery suspect released same day of arrest

Jail officials in Southern California released Thursday a suspect connected to a flash mob robbery at a high-end retailer just hours after police arrested the accused thief.

August 20, 2023

Ohio State wrestler shot during robbery attempt in stable condition, expected to recover

Police in Columbus said Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso was shot near campus Friday night, in what local media are reporting was an attempted robbery.

August 20, 2023

D.C. mayor orders juvenile curfew in seven areas of city amid violent crime wave

Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered the enforcement of a youth curfew in seven areas across the city amid growing pressure from residents and Capitol Hill lawmakers fed up with a summer of robberies, carjackings and shootings.

August 17, 2023

Ex-NYPD cop helped gangster lover flee country following murder

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday said a former New York Police Department officer helped her gangster boyfriend evade capture after he was named a suspect in a murder investigation.

August 17, 2023

9-year-old boy fatally shoots 6-year-old boy in Florida home: Police

Police in Florida said Monday a 9-year-old boy shot and killed a 6-year-old boy inside a Jacksonville home.

August 16, 2023

California judge pleads not guilty to murdering wife during drunken spat

A judge in Southern California pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge that accuse him of fatally shooting his wife during a drunken argument.

August 16, 2023

D.C. mayor noncommittal on proposal to call up National Guard to curb crime

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she understands why some District leaders are sounding the alarm over crime, but she is noncommittal about a proposal to call in the National Guard.

August 15, 2023