Matt Delaney

Texas teen who was subject of AMBER alert now suspect in murder case

Police in Texas expect to charge a teenage girl with murder, just days after the same teen was the focus of an AMBER alert.

September 3, 2023

Man charged with murder in ‘depraved’ killing of missing Prince George’s County teacher

Prince George's County Police have charged a University Park man with murder in the slaying of a Greenbelt elementary school teacher who was reported missing in July.

September 3, 2023

Five people gunned down in D.C. in violent start to Labor Day weekend

Five people were killed in four separate shootings around the District in a violent beginning to Labor Day weekend.

September 3, 2023

Feds charge 16 in connection with string of armed jewelry store robberies along East Coast

Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday charging more than 16 individuals in connection with a string of store robberies along the Eastern Seaboard that law enforcement authorities say were the work of an organized crew of armed and violent District-based thieves.

August 31, 2023

5 teens charged with carjacking, robbery in D.C.

D.C. police said they arrested five teenagers Tuesday in connection with a series of robberies and carjackings that took place across the District.

August 31, 2023

Minnesota police pull cops from schools to avoid violating student safety law

Multiple Minnesota police departments have removed their officers from school campuses over concerns with a new state law that limits what kind of restraining methods the in-school officers can use on students.

August 30, 2023

San Francisco shopkeeper dies after thief beats him with baseball bat

A San Francisco shopkeeper died Tuesday after a thief beat him with a baseball bat last week, said the store owner's family.

August 30, 2023

California mall to make unaccompanied teens wear ID badges after chaos during National Cinema Day

A mall in Southern California will soon require unaccompanied minors to wear identification cards after a crowd of youths started three brawls at the shopping center during last weekend's National Cinema Day promotion.

August 30, 2023

Virginia soccer coach says parent beat him with metal water bottle at youth game

Police in Virginia have arrested a man after a youth soccer coach was beaten so badly with a metal water bottle that his face fractured.

August 29, 2023

Teen’s stabbing death shows girl power to increase rate of violent crime

A fight over a McDonald's sauce packet in the District last weekend left one teen girl dead, another charged with murder and a community grappling with how susceptible young people of both sexes are to getting caught up in the city's juvenile crime crisis -- as either victim or perpetrator.

August 29, 2023

D.C. man pleads guilty to gunning down bystander while trying to shoot alleged robbers

A District man pleaded guilty Monday to shooting and killing a bystander as the man was trying to gun down his alleged robbers.

August 29, 2023

Chicago journalists robbed by armed suspects while covering city’s recent robberies

Police in Chicago on Monday said a TV reporter and cameraman were robbed at gunpoint while covering a string of robberies in the neighborhood.

August 29, 2023

Over 50 unlicensed Special Police Officers working armed security in D.C.

Dozens of the District of Columbia's Special Police Officers have been serving as armed protectors at schools and libraries without active licenses, according to a report.

August 29, 2023

One killed in shooting at UNC, suspect in custody: Report

A University of North Carolina faculty member was shot and killed Monday and a suspect is in custody, according to a local report.

August 28, 2023

South Carolina student fatally shot while mistakenly trying to enter wrong home after dark

Police in South Carolina on Saturday said a local college student was shot dead after the male victim mistakenly tried to enter the wrong home.

August 28, 2023

Buzz kill? Biden’s beer czar mulling if Americans should limit drinks to 2 per week

The Biden administration's chief alcohol regulator may recommend that Americans consume no more than two drinks per week.

August 28, 2023

‘Joe the Plumber,’ who confronted Obama on ‘08 campaign trail, dies at 49

"Joe the Plumber," an Ohio businessman who gained national acclaim for confronting Barack Obama about his tax plan during the 2008 presidential campaign, died Sunday. He was 49.

August 28, 2023

Maryland 16-year-old arrested in stabbing death of another teen girl in D.C.

D.C. police said Sunday they charged a Maryland girl with murder after authorities accused her of fatally stabbing another teen girl overnight along the U Street corridor.

August 27, 2023

Ten arrested for repeated flash mob robberies at L.A. Nike store

Police in Los Angeles said Saturday they arrested 10 people in connection with a series of flash mob robberies at a Nike store in East L.A.

August 27, 2023

Past bail leniency for suspect who ended up shooting two cops incenses San Antonio police chief

San Antonio's top cop questioned Friday how the suspect accused of shooting and wounding two officers was out of jail despite being arrested twice in the past year.

August 27, 2023