Crime & Safety stories in DC / Maryland / Virginia

Nasir Majied, a 22-year-old Towson University student, was fatally shot while driving near a traffic circle on York Road. The Baltimore County Police are investigating the incident, which occurred on Friday afternoon, and are searching for the suspect.

A teenage boy was injured in a stabbing incident that occurred in downtown Washington, D.C., close to the National Mall. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the situation.

Overnight shootings in Baltimore resulted in one fatality and three injuries. Police responded to two separate incidents in the Jonestown and Sharp-Leadenhall neighborhoods.

Police may have identified a suspect in at least one of three recent sex assaults in Fredericksburg, Virginia. A tranquil spot turned to terror Sunday night for a woman sitting on a rock on Ficklen Island along the Rappahannock River. A man dressed in all black put a rag over her mouth and raped

Coworkers at a veterinary hospital ran toward fire Thursday evening when they saw a car ablaze in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When employees of Veterinary Surgical Centers saw flames shooting out from underneath a car on Washington Boulevard, hospital director Stephanie Lotenberg called 911 while vet

A man from Charles County has been charged with federal offenses after attacking TSA officers and a bystander along with his children at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. The incident raises concerns about safety in transportation hubs.

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Ju

Home security cameras caught a frightening scene in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday when police say an armed teenager tried to carjack a man outside his home. It would have been the second carjacking to happen in front of Jheyco Borda’s home. But he and other family members decided to fight b

An Uber driver in Sedona, Arizona, saved a woman in her 90s from a scam involving a fake bank representative. Recognizing the signs of fraud, he intervened just in time, ensuring her safety and prompting a warning from local authorities about similar scams.

A driver was hurt after a crash involving a school bus in Bowie on Friday, according to the Prince George's County Police Department .

A math teacher has been arrested for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student.

A driver was shot while traveling on York Road in Towson on Friday afternoon, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Baltimore County Police are actively searching for the suspect and have advised the community to avoid the area due to ongoing police activity.

Raymond Lunn was found guilty of attempted rape and related charges after attacking a student on the Johns Hopkins campus. The judge praised the victim's credibility and corroborating evidence during the trial.

A former U.S. Marine successfully disarmed a teen during an attempted robbery outside his home in Oxon Hill. The incident, captured on video, involved four teens demanding valuables at gunpoint.

A Maryland appeals court has ruled that police can no longer stop and search individuals solely based on suspicion of carrying a gun. This decision stems from a case involving a Baltimore man and aligns with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gun rights.

Washington, D.C. has seen a significant increase in National Guard troops, now totaling 3,450, as part of a federal initiative aimed at reducing crime. The deployment, which includes agents from various federal agencies, is timed with the upcoming America 250 celebrations.

Two employees of Fairfax County Public Schools face charges for theft, including embezzlement of over $40,000 and grand larceny. The incidents involve a finance technician at Hayfield Secondary School and a facilities employee at Chantilly High School.

Three people employed by Fairfax County Public Schools were arrested this week for different crimes at local schools, including one case of allegedly inappropriate behavior with a student. According to […]

The Fairfax County government’s efforts protecting seniors from scams is about to enter the texting era. As part of the Silver Shield anti-fraud effort of the Department of Family Services, […]

The Montgomery County, Md., Department of Police announced on June 4 that it is seeking the public’s help in locating two women, who they identify as a couple, who are charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing the mother of one of them. In a statement police identified the two

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The naked body of a 67-year-old woman was found in her senior living unit, and police say her daughter and the daughter’s girlfriend are suspects in the killing. A search is underway for both women. The victim, Hilde Henderson, was found dead in her home at the Charter House community on 13

An Ohio man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say he caused a crash that killed a high school student and her grandmother on Christmas night. Annie Vu, a student at Annandale High School, and her grandmother, Su Nguyen, died. They were 15 and 75. Until Thursday, driver Dev

Dennis Jutras, a former Baltimore teacher of the year, was arrested for attempting to meet a detective posing as a 15-year-old boy. He claimed he intended to warn the teen about the dangers of meeting older individuals, despite exchanging explicit messages prior to the meeting.

An 18-year-old student was shot and killed after his high school graduation ceremony in Fairfield, California. The incident left three others injured, including an 11-year-old, as the community mourns and police search for the shooter.

Cornelius Queen, a 32-year-old from Charles County, faces federal charges for allegedly assaulting two TSA officers at BWI Airport. The incident occurred during a security screening on April 2, and if convicted, he could face up to 18 years in prison.