Domestic violence survivors call for more program funding at Old Town discussion with prosecutors
Amid deepening federal funding cuts to programs for crime victims, commonwealth’s attorneys gathered in Alexandria today (Wednesday) to listen to survivors’ stories. The public officials attended the discussion at the National Organization of Victim Advocacy on 510 King Street. Among them were Steve Descano of...
Fairfax Tow Lot Workers Find Body Inside Car Belonging To Missing Woodbridge Man: Police
Officers launched a death investigation on Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being notified that the body was discovered days after it was towed from a local parking lot, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Detectives learned the case began on Nov. 3 when a private tow company removed a...
Man tackles, fatally stabs woman’s thigh in front of her 12-year-old, near BP gas...
A 30-year-old man was found guilty of murder on Nov. 12 after stabbing a woman in front of her 12-year-old child near a gas station in October 2021.
Rockville Man Who ‘Searched’ For Missing Ex Was Her Killer All Along, Prosecutors Say
A Maryland man who pretended to be worried about his missing ex-girlfriend — even calling police to report her disappearance — will spend decades in prison after admitting he beat and strangled her in their apartment before dumping her body off an ICC bridge. Francisco Lara-Garcia, 33, was...
Waldorf man found with 35 machine gun ‘switches’ during DC traffic stop: DOJ
A man from Waldorf will remain behind bars for more than a year after a traffic stop in Washington, D.C. took a turn in 2024.
Man to serve 2 decades in prison for murdering man outside DC gas station
A man will sit behind bars for more than two decades after he shot a man in the head outside of a Citgo gas station in D.C.
DC Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing Teenager Charles Baylor III
The DC Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager, 17-year-old Charles Baylor III, who was last seen last Friday, in the 3700 block of Jamison St. NE. According to a social media post from the department, there has been no contact with Baylor since his disappearance, and...
Man assaulted and robbed on U Street in early morning ambush
Suspect arrested minutes after violent U Street robbery at sunrise Washington, DC – Commuters on U Street were met with early morning chaos Monday when a man was assaulted and…
Rufus ‘Rome’ Whitaker Remembered After Fatal I-95 Crash In Virginia: ‘Always Ready With A...
Rufus “Rome” Whitaker made people laugh, made people feel loved, and made sure no one around him ever felt alone. Now, the Washington, DC community is grieving the loss of a man they say was full of life and impossible to forget. Whitaker, 62, was killed shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, w…
Man sentenced for threatening family with gun on Metro bus in DC
A man, who was also a previously convicted felon, was sentenced for threatening a family on a bus in D.C.
