Authoritarian Policing in Fresno and D.C.
A 2025 report titled “Driven by Bias: An Analysis of Police Stops in Fresno” by Catalyst California in partnership with Fresno Building Healthy Communities finds that “the Fresno Police Department uses racially biased traffic stops to profile people of color, thus denying that security to a significant number of...
Man injured in Northeast DC shooting
D.C. police are investigating after a man was shot in Northeast late Saturday night.
Pickpocket team hit WinCo parking lot in Springfield, FBI agent says
A ruse involving a claim of dropped cash helped a man and woman steal debit cards from dozens of shoppers across six states, including at a WinCo store in Springfield, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon. Lucian Sulitanu and Rexona Caldararu, both...
8 Unassuming Dessert Shops In Virginia With Outrageously Delicious Ice Cream
Ever wondered where to find mind-blowing ice cream treats in Virginia?. These 8 unassuming dessert shops serve up outrageously delicious frozen delights that will make you question everything you thought you knew about ice cream!. 1. Pop’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream (Alexandria) Those bright red doors in Alexandria’s...
Tears flow as family, friends gather to find missing Hyattsville woman
Family and friends filled a parking lot Sunday night as they searched for a loved one.
Cause Of Death Revealed For Jessica Aber, US Attorney, Found Dead In Alexandria Home
The 43-year-old prosecutor suffered "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy," The Virginian-Pilot reports, citing the State Medical Examiner's Office. Aber, the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found unresponsive around 9:18 a.m. Saturday, March 22, inside a home on the 900 block...
DC, Baltimore named in cities with highest crime rates
Here are the 10 big cities with the highest rate of crime per 100,000 people, based on FBI data from 2024 on murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Washington D.C. Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Role in Two Separate Carjackings
Two young men from Washington D.C. have been sentenced for two carjackings that took place within days of each other. Erick Alvarenga, 19, received a total of 14 years in prison, while his co-defendant, Malik Kearney, 20, will be sentenced in the coming weeks. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that both...
Arrest Made In D.C. Robbery
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Wednesday, a 19-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with an alleged robbery that occurred earlier this year in Northwest, D.C. According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Monday, February 3, 2025, just shortly after...
Jordan Battle, 24, Arrested for Homicide of Terrell Oliver, 18
The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect involved in a fatal shooting in Southeast. On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at approximately 6:43 p.m., Seventh District officers responded to a residential building in the 2600 block of Stanton Road, Southeast, for the report of a shooting....
