Rockville Gun Buyback Returns in November; Gift Cards Offered for Firearms
The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) will host a gun buyback event on Saturday, November 2, offering residents an opportunity to safely surrender firearms in exchange for gift cards. Last year, the Rockville event collected 270 firearms, and County officials say the program aims to reduce the number of...
Concern for Missing 85-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Sally Jane Maseritz, a missing 85-year-old. Maseritz was last seen on Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., at the intersection of Briggs Chaney Rd. and...
Teen shot in Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast D.C.
Washington (7News) — A teenage boy was injured during a shooting in the area of the Deanwood Recreation Center on Friday evening, police said. According to police, the teen was found in the 1300 block of 49th Street NE just before 6:40 p.m. He was taken to the hospital...
Woman Killed, Two Hospitalized After Violent Crash On Capital Beltway In Oxon Hill: MSP
Troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack were called around 5:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, to the inner loop of the Capital Beltway near Route 210 in Oxon Hill for reports of a serious crash. According to investigators, a Toyota RAV4 was traveling on the inner loop when, for...
DC woman warns riders of new scheme targeting accounts through Uber app
A D.C. woman is warning others about a new scheme fraudsters are using to steal riders’ personal information and drain their accounts.
Maryland mother faces life in prison for shooting 13-year-old daughter during argument
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A Maryland mother is facing life in prison after she was convicted in court Friday of shooting and severely hurting her teenage daughter at their Seat Pleasant home last year. According to the Prince George's County Office of the State's Attorney, Talecka Brown,...
Victim Robbed at Gunpoint in Parking Lot While Cleaning Car
The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying suspects involved in an armed robbery in Silver Spring. On Thursday, October 2, 2025, at approximately 7:52 p.m., the victim was cleaning his vehicle in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Quebec Terrace when a gray Hyundai sedan...
Caught on camera: 3 busted in shoplifting attempt at Marshalls in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County police said they nabbed three people caught on camera shoplifting at a retail store in Springfield in early October. The theft happened on Oct. 3 in the 6600 block of Loisdale Road, according to the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD). Detectives from...
Each murder in Washington, DC costs taxpayers $1.5M
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Gun violence in Washington, D.C. is expensive. The DC Justice Lab said it costs the district in the neighborhood of $2 billion every year. It cost Sieta Straughter's 12-year-old daughter, Delano Phillips, her dad. "He was gunned down in Ward 8 on 6th Street Southeast....
Suspect in Two DC Homicides Arrested in Germantown Following Regional Manhunt
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the arrest of 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas. Lucas was wanted in connection with two homicide investigations in Washington, DC. He was arrested on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Germantown, Maryland. The arrest was made by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task...
