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Dachary Sampson was taken into custody on Monday in Bladensburg, Maryland, in connection with the Stowe Township shooting.

CCSO said that on Sept. 1, 2025, the man violated a protective order and pointed a gun at the victim during a "heated verbal argument."

WALDORF, Md. – Charles County Sheriff’s Officers are seeking the whereabouts of Marc Aaron Thompson, 36, of Waldorf, MD. Thompson has an active warrant for first- and second-degree assault, and handgun on person. On September 1st, Thompson violated a Protective Order. During a heated verbal argument, he pointed...

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Catalina Rivera Velasco, a missing 13-year-old. Velasco was last seen on Thursday, September 25, 2025, around 7 a.m., near the intersection of Navahoe Drive and 11th...

Fairfax County Police said officers were called around 4:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, to the 3400 block of Buckman Road in Woodlawn for a report of vehicle tampering. While in the area, officers found Alexandria resident Jaylin Hartless suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced...

George Frederick Corum Jr., of Silver Spring, was last seen around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the 15500 block of Baileys Lane, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Police issued a Silver Alert and shared images of Corum, describing him as 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, with brown...

The DC Police Department is urgently seeking the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old, Sa'Monie Brothers, who vanished from the 1400 block of V Street, Northwest, on September 25th. Despite being last seen on Thursday, details of her disappearance only came to the surface after the incident was formally...

A resident of the Vienna Park Apartments was arrested last week after allegedly pursuing his roommate while holding a machete. Officers were called to the 100 block of Patrick Street SE at 8:16 p.m. on last Monday (Sept. 22) for a “report of a man chasing his roommate with a machete,” the Town of Vienna Police...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The controversy over a recent violent crime in the nation’s capital is quickly turning into an accountability crisis for the city’s emergency dispatch system. For years, the District of Columbia’s 911 Office of Unified Communications (OUC) has been challenged by slow response times,...

WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region. While the Hispanic population has grown significantly in recent years — it’s believed more than a million residents...