CSRA says goodbye to Buddhist monks on peace walk to D.C.
A group of Buddhist monks who are traveling from Texas to Washington, D.C. on a walk for peace is now beginning to make their way toward Columbia.
Police Arrest Man After He Allegedly Stuck His Head Through Living Room Window and...
Takoma Park Police have announced the arrest of a man following a reported burglary attempt Tuesday night. According to Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul, Darrell Reich III, 48, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with burglary and trespassing. A mugshot was not provided in the press release.
Cold Case Cracked: Fairfax Woman Arrested In 1991 Baby Jane Doe Landfill Death, Police...
Jennifer Cummins, 55, of Fairfax, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 6, by the Fairfax County Police Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Team, in connection with a grisly 1991 infant death investigation in Madison County, according to Kentucky State Police. The arrest stems from the death of an unidentified female infant,...
DC Council committee recommends dissolving cooperation with ICE
A D.C. Council committee is recommending the city’s police department end cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after officials say an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The recommendation also comes after council members heard testimony from dozens of residents in...
Gallery Place Bust: Waldorf Woman Charged After Cocaine, PCP, MDMA Seized During Search Warrant
WALDORF, Md. — A Waldorf woman was arrested after Charles County investigators uncovered significant quantities of suspected illegal drugs and distribution materials during the execution of a search warrant, according to court records. Rekeia Myshay Reid, 26, was taken into custody Dec. 22 following a narcotics...
‘Near miss’ incidents involving kids in Alexandria raise concerns about Hickory Street intersection
A new report on traffic safety in Northern Virginia is raising concerns about the number of “near miss” incidents in Alexandria, especially those involving children. A total of 155 near miss incidents involving children were reported in Alexandria from January 2024 to December 2025 — more than in any other Northern...
Police investigating after moped stolen from impound lot listed for sale on Facebook
A moped that was stolen from Alexandria’s impound lot in November was later listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, prompting an Alexandria Police Department investigation. An employee at the impound lot at 5249 Eisenhower Avenue had received a call from an unknown person that the moped, stolen Nov. 10, was listed...
The Know Nothing Colonel and the Irish Soldier
Originally published April 5, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War. The North was an ethnically polarized region at the start of the Civil War. Know Nothings hated immigrants and many immigrants feared freed black slaves. The need to quickly raise an army to preserve the Union meant that men...
DC Police Seek Public’s Help to Locate Missing 15-Year-Old Sa’Renitee Wilson in Southeast Washington
The DC Police Department is actively seeking information regarding the whereabouts of 15-year-old Sa’Renitee Wilson, who was reported missing last seen in the southeast region of the city. Wilson was last seen on the 3300 block of D Street Southeast on Friday, January 2, prompting the police to issue a critical...
» Judge Sentences Stabbing Defendant to 4 1/2 Years in Prison
DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a stabbing defendant to 48 months and 180 days of incarceration on Jan. 6. Maurice Felder, 54, was convicted of assault with significant bodily injury, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a prohibited weapon for his involvement in a stabbing that occurred...
