Man Tries to Kidnap Toddler From Virginia Mall, Parents Stop Him Just in Time:...
Two things you should always keep an eye on are your bank balance and your children—especially your children. A family went shopping at the Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia, and all was normal as the dad watched the two kids in a play area while the mom went shopping. However, while the father was distracted playing with...
Omar Maknassi Dies In Jail Hours After Virginia Arrest: PD
Omar Maknassi, 32, of Alexandria, was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on the night of Wednesday, July 30, according to police. By the early morning of Wednesday, July 31, he was found unresponsive inside a single cell, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Friday. Deputies and...
Gov. Wes Moore’s visit to Penn North remains uncertain as city drug markets rage...
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — It remains unclear whether Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to visit the Penn North neighborhood three weeks after more than two dozen people were hospitalized following a mass overdose incident, as Baltimore’s open-air drug markets continue to thrive. Spotlight on Maryland asked Moore when he...
Stephon Johnson Arrested For Murder Of Robert Walker In MD
Stephon Johnson, 18, of District Heights, was arrested and charged this week in connection with the 2023 murder of Robert Isiah Walker, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The deadly shooting happened around 2:40 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, at a gas station in the 9800 block...
James Lorenzo Greene Sentenced For 2000 Rape, Robbery In MD
A Maryland man will serve more than two decades behind bars after DNA evidence linked him to a horrifying cold case rape and armed robbery that left a couple traumatized in Montgomery County. James Lorenzo Greene, 49, of Fairmount Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, July 31, to life in prison,...
DC firetruck struck by gunfire in Northeast
No one was hurt after a Thursday shooting in Northeast D.C., where a firetruck was struck by gunfire, according to police.
Jury sides with family of 18-year-old killed by DC police officer in 2020
WASHINGTON (7News) — A jury sided with the family of a man shot and killed by a D.C. police officer in 2020. Thursday's verdict in the civil case comes after the D.C. auditor found that while the shooting was justified, the officer acted "recklessly." AUDIT | Shooting death of...
Washington, DC shuts down 50 cannabis shops as enforcement skyrockets
Intro Washington, DC just hit a major milestone: the city has now padlocked its 50th illegal cannabis shop. This isn’t just a numbers game. It’s a full-blown crackdown on the…
‘We are fed up’: Bus drivers concerned about crime in Prince George’s, Montgomery Counties
With fighting, threats, people doing drugs, and many more loitering, bus drivers in Maryland say they are working under dangerous conditions.
Mother of slain congressional intern says DC Council treats violent crime like a ‘joke’...
The mother of a congressional intern whose son was killed in a drive-by shooting criticized the D.C. council, saying it's not doing enough to protect residents.
