The Metropolitan Police Department has created a joint unit to investigate and prosecute non-fatal shootings and violent gun offenders.
D.C. police found a car that they believe was used in a shooting outside Nationals Park Saturday night that left three people injured.
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday to burning a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from a Washington, D.C. church.
J. Thomas Manger, who most recently served as police chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been named chief of the U.S. Capitol Police.
The appointment of a former U.S. Park Police chief to head a task force on the 2020 police crackdown in Lafayette Park attracts criticism.
A fan from Arlington who had left Nationals Park was shot while waiting for an Uber on South Capitol Street, NBC Washington reported.
The Washington Nationals' game with the Padres was halted Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. when a shooting occurred outside the stadium.
The ACLU of the District of Columbia opposes the plan, arguing that in the U.S. legal system, "people are innocent until proven guilty."
A Washington, D.C. woman was sentenced to just over one-year in prison for attempting to steal more than $200,000 from two nonprofit groups.
Rescue crews recovered the body of a rising junior at George Washington University in the rubble of a collapsed condo building in Florida.
Three girls were arrested after allegedly attempting to carjack someone and using a stun gun Friday near Nationals Park in Southeast D.C.
The Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday morning that a 76-year-old woman who had been reported missing has been located.
Howard University distanced itself from one of its deans, Phylicia Rashad, who expressed excitement about Bill Cosby's release from prison.
The U.S. Capitol Police hired two former department leaders to serve as consultants in its review of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
An MPD patrol officer was charged with giving information about D.C. traffic accident victims to a "runner" in exchange for cash payments.
A pedestrian bridge collapsed in northeast Washington, D.C. Wednesday after a crash, blocking DC-295 and injuring at least 6 people.
Former H.D. Woodson standout Jaylen Twyman was shot Monday evening while he was sitting in a car in Northeast D.C.
The husband of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, is seeking the identity of the police officer.
The U.S. Capitol Police knew of the potential for violence weeks before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a new Senate report says.
U.S. Capitol Police and other police agencies participated in a training exercise Monday morning on the grounds of the Capitol.
Representatives for Klete Keller, the two-time gold medalist, are in discussions with federal officials as Keller faces seven charges.
Prosecutors agreed to drop other charges in exchange for a second-degree murder plea in connection with the death of Mohammad Anwar.
Kenneth Miles Davis, 42, Lanham, Maryland, was seen on video opening fire on an another vehicle after the driver pulled in front of him.
A D.C. insurance broker was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
A U.S. Capitol Police motorcycle officer was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday after a van crashed into him southwest of the Capitol.
A Pasadena man was charged after he allegedly pulled out a knife during a fight at a wedding reception in Edgewater Saturday night.
The man’s body became energized and caught fire during efforts to remove his remains, Dave Statter of STATter 911 reported Monday.
An Anne Arundel county cop pulls a man from a burning car, just in the nick of time, saving his life.
A member of the MS-13 gang from Annapolis will spend 38 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Given the growth of right-wing violence, the U.S. Capitol Police said it “is confident the number of cases will continue to increase."
A 37-year-old man faces several charges in connection with him allegedly throwing rocks at the Russell Senate Office Building Tuesday night.
Robert Contee, a D.C. native, took over as acting chief in December 2020, when Peter Newsham left D.C. to serve as chief in Prince William.
The officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 insurrection was not charged, prompting her family to take legal action.
The D.C. government will pay $1.6 million to settle lawsuits that alleged false arrests and excessive force on Inauguration Day in 2017.
A former D.C. firefighter was released from prison in Virginia last week after a Fairfax County judge overturned his 2019 conviction.
Marc Beauchamp of Henrico County was taken into custody Sunday night after allegedly scaling a fence and entering U.S. Capitol grounds.
Only about 250 troops were approved to provide security in Washington, D.C., due to the potential for unrest.
Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean have been ordered behind bars on accusations they planned and coordinated the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A blistering internal Capitol Police report describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Federal officials will not file criminal charges against the U.S. Capitol officer who fatally shot Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.