Crime
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Erica Banks charged in connection with Darren Bell's death
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Police say 27-year-old Erica Banks surrendered Friday and was charged in connection with the death of 26-year-old Darren Bell.
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JaParker Jones murder: Vigil held for slain transgender woman
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One year ago, Jones, who was 23, was stabbed while waiting for a bus to visit friends. He died at the hospital the next day.
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Sarai Sierra suffered fatal blow to the head
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Istanbul police chief Huseyin Capkin said Sunday that forensic experts had not concluded their autopsy report on the victim, Sarai Sierra, but that it was "clear" the head injury caused her death.
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West Springfield sex ring: Three students arrested in child porn case
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Fairfax County Police say the investigation began on Nov. 29 after a resource officer at West Springfield High School was notified of some sort of sex ring involving several students.
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Dowen Knight sentenced in slaying of shop owner
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Forty-eight-year-old Dowen Knight of Washington was convicted of first-degree felony murder while armed in October in the death of 51-year-old Rufina Hernandez of Hyattsville, Md.
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Metrobus stabbing: Man stabbed on bus at 11th and H St. NE
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A man was stabbed on a Metrobus Wednesday evening. It happened at 11th and H Street NE just before 6 p.m.
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Hadiya Pendleton, majorette in inaugural parade, shot to death in Chicago
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Hadiya Pendleton was fatally shot Tuesday in a Chicago park. She performed with the King College Prep High School band in several inaugural events at President Obama's recent inauguration.
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Thomas Posey pleads guilty to murder committed in 1990
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The Prince George's County State's Attorney Office said Wednesday that Thomas Lee Posey entered the pleas and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
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Police seek suspect in Germantown vehicle thefts, robberies
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Investigators say the suspect is targeting women and their purses, and he's getting bolder.
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Bethlehem House in NE burglarized
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Police are searching for two suspects who stole from residents of the Bethlehem House, a home for people with developmental disabilities. It happened Monday night at the home on Lawrence Street NE.
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Mack Wood Jr., two others arrested in 87-year-old's death
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Three people have been arrested in the October death of 87-year-old Mack Wood, including his son, Mack Wood Jr.
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DCA: Man charged for carrying 13 kubatons through checkpoint
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A man faces a local weapons charge after police say he tried to carry 13 expandable batons through a checkpoint at DCA Monday.
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DC Soundstage shooting: Five shot at nightclub
Five people were shot at the DC Soundstage early Saturday. It happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of Benning Road NE.
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Jeremiah Pearson accused of firing at Prince George's County officers
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Jeremiah Pearson was arrested Monday morning for allegedly firing at Prince George's County officers while they executed a search warrant at his Forestville home.
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James Manring, former preschool teacher, pleads guilty to child pornography
James Manring, a former Bethesda preschool teacher, pleaded guilty to producing child pornography with his young students while teaching in Japan.
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Myra Cason's friends, family pay tribute to the murdered former school teacher
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Why anyone would hurt Myra Cason haunts her friends and family. The family and friends of the retired school teacher that was murdered two years ago, gathered Sunday to pay tribute to the life lost.
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Glen Burnie homicide: Man's body found, 3 taken into custody
Police say a man was shot and stabbed to death in a wooded area in Glen Burnie, and three suspects have been taken into custody.
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D.C. police investigate armed carjacking in NE
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Police in D.C. are on the search for a suspect who carjacked a Mercedes Benz early Sunday.
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