Police
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D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier to appear at oversight hearing
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A DC Trans Coalition leader called out the Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, saying that "it's amateur hour" in the D.C. police ranks each time a transgender person is killed.
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D.C. police: Crime wave continues with more robberies in Northwest today
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Two more armed robberies were committed on Northwest streets today, one near Dupont Circle and one in Georgetown. D.C. police say there have been 660-plus robberies in 2012 and they've arrested 155 suspects.
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Body found in C&O Canal in Georgetown
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D.C. police are investigating after finding a body in the C&O Canal in Georgetown Saturday morning.
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Deputy Terry Daniel sued by Carlos Garcia
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Video from the November 2009 arrest has been posted on YouTube. It depicts a Loudoun deputy charging from behind at Carlos Garcia, who is standing with his hands raised next to another deputy.
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90 people in brawl at Hagerstown restaurant
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About 90 people were involved in a brawl at the Taj India restaurant in Hagerstown. Three people are now facing disorderly conduct charges.
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Protesters demonstrate at Memorial Bridge
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Four protesters associated with the Free Tibet movement were taken into custody after hanging from the Memorial Bridge.
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MPD fights robbery surge, seeks new FCC rule to 'brick' stolen smart phones
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D.C. police officers are trying to fight a surge in robberies plaguing the city. Of nearly 500 robberies in 2012, half were smart phones or other portable electronic devices.
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MPD arrest suspect in JaParker Jones transgender slaying
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Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of JaParker Jones, who was killed last week in NE D.C.
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Police chase ends with crash, suspect in several crimes in custody
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A police chase that started in Prince George's County ended in D.C. with one person in custody, a suspect police wanted for questioning in several other crimes in the past week.
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Culpeper officer involved in fatal shooting
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A witness says that the officer was talking to someone in the vehicle when it began to pull away. She says the officer ordered the driver to stop and warned that he would shoot, and then fired several shots.
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Occupy D.C.: Officer hit in face with brick by protester
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An officer was hit in the face with a brick Saturday in the show-down between Occupy D.C. protesters and U.S. Park Police.
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Aisha Hackley sentenced to 18 months
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Aisha Hackley earlier pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court to one count of first degree theft from a senior citizen.
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Dioni Fernandez sentenced to 180 days
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Dioni Fernandez, who's been on the police force for eight years, was arrested in an internal sting operation. He was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail.
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Juan Carter trial ends in mistrial
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Juan Carter, a detective, was indicted in 2010 on 13 counts of misconduct in office and theft. His trial ended Friday in a mistrial.
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Fort Foote Elementary school attempted robbery investigated
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Neighbors in Fort Washington are on alert after an intruder entered Fort Foote Elementary and tried to rob a school aide.
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Sandy Stancil arrested for allegedly trying to rob two off-duty police officers
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Police arrested a Hyattsville man after he allegedly tried to rob two off-duty police officers.
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Rudy Torres not liable in stun gun death
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The jury found that although former Cpl. Rudy Torres assaulted Jarrel Gray, Torres was shielded from liability because his actions were in defense of himself or others.
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Zakiya Gaskins accused of preying on boy
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A 13-year-boy told police the suspect took him into her bedroom repeatedly and engaged in sexual activity.
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