U.S. Park Police
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Sarath Kumar Potharaju still missing after vanishing near the National Mall
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The mysterious disappearance of a Chicago man from India on the National Mall is headline news in India. Sarath Kumar Potharaju, 35, seems to have disappeared without a trace last Sunday. ABC7's Roz Plater talks with his family.
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Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert pulls politics card to try to get out of ticket
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D.C. politics at its best. A congressman tried to wriggle his way out of a ticket by pulling the power card.
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Park police officer hit by car
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A U.S. Park police officer was taken to the hospital Thursday morning after he was hit by a vehicle.
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Road closures forced by crashes, icy roads throughout area
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You need to be extremely careful as you hit the roads for your morning commute Thursday. Crashes and ice closed roads throughout the morning commute.
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Georgetown Waterfront sexual assault suspect sought
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United States Park Police detectives are searching for a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman that happened in the Georgetown Waterfront area in early July.
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Suspects in Fort Totten Metro assault, robbery caught on tape
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Police have released surveillance images of suspects in a violent assault and robbery near the Fort Totten Metro Station on May 10.
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U.S. Park Police cracking down on bicyclists running stop signs
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In the last two weeks three bicyclists have been in accidents with motor vehicles in D.C. The U.S. Park Police are cracking down, stopping cyclists and issuing fines for running stop signs.
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After overnight delay, injured hiker rescued from Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah Park
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A man who was injured on Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park Saturday was rescued Sunday afternoon by a helicopter after park rangers had stayed with him overnight, providing treatment and medication.
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Street Closures for Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run
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The U.S. Park Police have announce road closures for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run on Sunday.
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Occupy DC, police trade charges of violence at McPherson Square
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Occupy D.C. protesters are planning their next move Monday morning after U.S. Park Police officers made multiple sweeps through McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza over the weekend.
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Police use stun gun on Occupy DC protester (Video)
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U.S. Park Police say an officer used an electronic stun gun on an Occupy DC participant who was tearing down fliers warning protesters about the ban on camping in McPherson Square. Watch the YouTube video of the arrest. (Video)
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Woman dies from SUV crash into tree at George Washington Parkway
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A woman has been killed in a crash on the George Washington Parkway south of the Rt. 123 exit, according to Sergeant David Schlosser, U.S. Park Police spokesperson.
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Michael Boehm buried, remembered at funeral
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Michael Boehm, the U.S. Park Police sergeant who died on duty as he responded to an injured man in the District on Dec. 16, was laid to rest Wednesday.
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Occupy D.C. builds another structure in McPherson Square
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Authorities say that they received an anonymous call at about 11 p.m. Tuesday that a structure was going up in the months-old encampment in downtown D.C.
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Michael Boehm, U.S. Park Police Officer, 'suicidal' man both die in Key Bridge incident
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Michael Boehm, a 19-year veteran of the U.S. Park Police, died Friday night while assisting in the investigation of a man in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Georgetown.
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Traffic stop turns into police chase, SWAT barricade in NW D.C. (Video)
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A routine traffic stop by U.S. Park Police turned into a wild police chase, a crash with the suspect's vehicle, a SWAT unit, and a barricade outside a home in Northwest D.C. Sunday afternoon.
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Foxhall Road at Canal Road closed after car goes into water
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U.S. Park Police closed a significant portion of Canal Road NW near Georgetown University on Tuesday while they removed a car that went into the canal on Monday night.
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D.C. pedicab regulations require seatbelts, other safety devices
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The District of Columbia released new regulations on pedicabs that operate throughout the National Mall and rest of the city.
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