Matt Delaney

Urban crime rises as policing declines, policies soften; report disputes Biden safety claim

A surge in rapes, muggings and shootings has taken hold in American cities since 2019, according to an analysis of federal data, and researchers say the violence is a product of Democrats' anti-police, pro-criminal policies enacted after the death of George Floyd.

October 31, 2024

Boyfriend kills himself after being lone suspect in girlfriend’s death at luxury Hamptons spa

Police said Wednesday that the man suspected of killing his girlfriend at a ritzy Hamptons spa was found dead in Pennsylvania after he turned a gun on himself.

October 30, 2024

PG County prosecutor Aisha Braveboy ‘disgusted’ by 10-year sentence for murderer with MS-13 ties

Prince George's County's top prosecutor has expressed disgust over a 10-year prison sentence handed down to a Greenbelt man convicted of first-degree murder and who has ties to the MS-13 gang.

October 30, 2024

D.C. Council member Trayon White’s campaign fundraising dries up after bribery charges

The campaign war chest for D.C. Council member Trayon White is running low, as the Ward 8 Democrat seeks a third term in office and a federal court date looms in his bribery case soon after next week's election.

October 30, 2024

Chicago mayor’s rejection of gunshot detection tech seen by critics as new take on defunding police

Multiple gunshot victims in Chicago have died in the weeks since the city abandoned a gunshot detection system designed to trigger emergency services quicker than 911 -- a move some city council members have criticized as a backdoor way of defunding the police.

October 30, 2024

Au pair pleads guilty to role with lover in double killing in Fairfax County

The case against a Brazilian au pair, who had a tryst with the married man she worked for and was linked to the bizarre Fairfax County slayings of a fetish website user and her lover's wife, ended Tuesday with the nanny's conviction in the killings.

October 29, 2024

Teen boy, man killed in separate District shootings

D.C. police said a man and a teenage boy were killed in separate Southeast shootings over the weekend.

October 27, 2024

MS-13 member arrested months after deadly Loudoun County shooting

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said authorities arrested and charged an MS-13 gang member with murder after connecting him to a summertime shooting that left an area couple dead.

October 27, 2024

L.A. prosecutor to request parole for Menendez brothers, infamous killers who gunned down parents

Lyle and Erik Menendez will have a chance to leave prison as part of a bombshell resentencing request deal announced Thursday by Los Angeles prosecutors, more than three decades after the brothers shot their parents in a killing they claim was motivated by sexual abuse.

October 24, 2024

L.A. prosecutor expected to push for Menendez brothers resentencing: Report

Los Angeles prosecutors were expected Thursday to request a resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who were convicted of killing their parents over three decades ago despite their claims that they were sexually molested as children.

October 24, 2024

‘Walz Failed’ painted on roof of Minnesota governor’s mansion

Minnesota authorities have launched an investigation after "Walz Failed" was painted on the roof of the governor's mansion in St. Paul.

October 24, 2024

Missing pregnant woman found in Mexico after gunpoint kidnapping from Washington home

Police in Washington state on Wednesday said a pregnant woman was found in Mexico over a week after she was taken from her Seattle-area home during an armed kidnapping, and authorities captured a suspect in Texas.

October 24, 2024

Robbers targeting D.C. residents wearing designer brands, police say

D.C. police are warning residents about wearing high-end fashion brands in public since they could invite attention from thieves.

October 23, 2024

Texas mother’s disappearance sees charges brought against husband, his business partner

The search for a missing Texas mother of four stretched into its third week as authorities said they arrested the business partner of the woman's husband, who is currently behind bars on charges of assaulting his wife shortly before she went missing.

October 23, 2024

Teen murder suspect’s arrest at school prompts Maryland to share student criminal records

The on-campus arrest on murder charges last week of a Howard County student with a violent criminal past caught local school officials completely by surprise -- a scenario that state education officials don't want to see repeated.

October 23, 2024

Defense teams try to undermine teen girl’s testimony about deadly beating of disabled D.C. man

Defense attorneys cast doubt Tuesday on the prosecution's star witness in its case against a group of District teenage girls charged with beating a disabled man to death last year in Northwest.

October 22, 2024

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO arrested on sex trafficking charges

Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested the former CEO of fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch in Florida on sex trafficking-related charges.

October 22, 2024

Top youth justice official under fire over handling of teens linked to Maryland violent crimes

Teenage boys linked to deadly shootings and violent attacks in Maryland have spurred calls for the ouster of the state's top juvenile justice official.

October 21, 2024

Jury selection begins in ex-Marine’s trial over fatal chokehold on New York City subway

Jury selection began Monday for a former Marine accused of placing a fatal chokehold on a homeless man who was acting erratically on a subway train in New York City last year.

October 21, 2024

Philadelphia shooting leaves 7 wounded; teen girl in critical condition

Philadelphia police said seven people were wounded and a teenage girl is fighting for her life after a mass shooting early Saturday in the northern part of the city.

October 20, 2024