Matt Delaney

Teen boy charged with killing Afghan interpreter-turned-Lyft driver in D.C.

D.C. police said Friday they arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy in the deadly 2023 shooting of a Lyft driver who had worked as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military.

March 3, 2024

Suspect in shooting of D.C. cop arrested near Navy Yard

Police early Thursday arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding a D.C. Housing Authority police officer near the Navy Yard neighborhood in Southeast.

February 29, 2024

Illegal immigrant from Honduras charged with robbery, raping teen girl in Louisiana

Police in Louisiana said Tuesday that an illegal immigrant from Honduras was arrested on charges related to a violent knifepoint robbery and the rape of a teenage girl.

February 28, 2024

Beverly Hills middle schoolers use AI to make nudes of classmates: Police

Beverly Hills police said they launched an investigation after a group of middle school students were accused of using artificial intelligence to create nude images of their classmates.

February 28, 2024

Lauren Boebert’s son jailed on theft, car break-in charges in Colorado

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son was arrested and charged Tuesday in Colorado after police accused him of carrying out a series of car break-ins and thefts.

February 28, 2024

Md. Democrats resist letting marijuana odor influence traffic stops, despite crime concerns from GOP

Maryland Republicans and prosecutors tried in vain Tuesday to convince the liberal supermajority in the House that a recent law turns the scent of marijuana into a protective cologne for criminals behind the wheel.

February 27, 2024

D.C. barricade suspect who shot 3 cops is illegal immigrant: Report

The man accused of shooting three District of Columbia police officers and walling himself off for hours two weeks ago is in the country illegally, according to a report.

February 27, 2024

College wrestler charged with murder, accused of strangling teammate in Kentucky

Police in Kentucky on Monday said a 21-year-old student was arrested and charged with murdering his wrestling teammate at Campbellsville University.

February 27, 2024

Memphis pastor shot trying to stop car thieves outside church

Memphis police said a pastor was shot outside a church Sunday morning as onlookers said the clergyman was trying to thwart a pair of car thieves.

February 25, 2024

Air Force officer lights himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in D.C.

A man set himself on fire Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Northwest in an apparent act of political protest.

February 25, 2024

Feds charge suspected Yakuza gang leader with selling nuclear weapons materials to Iran

An alleged leader of Japan's Yakuza gang was arraigned in a Manhattan federal court Thursday on charges of trying to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials to Iran, though the suspect's ties to the international crime syndicate are being questioned by researchers who track the gang.

February 22, 2024

Memphis mom charged with having young daughter wax nude women

Memphis police said they arrested and charged a woman Monday after she uploaded photos of her five-year-old daughter waxing women's genitalia on social media.

February 21, 2024

Family of suspect in Kansas City parade shooting sets up, then deletes GoFundMe page

A GoFundMe page was set up -- and then removed -- by the family of one of the men charged in the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade last week.

February 21, 2024

Illegal immigrant steals government truck, leads police on chase through Maryland suburbs

Federal agents on Tuesday said the man accused of stealing a Maryland-owned tow truck and leading police on a wild chase is in the country illegally.

February 21, 2024

Crime frustrations fuel recall effort for second D.C. Council member

Another D.C. Council member is being targeted in a recall effort launched by constituents who say lawmakers who supported police cutbacks and sentencing reforms set the stage for the city's ongoing crime crisis.

February 20, 2024

Illegal immigrants bring gang ties and violent crime to ‘sanctuary city’ New York

Authorities blame the surge in violence on so-called "asylum seekers" with connections to Latin American street gangs known for drug smuggling, human trafficking and murder.

February 19, 2024

Pennsylvania police bust cockfighting ring in middle of match, confiscate 49 birds

Officials in Pennsylvania said police broke up a live cockfight over the weekend and arrested an accused organizer at the scene while also confiscating nearly 50 roosters.

February 19, 2024

Dog-punching video tipped officials to barricade suspect who had over 30 in house

The man accused of shooting three police officers and barricading himself inside his Southeast home all day Wednesday was wanted for punching a dog on camera last year, according to court documents made public Thursday.

February 15, 2024

Four dead in separate District incidents following lengthy Valentine’s Day standoff in Southeast

Police said four people were killed Wednesday -- three in a Northeast Washington home and another about an hour later at a carry-out restaurant on North Capitol Street -- while officers were busy concluding a daylong barricade incident involving a suspect accused of shooting three cops.

February 15, 2024

Suspect surrenders to D.C. police, ends barricade that started with shooting of 3 officers

A suspected gunman emerged from a Southeast Washington home and surrendered to D.C. police Wednesday evening, ending an hours-long standoff with authorities that began after three officers were shot attempting to deliver a warrant on animal cruelty charges.

February 14, 2024