Matt Delaney

D.C. cop charged with defrauding police of $45,000 while working private security shift

A D.C. police officer has been charged with stealing more than $45,000 in wages over a nearly two-year stretch by allegedly clocking into a part-time security shift while he was supposed to be on patrol.

January 31, 2024

Memphis robbery suspect shoots himself in neck during botched car heist

Police said a robbery suspect in Memphis shot himself in the neck while trying to steal a car from a local dealership Friday.

January 28, 2024

New York City judge to determine future of protester-friendly police restrictions

A federal judge in New York City will hold a hearing Monday on whether or not to kill a recent settlement that critics say limits the police's ability to stop protest crowds from taking over city streets.

January 28, 2024

More than 50 cars broken into in Northwest D.C., say police

D.C. police said 51 cars had their windows shattered within a small area in Northwest in the predawn hours on Friday.

January 28, 2024

Woman charged with stabbing, running over people during crime spree in Prince George’s County

Prince George's County police said they arrested and charged a woman who is accused of stabbing and driving into multiple people at random during a chaotic crime spree.

January 28, 2024

Taylor Swift stalker cuffed 3 times in one week in Manhattan

New York City police said they arrested a man three times within a week, including twice in the same day, on suspicion of stalking pop star Taylor Swift outside her Manhattan apartment.

January 25, 2024

Prince George’s man gets 48-year sentence after being convicted for murdering transgender woman

Prosecutors in Prince George's County said a man was sentenced to almost 50 years behind bars Wednesday after he was convicted of killing a transgender woman three years ago.

January 25, 2024

Man shot to death by D.C. police after he attacked paramedic, officer

District of Columbia police on Wednesday said an officer gunned down a man who had assaulted a paramedic and another officer before coming at police with a metal object.

January 25, 2024

Shoplifter-ravaged D.C. drugstore to close, became national symbol of rampant retail theft

A D.C. drugstore that became a national symbol of urban lawlessness after regular ransackings by brazen shoplifters will shut down next month.

January 24, 2024

Crime-plagued CVS store in Northwest D.C. closing down next month

A CVS location in the District of Columbia that has received national attention for its issues with retail crime will close for good next month.

January 24, 2024

Oakland crime causes In-N-Out Burger to shut down city’s only location

The iconic California fast-food chain is closing its only location in the city because of crime problems around the restaurant, one of the company's top executives said.

January 23, 2024

Burglars who dragged officer across highway named by police

Prince George's County police on Monday identified the burglary suspects accused of dragging a police officer across a four-lane highway while fleeing the scene.

January 23, 2024

Drive-by shooting in Northeast D.C. leaves one dead

District of Columbia police on Monday said one man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting after a group of suspects pulled up next to the victims' car and opened fire.

January 23, 2024

Knife-wielding man shot by Austin police; woman found dead at scene

Austin police officers shot and wounded an armed man early Sunday after authorities said they witnessed the suspect holding a woman at knifepoint inside the same home where another woman was found stabbed to death.

January 22, 2024

California woman nabbed for stealing $2,500 worth of Stanley water bottles

Police in Northern California have arrested a woman who was accused of stealing nearly $2,500 of the highly popular Stanley water bottles.

January 22, 2024

Virginia teacher charged with pulling gun on young doorbell pranksters

Police in Virginia said they arrested and charged a middle school teacher earlier this month with pulling a gun on a group of kids who played a doorbell prank on the woman.

January 21, 2024

Four teens face murder charges in fatal beating of Las Vegas high schooler

A Las Vegas grand jury indicted four teenagers with murder Thursday in connection to the deadly beating of a 17-year-old boy last fall.

January 21, 2024

Texas man convicted of kidnapping after teen victim saved by ‘Help me’ sign

A Texas man pleaded guilty in California Friday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old who was rescued after she was spotted holding up a "help me" sign while inside her kidnapper's car.

January 21, 2024

Two arrested, one shot by police after driver rams Washington, D.C.-area officer with van

Two men were arrested, one after being shot by police, after a Prince George's County officer was rammed by a van early Sunday.

January 21, 2024

Feds in Oregon charge transgender woman with online threats of Blacks, Jews

Federal prosecutors in Oregon said a grand jury has indicted a transgender woman with making violent online threats against Blacks, Jews and immigrants.

January 21, 2024