Matt Delaney

Preteen jailed after being charged in fatal D.C. carjacking

A D.C. judge has ordered a 12-year-old boy held without bond after the preteen was charged in an attempted carjacking that went awry when another suspect, 13, was shot dead by the driver.

November 2, 2023

D.C. officials try to combat rising car thefts by giving out free digital tracking tags

District police, in an effort to rein in rampant car thefts in the city, are offering tracking tags for vehicles to residents in hard-hit neighborhoods.

November 1, 2023

Florida teen could get 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to brutal assault on teacher

The massive Florida teen who slammed and beat a teacher's aide unconscious after she took his video game console away pleaded no contest Monday to the offense.

November 1, 2023

Manhunt for Brooklyn gunman ends with suspect shot by police during knife charge

New York City police said the gunman wanted for killing a man and his stepson in Brooklyn last weekend was shot by officers Wednesday after the suspect charged at officers with a knife.

November 1, 2023

Illinois landlord pleads not guilty in deadly stabbing of Palestinian American boy

The Illinois landlord accused of killing a Palestinian American boy and wounding his mother in a hate-fueled stabbing attack pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday.

November 1, 2023

D.C. mayor bans relationships between superiors, subordinates in city government

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order Tuesday banning romantic relationships between supervisors and their immediate subordinates who are employed by the city.

October 31, 2023

Texas teen investigated for sucker punching strangers to gain social media fame

Police in Houston launched a probe into a 19-year-old man who admitted to recording himself punching random people for attention on social media.

October 31, 2023

D.C. police charge preteen in failed carjacking in which driver fatally shot 13-year-old suspect

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the mixture of youth and violent crime a "recipe for tragedy" after police said a 13-year-old carjacker was shot and killed by a driver last weekend.

October 31, 2023

Chicago man charged with shooting 15 after getting kicked out of Halloween party

Chicago police said they arrested a man early Sunday and charged him with shooting 15 people at a party after he was kicked out of the venue.

October 30, 2023

Masked teens yell ‘death to the Jews’ at Florida synagogue congregants: Police

Police in Southern Florida said they opened an investigation Sunday after a group of masked, bike-riding teens yelled "death to the Jews" to people leaving a synagogue in Coral Springs.

October 30, 2023

Police: California man tosses pipe bomb, Molotov cocktail during chase in Bay Area

Police in San Francisco said they arrested a man who threw a pipe bomb and a Molotov cocktail from his car while leading officers on a chase around the Bay Area on Sunday.

October 30, 2023

Carjacker, 13, shot and killed by driver in D.C.

D.C. police said a driver shot and killed a 13-year-old carjacker Saturday near Judiciary Square.

October 29, 2023

Las Vegas teens accused of running down cyclist seen mocking victim’s family in court

The family of a Las Vegas cyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash said the two teenage suspects laughed among themselves and flipped off the victim's relatives during a court appearance last week.

October 29, 2023

Oregon dad says troubled woman tried to kidnap daughter from playground

A father from Portland, Oregon, said a half-naked woman apparently dealing with a mental health crisis grabbed his daughter at a playground and began running away with her before he caught the woman from behind.

October 29, 2023

YouTube briefly suspends LAPD for sharing violent assault video

The Los Angeles Police Department said its YouTube account was suspended Saturday after it posted a video of a violent assault in hopes of finding the suspects.

October 29, 2023

D.C. teen charged with selling homemade guns, Glock switches over social media: Police

D.C. police said they have arrested a teenager who trafficked illegal weapons and firearms modifications in the District.

October 29, 2023

D.C. murder suspect nabbed in Maryland after escaping from hospital nearly two months ago

D.C. police said Thursday they captured a murder suspect who had escaped their custody at George Washington University Hospital and had been on the run for the past seven weeks.

October 26, 2023

Body of man accused of killing Maryland judge found in wooded area: Police

Police in Washington County said Thursday they found the body of Pedro Argote, the man accused of gunning down a Maryland Circuit Court judge in his driveway nearly a week ago.

October 26, 2023

Maine manhunt: Search intensifies for gunman who killed 18 in bowling alley and restaurant rampage

Law enforcement authorities in Maine were conducting a sprawling manhunt Thursday for the gunman who killed 18 people in separate shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant in the state's second-largest city.

October 26, 2023

U.S. prosecutors indict Haitian gang leader in death of American woman killed during kidnapping

Federal prosecutors indicted a Haitian gang leader Tuesday on charges connected to the killing of an American woman and kidnapping her husband while the couple was visiting the island nation last year.

October 25, 2023