As of March 17, 2025, notable criminal incidents and legal developments in the Washington, D.C. area include: Election Fraud Investigation Initiated Ed Martin, the interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., announced the formation of the Special Unit Election Accountability to investigate el...
As of March 19, 2025, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., has reported several notable arrests in recent weeks according to this REPORT: Arrests in Robbery Offenses On February 9, 2024, MPD arrested 20-year-old DeAndre Bedeau of Westphalia, MD, pursuant to a DC Su...
Here are the notable criminal incidents in the Washington, D.C. area, on March 15, 2025, along with the corresponding sources. All suspects are presumed innocent (and should call us if they need a lawyer!!!!) **Assault at Dulles International Airport** A Maryland resident, Christopher Stuart ...
The Prince George's County Police Department arrested and charged a man days after finding he had a pipe bomb hidden in a storage facility. The bomb squad rendered the homemade explosive device safe. Responding units also found “ballistic resistant body armor and a variety of ammunition” in the ...
Police in the District said they arrested a teenage boy for his involvement in a shooting that happened last week in Southeast D.C. According to. this REPORT, on March 1, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the 5100 block of Hanna Place SE. There, they found a teenage boy suffer...
Prince William County police officers arrested a woman after she left three children alone in an “unsafe” apartment and assaulted multiple officers on Tuesday night. They first responded to the Somerset Pointe Apartments in Gainesville for a domestic dispute, but there, 32-year-old Lindsay Jo H...
Hayden Haynes, chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), was arrested following President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night, officials confirmed. He was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after allegedly hitting a parked car shortly before midnight. Acco...
A Woodbridge man was arrested after dragging police officers with a car while trying to flee from them. Both officers were able to separate from the car as the driver continued, striking another vehicle before fleeing the area entirely. According to the police and to this REPORT, SCSO deputies f...
Seven people were taken into custody last week, including a former physical education teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools after detectives with the Major Crimes Bureau's Child Exploitation Unit went undercover and engaged with them, who interacted with young children to solicit sexual acts...
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said it arrested and charged a high school teacher assistant for allegedly being under the influence while at school last week. The school officer was told a teacher was possibly under the influence in school, after that his investigation led to the man'...
In bodycam footage obtained by WGN News, officers approached the disabled vehicle with Jordan and another woman inside just before 1:18 a.m. After some back-and-forth, officers ordered him and the female passenger, whom he later called his girlfriend, to exit the vehicle. According to this REPO...
A Takoma Park Police Department (TPPD) captain was seriously hurt after being hit by an impaired driver on Monday night, officials said. According to this REPORT, there, they learned that a captain from Takoma Park Police was driving his police cruiser in the area when he was hit by an impaired ...
Marcus Jordan, former Chicago Bulls star and NBA legend Michael Jordan's son, was arrested near Orlando, Florida on charges of DUI with property damage, possession of cocaine, and resisting an officer after he allegedly fled a traffic stop, according to local outlet WESH. According to this REPOR...
According to this REPORT, the superintendents of the public school divisions in Fairfax and Loudoun counties said that members of their respective communities were among those killed after an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed over the Potomac River Wednesday night...
Tom Welling, who played a young Clark Kent in the show “Smallville,” was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Northern California. According to this REPORT, the police stopped Welling just after midnight in an Arby's parking lot, allegedly. Both TMZ and USA Today report that Welling, 47, is accused ...
A 24-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were arrested after multiple people reported loud noises in a Motel in Stafford... but not the ones you think, they were “blood-curdling screams”, according to this REPORT. After they got in the room, the deputies learned that both the man and woman wer...
A 21-year-old man tried to pass off as his twin brother like the movie "The Parent Trap", but instead of meeting his parents, he wanted to avoid getting arrested in Stafford County. According to this REPORT, the driver said he had electrical issues while driving and handed the deputy his twin br...
Almost like the movie 'Flight', but the pilot was removed from the cockpit and arrested just before takeoff Wednesday at a Georgia airport, according to this REPORT. David Paul Allsop, 52, faces a driving under the influence charge following his arrest at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airp...
Preliminary investigation revealed that around 11:45 a.m the woman was crossing the street at the Landover Road at McCormick intersection when a black Dodge Challenger hit her. She was then taken to the hospital where she later died. The driver and one other person were in the Challenger and wer...
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said a man was arrested after he burglarized a business in Mantua on Monday morning. The report stated that a man came into the business, took things and left without paying. Officers then found that man outside the business and took him into custody. ...
A man is facing several charges after he crashed his car into a yard while driving drunk on Wednesday night in Stafford County. Once on the scene, the responding deputy discovered the disabled car near a tree and the driver stumbling through the snow. According to this REPORT, he was charged wit...
The new speed safety camera program in Arlington was set to start on Monday, Jan 13, but due to inclement weather and school closings it has been delayed until further notice. The program installed new safety cameras at critical school safety locations to help improve safety for students going t...
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said a man was arrested this Wednesday after trying to bring a machete into the Capitol Visitor Center. According to this REPORT, the officers stopped the man just after 2 p.m., having spotted the machete in his bag. They then stopped the X-ray machine, arrested hi...
Apparently fourth time's a charm for this man in Stafford. According to this REPORT, he got arrested with repeat DUI offenses just days before Christmas. The driver, 34-year-old Julio Villegas, was arrested after he showed signs of intoxication. The responding deputy discovered that this was Vil...
"Real Housewives of Potomac" star Karen Huger was found guilty of driving under the influence and several other charges in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to this REPORT, a jury found Huger guilty of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and failure to noti...
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