4-year-old boy shoots self after finding gun in Virginia apartment: police

A father has been charged after police say his four-year-old son found an unsecured firearm in an apartment closet and accidentally shot himself in the leg.

Men accused of plotting Haitian island invasion, aimed to recruit DC homeless, prosecutors say

D.C.’s homeless community was set to be recruited by Texas men federal prosecutors say face charges in an alleged plot to invade a Haitian island, kill its male residents and enslave the women and children as their "sex slaves."

Man calls radio show to say he found a dead body
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Frederick County police are investigating after a man called a popular radio show claiming he found a dead body in the woods.

Driver rams police during wrong-way chase
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Police said a man had multiple young children in the car when he led police on a wrong-way chase through Frederick County.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia update: Hearing Thursday as US seeks to lift order blocking deportation

A hearing is scheduled Thursday at the U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, as government attorneys say they have cleared the hurdles to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and are asking a federal judge to lift the order blocking his removal.

Congress moves forward bills to crack down on DC crime

Republicans in Congress are taking steps to alter how the District enforces crime and justice. One bill would end cashless bail, sparking heated debate.

$175K stolen from Virginia ATM in jackpotting hack: police

Authorities are investigating a string of ATM thefts after Apple Federal Credit Union reported $175,000 stolen from a Fairfax branch machine last month in what detectives believe was a jackpotting hack.

Maryland man charged in slaying of married couple inside their Anne Arundel County home

Anthony Luis Reyes, 61, of Nottingham, Maryland was held without bond Monday morning, now facing two counts of First-Degree Murder and a number of other related charges in connection with the slaying of a Pasadena couple, while inside their home. 

MPD shoot, kill man after standoff in Northwest
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A Metropolitan Police officer shot and killed a suspect after a standoff at a home in Northwest, D.C., when police said the man lunged at officers with a knife and screwdriver. Officials said the same man was arrested at the home a day earlier for violating a protection order.

21 cars broken into in one night in Frederick
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Nearly two dozen cars were broken into over the span of one night in two neighborhoods in Frederick, Maryland. The thieves smashed windows and stole air bags.