DC man pleads guilty to beating partner's toddler to death

Dasean Matthews pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the beating death of two-year-old Mars Jones in October 2022.

DC man pleads guilty to setting 2 men on fire, killing 1 in 2020

D'Aundrey Scott pleaded guilty to setting two men on fire on the sidewalk in Northeast in 2020, killing on of them, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Suspect in World War II Memorial vandalism facing felony charges, taken into custody

Authorities have taken into custody the suspect accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where bubbles filled a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" was written in red paint.

DOJ seeks community help after violent crime reports in DC’s Shaw neighborhood

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the public for tips and offering rewards of up to $50,000 after several recent instances of violent crime in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood.

DC police search for suspect who allegedly robbed man after ride offer in NW

Police say a suspect offered a man a ride in Northwest D.C. early Sunday morning, July 26, before allegedly pulling out a gun, robbing and shooting him.

Situation cleared after suspicious device investigation near DC Fire & EMS station

Authorities have cleared the scene after a possible suspicious device was found near a DC Fire & EMS station in northwest Washington. The incident was reported just after 7 a.m. in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue.

MPD identifies 18-year-old girl shot and killed in Southeast DC

The Metropolitan Police Department has identified the 18-year-old girl shot and killed in Southeast Washington, D.C., over the weekend as Daremiah Banks.

One year later: Mixed reviews for National Guard deployment in DC

Tuesday marks exactly one year since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia and deployed National Guard troops to patrol city streets.

Man hospitalized after stabbing on North Capitol Street

A man was hospitalized after being stabbed late Tuesday night on North Capitol Street in Washington. Police are searching for a suspect.

One man dead, another injured in Northwest DC shooting

One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting late Tuesday night in Northwest Washington. Police have not released a suspect description.

Maryland woman charged in deadly DC hit-and-run

A Maryland woman has been arrested and charged in a hit‑and‑run crash that killed a D.C. pedestrian in April, according to police.