6 MPD members accused of $441K overtime fraud: what we know

Six Metropolitan Police Department members are accused of stealing more than $440,000 in taxpayer money by claiming overtime they allegedly never worked, including hours submitted while on leave or traveling outside the country.

U.S. Attorney criticizes pretrial release of WWII Memorial vandalism suspect

The U.S. Attorney for D.C. criticized a judge's decision to grant pretrial release to the woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial.

Police ID woman killed in northwest DC hit-and-run

Authorities have identified the woman who was struck and killed while crossing the street over the weekend in northwest Washington.

Man killed in Southeast D.C. shooting

A man is dead after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Monday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

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.