MPD officials say federal and suburban agencies are outbidding the city with much larger signing bonuses and higher starting pay as D.C. braces for a busy summer. The gap has left the force well below pre‑pandemic levels.

D.C.'s U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro posted a video urging lawmakers to "lower the age of accountability" to prosecute younger suspects amid concerns about teen violence. The move would require legislative changes and is likely to spark debate in Congress and at the D.C. Council.

Gianni Robinson received 126 months after prosecutors say he coordinated seven inside‑job robberies at the Chinatown Walgreens; the scheme left employees shaken and one man shot.

MPD released surveillance footage and is offering up to $1,000 for tips after a Jan. 22 carjacking on Marion Barry Avenue SE.

Defense filings say an MPD detective's alleged on‑duty misconduct has put a Catholic University murder trial on hold. The judge has yet to rule on a defense motion.

Prince George's County police identified 28-year-old Edwin Castillo-Jiminez as the moped rider who died March 17 after a crash near Bladensburg Road in Brentwood.

A claimed breach of a national tip platform may have exposed roughly 93GB and more than 8 million hotline reports; a leak archive says it has a copy. Authorities have not confirmed the scope.

Surveillance photos of three suspects were released after a March 7 convenience store stabbing on Allentown Road. Detectives say one employee was critically injured.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man after a stabbing and a phone theft near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Northwest D.C. D.C. Library Police detained the suspect before MPD arrested him.

A Washington judge sentenced Rodney Baggott to life without parole on March 17, 2026 for the 2024 Dupont Circle road‑rage killing of Uber Eats driver Rasheek Abdullah.

A person of interest is in custody after three highway shootings in Prince George’s County; police say no fatalities and will identify the suspect at a 1 p.m. news conference.

Four people — including two 17‑year‑olds and a 15‑year‑old — were detained after an armed robbery on Promenade Place; deputies recovered guns and stolen items. Investigation is ongoing.

A judge found probable cause to charge Niwatilagu Anthony Long with second‑degree murder while armed after prosecutors say the victim was shot point‑blank in a NoMa apartment. Long remains jailed pending a fall status hearing.