The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced it arrested a Loudoun County Public Schools substitute teacher on April 20, 2026, in a Facebook media release. The department linked to a formal news release as investigations continue.

A man was found shot to death Thursday night on the 3300 block of Wheeler Road SE in Southeast D.C.; detectives have opened a homicide investigation.

A teenage boy was hospitalized after a shooting Thursday on the 5300 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE. Police are seeking witnesses.

A fatal shooting in Washington, D.C., left one person dead as detectives seek tips from the public. Police say no arrests have been made yet.

A man was found unconscious and later died after a shooting Wednesday evening on the 2300 block of Pitts Place SE in Anacostia. MPD has opened a homicide probe and is asking for tips.

A man was sentenced to three years after prosecutors tied him to a string of purse thefts that included taking Kristi Noem’s bag at a downtown D.C. restaurant.

One person was taken into custody after an officer-involved shooting investigation on Lamont Street NW; police say no injuries were reported and details remain limited.

Federal and D.C. prosecutors say a high-tech ring used Autel key programmers to steal cars in seconds and ship them overseas. Five people were charged and one remains at large.

MPD is searching for 2-year-old Royce Hawkins after his mother was found shot in an alley on the 600 block of Kenyon Street NW. Detectives say no arrests have been made and are asking the public for tips.

A victims' rights group and a Fairfax mother asked DOJ to probe Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano, saying immigration‑sensitive charging choices left a violent suspect free.

A driver wanted in an assault allegedly rammed a U.S. Park Police cruiser during a Northeast D.C. pursuit, abandoned the vehicle at Hampshire Ave NE and Rittenhouse St NE, and was arrested; no injuries were reported.

A New York supplier was sentenced to 96 months after officers found kilograms of cocaine hidden in his SUV and prosecutors tied digital ledgers to D.C.-area deliveries.

A WMATA maintenance vehicle struck a stationary Silver Line train at Metro Center early Wednesday, injuring 11 and prompting downtown single‑tracking and delays.