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Metropolitan Police Department arrested 18-year-old Aaron Tolliver for a Southeast D.C. shooting and related violent crimes, also finding an unregistered firearm.
Haitian gang leader "Izo" is charged with kidnapping an American in March 2023; he remains at large and faces potential life imprisonment if convicted.
DC Police issued an alert for missing 11-year-old Girard Jenkins, last seen in Southeast Washington. Authorities urge public assistance in the ongoing search.
A fire in Southeast DC was controlled, with one adult and four children treated on-site; they now face displacement, with the community rallying to support them.
DC Police seek help finding missing 16-year-old London Watson, last seen on Tubman Road SE on March 18, 2025. Contact (202) 727-9099 with information.
The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center has been renamed the Threat Screening Center to cover broader security threats, including transnational organized crime.
Five former aerospace start-up executives were charged with fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion, accused of swindling $250 million from investors and lenders.
Man killed in Southeast D.C. shooting; MPD investigates the incident on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, with victim Derrick Howard pronounced dead at the scene.
The MPD seeks public help to identify suspects from a daylight robbery on March 5 in Southeast D.C., offering up to $1,000 for information leading to arrests.
The Metropolitan Police apprehended a suspect for a December 2024 carjacking in Northeast Washington D.C. where a moped rider was assaulted and robbed.
The DC Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating 15-year-old Aamerica Phillips, who has been missing since March 14th from Southeast Washington, D.C.
Antonio Johnson sentenced to 17 years for the voluntary manslaughter of Marcellus Jackson in June 2024, confirmed by U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, Jr. and MPD Chief Pamela Smith.
The MPD responded to a situation at the US Institute of Peace, where unauthorized persons were occupying the premises; they left peacefully after intervention, with no arrests made.
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