On the 14th anniversary of his death the sheriff’s office renewed its cold‑case post for Martin Hawkins and announced a combined $10,000 reward for tips.

Court filings say a 26-year-old MPD sergeant repeatedly touched a colleague in February; he surrendered April 8 and faces misdemeanor charges.

Drivers across D.C., Maryland and Virginia are finding cars left on milk crates after thieves strip tires and rims. Police and experts urge quick reporting and stronger parking security.

A Brookeville man admitted to a seven‑year scheme selling fake luxury‑suite access and bilking 12 victims out of nearly $280,000.

A Dallas jury found Donald Ray McCray guilty of mailing threats and sending a white‑powder hoax that shut the Fort Worth federal courthouse. Sentencing is set for Aug. 19, 2026.

Jimcy McGirt—the namesake of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision—was ordered back into custody after alleged probation violations, renewing attention on the high-profile case. Court filings and local reporting outline the sequence of pleas, releases and new charges that led to his return to federal custody.

A federal judge hit a Hyattsville man with more than $10 million in restitution and forfeiture after a multi‑defendant money‑laundering scheme that prosecutors say targeted schools, governments and businesses.

A single shot was reported late Thursday in D.C.'s Navy Yard; MPD says no injuries and is searching for a suspect.

Police found a 19-year-old man hanging from a tree on the 900 block of Quackenbos Street NW on April 13; MPD says the death is being treated as a suicide.

A boy pulled from the Anacostia River on April 16 was airlifted to a hospital and later pronounced dead; police say the death is under investigation.

A Navy reservist was arrested overseas after his wife was found dead inside a freezer at their Norfolk apartment on Feb. 5; authorities say extradition is expected.

Federal prosecutors say Pierre Black ran a storefront fentanyl scheme on H Street NE that produced roughly 80,000 potential lethal doses; he was sentenced to 63 months. Medetomidine was also seized.

A Houston federal judge vacated a conviction in a Pemex bribery case after finding prosecutors failed to produce translators for key evidence. The decision undoes a December verdict and could affect how translated messages are used in FCPA trials.