MPD has begun retesting decades‑old evidence in the unsolved 1986 killing of Sally Heet. Detectives hope modern DNA methods will produce leads in the long‑cold case.

A pickup truck crashed into a tree on Route 28 in Rockville early Sunday; two adults were hospitalized with serious but non‑life‑threatening injuries.

D.C. firefighters pulled a woman to safety from a burning Southeast apartment after heavy flames were seen pouring from a window.

Dearay Wilson was sentenced to 18 years after a June 2021 shooting that killed Jeremy Black as he left dinner. Prosecutors say more than 45 rounds were fired on a busy street.

A two-vehicle crash on Harbor Drive left one man dead and another hospitalized; police are investigating.

A longtime Washington Post video editor admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material after FBI agents found explicit videos on a work laptop. The plea resolves a federal probe that began last June.

FBI Atlanta and Indonesian authorities moved to dismantle the W3LL phishing kit, which researchers say harvested credentials and enabled millions in attempted fraud. Local prosecutors are involved as investigators sift seized servers and domains.

A man was found shot and pronounced dead after his car crashed on Branch Avenue in Prince George’s County. Detectives are asking the public to call Crime Solvers with tips.

Four arrests were announced this week in the months-old Greenbelt drive-by that killed 14-year-old Carltin Bayong, police say.

Spotsylvania County authorities arrested James Branton on multiple alleged sex‑offense charges, and investigators say one alleged victim may be missing woman Katelin Akens, who vanished in 2015.

A man shot on the 3000 block of 30th Street SE was later pronounced dead; MPD homicide detectives are investigating and asking for tips.

DEA labs identified sec‑Butyl Butylone in a Florida seizure; a DOSE bulletin asks labs and first responders to update testing and watch for the new cathinone.

A convicted D.C. inmate and two relatives pleaded guilty to a scheme to send drug‑laced 'legal' papers into the city jail; officers say sheets tested positive for synthetic cannabinoids and fentanyl.