D.C. police say three women staged a fake kidnapping and sent a bound-and-gagged photo to extort a friend. Two were arrested in December and a third was picked up this month.

DEA McAllen and federal partners recovered more than 1,600 pounds of crystal meth hidden inside a berry shipment during a Homeland Security Task Force operation.

A Tulsa man was sentenced to 87 months after authorities found thousands of images and at least 93 identified victims; restitution and sex‑offender registration were ordered.

A former Trump White House attorney has been charged after an alleged hockey-stick assault at The St. James in Springfield. Court documents say the victim was struck in the head and a preliminary hearing is set for April 29.

State troopers and partner agencies broke up illegal car meets across four Maryland counties Saturday night; two people were arrested and face firearm charges.

A man was found shot and killed Saturday night on the 4400 block of 3rd Street SE in Southeast D.C.; police say homicide detectives are investigating.

A person was shot and hospitalized after allegedly firing at a Border Patrol agent near Pittsburg’s Canadian border. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are investigating.

A crash at Kenilworth Avenue and Cherrywood Lane on Sunday left one person dead and three hospitalized, officials said.

Two people were killed Sunday when a tree fell onto a vehicle on Route 2 in Sunderland during a winter storm; crews extricated a third occupant and investigators remain on scene.

DHS has released headline-grabbing totals about attacks on immigration agents, but San Diego prosecutions and court filings show a narrower, legally constrained picture.

A Tennessee man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after an undercover internet sting in Iowa; prosecutors say messages and items found in his vehicle showed intent.

The Secret Service, FBI and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will brief reporters at 9 a.m. Sunday about an overnight investigation at Mar‑a‑Lago; officials released few details.

Prince William County police found four people dead — including a child — inside a Woodbridge home; investigators are treating it as a suspected murder‑suicide.