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D.C. region mugshots

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Investigation

Homing in on D.C. homicides

Homing in on D.C. homicides

In an age of decreasing crime, homicide convictions can still be tough to come by.

Latest crime news

Suspicious death in Alexandria

Alexandria police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred Monday on Elm Street.

Agreement reached in dispute over rare Polish rifle

Agreement reached in dispute over rare Polish rifle

Poland has agreed to buy the weapon that federal agents seized from a collector in Fredericksburg, Va.

Elderly Alexandria pedestrian killed by car

The car was backing out of a driveway when it hit the 92-year-old woman.

Gas leak after car hits Aspen Hill apartment building

Car slams into building in Aspen Hill, causing gas leak; dozens of residents evacuated.

Assailants beat, rob two University of Maryland students

The incident early Saturday occurred near a student apartment house just off the College Park campus.

Police body cameras spur privacy debate

Police body cameras spur privacy debate

More officers nationwide are wearing cameras that record everything they see and hear on the job.

Woman struck by train at Silver Spring station dies

“The circumstances are still unclear at this point, but it does appear to be intentional,” WMATA said.

Fatal crash on Old Marlboro Pike after car hits tree

No other cars or passengers were involved in a crash that killed Jerrell Lamont Wedge, 24.

Elderly man dies in College Park fire

‘Excessive material’ packed in elderly couple’s home fueled 2-alarm fire; one Prince George’s man dead.

Fatal crash Saturday in Prince George’s

At least one killed in crash in Brandywine area of Prince George’s

Military dogs help keep the home front safe

Military dogs help keep the home front safe

Capitol and Prince George’s police departments use dogs that learned to detect bombs in war zones.

Police charge driver of van with murder after fatal crash

Woman was in crosswalk when struck by speeding van, according to D.C. police.

Teenager killed when struck by Maryland police cruiser

A trooper struck two brothers as they tried to cross a busy highway on the Eastern Shore late Friday.

Three firefighters injured in Prince George’s blaze

Occupants of the Forestville house, including an 88-year-old, are found safe.

Maryland fugitive gives up after 33 years

Maryland fugitive gives up after 33 years

Oklahoma City police say Anthony Rackley grew weary of an associate’s efforts to blackmail him over his past.

Woman dies in District hit-and-run accident

A woman was killed in a D.C. hit-and-run Friday night, police say; a motorist was taken into custody.

Ex-D.C. jail doctor sentenced for sex assault of inmate

Lewis Jackson, 37, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to five years in prison.

School worker accused of secretly watching girls

Josh Andrew Greenberg, 28, worked at a Montgomery County middle school.

Deputy claims self-defense in man’s killing

Deputy claims self-defense in man’s killing

Craig Patterson, an Arlington sheriff’s deputy, is charged in the death of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins.

Woman killed in District crash is from Alexandria

Police say the 44-year-old woman was struck by a truck while crossing I Street in Southeast Washington.

Family of Navy Yard shooting victim files court claim

Family of Navy Yard shooting victim files court claim

The family of Mary Frances DeLorenzo Knight says the Navy was negligent in not stopping the gunman.

Deadly shootings in Capitol Heights, Temple Hills

Police say the killings — one late Thursday, the other Friday morning — do not appear to be linked.

Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington

Victim was found wounded in front of Nalle Elementary School at 3:20 a.m. and died at an area hospital.

Police say gunman who wounded four was angry at one

Argument between two men appears to have led to Wednesday’s shooting spree outside a shoe store in NE.

Leader of smash-and-grab ring sentenced to 20 years

A judge said she was moved by Walter Douglas’s long criminal record in imposing the stiff prison term.

Local activists plan typhoon relief efforts for Philippines

Benefit concerts are already scheduled for Friday in Alexandria and for Saturday in Virginia Beach.

Prep school worker charged with bringing gun to school

Montgomery County police say a Frederick man brought a revolver and drug paraphernalia to school campus.

Oxon Hill fire injures man and woman in their 60s

Firefighters rescued a woman from a burning building.

D.C. police make arrest in 30-year-old killing

Detectives got a “hit” on fluid taken from the crime scene, an apartment in Congress Heights.

Police charge man in shooting of four in Northeast D.C.

Police say the suspect was identified by witnesses and at least one victim.