Trending Topics: Boston bombers Solar flare bill Young voters Don't drone me, bro

June 19, 2013

More crime Articles

  • Police investigating two Northwest D.C. shooting deaths

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:05 AM

    D.C. police are investigating the deaths of two men who were found shot in Northwest Washington this week. About 8 p.m. Monday, police went to the unit block of Hamilton Street NW, which is not far from Rock Creek Cemetery, and found 22-year-old Rhett Gelb, of Takoma Park, suffering from a...

  • Woman killed at Costco by Loudoun County sheriff's deputy

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:05 AM

    A woman who was wielding a knife and scissors at a Sterling Costco was fatally shot by a Loudoun County sheriff's deputy, officials said. About 3 p.m. Wednesday, authorities were called to the Costco in the 21300 block of Price Cascades Plaza for a report of a disorderly person. Mhai Scott,...

  • Man dead after Herndon fire, dozens of cats rescued

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:00 AM

    A man was found dead after a fire in a home's garage in Herndon, and dozens of cats that lived at the home have been rescued, officials said. About 11 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters received a call from a woman who reported that her garage was on fire and her husband was inside it. When...

  • The Blotter: D.C. officer injured, suspect killed in Southeast shooting

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 05/29/13 05:00 PM

    A carjacking suspect was shot and killed and a D.C. police officer injured during a confrontation in Southeast Washington, police said. The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Barnaby Street SE. The suspect got out of the carjacked vehicle with a gun and was shot by...

  • Rockville Metro station shooter sentenced to prison

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/29/13 04:45 PM

    A Rockville teenager who shot two other teens last year at the Rockville Metro station has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Kevin Nguyen, 17, was sentenced Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. He was charged as an adult and pleaded guilty in December to attempted second-degree...

  • Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's son has drug charge dropped

    By Scott McCabe | 05/29/13 04:30 PM

    Fairfax County prosecutors dismissed marijuana charges against the 20-year-old son of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, according to court officials. Charles Ziller Hagel was arrested June 19, 2012, and issued a summons on a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana, according to court...

  • UPDATE: Carjacking suspect dies after D.C. police shoot him in SE

    By Scott McCabe | 05/29/13 03:10 PM

    A D.C. police officer and another person have been shot, police said, and investigators have arrived on the scene in Southeast Washington. The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Barnaby Street SE. One officer sustained a graze wound, the other person, whom police...

  • Most Wanted: Black Guerilla Family gang member wanted in murder

    By Scott McCabe | 05/29/13 02:50 PM

    U.S. Marshals are looking for a Maryland man who ambushed and killed a fellow gang member, and they are asking the public for information to help capture him. According to law enforcement authorities, Keenan Victor and other members of the Black Guerilla Family laid in wait for Arnold G....

  • Crime History: Andrew Jackson kills rival over insult of wife

    By Scott McCabe | 05/29/13 02:45 PM

    On this day, May 30, in 1806, Andrew Jackson, who later became the seventh president of United States, killed a rival in a pistol duel after the man insulted Jackson's wife. Charles Dickinson, like Jackson, was a prominent racehorse breeder and lawyer in Tennessee. During a gambling dispute,...

  • D.C. man gets 17 years for killing neighbor over dog

    By Scott McCabe | 05/29/13 01:05 PM

    A 57-year-old District of Columbia man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing a neighbor during an argument over the victim's dog. Ellsworth Colbert was found guilty in January of manslaughter while armed. According to prosecutors, Colbert emerged from his home in the 3500...


78910

Top 5 Most Read Stories

From the Weekly Standard