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Charge dropped against foster advocate accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace wapo.st/4lczXDy

Charge dropped against foster advocate accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace

Mace (R-South Carolina) said through a spokeswoman that she was still recovering from the incident, which occurred when the two shook hands in December.

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Maryland officer indicted in unauthorized fatal pursuit of motorcyclist wapo.st/3FTkrfN

Maryland officer indicted in unauthorized fatal pursuit of motorcyclist

An Anne Arundel County police officer chased a 21-year-old motorcyclist, fled the crash scene and never reported what happened, authorities said.

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Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say wapo.st/4cfrQBW

Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say

California man accused in Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say. Nicholas Roske, 29, was scheduled to be tried in the case in June.

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Inmate dies in Fairfax County jail, officials say wapo.st/4leMZk0

Inmate dies in Fairfax County jail, officials say

Sam Zu Yung, 32, was found unresponsive about 6:15 p.m. in his single cell at the county’s adult detention center, police said.

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Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of retired officer’s son wapo.st/3YfwOcb

Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of retired officer’s son

Darius Young’s killing ended a stretch of 16 days without a homicide in D.C., the longest in at least six years the city has gone without deadly violence.

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Grandson accused of killing 87-year-old retired doctor in her Potomac home wapo.st/42pOMLx

Grandson accused of killing 87-year-old retired doctor in her Potomac home

The woman’s grandson is accused of hiding in a closet before emerging and killing her.

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Fighting closes Pentagon City mall, police say wapo.st/3RqQG8t

Three teens charged after fights closed Pentagon City mall, police say

Arlington, Virginia, police said they went to Fashion Centre at Pentagon City after “multiple fights” were reported in the area.

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While mother confined the kids to squalor, father stayed silent wapo.st/4c82NAO

While mother confined the kids to squalor, father stayed silent

A mom in Montgomery County, Maryland, confined their kids to squalor. This week, the dad who stayed silent learned his punishment.

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Ban on discarding guns used after teen is shot, police say wapo.st/3QUVvH6

Ban on discarding guns used after teen is shot, police say

Wounded youth and two others charged following armed dispute in Columbia Heights, police say.

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Former official at D.C. anti-violence agency pleads guilty to bribery wapo.st/3FKlNcF

Former official at D.C. anti-violence agency pleads guilty to bribery

The bribery case is the second in the past year to touch the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, which doles out millions of dollars in grants annually.

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Three bystanders have died in crashes after drivers fled police in Md. wapo.st/4hQQ070

Three bystanders have died in crashes after drivers fled police in Md.

The Maryland attorney general’s office is investigating three incidents in Pr. George’s, where there’s been a spike in fatal collisions after attempted traffic stops.

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Trump signs executive order aimed at crime, immigration in D.C. wapo.st/3QQGjdS

Trump signs executive order aimed at crime, immigration in D.C.

The executive order reflects a muted version of the president’s desire to take over D.C., a city he has derided as crime-ridden and ruined by liberal policies.

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ATM theft at D.C. liquor store prompts 90-minute chase, with helicopter wapo.st/4hTvP8t

ATM theft at D.C. liquor store prompts 90-minute chase, with helicopter

The pursuit ultimately spanned D.C., Md. and Va. before ending 10 miles from the liquor store where an off-duty police officer first spotted three masked men.

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Man sentenced for killing a grandmother who was in U.S. to attend funeral wapo.st/3E5WdhD

Man sentenced for killing a grandmother who was in U.S. to attend funeral

62-year-old Lidia Chinchilla DeCarrillo was killed in 2023 while visiting Prince George’s County.

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D.C. police investigating vandalism to Teslas as possible hate crimes wapo.st/4l2Q1rj

D.C. police investigating vandalism to Teslas as possible hate crimes

Authorities have pledged swift action in response to a string of attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations and vandalism to vehicles around the country.

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No signs of foul play in prosecutor’s death, Alexandria police say wapo.st/3FQL2Ka

No signs of foul play in prosecutor’s death, Alexandria police say

Jessica Aber, who had been U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in the Biden administration, was 43 when found dead Saturday in her home.

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SWAT officer in Montgomery County, Md., cleared in fatal 2024 shooting wapo.st/4l2wQOx

SWAT officer in Montgomery County, Md., cleared in fatal 2024 shooting

SWAT officer in Montgomery County, Md., cleared in fatal 2024 shooting. The officer and other SWAT members had forced their way into the apartment after breaking open a sliding glass door.

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Jaws of life cracked 7-Eleven ATMs. Thieves stole $200,000, police say. wapo.st/4iQVoIq

Jaws of life cracked 7-Eleven ATMs. Thieves stole $200,000, police say.

Men from D.C. have been charged in connection with five ATM robberies that all fit the same pattern in Prince George’s County.

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He was a D.C. violence interrupter. Now he’s a homicide suspect. wapo.st/4hC6X5a

He was a D.C. violence interrupter. Now he’s a homicide suspect.

Cotey Wynn worked with the D.C. attorney general’s Cure the Streets program. He was arrested in the 2023 shooting of a former Morgan State basketball player.

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Prince George’s police officer charged with DWI in patrol car wapo.st/4kQtdLu
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