District Man Sentenced to 10 ½ Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Earlier Shooting

WASHINGTON – Davon Robinson, 28, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a 10 ½-year prison term for robbing a fast-food restaurant in Northeast Washington at…

Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions at Five Juvenile Facilities in Texas

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a statewide investigation into the conditions in the five secure juvenile correctional facilities run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The…

Two Brockport Men Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Two men were arrested on Oct. 6 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in…

Drug User Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun

A man involved in a traffic incident where two drivers called police on each other was sentenced October 12, 2021, to more than three years in federal prison. Trever Carl Christopherson, age…

Former Hawaii Public Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from AmeriCorps and Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants

WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $38,000 from AmeriCorps and also to offering…

Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses

WASHINGTON: A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently inflate the…

Salisbury Man Pleads Guilty to Large-Scale Heroin Distribution Operation on the Dark Web

Baltimore, Maryland – Jason Lawrence Green, age 40, of Salisbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, which he sold on the dark web (a part of the internet…

‘We’re Off Track’: Here’s How Republicans Plan To Move The Needle On Climate Change

Republicans in Congress plan to improve their messaging on climate change, conservation and the environment in an effort to win the support of Americans who deem the issue important. “If we sit…

Students At A DC Private School Could Face Expulsion For ‘Misplaced Humor’

Students at a private school in Washington, D.C., could face expulsion for “misplaced humor,” according to the school’s draft “anti-bias” policy obtained by The Washington Free Beacon. St. Albans, an all-boys school…

Poll shows 25% of Americans think COVID-19 pandemic will last forever, 50% see an end after 2022

Less than half of Americans believe the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of 2022, while almost a quarter think it will never end at all, according to a YouGov/The…

D.C. Detectives Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery of an Establishment offense that occurred on…

Suspects and Vehicle Sought in an Armed Carjacking in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred…

Suspects Sought in D.C Armed Robbery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, October 11,…

D.C. Police Hunt For Suspect After Woman Shot and Killed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, in the…

Suspect Sought in Northwest D.C. Attempted Rape

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection with an Assault with Intent to Commit…

Police Investigate Homicide in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in the 1300 block of Kalmia Road, Northwest. At approximately 2:10…

Wanted Suspect Sought In D.C. Shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in locating a wanted suspect in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill (Gun) offense that…

Police Searching for Burglary Suspect in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Sunday, October 10,…

Driver Arrested after Pulling out Gun during fit of road rage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday,…

D.C. Police make Arrest in Armed Robbery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (knife) offense that occurred on Sunday, October 10, 2021,…

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