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Man arrested in series of Georgetown, UMD sexual assault cases
Ernesto Ramon Mercado is accused of raping six women in D.C. and near the University of Maryland. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Police delivered a ‘beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing
Closing arguments are underway in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a fatal beating.
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10 Prince George's students charged with making dozens of school threats
Ten children ranging in age from 13 to 16 have been charged in connection to nearly 50 threats made to Prince George’s County schools over the past several weeks, police say. Investigators linked the 10 students to 47 school-related threats, police said. Four more children who are under 13 years old were also involved in making threats, but couldn’t be…
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Ex-officer in Tysons mall killing testifies he was ‘most scared I have ever been'
A former Fairfax County police sergeant who fatally shot an unarmed suspected shoplifter testified in his manslaughter trial Tuesday.
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Accused former police officer testifies in Tysons police shooting trial
A former Fairfax County police sergeant who fatally shot an unarmed suspected shoplifter testified in his manslaughter trial Tuesday. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Parents turn in their kids for 7-Eleven flash mob robberies in LA
The LAPD said Tuesday that the parents of three teenagers who were allegedly shown in security video from recent flash mob-style robberies at convenience stores had brought their children to police stations so they could be arrested.
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Sean ‘Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations
A Texas-based attorney said he’s representing more than a hundred accusers in a series of new civil lawsuits he’ll file against Diddy.
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Fake online pharmacies sold deadly counterfeit pills
Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores.
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Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it
An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.
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Death of 1-year-old child in DC ruled homicide
A 1-year-old child died in Northwest D.C. on Saturday, and police say they’re investigating the baby’s death as a homicide.
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Arkansas couple accused of trying to sell baby for beer and money, police say
In a letter signed by both parents, they agreed that there “will be no changing y’all two’s minds and to never contact again” the buyer.
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School bus aide accused of sexual assault against students
The children involved were between four and five years old, and had disabilities. The Spotsylvania sheriff’s office believes there could be more victims.
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Neighbors concerned about violence after double shooting in Alexandria
It was the second shooting within that area in the past two weeks. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Double overnight shooting in Alexandria leaves 2 hospitalized
Two people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an overnight shooting in Alexandria.
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Man shot and killed near Nationals Park
D.C. police investigated the deadly shooting that happened Friday evening near the baseball stadium.
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Convicted child abductor on parole for 1989 case found babysitting in Virginia
Melissa Brannen disappeared from a holiday party in 1989 and has never been found. The man convicted of abducting her, Caleb Hughes, was on parole when he was found babysitting children in Rocky Mount, Virginia, sources say.
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Man convicted of 1989 child abduction accused of probation violation
A man convicted of abducting a 5-year-old girl in 1989 is back in prison after authorities learned he had unsupervised contact with children. News4’s Paul Wagner explains.
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Husband accused in Herndon killings denied bond
Photos and other evidence show the two were having an affair for months before the killings, according to prosecutors. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Bond denied for husband accused in Herndon double-murder
A Northern Virginia man accused of having an affair with his family’s au pair, and then working with her to kill his wife and another man has been denied bond.
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Family seeks justice a year after teen is killed near Dunbar High
A year after a teenager was shot and killed near Dunbar High School, his family continues calling for justice as the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office says it can’t move forward with charges in the case. Despite the U.S. attorney’s decision, Maurice Jackson’s family is still advocating for charges to be filed. Video from Sept. 26, 2023, shows the 16-year-old...