Crime and Courts

Michelle Zajko’s denial was part of a 20-page handwritten “Open Letter to the World” her attorney provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Crime victims and victim advocates want Maryland’s governor to veto the Second Look Act, which would allow some convicted offenders to get out of prison if they can prove they’ve been rehabilitated. Maryland lawmakers passed the legislation last session, but opponents say it will make Maryland less safe. Demonstrators stood outside the statehouse in Annapolis Tuesday holding photos of...

A Metro Transit Police Department officer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon with a “sharp metal object” at the Navy Yard Metro station and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MTPD said. The officer was stopping a fare evasion suspect, according to MTPD, when the suspect turned and assaulted the officer. The officer suffered sustained lacerations and puncture wounds to…

Crime victims and advocates are asking Maryland’s governor to veto the Second Look Act, which would allow some convicted offenders to get out of prison if they can prove they’ve been rehabilitated. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

An Indiana mom was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school and harassing a teacher for a class lesson on flags that featured one rainbow flag.

Hertz is notifying customers that a data hack late last year may have exposed their personal data.

As jury selection started in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape retrial, some prospective jurors made clear they couldn’t be fair in judging the one-time Hollywood mogul-turned-#MeToo pariah.

A Michigan man has been sentenced to eight months in prison for making a false bomb threat. Joshua Lowe was upset that he had to watch pets while his girlfriend’s family went on a cruise last year.

A Loudoun County teenager is under arrest and charged with murder in a weekend shooting that killed a 16-year-old. The victim was found in an SUV in the parking lot of a Harris Teeter grocery store in Ashburn, Virginia.

A Loudoun County teenager is under arrest charged with murder in connection with a weekend shooting that left a 16-year-old dead. The victim was found in an SUV in a
grocery store parking lot, but as Northern
Virginia bureau chief Julie Carey learned,
that’s not where the deadly confrontation
took place.

A person has been arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters after reports of an intruder.

A 17-year-old Wisconsin teen charged with killing his parents is also accused of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to an unsealed affidavit from the FBI, NBC News reported.

An Ashburn community is shaken after a shooting that killed a juvenile Saturday night. The young victim was found in a car in a parking lot in front of the Harris Teeter on Southern Walk Plaza in Ashburn. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said the call came in at about 6 p.m. Investigators have not released the victim’s age;...

The aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who is the sister of the men’s father, was hospitalized after a graphic image of her brother’s body was shown in court on Friday, according to family. Terry Baralt, 85, is in critical condition after seeing the image in the brothers’ latest court appearance, according to the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition,...

An Ashburn community is shaken after a deadly shooting Saturday night. The victim was found dead in a car in a grocery store parking lot. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A driver was convicted of 13 charges related to running over a police officer who lost his legs from the assault. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains why the verdict disappointed police and prosecutors.

Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt,” NBC News reported.

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday.

A driver was convicted of 13 of 18 charges in the I-270 crash in which a police officer lost both of his legs. News4’s Jackie Bensen eplains why prosecutors are disappointed with the verdict.

A man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last fall will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.