Crime and Courts

The teaching assistant has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.

Friends and family of a Virginia farmer who was killed when he was struck by two hit-and-run drivers while crossing the street to check his mailbox held a vigil for him Friday night. News4’s Arielle Hixson reports.

Surveillance video shows well-dressed thieves stealing a puppy worth $4,000 from a Chantilly pet store. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Two teenage boys have been arrested in connection to a string of violent robberies in the U Street area of D.C. One robbery victim died days after he was attacked.

The 14 and 16-year-old suspects were arrested in connection to the deadly attack on Bryan Smith. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers raised concerns about how an auction was conducted.

Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares scam warnings from the U.S. Postal Service.

Three more college students have been charged in connection with the brutal beating of a gay man near Salisbury University, in an October attack that now involves at least 15 people.

The men were charged in the brutal beating of a gay man at Salisbury University in Maryland.

A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday.

A New Hampshire woman will spend more than two years in prison, partly because she wanted to see Tom Brady and the Buccaneers play the Patriots.

A Fairfax County judge sentenced a man to life in prison for killing his friend. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Police say as far back as December of last year, Portillo began sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and at one point, according to a charging document, “claimed” her as his “girlfriend.”

Police say as far back as December of last year, Irvin Portillo, 28, of Damascus, Maryland, began sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and at one point, according to a charging document, “claimed” her as his “girlfriend.” News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

A South Florida businessman accused in the February disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain is now facing a murder charge in the case.

California officials say four people were arrested after a person dressed in a bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payouts.

Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.

A driver is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly hit a 73-year-old farmer who was checking his mail in Fauquier County, Virginia and drove away, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, was arrested and taken into custody without incident at his home in Catlett, Virginia, on Wednesday, Virginia state police said. He is also charged with felony…

One of the drivers who were involved in the Fauquier County hit-and-run that killed a 73-year-old farmer has been arrested, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, now faces several charges. 

D.C. Council member Trayon White will not stand trial on a federal bribery charge for more than a year. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.