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Family of man killed by police says he didn't speak English, shooting was unjust
The family of a man shot and killed by a police officer Saturday says he didn’t understand English and police unjustly shot him. Montgomery County police responding to reports of an assault in progress on Janet Road found Melvin Chavez holding what officers believed to be a knife. On Ring camera video, officers are heard yelling, “Drop the knife!”...
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Family of man killed by police says he didn't speak English, shooting was unjust
The family of a man shot and killed by a police officer Saturday says he didn’t understand English and the situation should have been handled differently. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Man stabbed 66-year-old woman in NW DC for ‘no apparent reason,' court docs say
A 66-year-old woman is seriously hurt after a man stabbed her while she sat on a bench outside the Friendship Heights Metro station in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Monday morning, police say. Marcus Dwayne Jackson, 39, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault and other charges. A witness saw Jackson run toward D.C. after the stabbing on Wisconsin Avenue just…
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Takoma Park red light program issues warnings before giving out citations
The City of Takoma Park Police Department is implementing a new Red Light Camera Enforcement Program starting Sept. 23. The program aims to deter dangerous driving and improve compliance with traffic signals, according to a press release. The cameras will issue warning notices during a 30-day grace period to drivers who don’t stop at red lights where no citations are…
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Takoma Park police implement new red light enforcement program
The Takoma Park Police Department is launching new red light enforcement program starting Monday where drivers will get warning notices if they fail to stop at red lights before they start receiving citations. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Windows smashed at Germantown food mart overnight
A convenience store’s windows were smashed out at a Germantown food mart. Montgomery police have not released further details.
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Alsobrooks improperly took tax breaks on properties, CNN report says
A CNN report revealed that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks allegedly took advantage of tax breaks she didn’t qualify for on properties in Maryland and D.C.
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Alsobrooks improperly claimed tax deductions on properties, CNN review says
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat, allegedly took advantage of tax breaks she didn’t qualify for on properties in Maryland and D.C., according to a CNN review. The CNN review reportedly showed a homestead tax exemption that Alsobrooks claimed for more than a decade is meant to only apply to a...
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Easterseals' ‘Walk With Me' at National Harbor
The event is aimed at supporting thousands of military families, veterans and people with disabilities in the DMV area. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Man killed in shooting near Largo Town Center
Prince George’s County police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed near the shopping center. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Man shot, killed near Prince George's shopping center
A man was shot to death near a shopping center in Largo, Maryland, Friday afternoon, police say.
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Frederick leaders approve letting noncitizens vote in local elections
Thousands of people who live in the city of Frederick, Maryland, but are not citizens will be able to cast ballots in the next local election.
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Frederick leaders approve letting noncitizens vote in local elections
Frederick, Maryland’s leaders voted to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Some Maryland voters received sample ballots with wrong names
Some registered Maryland voters flooded elections officials with questions after receiving sample election ballot booklets with their correct address but a stranger’s names on the mailing label. Montgomery County Board of Elections quickly noticed all the calls were coming from registered voters in Congressional District 8 whose last names begin with “A,” spokesperson Gilberto Zelaya said. Some whose last names…
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Some Maryland voters received sample ballots with wrong names
Some registered Maryland voters flooded elections officials with questions after receiving sample election ballot booklets with their correct address but a stranger’s names on the mailing label. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Shot fired during robbery at Prince George's school bus stop
Suspects pulled up to a group of students and demanded they give them their shoes, a parent said. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Suspect fires gun while trying to rob kids at Prince George's school bus stop
A group of high school students were waiting at their bus stop in a neighborhood of Accokeek, Maryland, early Thursday morning, when two men tried to rob them — and one of the suspects fired a gun, police say. The two suspects pulled up to the kids in a blue Hyundai about 6:40 a.m. in the 15900 block of Livingston…
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Shot fired during robbery at school bus stop in Prince George's
Two men tried to rob a group of kids, and then one of them shot a gun, police say.
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13-year-old found with loaded gun in lunchbox at Waldorf middle school
A 13-year-old was found with a loaded gun in a lunchbox Wednesday at a Waldorf, Maryland, middle school, the sheriff’s office said. School administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were told about 12:40 p.m. that a student had a gun, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. A school resource office found the student and found the loaded weapon in...
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13-year-old found with loaded gun in lunchbox at Waldorf school
A 13-year-old was found with a loaded gun in a lunchbox Wednesday at a Waldorf, Maryland, middle school, the sheriff’s office said.