National Guard personnel from 10 states continue to carry out patrols in D.C., and it appears troops will remain a familiar sight in the District well into the…
Read more How long will the National Guard remain deployed in DC? – WTOP NewsA federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the National Guard deployment in D.C. can continue for now. National Guard patrol in the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 11,…
Read more Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now, an appeals court says – WTOP NewsFederal officials say the suspect drove cross-country from Washington state to D.C. before the attack and faces assault and weapons charges. The two National Guard members remain in…
Read more Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across US to carry out attack, officials say – WTOP NewsThe brazen daytime shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital by a man authorities said is an Afghan national has raised multiple questions. Listen live…
Read more What we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC – WTOP NewsPresident Donald Trump’s remarks, released in a video on social media, underscores his intention to reshape the country’s immigration system and increase scrutiny of migrants who are already…
Read more Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot – WTOP NewsTwo National Guard soldiers were shot in D.C. near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to a law enforcement official. This page contains a…
Read more Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers – WTOP NewsA man who threatened to kill a family of four on a crowded Metrobus in March has been sentenced to five years in prison. A D.C. man who…
Read more Man who threatened to kill family on a Metrobus sentenced to 5 years in prison – WTOP NewsCongressional Republicans have renewed their focus on D.C. crime with legislation aimed at changing police oversight and the District’s cashless bail system. Congressional Republicans have renewed their focus…
Read more GOP House lawmakers pass bills targeting DC crime-fighting policies – WTOP NewsD.C. is pushing back against what it argues is an illegal and indefinite deployment of National Guard troops, under federal control, in the nation’s capital. D.C. is pushing…
Read more DC pushes back on indefinite deployment of National Guard – WTOP NewsUS Attorney for DC Pirro touts promising crime trends in front of frustrated community members at a community meeting Thursday. This page contains a video which is being…
Read more US Attorney for DC Pirro touts promising crime trends at community forum Thursday – WTOP NewsAn off-duty D.C. firefighter, who was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night during an armed robbery on Capitol Hill, tells WTOP that his instinct was to “fight back.”…
Read more ‘It’s Zeke. I’ve been shot’: DC firefighter recounts harrowing struggle with armed robber – WTOP NewsOne week after President Donald Trump’s crime emergency declaration in D.C. expired, WTOP’s Kay Perkins breaks down crime data from D.C. police to get to the bottom of…
Read more WTOP Answers: Is the federal law enforcement surge decreasing crime in DC? – WTOP NewsThe House on Wednesday approved more legislation aimed at D.C. crime, including a bill that would loosen restrictions on police car chases on city streets, when officers are…
Read more House approves DC crime bills involving police chases and judges – WTOP NewsA Waldorf man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the 2022 killing of his girlfriend’s husband, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. A…
Read more Waldorf man sentenced in fatal shooting of girlfriend’s husband – WTOP NewsMore National Guard troops are scheduled to arrive this month in D.C. and there are no signs the federal law enforcement surge will end any time soon. For…
Read more Federal law enforcement surge presses ahead as DC waits for Congress to restore $1B in local funds – WTOP NewsNow that the federal law enforcement surge in D.C. has come to an end, many don’t believe there will be a sudden disappearance of police and National Guard.…
Read more ‘It’s not fully over’: DC leaders talk about what’s next after the crime emergency ends – WTOP NewsThere are growing signs that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C isn’t going to end soon and that President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge will…
Read more Hundreds of additional National Guard personnel coming to DC – WTOP NewsD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said her focus remains on planning for the exit out of President Donald Trump’s declared crime emergency, while council members supported the lawsuit. As…
Read more DC leaders react to lawsuit aimed at ending National Guard deployment – WTOP NewsMembers of the D.C. faith community gathered on Freedom Plaza, just steps from the White House and the Wilson Building, to both pray and protest the federal law…
Read more Clergy members gather in DC to pray and protest federal law enforcement surge – WTOP NewsA man who police say was caught shoplifting from a Northwest D.C. Safeway has been arrested and accused of slashing an employee with an ax during an attack…
Read more Ax attack at DC Safeway leaves one employee in hospital – WTOP News