After a Halloween night that saw hundreds of teens swarm D.C.’s Navy Yard, some city leaders say emergency curfews do help restore order, and they now want to keep…
Read more DC leaders push to keep emergency curfews after Halloween chaos – WTOP NewsD.C. Council members are hearing from members of the public and law enforcement on the effectiveness of last summer’s youth curfew zones and whether they should be put…
Read more DC leaders consider reestablishing youth curfew zones permanently – WTOP NewsIn response to a surge in juvenile-related incidents, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith are urging the D.C. Council to reinstate and strengthen the juvenile…
Read more ‘Very frustrating’: DC leaders urge council to adopt stricter curfew after rise in ‘juvenile activity’ – WTOP NewsTwo teenage boys were arrested Thursday after Northwood High School was placed on lockdown for reports of a gun on campus. Two teenage boys were arrested Thursday after…
Read more Two students arrested following lockdown at Montgomery Co. high school; weapon recovered – WTOP NewsThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for D.C. said it seized six firearms from a student after its agents saw a post that made a potential…
Read more ATF busts DC student with 6 guns, says it interrupted ‘possible school shooting’ – WTOP NewsU.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., wants to lower the age of eligibility for a Washington, D.C., youth rehabilitation law, saying that anyone 18 or older should face the…
Read more What is Byron Donalds’ history with youthful offender laws?A woman is dead and a young person critically injured after a crash in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Tuesday afternoon. A vehicle involved in a serious crash…
Read more Woman dead, 3 teens injured after Prince George’s Co. crash – WTOP NewsFive D. C-area teenagers are facing charges in connection with a carjacking that took place Friday night in Northwest, police said. Five D.C.-area teenagers are facing charges in…
Read more Police: 5 teenagers arrested in Northwest DC carjacking – WTOP NewsD.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb rolled out legislation targeting the city’s Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services, saying they aren’t doing enough to prevent youth recidivism. The vast majority…
Read more ‘Not acceptable’: DC attorney general seeks overhaul of agency tasked with rehabilitating youth offenders – WTOP NewsA 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in last Tuesday’s theft and assault at a CVS retail location in the Navy Yard area of Southeast, D.C. police…
Read more 16-year-old charged in theft, assault at Navy Yard CVS; police seeking additional suspects – WTOP NewsGhost guns — untraceable firearms usually put together by someone using unassembled or homemade components — are already illegal in Maryland. A new law in Prince George’s County…
Read more Ghost guns are already illegal in Maryland. Sharing the tech and instructions behind them isn’t — for now – WTOP NewsDURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The I-team is investigating what’s behind a wild crime spree and high-speed chase through the Triangle last week. Some of it was caught on…
Read more Cars stolen from Sport Durst in Durham allegedly by teenagers, lead police on high speed chaseD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Pamela Smith led a public safety summit Saturday with grassroots leaders to address the city’s ongoing crime problem. D.C. Mayor Muriel…
Read more Bowser, DC police chief huddle with grassroots leaders to combat crime problem – WTOP NewsAs Maryland’s top Democratic leaders continue to assess legislation to tweak the state’s juvenile justice system, all or portions of other juvenile-related bills could be incorporated in the…
Read more Maryland considers more juvenile justice bills, and they may be included in bigger legislative package – WTOP NewsDETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the January trial for the parents of the teenager who killed four students at his high school, a victory…
Read more Oxford school shooting trial delayed by appeal by parentsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A drive-by shooting in Nashville on Saturday injured two people as they and others were walking out of church from the funeral of a woman…
Read more Drive-by shooting injures 2 at funeral at Nashville churchA 12-year-old boy is dead after playing Russian Roulette with peers in Jackson, Mississippi, police say. Jackson’s Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn identified the boy as Markell Noah,…
Read more 12-year-old dies in Russian Roulette; murder charges broughtCHICAGO — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a 7-year-old boy who was struck by a stray bullet while washing his hands in the…
Read more Chicago man charged in slaying of boy struck by stray bulletBUFFALO, N.Y. — A 16-year-old accused of driving a stolen SUV involved in a high-speed crash that killed four teenage passengers was arraigned Tuesday on manslaughter and other…
Read more Teenage driver charged in crash of stolen car that killed 4SEATTLE — A judge on Wednesday ordered a 14-year-old boy arrested in a fatal shooting at a Seattle high school to remain in custody pending a charging decision…
Read more 14-year-old boy held in fatal Seattle school shooting
