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Report: Visitor Assaults on Park Police, Rangers Up 38 Percent

Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers.

2013/06/16

Police Hunt Teens Using Stolen Credit Card to Buy Movie Tickets

Authorities in Maryland are looking for a group of teens who they say used a woman’s missing credit card to buy movie tickets, then took pictures of themselves with the card at a photo booth.

2013/06/16

Woman Sexually Assaulted by Masked Burglar in Gaithersburg

Police in Montgomery County are investigating a report of a burglary and a sex assault in Gaithersburg.

2013/06/14

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Court: Police Can Take DNA Swabs From Arrestees

A divided Supreme Court says police can legally take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases.

2013/06/03

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Murder Up, Other Violent Crimes Down in Va.

The frequency of homicides has increased, but the number of violent and property crimes in Virginia has gone down, according to Virginia State Police records for 2012.

2013/05/21

Study Links D.C. Violence to Bars, Liquor Stores

Take a map of D.C. and put a pin in each spot where there’s been an aggravated assault or a case of domestic violence, and pretty soon you’ll recognize a pattern.

2013/02/19

Freed D.C. Murder Suspect Allegedly Involved in Two Shootings, Kidnapping

A murder suspect who was awaiting trial but was released from jail is now arrested again, charged with two shootings a kidnapping that left another man dead.

2013/01/31

Va. Man Set to Plead Guilty in Theft of Obama Van

A Richmond man accused of stealing a truck containing President Barack Obama’s audio equipment is scheduled to plead guilty.

2013/01/09

Armed Robberies Spike Following Redskins Game

Crime apparently took a backseat Sunday to the Washington Redskins’ first home NFL playoff game in 13 years.

2013/01/07

File photo of a teenager being arrested. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Troubled Generation: The Perceived Prevalence Of Youth Crime And Corruption

A look into youth crime and corruption in recent history, the role new and developing forms of media play in how such crimes are viewed and discussed in American culture, and the search for a solution.

2012/09/14