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Maryland considering bills that would restrict local law enforcement's cooperation with ICE
1+ week, 6+ day ago (355+ words) Maryland lawmakers have introduced a pair of bills that would place restrictions on immigration enforcement operations in the state. Local sheriffs are pushing back against the bills, saying they don't have the manpower to follow through on the bills' requirements....
DC police revitalize Cadet Corps program hoping to increase recruits amid staff shortage
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (601+ words) With D.C. Police staffing currently at historic lows, the Metropolitan Police Department is looking toward creative ways to fill the ranks.One of those is the decades-old Cadet Corps program, open to those ages 17 to 24 years old. FOX 5's Homa Bash…...
School resources officers could expand to elementary schools in Loudoun County
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (277+ words) A decision on Monday could shape school security in Loudoun County as the board votes for funding that could bring resources officers to elementary schools. LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - A major decision that could reshape school security in Loudoun County is…...
Police investigating shooting at basketball court in Dumfries
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (193+ words) DUMFRIES, Va. - A shooting was reported at a basketball court in Dumfries on Monday." Police say there were injuries, but it's not yet clear how many people were involved or the severity of those injuries." Officers with the Prince William…...
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at middle school in Loudoun County
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) Loudoun County Sheriff's Office" ASHBURN, Va. - Law enforcement are responding to a reported bomb threat at a middle school in Loudoun County on Monday morning. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says Eagle Ridge Middle School in Ashburn was evacuated after…...
University of Maryland students train future guide dogs
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (302+ words) FOX 5 DC's Shomari Stone has the story." COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Students at the University of Maryland are training puppies to be future guide dogs. The new program is offered as a club for students. The UMD students train Labrador retriever puppies…...
Driver dies in Texas shootout after fleeing border patrol checkpoint, officials say
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (309+ words) Video shows the scene of a deadly Border Patrol shooting in West Texas that happened Wednesday. SIERRA BLANCA, Texas - A Wisconsin man was shot and killed by law enforcement Wednesday morning following a high-speed pursuit and a chaotic shootout that…...
Skimming devices found at Woodbridge 7-Eleven, Kabul Halal Market, police warn
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (130+ words) PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - Prince William County Police are warning customers after skimming devices were discovered inside two Woodbridge businesses. According to Prince William County Police, skimming devices were recently found inside: Both businesses are in Woodbridge. Police say anyone…...
Family of woman stabbed by driver in Fredericksburg speaks out: 'She was just road raging"
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (447+ words) FOX 5 spoke with the family of a woman who was stabbed after a road rage encounter in northern Virginia. They say their loved one never saw it coming.They say the victim left her home in this Fredericksburg neighborhood and…...
2 arrested, charged in killing outside Potomac Mills mall
1+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Two men have been arrested in connection with last month's fatal shooting in the parking lot of Potomac Mills mall, according to Prince William County police. Investigators say Clifton Joseph Douglas, 25, of Chesterfield, and Beau Wade Bishop, 28, of…...