Crime and Public Safety

The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office on Thursday announced it has made contact with Ryan Borgwardt, the kayaker believed to have faked his own death.

A woman claims she was allegedly sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, according to a new report.

A fight involving parents and students at a D.C. high school continues to be under investigation. 

A man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook is facing charges, accused of stealing as much as $600,000 from a woman he befriended on the social network, the Bradenton Police Department said.

A Maryland man was taken into custody in North Carolina for allegedly shooting and killing a young mother on St. Patrick's Day in Prince George's County.

Detectives have arrested four suspects after they allegedly stormed a Dunn Loring store, stealing merchandise, and threatening an employee with pepper spray before making a getaway.

Police are on the lookout for suspects involved in a robbery spree across several neighborhoods in the District on Wednesday afternoon. 

Florida man Harun Abdul-Malik Yener was charged with plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange in an attempt to "reboot" the U.S. government, according to the FBI.

Another woman says she was attacked by the same man accused of raping a woman on a popular walking trail in downtown Herndon. 

A Utah judge dismissed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's parents against Moab police, citing governmental immunity. The family plans to appeal, seeking justice for alleged police negligence during a 2021 domestic violence incident involving Petito and Brian Laundrie.

A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022.

The United States Coast Guard offloaded over 29,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego on Tuesday, following 11 drug-smuggling vessel interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

A man in Charles County is in custody after shooting and killing his 15-year-old stepson, according to police.

A Sterling woman leaves her dogs home alone for months, two found dead, and another found feeble, according to police. 

Susan Smith, a South Carolina mother convicted of drowning her two young sons in 1994, was up for parole for the first time in 30 years. Here's what to know.

Two victims were assaulted by armed robbery suspects, after they refused to turnover their belongings in Northwest, D.C.

Three to four suspects committed an armed robbery in Southeast, D.C. and at least one was armed with a machine gun, according to police. 

The director of the National Child Research Center remains behind bars after being arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges.