Theft and Property Crime

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (64+ words) Maryland Deputy Secretary for Corrections David Greene was at Roxbury Correctional Facility on Sept. 3, 2026 to equip officers there with new body-worn cameras, a statewide initiative to make prison conditions safer. Maryland Deputy Secretary for Corrections David Greene was at Roxbury…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) Montgomery County, Maryland, police are dealing with a serious auto theft problem. Statistics shared by the police department indicate car thefts are up 22% over last year. As of July 28, 1,569 vehicles were stolen. If that pace continues, the county will far…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (250+ words) Stanley Synowczynski, the 75-year-old man hospitalized after an explosion collapsed his Annapolis home, died late Thursday. Health authorities in Maryland declared a measles outbreak in three counties on Monday, noting that officials recorded over a dozen new cases among unvaccinated…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) A complaint filed in federal court says Melissa Farris recorded herself vandalizing the World War II Memorial and saying she would wait to be arrested. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to a man who says he’s Farris’ cousin. A Kentucky woman…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans’ memorial and destroying government property. An attorney for Farris didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (69+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A federal grand jury indicted Melissa Farris, 41, who this month live-streamed herself…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (178+ words) A federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday that Melissa L. Farris, the woman facing felony charges in connection with damage done to the World War II Memorial, will remain free, but under strict conditions, while her case proceeds. The Aug. 13 vandalism…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Justice Department had sought pre-trial detention for a woman accused of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) The woman who was arrested last week for allegedly vandalizing the World War II Memorial has been released from jail in Alexandria, Virginia. The memorial was found defaced by spray-paint, with bubbles overflowing from a fountain Thursday afternoon. Melissa L. Farris,…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (260+ words) President Donald Trump on Sunday said vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the same spot where Trump had a stage built and hosted crowds for…...