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A dog shot outside his Southwest D.C. home Thursday night now needs expensive surgery. Dwight Foster’s 10-month-old shepherd-lab mix Double O was shot three time in the 200 block of L Street SW. The dog survived but needs jaw surgery that costs more than $10,000. Foster is a senior citizen living on a fixed income. “He means the world to…

A dog shot outside his Southwest D.C. home Thursday night now needs expensive surgery. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to the owner.

A baby girl was left on a front porch after being taken in a car theft Friday evening. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke with a reesident of the home where the baby was found.

A hit-and-run driver left a Virginia woman in a coma and her children desperate to find the person responsible. Mary Wong, 63, was walking home from work about 8 p.m. Dec. 27 when she was struck in a crosswalk near her home in Springfield. “Life just completely changed in that one moment,” said her daughter, Jeanie Wong. Her mother’s prognosis…

A 4-month-old girl was found after being taken in a car theft in Georgetown, D.C. police confirmed. The white Jeep SUV with a missing gas cap door was taken from the 3000 block of M Street NW about 6 p.m. on a bitter cold winter evening. The baby’s mother left the car running while she went inside a Le...

A Northern Virginia mother was critically injured when a car struck her more than a week ago as she walked home from work. News4’s Mauricio Casillas spoke to her two children, who are desperate to find the hit-and-run driver responsible.

The D.C. area has seen a recent spike in swatting calls. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder explains the traumatic impact the hoax can have.

Over the past few years, car thefts in D.C. have increased at an alarming rate. Police say more than 50 vehicles were stolen in the first four days of 2024 alone. News4’s Megan McGrath spoke to a D.C. woman who says her Lyft was stolen as she was trying to get inside.

D.C. police are looking for a cyclist who shattered the back window of a car in an apparent act of road rage. News4’s Paul Wagner reports the flying glass injured his two dogs in the back seat.

The D.C. attorney general’s office’s Leaders of Tomorrow program will provide up to $250,000 grants to nonprofits dedicated to curbing youth violence. “We’re at an unacceptable state in our city in terms of addressing public safety,” Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. “It’s incumbent upon all of us, government and community, to do everything we can.” He said D.C. can’t...

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced a series of grants to promote “leaders of tomorrow.” News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with the attorney general and a hopeful recipient about how the grants could help D.C.’s crime crisis.

The Frederick Police Department released body-camera video of a shooting last year in which two officers and a suspect were wounded. News4’s Paul Wagner reports the officers were trying to question a man when he suddenly started shooting. (Some people may find the video disturbing.)

A D.C. mother is searching for answers after her 24-year-old son, Tyejuan Harkum, was shot and killed on Naylor Road Southeast in the first week of December.

Last week, Tyejuan Harkum was shot after leaving a barbershop on Naylor Road SE. His family has been searching for answers after he died, leaving behind his 3-year-old daughter. News4’s Dominique Moody spoke to his mom and aunt about navigating his absence.

Some frustrated retailers are turning to artificial intelligence to catch shoplifters. Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan and the News4 I-Team show how it works.

During this busy shopping season, retailers are trying to combat the rising threat of retail theft, and that means extra eyes could be watching consumers when they’re out browsing.

A husband and father of two young children was shot and killed last week just days before a planned return to Turkey.

Ten teenagers were indicted in two carjacking rings in D.C. and Maryland, prosecutors said.

A husband and father of two young children was shot and killed just days before a planned return to Turkey. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to a relative of the victim about what happened moments before the shooting.

Greenbelt police say a series of car break-ins happened Wednesday night inside the parking garage of the Verde Apartments off Greenbelt Road. News4’s Walter Morris got reaction from residents.