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If the individual is wanted on a warrant, they are under the jurisdiction of the US Marshals. If the individual happens to be undocumented, then they go to ICE.

A teenage boy was hospitalized after being shot late Monday night in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.

The group Free DC and its partners held a rally in Northwest D.C. as Trump announced plans to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — As D.C. experiences heightened federal law enforcement activity following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, Mayor Muriel Bowser is in Martha’s Vineyard ...

President Donald Trump on Monday officially invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

There's an increased police presence in D.C. as part of President Trump's efforts to enhance the city's safety.

Fairfax County Public Schools tells 7News Reporter Nick Minock that they are launching an investigation into claims that school staff arranged abortions.

Fifteen properties in Washington, D.C., are being targeted by the D.C. Department of Buildings (DOB) for 486 housing violations and $546,606 in fines.

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the Trump administration's takeover of the D.C. Police "unsettling and unprecedented," but said collaboration with federal leaders will ...

A public safety official in Prince George's County, Maryland, was placed on administrative leave as part of an investigation into hiring practices.

A 33-year-old man was found shot in the Logan Circle neighborhood Monday night and later died at the hospital, marking this year's 100th homicide in D.C.