Crime and Public Safety

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.

Members of President Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned the Capitol riot - not grassroots supporters, an Associated Press review of records found.

The mother of a man who is accused of carrying zip ties in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 was arrested Saturday in Tennessee, charged with entering the Capitol building. 

The FBI on Sunday released photos of seven men it says attacked a D.C. police officer during a riot on Capitol Hill Jan. 6.

Daniel Baker was kicked out of the Army, fought with terrorists, and supported Antifa, prosecutors claim.

A 31-year-old Virginia man says he was lost and asking for directions when he was arrested for showing up at a D.C. inauguration security checkpoint on Friday evening with a gun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who later was convicted of murder, has died at age 81.

The United States Postal Service will temporarily shut down post offices in the nation’s capital in preparation of next week’s Inauguration Day.

Fort Worth police said a 17-year-old was fatally shot by security guards outside a club early Saturday morning after they saw him shoot a female.

The Houston Regional Amber Alert for 3-month-old Anyla Benjamin has been cancelled. Houston Police say the child has been safely located.

Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

A funeral ceremony for Boone County Sheriff’s K-9 Loki occurred Saturday morning. 

The Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.

A Spring man has been arrested and charged for taking part in the Capitol riot after the FBI was tipped off by his Facebook friend.

A judge has denied bail for an Arizona man known as the so-called 'QAnon Shaman.' Jake Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, was arrested for his alleged role in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

An Arkansas man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week has been put under House arrest as he awaits trial.

Federal safety officials are investigating people who took part in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol to decide whether they belong on the federal no-fly list.