Metro Transit Police

A 27-year-old man charged with killing a transgender woman in Suitland, Maryland, was arrested over the weekend when he ran onto the Metro tracks at Pentagon City, police say. Taya Ashton, 20, was found shot to death at an apartment in the 2300 block of Brooks Drive in Suitland on Saturday night, Prince George’s County police said. A day after…

Metro is considering a rule to suspend riders who engage in certain crimes on its trains, but some organizations say the rule could have discriminatory impact.

News4’s Shomari Stone reports on the rule that some say is discriminatory.

The agency says it has made changes since 2017. Justin Finch spoke with one man who questions whether his case fell through the cracks.

Adam Marcal wonders what ever happened to his case in 2014 after he says he was attacked and robbed of his cell phone on a train at the L’Enfant Metro station. “I immediately got off the train, went there to report it to the police, right there at L’Enfant, told them the whole story, gave them descriptions, clothing, what...

An FBI agent was charged with attempted murder in an off-duty shooting on board a Metro train passing through Montgomery County in December, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

An FBI agent was charged with attempted murder in an off-duty shooting in December on board a Metro train passing through Montgomery County, according to court records unsealed Tuesday.

Disturbing video shows Metro Transit Police arresting a bruised and bloodied woman as she struggles with officers. Metro Transit Police say the woman assaulted an officer. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Disturbing video shows Metro Transit Police arresting a bruised and bloodied woman as she struggles with officers. Metro Transit Police say the woman assaulted an officer.

The Metro Transit Police Department revealed Friday a preliminary chronology of the shooting involving an FBI agent earlier this week.

An FBI agent was involved in a shooting on a Red Line train at the Medical Center Metro Station. Mark Segraves reports.

A a man suspected in an attempted rape Tuesday on a Silver Line train in Northern Virginia has been charged in another attempted rape Wednesday in Fairfax County. Metro Transit Police arrested Kendrie Roberts-Monticue, 21, of Reston, Thursday morning at a relative’s home in Virginia. Roberts-Monticue is accused of attempting to rape a woman on a train between the McLean…

Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has details on what you should do to protect yourself while riding Metro.

A man tried to rape a woman on board a Silver Line Metro train in Northern Virginia on Tuesday and police are seeking a suspect caught on surveillance cameras.  The woman was riding the train with her young child at about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday when a man assaulted her, tried to remove her clothing and exposed himself, Metro Transit...

As the country continues to deal with social justice issues pertaining to police and communities, the Metro Transit Police Department will have a watchdog group to review its incidents. Members were appointed to a new review panel tasked with looking over Metro Transit Police investigations. One of the most immediate actions Metro Transit Police has taken following recent high-profile police…

As the country continues to deal with social justice issues pertaining to police and communities, Metro’s police department will now have a watchdog group to review its incidents. Members were appointed to a new review panel tasked with looking over Metro Transit Police investigations. As Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains, Metro’s police chief is vowing a better relationship with the...

A man is critically hurt after someone shot him on a Metro train Saturday afternoon, police say. Metro Transit Police officers responded to the Mt. Vernon Square station just before 5 p.m. for the report of a shooting. They found the victim and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police believe the shooting happened on a green…

Metro says one of its Transit Police officers has tested positive for coronavirus. The officer was stationed at the District 2 headquarters, which is right next to the Franconia-Springfield station. The officer started feeling ill last week and his test results just came back Monday.  Metro said it is retracing the officer’s steps and trying to determine if he...

Former Metro Transit Police officers testified before the D.C. Council that they were pressured to meet a certain amount of tickets and arrests, calling it a quota system. They said they faced retaliation if they failed to generate that amount of tickets. “If you do make a complaint, you’re basically blackballed,” said Tiffany Washington, who served for 18 years....

Former Metro Transit Police officers testified before the D.C. Council about pressure to issue tickets. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.