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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, 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...

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…

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.

Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik addressed questions Thursday about a ticket-writing contest held among officers. The ticket-writing contest encouraged arrest and enforcement by offering prizes as a reward. One officer received a $20 gift card for writing many citations. Pavlik said an officer notified him of the contest. The program was shut down after an investigation last summer, but…

Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss gets an update from Metro Transit Police on the alleged ticket-writing contest.

A video posted on Twitter shows Metro Transit Police handcuffing a crying 13-year-old boy. Police said the boy pushed an officer inside the Shaw-Howard Metro Station last week, but the man who recorded the video accused the officers of harassing the boy. Meagan Fitzgerald reports.

A video posted on Twitter shows Metro Transit Police taking into custody a crying 13-year-old boy who refused provide his mother’s name or number after he was stopped for “horseplay” Thursday night. According to police, two officers on a Green Line train saw two boys grabbing each other as if they were in a fight on the platform at...

A video posted on Twitter shows Metro Transit Police taking into custody a crying 13-year-old boy who refused provide his mother’s name or number after he was stopped for “horseplay” Thursday night.

Authorities are searching for a man they say exposed himself at a Popeyes in Clinton, Maryland, and then assaulted a woman on a Metro train.

A 15-year-old died Saturday after being stabbed by another teen on the Metro, D.C. police say.

A 15-year-old stabbing victim walked up to a Metro station manager and collapsed inside the Capitol South station Friday, Metro Transit Police said.

Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik has asked the U.S. Attorney’s Office to independently review an officer’s use of force during an arrest at the U Street Metro station in Northwest Washington.

A man is filing a lawsuit against three Metro Transit Police officers who he says wrongfully arrested him and used a stun gun on him this summer. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

In a viral story, a Metro Transit Police officer stepped in to help a young boy with autism after he had a meltdown on a train.