Investigations

An average of 202 people each day since July 1 hang up on D.C. 911 after waiting at least 15 seconds on hold, data obtained by the News4 I-Team shows.

DC’s 911 computer system has experienced at least seven unplanned outages this year and a criminal probe has been opened into one of them.

While fewer checks are being written these days, check fraud continues to be widespread, and it’s surging. Many victims might not even know it’s happened to them.

D.C.’s 911 center had its second outage in two weeks Friday. It was due to a “connectivity disruption,” during which public safety agencies “transitioned to manual dispatch.”

It’s a call that could make anyone panic: Someone on the phone says your loved one is about to be arrested for missing jury duty unless you pay up. But it’s a scam. Law enforcement will never call you to demand money. This brazen crime is making a resurgence in the D.C. area, and people are losing thousands of...

Earlier this summer, neighbors complained to News4 about a noisy pool party on a quiet Gaithersburg cul-de-sac. The News4 I-Team’s Ted Oberg went back to the scene of the party, where neighbors are talking about more than lewd and rude behavior.

For weeks, a private investigator followed Prince George’s County Councilmember Ingrid Watson, who represents District 4. He documented her coming and going from a home outside of her district in Upper Marlboro, but she told News4 she still lives in District 4.