So far this year, violent gang-related crime in Montgomery County has increased by 72 percent overall when compared to the same six-month reporting period last year, police officials reportedMonday.

From January through June, police reported a 36 percent increase in gang-related robberies, a 43 percent increase in gang-related assaults and an overall increase in gang-related weapons offense charges. [Read More]

ICE sweep nets 132 illegal immigrants in D.C. area (The Washington Times)

ICE officers nabbed 132 illegal immigrants in the Washington metropolitan region in an enforcement sweep this month, including a high-ranking MS-13 member, a convicted child rapist and other serious criminals, the agency announced Tuesday.

The operation, which ran from July 9 to 20, targeted criminals, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers said that if they also encountered other illegal immigrants during their sweep they reserved the right to deport them, too. [Read More]