Peter Hermann

Washington, D.C.

Reporter at The Washington Post

I cover crime in DC for The Washington Post

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Fatal crash closes southbound BW Parkway during morning commute

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

Fatal crash closes southbound BW Parkway during morning commute (washingtonpost.com) Fatal crash closes southbound BW Parkway during morning commute By Peter Hermann 2025041811195800 A fatal vehicular crash closed a one-mile stretch of the southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway early Friday, snarling traffic headed into the District during the morning commute, according to police.
Man arrested in stabbing of D.C. transit officer at Navy Yard Metro station

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

Man arrested in stabbing of D.C. transit officer at Navy Yard Metro station (washingtonpost.com) Man arrested in stabbing of D.C. transit officer at Navy Yard Metro station By Peter Hermann 2025041714552900 Authorities have arrested a man in the stabbing of a police officer at D.C's Navy Yard Metro station minutes before U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P.
Chanel heist started with a fire extinguisher sprayed in guard’s face

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

Chanel heist started with a fire extinguisher sprayed in guard’s face (washingtonpost.com) Chanel heist started with a fire extinguisher sprayed in guard’s face By Peter Hermann 2025041417314600 The masked men burst into the Chanel boutique near downtown's upscale CityCenterDC on Friday afternoon, one carrying a fire extinguisher.
Man kills children’s mother in front of them in D.C., police say

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

Man kills children’s mother in front of them in D.C., police say (washingtonpost.com) Man kills children’s mother in front of them in D.C., police say By Peter Hermann 2025041119202900 One by one, young siblings told D.C. police how their father fatally shot their mother inside an apartment in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington.
Dozens of D.C. police officers targeted in sweeping pandemic fraud probe

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Keith L. Alexander |Peter Hermann

Dozens of D.C. police officers targeted in sweeping pandemic fraud probe (washingtonpost.com) Dozens of D.C. police officers targeted in sweeping pandemic fraud probe By Keith L.
Clean energy exec, ex-federal worker charged with defacing Tesla vehicles

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

A former federal government employee and his wife, an executive at a clean energy nonprofit, have been charged with defacing several Tesla vehicles in and around the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police, who are investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes. Justin Fisher, 49, surrendered to authorities Tuesday and was charged with eight counts of defacing private property, police said in a statement.
Clean energy exec, ex-federal worker charged with defacing Tesla vehicles

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Hermann

Clean energy exec, ex-federal worker charged with defacing Tesla vehicles (washingtonpost.com) Clean energy exec, ex-federal worker charged with defacing Tesla vehicles By Peter Hermann 2025040421432700 A former federal government employee and his wife, an executive at a clean energy nonprofit, have been charged with defacing several Tesla vehicles in and around the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police, who are investigating the incidents as possible...
Prosecutors decline to charge officer who fatally shot man in January

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Keith Alexander |Peter Hermann

Prosecutors decline to charge officer who fatally shot man in January (washingtonpost.com) Prosecutors decline to charge officer who fatally shot man in January By Keith L.
Police: ‘Everybody gets stabbed today,’ said man who slashed 6 people

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright |Emma Uber |Peter Hermann

Police: ‘Everybody gets stabbed today,’ said man who slashed 6 people (washingtonpost.com) Police: ‘Everybody gets stabbed today,’ said man who slashed 6 people By Jenny Gathright; Emma Uber; Peter Hermann 2025040321030500 A man who police said stabbed himself and six others at a Northeast Washington intersection on Thursday was high on PCP and told one of his random victims, "Everybody gets stabbed today," according to court documents.
Charge dropped against foster advocate accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace - The Boston Globe

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Peter Hermann

Federal prosecutors have dropped an assault charge against a foster-care advocate accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) during a December reception at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, according to court documents. The single-sentence filing in D.C. Superior Court closes the criminal case against James McIntyre, 33, but does not explain the decision. A spokesman for Ed Martin, the interim US attorney for D.C., declined to comment.