A woman was robbed recently in the deep recesses of East Rock Park. She was alone and didn’t have a cell phone — two mistakes, in Lt. Thaddeus Reddish’s book. Reddish (pictured) used the case as a ...

If this spring and summer is anything like 2014, I suspect we'll see more of these incidents where parents are investigated or even arrested for letting their kids just be on their own.

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Full length portrait of elegant mature woman wearing dress while walking little dog in park, copy space / iStock *Black American women don’t feel safe ...

An even greater number – four in five – feel unsafe walking alone after dark in a park or open space. By contrast, just one in seven men said they feel unsafe walking alone after dark in a ...

Mom Arrested For Letting 7-Year-Old Walk to Park Alone. By Leah Rocketto. Updated on July 31, 2014 at 11:58 AM. Shutterstock Shutterstock. Since when is letting your child walk alone a crime?

Children are to play at a Silver Spring park, then walk home unsupervised, ... ‘Free range’ advocates urge parents to let children walk home alone on May 9. April 25, 2015.

I started walking home alone from school at the age of 10, just like the Meitivs’ son. That was in 1991, and crime was a much more serious threat in that time and place than Silver Spring today ...

Leanna Peters, a loyal attendee, showed up to last weekend’s walk in Central Park with her daughter Alexeanna, 10. No wonder those walking shoes are getting worn in.

For example: “Central Park. 3/12, 5:30am.” I also do this thing—which is more superstitious than anything—where, before leaving for a run or hike, I say out loud, “Today is not the day.” ...