Crime Scene - To Serve and Inform.

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 04/30/2011

Gaithersburg man shoots girlfriend, then kills himself, police say

By Theola Labbe-DeBose

By Theola Labbe-DeBose | 01:10 PM ET, 04/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:19 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Follow the journeys of stolen cars

By Matt Zapotosky and Maggie Fazeli Fard

In April, Prince George's County police investigated a multimillion-dollar international auto theft ring suspected of taking hundreds of cars across the Washington area each year.

By Matt Zapotosky and Maggie Fazeli Fard | 09:19 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:37 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Va. teen’s lawsuit against government officials dismissed

By Dana Hedgpeth

A federal judge in Alexandria dismissed a lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old Northern Virginia teenager against federal officials he accused of unfairly putting him on the government’s no-fly list and barring his return to the U.S. from Kuwait.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 07:37 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse

Posted at 06:22 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Prison for D.C. man who fatally stabbed brother

By Keith L. Alexander

An Adams Morgan man was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of his brother during an argument in February.

By Keith L. Alexander | 06:22 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Keith L. Alexander, The District

Posted at 06:07 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. Ebert honored with portrait

By Jennifer Buske

Virginia’s longest-serving commonwealth’s attorney, Paul B. Ebert, was honored at the Prince William County courthouse Friday for his 40-plus years of service to the community.

By Jennifer Buske | 06:07 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:01 PM ET, 04/29/2011

District man sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting death of good samaritan

By Keith L. Alexander

A Southwest D.C. man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday for the 2009 shooting death of a teenager who tried to stop a street robbery.

By Keith L. Alexander | 06:01 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, From the Courthouse, The District

Posted at 05:33 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Southeast D.C. mother sentenced to 55 years in prison for ‘08 slaying of daughter, 7

By Keith L. Alexander

A Southeast woman got 55 years in prison for the 2008 murder of her 7-year-old daughter, in which she stabbed her in the chest and set their house on fire.

By Keith L. Alexander | 05:33 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, From the Courthouse, The District

Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Va. teen must refile no-fly listing lawsuit

By The Associated Press

A judge has ordered a Virginia teen to refile a lawsuit which about his listing on the U.S. no-fly list.

By The Associated Press | 02:54 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Court overturns ruling blocking stem cell research funding

By Del Quentin Wilber

An appeals court overturned a judicial ruling blocking federal funding of stem cell research Friday, handing the Obama administration a courtroom victory for one of its most high-profile scientific policies.

By Del Quentin Wilber | 01:29 PM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Del Quentin Wilber, From the Courthouse

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 04/29/2011

Man found dead in D.C. apartment

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

Foul odor in apartment leads to discovery of dead body, police said.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 10:32 AM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:20 AM ET, 04/29/2011

Va. Attorney General hires convict claiming innocence

By The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office has hired a man who served nearly three decades in prison for at least one rape he didn’t commit.

By The Associated Press | 08:20 AM ET, 04/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 04/28/2011

One dead after crash in Laurel

By Matt Zapotosky

A tractor trailer and a box truck collided on Virginia Manor Road in Laurel Thursday, killing one driver and injuring the other, police said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 03:21 PM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 04/28/2011

Arlington dog walker hit by truck dies

By Allison Klein

A 28-year-old woman who was hit by a truck while walking her dog earlier this month died on Wednesday, Arlington County police said.

By Allison Klein | 11:02 AM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, Updates

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 04/28/2011

Pr. George’s police, firefighters honored at annual public safety awards banquet

By Matt Zapotosky

Officers, firefighters, dispatchers win awards for acts of heroism

By Matt Zapotosky | 10:15 AM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 04/28/2011

Money laundering, conspiracy charges for Md. pair

By the Associated Press

An alleged Baltimore drug kingpin and a co-defendant are now facing money laundering conspiracy charges.

By the Associated Press | 07:50 AM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Baltimore

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 04/28/2011

Federal courthouse security hearing in Md.

By the Associated Press

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is bringing a committee field hearing on safety and security at the nation’s federal courthouses to Baltimore.

By the Associated Press | 07:46 AM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maryland

Posted at 07:44 AM ET, 04/28/2011

360 years for man in 2008 Va. home invasion

By The Virginian-Pilot

A Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to up to 360 years in prison for his role in a 2008 home invasion.

By The Virginian-Pilot | 07:44 AM ET, 04/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 05:28 PM ET, 04/27/2011

MS-13 member gets life plus 45 years

By Del Quentin Wilber

A 24-year-old D.C. member of MS-13 was sentenced Wednesday for participating in a series of gang-related crimes that included murder and weapons offenses, according to federal prosecutors.

By Del Quentin Wilber | 05:28 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 04/27/2011

More details of electrocuted snake at Pepco substation

By Dana Hedgpeth

Black snake electrocuted after getting into circuit breaker

By Dana Hedgpeth | 05:18 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Animal Stories, Crime Scene

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 04/27/2011

Counselor sold heroin from DC women’s shelter

By Dana Hedgpeth

Worker at D.C. General Hospital women’s shelter sold drugs

By Dana Hedgpeth | 04:36 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Crime Scene

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 04/27/2011

Markers stolen from Pr. George’s cemetery

By Matt Zapotosky

Prince George’s County police arrested two men who were caught Tuesday trying to sell bronze graveyard markers for scrap that they allegedly had taken from a Laurel cemetery, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 03:10 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 02:33 PM ET, 04/27/2011

D.C. police identify man shot dead by officers

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Nikita Stewart

D.C. police identified the victim of a fatal police-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in Southeast Washington.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Nikita Stewart | 02:33 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:32 PM ET, 04/27/2011

Police identify man killed in Adams Morgan

By Justin Jouvenal

Police have identified a man killed Sunday in Adams Morgan as 23-year-old Santos Jobel Martinez Umansor of Northwest D.C.

By Justin Jouvenal | 02:32 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Homicide

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 04/27/2011

D.C. judge denies request to force search missing woman’s remains

By Keith L. Alexander

The judge overseeing the trial in the murder of Latisha M. Frazier, the Southeast District teenager who disappeared in August, denied an attorney’s request to force authorities to search a Virginia landfill for her remains.

By Keith L. Alexander | 02:01 PM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Keith L. Alexander

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 04/27/2011

More prison for former Va. coach in teen sex case

By WSLS-TV

A former Virginia high school football coach already facing four years in prison for having sex with underage girls has been sentenced to an additional year in a similar case.

By WSLS-TV | 08:06 AM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 04/27/2011

Va.’s Cuccinelli to discuss sanctions against Virginia Tech

By The Associated Press

irginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is planning an announcement about the federal sanctions against Virginia Tech for the way it handled the 2007 mass shootings.

By The Associated Press | 08:03 AM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Schools, Virginia

Posted at 07:44 AM ET, 04/27/2011

Video: Armored car heist caught on tape

By Justin Jouvenal

Police are seeking help identifying two suspects who allegedly carried out an armored car robbery in Clinton Monday that was captured by surveillance cameras.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:44 AM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. George's, Crime

Posted at 06:15 AM ET, 04/27/2011

Cuccinelli to discuss Va. Tech fines

By

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is planning an announcement about the federal sanctions against Virginia Tech for the way it handled the 2007 mass shootings.

By | 06:15 AM ET, 04/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Schools, Virginia

Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 04/26/2011

Albert Haynesworth indicted on charge of sexual abuse

By Keith L. Alexander

A District of Columbia grand jury on Tuesday indicted Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth on a charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse in connection with an alleged assault on a waitress at a downtown hotel in February.

By Keith L. Alexander | 04:50 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, The District, Celebrities, Keith L. Alexander

Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 04/26/2011

Md. lawyer admits laundering drug money

By Dana Hedgpeth

An Upper Marlboro defense lawyer pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District court in Alexandria to conspiracy to launder drug money.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 03:49 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 04/26/2011

Man shot by D.C. police is dead

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Clarence Williams

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Clarence Williams | 02:59 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:58 PM ET, 04/26/2011

Redskins owner Dan Snyder refiles City Paper lawsuit

By Keith L. Alexander

Redskins owner Dan Snyder refiled his defamation lawsuit against the Washington City Paper in D.C. Superior Court Tuesday, two months after filing the complaint against the paper in New York courts.

By Keith L. Alexander | 02:58 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Keith L. Alexander, Celebrities

Posted at 01:56 PM ET, 04/26/2011

District man, 20, gets 14 years in 2007 killing

By Keith L. Alexander

A Northeast Washington man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday for the 2007 slaying of another man in Southwest D.C.

By Keith L. Alexander | 01:56 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, From the Courthouse, The District

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 04/26/2011

D.C. police officer pleads guilty to attempted burglary

By Keith L. Alexander

A five-year veteran with the D.C. police department plead guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of attempted second-degree burglary.

By Keith L. Alexander | 01:46 PM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Keith L. Alexander, From the Courthouse

Posted at 08:13 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Md. man charged in wife’s killing

By the Cecil Whig

The Cecil County, Md., Sheriff’s Office has charged a man in the fatal stabbing of his wife in their Cherry Hill apartment.

By the Cecil Whig | 08:13 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Homicide, Maryland

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 04/26/2011

MS-13 gang member to be sentenced in murder

By Justin Jouvenal

By Justin Jouvenal | 08:12 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Gangs

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Jail for Va. brothers in copyright infringement case

By The Daily News Leader

Two Virginia brothers who pleaded guilty to shipping of thousands of counterfeit CDs and DVDs have received federal prison terms.

By The Daily News Leader | 08:05 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Fatal Va. police shooting justified: Prosecutor

By the Associated Press

A special prosecutor says Chesterfield County, Va., police were justified in fatally shooting a lawyer after he came out of his home and fired on officers following a standoff.

By the Associated Press | 08:04 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Prison rape hearings include Va. officials

By The Associated Press

The people who run prisons with some of the highest and lowest reported incidence of rape will testify at a hearing in Washington.

By The Associated Press | 07:56 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 06:25 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Police: ATF agents involved in Va. shooting

By Martin Weil

Federal agents shot and wounded a drug suspect in Northern Virginia on Monday evening when he tried to run them down in his car, a law enforcement spokesman said.

By Martin Weil | 06:25 AM ET, 04/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. William, Police Shootings

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 04/25/2011

Stabbing at National Zoo

By Paul Duggan

The victim was identified by police only as “a young male, possibly a juvenile.”

By Paul Duggan | 05:26 PM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Clarence Williams, The District

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 04/25/2011

Man killed in Md. fire was retired Howard professor

By Dan Morse

Montgomery County fire deparment officials on Monday identified the vitim of a Sunday house fire in Potomac as Sung Y. Kwack, 74.

By Dan Morse | 05:20 PM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dan Morse, Fires & Fire Safety, Montgomery, Updates

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 04/25/2011

Man killed in Fort Washington

By Allison Klein and Matt Zapotosky

An man was killed early Monday morning in Fort Washington, Prince George’s County police said.

By Allison Klein and Matt Zapotosky | 01:50 PM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, Pr. George's

Posted at 10:17 AM ET, 04/25/2011

A second teen, Savanna Mouratidis, dies following Haymarket car crash

By Jennifer Buske

Battlefield High School student Savanna Kidane Mouratidis, 15, of Haymarket has died of the injuries she sustained in an April 20 car accident involving five teenagers.

By Jennifer Buske | 10:17 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Man, 22, killed after Sunday Fairfax crash

By

A 22-year-old Reston man was killed Sunday after he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a back yard off the Fairfax County Parkway.

By | 09:37 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Traffic Accidents, Fairfax

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Man killed in Adams Morgan

By Allison Klein

An unidentified man was found dead in Northwest Washington Sunday, police said.

By Allison Klein | 08:19 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, Homicide, The District

Posted at 07:51 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Va. woman charged with murdering mother

By

A Rockingham County, Va., woman is in jail charged with murdering her mother.

By | 07:51 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, Homicide

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Man shot playing basketball in Baltimore

By

Police say a man has been taken to the hospital after being shot while playing basketball in the northeast part of Baltimore.

By | 07:49 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Rally planned after beating outside Md. McDonald’s

By The Associated Press

Advocates for transgender rights are planning a rally outside a McDonald’s in Baltimore County where an attack caught on video took place.

By The Associated Press | 07:46 AM ET, 04/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore

Posted at 03:29 PM ET, 04/23/2011

Woman dies after being struck by cars

By Matt Zapotosky

A 47-year-old Forestville woman was struck by two vehicles and killed as she tried to cross Pennsylvania Avenue Friday night, police said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 03:29 PM ET, 04/23/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 03:23 PM ET, 04/23/2011

D.C. teen fatally shot

By Matt Zapatosky

A D.C. teenager was shot to death in the Hillcrest Heights area of Prince George’s County Friday night, and police are looking for three people who were spotted leaving the scene.

By Matt Zapatosky | 03:23 PM ET, 04/23/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Homicide

Posted at 07:20 PM ET, 04/22/2011

Former NBA player admits drug crime

By Dana Hedgpeth

A former NBA player pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Alexandria to conspiracy to distribute drugs, including cocaine.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 07:20 PM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:27 PM ET, 04/22/2011

Sheen promoter pays D.C. Police for escort

By Paul Duggan

The promoter of Charlie Sheen’s national stage-show tour paid D.C. police $445 to cover the cost of the high-speed police escort that the actor was given Tuesday night as he hurried to DAR Constitution Hall, the department said.

By Paul Duggan | 06:27 PM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:01 PM ET, 04/22/2011

Prince William police initiate teen driving program after fatal crash

By Jennifer Buske

Prince William County police plan to create an educational program for teen drivers after another Battlefield High School student was killed while driving on county roads.

By Jennifer Buske | 05:01 PM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:51 PM ET, 04/22/2011

22 years in 2010 D.C. slaying

By Keith L. Alexander

A District man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday for the 2010 slaying of a man who tried to break up a fistfight between two women.

By Keith L. Alexander | 03:51 PM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, The District, From the Courthouse

Posted at 10:09 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Man admits credit card fraud

By Dana Hedgpeth

A 26-year-old Georgia man pleaded guilty Thursday in an Alexandria courtroom to trafficking counterfeit credit cards and using them to buy $450 Louis Vuitton shoes and a luxury BMW SUV.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 10:09 AM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Arrest in February D.C. shooting death

By Keith L. Alexander

D.C. homicide detectives Thursday made an arrest in connection with the fatal February shooting of a man found in the rear of the 400 block of 23rd Place NE.

By Keith L. Alexander | 08:17 AM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, The District

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Wrongly accused man can argue defamation: Va. court

By The Associated Press

A man who was wrongly accused of trying to abduct a 10-year-old boy should be allowed to argue to a jury that statements made by the arresting officer were defamatory, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

By The Associated Press | 07:34 AM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Settlement after man’s death in police custody

By The News & Advance

A judge has approved the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2006 death of a man in the custody of Lynchburg police.

By The News & Advance | 07:30 AM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 07:24 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Murder conviction in Md. baby’s 2009 death

By

A judge has convicted a Sykesville man of second-degree murder in the 2009 death of his girlfriend’s 8-month-old daughter.

By | 07:24 AM ET, 04/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Maryland

Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Montgomery carjackings may be linked

By Matt Zapotosky

Montgomery County police are investigating whether an attempted carjacking Tuesday in Silver Spring is related to two earlier ones in the county.

By Matt Zapotosky | 06:05 PM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maryland, Montgomery

Posted at 03:23 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Two injured in Northwest shooting

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

A gunman riding in a car near the U Street corridor opened fire Thursday afternoon in what one council member said could be a dispute between rival gangs.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 03:23 PM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Crime Scene

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Hyattsville police sergeant finalist in America’s Most Wanted contest

By Matt Zapotosky

Suzie Johnson distinguished herself through hard work, building relationships with residents, chief says

By Matt Zapotosky | 12:23 PM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's | Tags: Suzie Johnson

Posted at 12:19 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Guilty plea for officer seeking sex with child

By Allison Klein

A Department of Defense police officer who was trying to meet a child online for sex was snared in a sting operation, officials said.

By Allison Klein | 12:19 PM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Metro station manager arrested, indicted after deadly 2008 crash

By Ann Scott Tyson

U.S. Marshals arrested Metro station manager Ronald Taylor Thursday morning at the Cheverly station after a grand jury indicted him on charges of negligent homicide in a 2008 bus accident, according to Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel.

By Ann Scott Tyson | 12:14 PM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Traffic Accidents, The District

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 04/21/2011

Three of four D.C. escapees from S.C. youth facility found

By Allison Klein and Justin Jouvenal

Police have captured three of the four D.C. youths who escaped from a detention center in South Carolina Wednesday evening, said D.C. Councilman Jim Graham.

By Allison Klein and Justin Jouvenal | 11:17 AM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Juvenile Justice, The District, Allison Klein

Posted at 10:41 AM ET, 04/21/2011

Police ID man who found on U-Md. campus

By Matt Zapotosky

University of Maryland police are seeking help identifying a man who was found unconscious on campus Tuesday night and was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 10:41 AM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Maryland

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 04/21/2011

May hearing for man involved in fight with Redskins player

By Keith L. Alexander

A Laurel man charged in connection with a February altercation with a Washington Redskin outside a D.C. nightclub was ordered released from electronic monitoring Wednesday by a D.C. Superior Court judge.

By Keith L. Alexander | 08:30 AM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Celebrities, Keith L. Alexander, The District

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 04/21/2011

Police: Woman’s head grazed by bullet as she slept

By Justin Jouvenal

The woman was awoken by gunfire outside her home in the 20 block of Douglass Place around midnight and noticed blood dripping from her forehead, according to police.

By Justin Jouvenal | 08:26 AM ET, 04/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Police warning after Loudoun car break-ins

By Caitlin Gibson

Five vehicles in the Loudoun Valley Estates community were broken into late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, prompting the Sheriff’s Office to remind residents to lock their cars, according to the Loudoun Sheriff’s Office.

By Caitlin Gibson | 04:36 PM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Loudoun

Posted at 04:14 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Police ID teen killed in Va. car crash

By Justin Jouvenal

Speeding was a factor in the wreck that involved five teens from Battlefield High School, according to authorities.

By Justin Jouvenal | 04:14 PM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. William, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 02:12 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Charlie Sheen’s high-speed escort

By Paul Duggan

Charlie Sheen, the ex-sitcom star turned serial ranter, got an unusual assist from D.C. police Tuesday night as he hurried to DAR Constitution Hall for his nearly sold-out “Violent Torpedo of Truth: Defeat is Not an Option” stage performance.

By Paul Duggan | 02:12 PM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Celebrities, Paul Duggan, The District

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Video of Md. 7-Eleven robbery released

By Dan Morse

Montgomery County police on Wednesday released dramatic surveillance video as they appealed to the public’s help as they investigate an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven earlier this month in Laytonsville.

By Dan Morse | 01:52 PM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Crime, Dan Morse, Montgomery

Posted at 11:51 AM ET, 04/20/2011

Man slain in Northwest D.C. identified

By Paul Duggan

The man shot to death Monday night in the Park View area of Northwest Washington was a 21-year-old District resident, police said Wednesday.

By Paul Duggan | 11:51 AM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Paul Duggan

Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 04/20/2011

Staffing increase at center where youth escaped

By Allison Klein and Nikita Stewart

Overnight officer staffing will be increased at the New Beginnings Youth Development Center after an 18-year-old beat a guard and escaped from a D.C. youth detention facility, authorities said Wednesday.

By Allison Klein and Nikita Stewart | 11:13 AM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, The District, Juvenile Justice, Updates

Posted at 09:25 AM ET, 04/20/2011

Three arrested in Pr. George’s slaying

By Matt Zapotosky

Prince George’s County police homicide detectives have arrested three men in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bowie man at a house party in Glenn Dale early Sunday morning.

By Matt Zapotosky | 09:25 AM ET, 04/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Homicide, Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's | Tags: Oluseun Fashina

Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 04/19/2011

Former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker chief convicted in fraud scheme

By Dana Hedgpeth

The owner of what was one of the nation’s largest privately held mortgage companies was convicted in federal court Tuesday of masterminding a nearly $2 billion mortgage fraud scheme.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 06:41 PM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:23 PM ET, 04/19/2011

Police Taser man holding knife, baby during dispute

By

A Montgomery County police officer deployed a Taser to subdue a 24-year-old man police said held a knife in one hand and a baby in the other before threatening to kill himself, officials said Tuesday.

By | 06:23 PM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dan Morse, Montgomery

Posted at 02:19 PM ET, 04/19/2011

Jury considering major mortgage fraud case

By Dana Hedgpeth

A federal jury in Alexandria is deliberating in the case of Lee Bentley Farkas, a Florida businessman who prosecutors say orchestrated a nearly $2 billion mortgage fraud scheme.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 02:19 PM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:56 PM ET, 04/19/2011

Emailer jailed for threatening Latino groups

By Mary Pat Flaherty

A New Jersey man who sent threatening e-mails to employees at the D.C.-based headquarters of the National Council of La Raza and other Latino civil rights groups was sentenced Monday in federal court in Trenton to 50 months in prison, federal prosecutors said.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 01:56 PM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:33 AM ET, 04/19/2011

Man killed in Columbia Heights: Police

By Justin Jouvenal

A man was killed in the the 700 block of Columbia Rd. in Northwest D.C. Monday night, police said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:33 AM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:12 AM ET, 04/19/2011

Synagogue vandalism may be hate crime: Police

By Justin Jouvenal

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:12 AM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:24 AM ET, 04/19/2011

Three slashed during fight in Pr. George’s: Police

By Associated Press

Authorities say three people have been slashed during a fight in the Langley Park area of Prince George’s County.

By Associated Press | 06:24 AM ET, 04/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. George's, Pr. George's

Posted at 04:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011

Huguely indicted on first-degree murder charge in Va.

By Mary Pat Flaherty

Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George W. Huguely V, 23, was indicted Monday by a grand jury on six charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of his former girlfriend.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 04:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Mary Pat Flaherty, Virginia, Schools, Updates | Tags: courthouse, mary pat flaherty, virginia

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 04/18/2011

D.C. youth escapes from detention

By Allison Klein

A District teenager who was being held at a youth detention facility attacked a guard early Monday morning, stole his keys, climbed the fence using a nearby ladder and escaped in the guard’s car, officials said.

By Allison Klein | 12:35 PM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Armed carjacking in Chevy Chase: Police

By Justin Jouvenal

A driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Chevy Chase early Monday morning, according to Montgomery County police.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:04 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Montgomery

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Va. court to hear innocence claim

By The Associated Press

Virginia’s highest court is scheduled to hear a former Navy SEAL trainee’s claim of innocence in a 1995 abduction and murder.

By The Associated Press | 08:44 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:38 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Remains found in N.Y. may be student from Md.

By

Authorities say they’ve recovered human remains they believe to be those of a college student from Maryland who’s been missing for more than a month.

By | 08:38 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Frederick, Missing Persons

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Woman killed in Anacostia Park in SE D.C.: Police

By Justin Jouvenal and Allison Klein

The circumstances are unclear in the slaying in Southeast Washington around 10 p.m. Sunday night, said D.C. police Lt. Joe Trippi.

By Justin Jouvenal and Allison Klein | 07:50 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Homicide

Posted at 07:17 AM ET, 04/18/2011

20 Boy Scouts, adult leaders rescued along Potomac

By Justin Jouvenal

Twenty Boy Scouts and adult chaperones were rescued early Monday after becoming trapped by rising water along the Potomac River at White’s Ferry, Montgomery County fire officials said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:17 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Montgomery, Pr. George's, Emergencies & Rescues

Posted at 05:35 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Grand jury to hear U-Va. slaying case

By Associated Press

A grand jury is scheduled to consider the case against a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing a member of the women’s team.

By Associated Press | 05:35 AM ET, 04/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, Juvenile Justice, Homicide

Posted at 06:21 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Md pro boxer convicted of assault

By Ruben Castaneda

A Circuit Court judge in Prince George’s County convicted a man who has boxed professionally of first-degree assault for choking and repeatedly punching his wife.

By Ruben Castaneda | 06:21 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Drug charges for Va. home invasion victims: Police

By Matt Zapotosky

To Prince William County police, the three men were initially victims of a home invasion, ordered to the ground by masked men who had entered their residence through an open window. Then police searched the place. As in many home invasions, according to police, things were not what they first seemed.

By Matt Zapotosky | 05:50 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. William

Posted at 05:46 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Men face drugs charges after Pr. William home invasion

By Matt Zapotosky

The three men were the victims of a home invasion. Then police found drugs inside their home.

By Matt Zapotosky | 05:46 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Va. ‘room salon’ operators sentenced

By Dana Hedgpeth

A federal judge in Alexandria sentenced the owner and the madame of a room salon in Falls Church Friday for their role in bringing young Korean women into their business to dress provocatively, serve drinks, flirt, sing, and dance with customers.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 05:22 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 04/15/2011

‘Teflon’ defendant wins legal ruling

By Ruben Castaneda

Corey Moore, known as the “Teflon Defendant” for his ability to beat murder charges and other allegations of wrongdoing, won another legal victory this week.

By Ruben Castaneda | 03:47 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Thieves targeting under-construction Va. jail

By

Thieves are targeting a regional jail that’s being built in Madison Heights, Va.

By | 12:03 PM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Manassas names new fire chief

By Jennifer Buske

Prince William County’s assistant fire chief will head to Manassas to take over the city’s fire and rescue department, which lost its last chief amid turmoil in the agency

By Jennifer Buske | 11:59 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Arrest in Va. stabbing case

By Matt Zapotosky

Prince William County police have arrested a Woodbridge man in a bizarre December incident in which the suspect allegedly stabbed another man, drove him to a pond in Fairfax County and left him for dead.

By Matt Zapotosky | 10:32 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:52 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Police: Woman, 62, sexually assaulted in Franconia

By Justin Jouvenal

Police are searching for a suspect after a 62-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Franconia Tuesday, Fairfax County police said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 09:52 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Fairfax, Sex Crimes

Posted at 09:11 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Lengthy sentences for armed robber, gun violator

By Ruben Castaneda

Two Prince George’s County men involved in separate crimes were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.

By Ruben Castaneda | 09:11 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Conviction for Va. man in cemetery thefts

By The Virginian-Pilot

A Portsmouth man has been convicted in the theft of dozens of bronze flower vases from graves at a Chesapeake cemetery.

By The Virginian-Pilot | 07:48 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 04/15/2011

30 years for woman in Va. hatchet killing

By The Richmond Times-Dispatch

A woman convicted of killing her boyfriend with a hatchet has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

By The Richmond Times-Dispatch | 07:45 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Homicide, Virginia

Posted at 07:43 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Murder charge in Md. student’s death

By The Associated Press

Authorities have charged a 20-year-old Baltimore man with first-degree murder in the death of a Coppin State University nursing student last month.

By The Associated Press | 07:43 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore, Homicide

Posted at 07:13 AM ET, 04/15/2011

D.C. tax preparers indicted in two schemes worth $1.6M

By Justin Jouvenal

Two D.C. tax preparers were able to find big write-offs for their clients in recent years — more than $1.6 million worth. But federal authorities allege there was one problem: The filings were made up.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:13 AM ET, 04/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District

Posted at 07:10 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Police: Drugs found in broken-down SUV

By Matt Zapotosky

The Prince Geoge’s County police officer was trying to start the vehicle when he smelled an odor of marijuana, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 07:10 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:42 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Police: Man could be serial burglar

By Josh White

Fairfax County police have arrested a man they believe could be connected to a series of more than 30 burglaries across Fairfax and Loudoun counties over the past year

By Josh White | 05:42 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Alexandria gym director charged with assault

By Tom Jackman

The director of an Alexandria recreation center was arrested after he allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old boy during a Wednesday night basketball game, police said.

By Tom Jackman | 04:34 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:03 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Stabbing outside homicide victim’s funeral in D.C.

By Paul Duggan

A man in a wheelchair was seriously wounded Thursday in a stabbing outside a Southeast Washington church shortly after the funeral of a homicide victim, police said.

By Paul Duggan | 03:03 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Paul Duggan, Updates

Posted at 01:27 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Child hit by car in Northwest D.C.

By

A 19-month-old child was hit by a car in the 3600 block of Jenifer St NW around noon, said D.C. Fire/EMS spokesman Pete Piringer.

By | 01:27 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Theola Labbé-DeBose, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Pr. George’s jail director denies retaliation claim

By Ruben Castaneda

The Prince George’s County jail director said she did not pass over an employee for a promotion because he told a newspaper reporter that officials knew of a problem with cellblock door locks.

By Ruben Castaneda | 01:12 PM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:41 AM ET, 04/14/2011

D.C. traffic stop nets more than 20 pounds of pot

By Justin Jouvenal

A routine traffic stop by a D.C. officer revealed a big surprise: more than 20 pounds of pot and $11,000 in cash.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:41 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Narcotics

Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Reckless driving citation for Montgomery judge Brian Kim

By Dan Morse

A Montgomery County District Judge was cited for reckless driving Thursday after another driver told police the judge had driven erratically and cut her off along an interstate during evening rush hour, according to Maryland State Police.

By Dan Morse | 10:28 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dan Morse, Montgomery

Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Police make arrest in 1970s MoCo rape

By Justin Jouvenal

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl in Silver Spring more than 30 years ago and detectives are investigating whether there may be other victims, according to Montgomery County police.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:27 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:57 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Community policing effort in College Park

By The Associated Press

Campus police at the University of Maryland at College Park are starting an effort to reduce crime through community policing.

By The Associated Press | 09:57 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. George's, Schools

Posted at 09:56 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Trial for 3 Baltimore police officers

By The Associated Press

Three Baltimore police officers are going on trial on charges of kidnapping two teenagers and abandoning them.

By The Associated Press | 09:56 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore, From the Courthouse

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Baltimore police looking to hire more officers

By The Associated Press

Baltimore police are aiming to hire another 300 officers by year’s end and they want to make sure they are attracting city residents to the force.

By The Associated Press | 07:48 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore

Posted at 07:28 AM ET, 04/14/2011

Maryland women defraud credit union, are doublecrossed

By Mary Pat Flaherty

A pair of Maryland women defrauded the American Red Cross credit union for years and then found themselves doublecrossed by the very friends, relatives and associates who benefitted from their scheme, according to federal prosecutors.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 07:28 AM ET, 04/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Mary Pat Flaherty

Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Somali indicted for alleged role in deadly pirate attack

By Dana Hedgpeth

A federal grand jury in Norfolk indicted Wednesday a Somali man for his alleged role in negotiating the ransom of four U.S. citizens who were held as hostages and later killed by pirates aboard their yacht off the Oman coast in the Arabian Sea.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 05:39 PM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse

Posted at 03:51 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Man fatally shot at Fairfax County barbershop

By Matt Zapotosky and Christy Goodman

Police say one man was killed and another injured in a shooting Wednesday at a shopping center in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.

By Matt Zapotosky and Christy Goodman | 03:51 PM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:48 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Mistrial in 2008 D.C. shooting case

By Keith L. Alexander

Unable to reach a verdict, a D.C. Superior Court jury was declared deadlocked Wednesday in the case of a man charged with murder and other crimes related to a series of 2008 drive-by shootings in the District’s Trinidad and Kenilworth neighborhoods.

By Keith L. Alexander | 03:48 PM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Keith L. Alexander, The District, Updates

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Fairfax police investigate shooting

By Matt Zapotosky

Fairfax County police are on the scene of a shooting at a strip mall in the Belle View area, according to authorities and a witness.

By Matt Zapotosky | 03:05 PM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky

Posted at 11:26 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Police ID man who died in crash

By Allison Klein

Fairfax County Police have identified a man who died when his speeding car struck a tree the afternoon of March 29.

By Allison Klein | 11:26 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, Fairfax, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 10:19 AM ET, 04/13/2011

DNA match helps catch suspect in Frederick rape

By Justin Jouvenal

A DNA match helped catch a suspect who allegedly raped a woman near a Frederick park in 2004, police said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:19 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Sex Crimes, Frederick, Frederick

Posted at 08:38 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Army contractor admits assault

By Dana Hedgpeth

A U.S. Army contractor who stabbed a man with a knife at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan pleaded guilty to assault Tuesday, federal officials said.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 08:38 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse

Posted at 08:18 AM ET, 04/13/2011

9 arrested, charged with off-limits fishing in Md.

By The Associated Press

Nine fishermen from Texas and Delaware are facing charges for fishing in an off-limits area in Maryland’s Choptank River.

By The Associated Press | 08:18 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maryland

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 04/13/2011

13 years for Va. crash that injured 4

By The News-Virginian

A Staunton man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing a car accident that injured four people.

By The News-Virginian | 08:14 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 08:11 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Howard Co. judge to retire in November

By The Baltimore Sun

A Howard County judge says she will retire from the bench after her 15-year term ends in November.

By The Baltimore Sun | 08:11 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Howard

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Four years for former Va. coach in teen sex case

By The Associated Press

A former high school football coach convicted of having sex with two underage girls in Virginia will spend four years in prison

By The Associated Press | 08:01 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Schools, Virginia

Posted at 06:16 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Arrest made in slaying of D.C. man

By Justin Jouvenal

D.C. police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the killing of 22-year-old Shonnell Corriea, who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the backyard of a Northwest home.

By Justin Jouvenal | 06:16 AM ET, 04/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Homicide, The District, The District

Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Md. man convicted in arson

By Dan Morse

A 32-year-old Maryland man faces possible life in prison for setting fire to a Montgomery County apartment building where a police detective lived, officials said Tuesday.

By Dan Morse | 07:00 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:16 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Prosecutor: Teen not connected to professor’s slaying

By

An 18-year-old arrested for driving the stolen SUV of an American University professor in October just hours after she was killed was not connected with the woman’s slaying a federal prosecutor told a D.C. Superior Court judge at a hearing Tuesday.

By | 06:16 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:43 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Pr. George’s police seek robber

By Matt Zapotosky

Police in Prince George’s County arrested one man who is accused of robbing a Giant grocery store in Suitland early Monday morning and they are searching for a second suspect, authorities said Tuesday.

By Matt Zapotosky | 04:43 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Homicide, Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Va. court exonerates convict

By Maria Glod

The Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday officially exonerated a man who was convicted of a 1979 rape in Newport News that DNA evidence proved he did not commit

By Maria Glod | 03:47 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Dog walker hit by truck in Arlington

By Allison Klein

A 29-year-old woman remained in critical condition Tuesday a day after she was struck by a truck as she walked her dog in Arlington.

By Allison Klein | 01:54 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, Arlington

Posted at 01:35 PM ET, 04/12/2011

Neighbors rescue dog from Beltsville fire

By Justin Jouvenal

A handful of neighbors saved a family dog from a large blaze in a Beltsville home Monday, Prince George’s County fire officials said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 01:35 PM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Animal Stories, Pr. George's, Fires & Fire Safety, Fires & Fire Safety

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Driver dies in Howard County crash

By Justin Jouvenal

A driver was killed Monday night when his BMW swerved off a road in Howard County and crashed, police said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 11:02 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Howard, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Virginia Tech shootings survivor at heart of HBO guns documentary

By Tom Jackman

Colin Goddard never intended to become a multimedia star. But he also never guessed, sitting in French class one morning, that he would survive being shot four times.

By Tom Jackman | 10:34 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:18 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Conviction in Baltimore officer’s 2010 killing

By The Baltimore Sun

A 26-year-old man has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of an off-duty Baltimore police officer last year.

By The Baltimore Sun | 10:18 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore, From the Courthouse

Posted at 09:05 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Pr. George’s judge sentences killer to 70 years

By Ruben Castaneda

A Circuit Court judge in Prince George’s County has sentenced a Suitland man to 70 years in prison for killing a woman outside a bar, State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks said

By Ruben Castaneda | 09:05 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Ruben Castaneda, From the Courthouse, Pr. George's

Posted at 09:03 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Three arrested in Walt Whitman High School arson

By Justin Jouvenal

Three students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda have been arrested in connection with an arson incident in which a flammable liquid was thrown through a school window, igniting a blaze, Montgomery County fire officials said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 09:03 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Juvenile Justice, Montgomery, Fires & Fire Safety

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Man charged with stealing, selling parts of Va. bridge

By

A man has been accused of stealing and selling parts of a Petersburg bridge.

By | 07:53 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, Offbeat

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/12/2011

John Hinckley Jr. visit request opposed by government

By The Associated Press

Government lawyers are opposing a request by would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. for more unsupervised visits to his mother’s Virginia home.

By The Associated Press | 07:48 AM ET, 04/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Crime History, The District, Updates

Posted at 07:03 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Federal officer shoots at home invasion suspect

By Matt Zapotosky

An off-duty federal police officer exchanged gunfire with a home invasion suspect in Bowie Monday afternoon, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 07:03 PM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Va. man admits Metro bomb plot

By Dana Hedgpeth

A Northern Virginia man on Monday was sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in a plot to carry out terrorist bombings at stations in the Washington Metro system.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 03:02 PM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:53 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Alleged Va. ‘serial peeper’ arrested

By

Fairfax County police have arrested a man suspected of peeping into about a dozen homes in the Burke area in February and March

By | 01:53 PM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:47 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Third indictment in Arlington voter fraud

By Christy Goodman

Shawn Wilmoth, arrested in Michigan on two counts of election fraud, was hired to coordinate the collection of signatures for the failed change of government initiative in Arlington County

By Christy Goodman | 12:47 PM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Hearing on murder charges for George Huguely

By Mary Pat Flaherty

Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, 23, is due in court Monday for a preliminary hearing on murder charges in the May 3 death of his one-time girlfriend and fellow student, Yeardley Love, 22.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 12:15 PM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Homicide, Mary Pat Flaherty, Schools, Virginia

Posted at 10:17 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Herndon woman charged after 27 dead cats found in home

By Justin Jouvenal

A Herndon woman has been a charged with animal cruelty and other offenses in a case where 27 cats died in her home, Fairfax County police said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:17 AM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Animal Stories, Fairfax

Posted at 07:39 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Injured D.C. firefighter released from hospital

By Justin Jouvenal

One of four firefighters seriously injured while battling a blaze in Northeast last week was released from the hospital on Sunday, D.C. fire officials said.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:39 AM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Fires & Fire Safety, The District

Posted at 07:27 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Richmond to launch mental health court

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond is preparing to launch a mental health court that will allow some mentally ill defendants to receive treatment instead of jail time.

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch | 07:27 AM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 07:17 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Plea hearing in alleged Metro bomb plot

By Associated Press

Farooque Ahmed is scheduled to appear Monday at U.S. District Court in Alexandria for a change of plea hearing.

By Associated Press | 07:17 AM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:40 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Preliminary hearing in Yeardley Love slaying

By Associated Press

George Huguely, accused of murdering fellow University of Virginia lacrosse player, will appear in court today.

By Associated Press | 05:40 AM ET, 04/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 04/09/2011

Fire in Bladensburg now a homicide case

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Matt Zapatosky

By Theola Labbé-DeBose and Matt Zapatosky | 03:02 PM ET, 04/09/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Unsolved, Theola Labbé-DeBose, Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 12:18 PM ET, 04/09/2011

Elvans Road shooting victim fifth person slain in Washington since Wednesday

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 12:18 PM ET, 04/09/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Theola Labbé-DeBose

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 04/09/2011

Two Va. State Troopers hurt in separate crashes

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

One Virginia State Police trooper was seriously injured in a car crash that happened as he was responding to the scene of a separate car crash involving another state trooper.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 11:40 AM ET, 04/09/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, Traffic Accidents, Theola Labbé-DeBose

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Woman carrying her baby killed in Bladensburg

By Matt Zapotosky

A woman was shot and killed while carrying her baby in a car seat in Bladensburg Thursday night, according to authorities and law enforcement sources.

By Matt Zapotosky | 05:35 PM ET, 04/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Homicide, Pr. George's | Tags: Shawnta Coleman

Posted at 05:25 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Jack Johnson given more time to prepare defense

By Maria Glod

The lawyer for former Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson on Friday backed off a request for a speedy trial on bribery charges, saying in court papers that the defense needs additional time to prepare.

By Maria Glod | 05:25 PM ET, 04/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Prince William track coach, substitute teacher arrested

By Jennifer Buske

A track coach at Gar-Field High School and Prince William County schools substitute teacher was arrested Friday on charges of having inappropriate relations with a minor, Prince William police and schools officials said.

By Jennifer Buske | 04:47 PM ET, 04/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Shots fired near Columbia Heights Metro

By Maria Glod and Katie Rogers

A special police officer working for a housing complex on Friday morning fired shots near the Columbia Heights metro station as he pursued a 17-year-old who allegedly attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint , District police said

By Maria Glod and Katie Rogers | 01:45 PM ET, 04/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 04/08/2011

Teen shot and killed in Southeast D.C.

By Justin Jouvenal

By Justin Jouvenal | 11:33 AM ET, 04/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: The District, Homicide, Homicide | Tags: post_now

Posted at 07:56 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Alexandria teacher arrested on child porn charges

By Maria Glod

An Alexandria City schools fourth grade teacher was arrested on child pornography charges and acknowledged he has downloaded and viewed inappropriate images of young girls for “a long time,” federal authorities in Virginia said Thursday.

By Maria Glod | 07:56 PM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Police shoot, kill man outside Glenn Dale daycare

By Matt Zapotosky

A man who was wielding an axe outside an in-home daycare in the Glenn Dale area was shot and killed by three Prince George’s County Police officers Thursday, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 06:06 PM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's

Posted at 05:27 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Suspect arrested in National Mall robbery attempt

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

U.S. Park Police arrested a man they say tried to rob a woman on the National Mall on Thursday morning. It was the second such attack in recent weeks.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 05:27 PM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Theola Labbé-DeBose, The District

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Fraud, embezzlement indictment for Va. ATF agent

By The Associated Press

A special agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been accused of taking items under his control and converting them for personal use.

By The Associated Press | 04:47 PM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Woman charged in murder for hire case offered drugs, a car

By Jennifer Buske

A Dumfries woman arrested this week for soliciting an undercover police officer to kill her husband planned to pay him with marijuana and a vehicle, according to court records.

By Jennifer Buske | 12:11 PM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:56 AM ET, 04/07/2011

Baltimore officials fund officer’s death inquest

By The Associated Press

Baltimore city officials have approved $75,000 to fund an investigation into the shooting death of a police office in January.

By The Associated Press | 10:56 AM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 04/07/2011

Police find owner of Va. home where 20 to 30 dead cats were found

By Justin Jouvenal

The remains of 20 to 30 dead cats were discovered Tuesday in her Herndon home.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:34 AM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Animal Stories, Fairfax, Fairfax

Posted at 07:10 AM ET, 04/07/2011

Arrest made in slaying of D.C. teen

By Justin Jouvenal

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:10 AM ET, 04/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:52 PM ET, 04/06/2011

7 days for former D.C. firefighter

By Keith L. Alexander

A former D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services firefighter was sentenced to seven days in jail Wednesday for diverting $3,610 in payments for government CPR training services to herself.

By Keith L. Alexander | 05:52 PM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Keith L. Alexander, The District, From the Courthouse

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 04/06/2011

D.C. man guilty in 2004 killing after second trial

By Keith L. Alexander

A District man was found guilty in the fatal 2004 shooting of a cab driver Tuesday, a year after his first conviction was overturned by an appeals court.

By Keith L. Alexander | 05:35 PM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Keith L. Alexander, The District

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Arrest in Langley Park stabbing death

By Matt Zapotosky

Police in Prince George’s County have made an arrest in stabbing of a Langley Park man Saturday on Kanawha Street, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 03:10 PM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Pr. George's, Matt Zapotosky, Homicide

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Proposed new D.C. Fire Department logo creates fire

By Justin Jouvenal

Controversy is heating up over the D.C. Fire Department logo.

By Justin Jouvenal | 01:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 04/06/2011

Man stuck to toilet seat in Md. Wal-Mart

By the Cecil Whig

Elkton police say a man became stuck to a department store toilet seat after someone spread glue on it.

By the Cecil Whig | 11:55 AM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maryland, Offbeat

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 04/06/2011

Morgan Harrington’s mother to speak at vigil

By The Daily Progress

The mother of slain Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington will speak at a vigil in Charlottesville honoring victims of sexual violence.

By The Daily Progress | 07:53 AM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 07:38 AM ET, 04/06/2011

Plea deal for former Pr. George’s officer

By Maria Glod

A former Prince George’s County police officer accused of participating in a scheme to distribute black-market alcohol and cigarettes has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to a Tuesday court filing.

By Maria Glod | 07:38 AM ET, 04/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maria Glod, Pr. George's, Updates

Posted at 07:20 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Man charged in 2003 sex offenses with 10-year-old

By Dan Morse

A 52-year-old Germantown man with a history of working with autistic children was charged with five counts of sexual offenses for allegedly touching a 10-year-old boy in a shower five times in 2003, Montgomery County police said Tuesday.

By Dan Morse | 07:20 PM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Suspended jail sentence for day-care worker who slapped child

By Justin Jouvenal

An Alexandria day-care provider lost an appeal Tuesday to have her conviction for slapping a 4-year-old overturned, her attorney said

By Justin Jouvenal | 05:44 PM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Fairfax, Unsolved

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Dumfries woman charged in murder-for-hire case

By Jennifer Buske

A Dumfries woman was arrested Monday for soliciting an undercover officer to kill her husband for insurance money, Pr. William police said

By Jennifer Buske | 05:15 PM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:28 PM ET, 04/05/2011

‘Law & Order’ actress petitions Congress on child abuse

By Keith L. Alexander

In her role as a medical examiner on the long-running NBC drama “Law & Order SVU,” actress Tamara Tunie’s character often deals with stories involving children who are abused or killed.

By Keith L. Alexander | 03:28 PM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 04/05/2011

How to donate to family of slain delivery driver

By Matt Zapotosky

Local Domino’s Pizza franchise sets up fund at Wachovia Bank for those wanting to donate to delivery driver slain during robbery last week

By Matt Zapotosky | 01:10 PM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Homicide, Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's | Tags: Paul Bennett

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Va. driver dies in crash following police chase, police say

By Justin Jouvenal

A Lovettsville, Va. man died in a car crash in Loudoun County following a brief chase by police Monday night.

By Justin Jouvenal | 10:45 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Loudoun, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 09:19 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Teen assaulted in Odenton

By Maria Glod

Five or six men in their thirties assaulted a 14-year-old boy in Odenton, stealing cash and a cell phone, Anne Arundel County police said.

By Maria Glod | 09:19 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Anne Arundel, Maria Glod

Posted at 08:09 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Murder charge for former Baltimore officer

By The Star Democrat

Authorities say a former Baltimore city police officer has been charged with murder after the shooting death of his neighbor.

By The Star Democrat | 08:09 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Maryland

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Va. school security to check sex offender database

By The Virginian-Pilot

Three Virginia Beach schools are using a new security system that scans parents’ and visitors’ identification cards and checks them against a national database of registered sex offenders.

By The Virginian-Pilot | 08:06 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia, Schools

Posted at 07:15 AM ET, 04/05/2011

3 arrested in $300,000 Md. jewelry heist

By Justin Jouvenal

The men allegedly displayed a gun and made off with high-end watches at a Columbia jewelry store.

By Justin Jouvenal | 07:15 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Howard, Updates

Posted at 06:47 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Bloody pig’s foot sent to congressman’s D.C. office

By Associated Press

Capitol Police are investigating the incident.

By Associated Press | 06:47 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:31 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Police ID man killed in Third Street Tunnel crash

By

By | 06:31 AM ET, 04/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:32 PM ET, 04/04/2011

Man indicted in slain AU professor case, but not on homicide charges

By Dan Morse

Deandrew Hamlin, jailed last fall after police found him driving a slain professor’s Jeep, was indicted on an auto-theft charge in the District – another sign, his lawyer said Monday, that police cannot link him to the homicide.

By Dan Morse | 06:32 PM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:11 PM ET, 04/04/2011

Mortgage fraud trial begins

By Dana Hedgpeth

A Florida businessman’s trial on charges of masterminding a $2 billion mortgage fraud scheme began Monday in a federal courtroom in Alexandria with defense lawyers saying they might call actor John Travolta as a character witness.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 06:11 PM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:17 PM ET, 04/04/2011

Pr. William teacher charged with indecent liberties with student

By Mary Pat Flaherty

A 27-year-old Prince William County English teacher at Gar-Field High School is accused of taking indecent liberties with a 16-year-old male student over the course of a year, Prince William County police said.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 03:17 PM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Mary Pat Flaherty, Pr. William, Schools

Posted at 10:06 AM ET, 04/04/2011

Vienna Presbyterian Church scandal: Notes from the former youth director

By Terri Rupar

Former youth director Eric DeVries used notes to help manipulate girls into what they thought were mutual romantic relationships.

By Terri Rupar | 10:06 AM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:01 AM ET, 04/04/2011

Man, 24, stabbed to death in Baltimore club

By The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore police have identified a man who was stabbed to death inside a downtown nightclub.

By The Baltimore Sun | 10:01 AM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore, Homicide

Posted at 08:07 AM ET, 04/04/2011

$2B mortgage fraud trial to begin in Va.

By Dana Hedgpeth

The trial of a Florida man accused of masterminding a nearly $2 billion mortgage fraud scheme is expected to start Monday in a federal courtroom in Alexandria.

By Dana Hedgpeth | 08:07 AM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 04/04/2011

7 charged in Va. drug ring case

By The Virginian-Pilot

Seven people are charged with participating in a drug ring that federal authorities say distributed $4.3 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in South Hampton Roads.

By The Virginian-Pilot | 07:37 AM ET, 04/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Virginia

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 04/02/2011

Md. grand jury examining Leopold conduct

By

The secretary of Anne Arundel county executive John Leopold has been called before a grand jury to answer questions as part of an investigation into whether he misused government resources.

By | 04:58 PM ET, 04/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:55 PM ET, 04/02/2011

Metro police catch man using tip from blog

By

Metro police have arrested a man who they say was inappropriately touching women on trains after one victim posted an account on a blog.

By | 04:55 PM ET, 04/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:44 PM ET, 04/02/2011

D.C. jail inmate charged with murder

By Theola Labbé-DeBose

A 36-year-old inmate of the D.C. jail has been charged with first-degree murder in a 2010 shooting, authorities said Saturday.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose | 02:44 PM ET, 04/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 04/01/2011

Help sought identifying Manassas bank robbery suspect

By David Marino-Nachison

Manassas Police are looking for help finding the man they say robbed the TD Bank at 9800 Liberia Ave on March 23.

By David Marino-Nachison | 12:09 PM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Manassas, David P. Marino-Nachison, Crime

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Jury recommends two life sentences in Va. killings

By Mary Pat Flaherty

An Alexandria jury on Friday recommended the maximum sentence of a life term for each of two first-degree murder convictions for a man who slit the throats of his 3-year-old daughter and her mother at an Alexandria apartment in April.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 10:48 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Alexandria, From the Courthouse, Mary Pat Flaherty, Updates

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Md. boy, 14, told police he beat grandmother with hammer

By The Baltimore Sun

Police in Baltimore have arrested a 14-year-old boy who told them he beat his grandmother with a hammer.

By The Baltimore Sun | 10:48 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Baltimore

Posted at 09:27 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Armed men rob Kensington bank: Police

By Mary Pat Flaherty

Two armed bank robbers held up the M&T Bank at 3720 Farragut Avenue in Kensington Thursday at 1:16 p.m., Montgomery County police said.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 09:27 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Crime, Montgomery, Mary Pat Flaherty

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 04/01/2011

3 sought in Columbia jewelry heist

By Mary Pat Flaherty

Three men stole several hundred thousand dollars of jewelry Wednesday in a midday heist at the Mall in Columbia, Howard County police said

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 09:14 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Howard, Crime, Mary Pat Flaherty

Posted at 08:50 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Assault charges for man after alleged Md. attack

By Mary Pat Flaherty

A Silver Spring man faces assault charges and is being held for a mental evaluation after allegedly threatening a Montgomery County police officer with a broken bottle Saturday. The officer fired three shots and remains is on routine paid administrative leave after the incident, Montgomery County Police said.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 08:50 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Mary Pat Flaherty, Montgomery, Updates

Posted at 07:11 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Md. school official spent federal funds on family: Prosecutors

By The Associated Press

A school official in Maryland who had oversight of her district’s federal funds for low-income students is accused of using tens of thousands of dollars to buy computers, video game consoles and other electronics for herself and family members, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

By The Associated Press | 07:11 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Charles, Schools

Posted at 07:09 AM ET, 04/01/2011

Court date for man in car rental scheme

By

A Baltimore man charged in a car rental scheme that authorities believe duped more than 1,500 people is due in court.

By | 07:09 AM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Baltimore, Cons & Scams

Posted at 08:46 PM ET, 03/31/2011

FBI wants help decoding mysterious notes found on body; post your ideas in the comments

By Mary Pat Flaherty

The FBI is looking for help decoding notes left by a dead man.

By Mary Pat Flaherty | 08:46 PM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 03/31/2011

Arson charges for Md. man in fire at his home

By David Marino-Nachison

A 43-year-old Baltimore man has been charged with arson and related charges after allegedly burning his Pasadena home in April, Anne Arundel County police said Thursday.

By David Marino-Nachison | 03:40 PM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Anne Arundel, David P. Marino-Nachison, Fires & Fire Safety

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 03/31/2011

Arrests in U-Md. student’s killing

By Matt Zapotosky

Police have made two arrests in the January slaying of a University of Maryland student in his off-campus home, a law enforcement source said.

By Matt Zapotosky | 12:08 PM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Updates

Posted at 11:14 AM ET, 03/31/2011

Gaithersburg police officer fired; 2 others suspended

By Justin Jouvenal

One Gaithersburg Police officer has been fired and two others were suspended for their involvement in “serious, unrelated allegations of misconduct,” the department announced Wednesday.

By Justin Jouvenal | 11:14 AM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 03/31/2011

1 dead, 1 injured in Ft. Washington car crash

By

One person was killed and another was injured in a car crash in Fort Washington, Prince George’s County police said.

By | 09:31 AM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:54 AM ET, 03/31/2011

Guilty plea for Md. man in child pornography case

By The Associated Press

An Ocean City man who is a registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to possession child pornography.

By The Associated Press | 07:54 AM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From the Courthouse, Maryland

Posted at 06:54 AM ET, 03/31/2011

Albert Haynesworth assault trial delayed

By Associated Press

A misdemeanor assault trial for Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has been postponed for two months.

By Associated Press | 06:54 AM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 03/30/2011

Bank robber sentenced to 11 years

By Allison Klein

A man who went on a weeklong robbery spree last year in the District was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution.

By Allison Klein | 03:37 PM ET, 03/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Allison Klein, The District, From the Courthouse

Crime Scene: April, 2011