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Friday, November 3, 2006

CRIME

Three Men Arrested In Home Invasion Heist

Montgomery County police have arrested three suspects in a March 27 home invasion robbery in Chevy Chase.

Armed men entered the house in the 3700 block of Underwood Drive about 9:30 p.m. and bound the husband and wife, both 40, police said. The men remained in the house from 20 to 40 minutes and stole several items, including ATM cards, police said.

The arrested suspects were identified as Harold Gene Short, 19, of Suitland; Cypruss Jamie Graham, 19, of the District; and Henry Leeroy Creel, 19, of the District. They were charged with first-degree assault and armed robbery.

-- Ernesto LondoƱo

COURTS

Montgomery Officer Drops Suit Against Judge

A Montgomery County police officer has withdrawn a lawsuit in which he accused District Court Judge Brian G. Kim of unlawfully confiscating his cellphone.

Officer Philip Ragan filed the lawsuit last month after Kim, who has a rocky relationship with the police department, confiscated the cellphone and kept it for a week.

The judge took the phone when Ragan reached for it as he was stepping out of Kim's courtroom.


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