Crime Coverage

District of Columbia police will be the next department to join a federal program whose ultimate aim is to check the immigration status of every person booked into a local jail, Homeland Security officials announced Thursday .
 
Lawsuit targets immigration enforcement: Racial profiling alleged in Salvadoran's arrest in Frederick (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
Three face attempted murder, hate crimes charges (Post, November 10, 2009; 5:39 PM)
 
Detecting glimpses of humanity in D.C. sniper (Post, November 10, 2009)
 
Suspects charged with hate crimes in Wheaton (Post, November 9, 2009; 8:17 PM)
 
Awaiting the end for daughter's killer: Some victims' families will watch sniper die; others won't revisit pain (Post, November 9, 2009)
 
Four arrested in slaying of D.C. man (Post, November 6, 2009; 1:17 PM)
 
Mental health hearing for mother who left girl for dead in Va. creek (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Va. parents charged with allowing baby to overdose on heroin (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
One daughter's secret revealed, ultimately too late: Another finds salvation as Centreville heroin ring is broken up (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
Cavs' West indicted on weapons charge: Cleveland guard faces possible jail time for Beltway incident (Post, November 4, 2009)
 
Cavaliers' Delonte West indicted on six weapons offenses (Post, November 3, 2009; 4:01 PM)
 
Defendant's story too slick for police: Montgomery man pleads guilty in case of oil spread on exit ramp (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
Ex-police chief who had DUI tries to steer others off his path (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
17-year-old is charged as adult in slaying of D.C. man in July (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
Copper thefts increase as price surges (Post, October 31, 2009)
 
Mental illness claimed in death: Va. mother who left girl in creek could serve part of term in hospital (Post, October 31, 2009)
 
Ex-cult member to face trial in toddler's death (Post, October 30, 2009; 4:44 PM)
 
Va. gang members sentenced for attempting to murder rivals (Post, October 30, 2009; 4:29 PM)
 
Convicted robber sought in four bank heists in N.Va. (Post, October 30, 2009)
 
Suspects arrested in NE burglary (Post, October 29, 2009; 3:47 PM)
 
Largo man charged with killing witness in federal drug case (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
Largo man charged with killing witness in case against him (Post, October 28, 2009; 5:20 PM)
 
Espionage suspect has friends puzzled: Astronomer is described as brilliant, ambitious (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Crime continues to fall in Montgomery (Post, October 27, 2009; 4:18 PM)
 
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