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Stolen MPD cruiser crashes in SE
3/25/13 5:31 PM
A D.C. police sergeant could be facing disciplinary action after his idling police cruiser was stolen Monday afternoon.
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Young boy nearly abducted in Dumfries Saturday, police say
3/25/13 1:26 PM
Prince William County Police say they're searching for a man who allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old boy in Dumfries on Saturday.
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Two men stabbed on 18th St., NW
3/23/13 7:31 AM
Police say two men were stabbed in the 2300 block of 18th St., NW early Saturday.
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Ex-D.C. officer gets life for killing mistress, infant daughter
3/22/13 5:26 PM
Richmond Phillips, who was convicted in January of fatally shooting Wynetta Wright and then leaving their young daughter, Jaylin, to die was sentenced to two life sentences Friday.
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Reuters editor says he didn't conspire in hack
3/21/13 1:50 PM
A Reuters social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story has posted a statement on Facebook saying he did not commit the crimes he's accused of.
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Friendship Charter student accused of raping classmate pleads guilty
3/21/13 10:43 AM
A 17-year-old who was arrested and is accused of raping a classmate inside Friendship Charter School in Northeast D.C. has pleaded guilty
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Clinton SunTrust Bank robbed; police search for suspect
3/20/13 8:50 PM
Police say a man walked into a SunTrust Bank in Clinton Wednesday and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. A reward is offered for information that leads to his arrest.
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Ex-PG officer convicted of manslaughter seeks new trial
3/20/13 6:05 PM
Keith Washington, who was also a county homeland security official, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and first-degree assault in the January 2007 shooting. He's seeking a new trial.
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Arias lied repeatedly during evaluation, expert says
3/20/13 1:54 PM
Jodi Arias lied repeatedly during an evaluation conducted by a psychologist hired by the defense, who diagnosed her with amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Teacher's assistant accused of assaulting students
3/25/13 2:09 PM
Shirley Whitfield, a teacher's assistant at Beville Middle School, is accused of assaulting two students.
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PTSD doctor to testify again at Arias trial
3/25/13 11:09 AM
A defense expert who diagnosed Jodi Arias with post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia returns to the witness stand for a sixth day of testimony.
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Colorado murder suspect gunned down after police chase in Texas
3/22/13 6:08 PM
Shell casings from a Texas shootout with a white supremacist Colorado parolee are the same make and caliber as those found at the home of Colorado's prison chief after he was killed, according to legal papers.
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Md. man faces 85 years for three brutal carjackings in Wheaton
3/21/13 6:01 PM
A never before seen video is putting new perspective on a series of heinous crimes in Wheaton. Henry Sanders of Landover was convicted Wednesday of carjacking three elderly men in 2011 and faces 85 years in prison. Now one of the victims is speaking out.

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Video released in Pentagon City watch heist
3/21/13 11:27 AM
Newly-released surveillance video shows four men walking into the Tourneau store at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, smashing a glass case and getting away with $609,000 worth of Rolex watches
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Suspect still loose in rare Arlington County shooting
3/21/13 8:47 AM
A search is ongoing for a suspect who shot a man during a robbery on Arlington Ridge Road Wednesday night, officials say.
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Babysitter charged in connection with toddlers 2012 death
3/20/13 6:08 PM
A 21-year-old babysitter was charged Wednesday with murder in connection with an August 2012 death of a 23-month-old child Manassas in.
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Report: Officials digging for possible bodies in Stafford County
3/20/13 5:36 PM
A drug-related search warrant in rural Stafford County has turned into a search for what may be buried bodies, the Free Lance-Star reports.
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Convict gets new trial in Phylicia Barnes slaying
3/20/13 1:21 PM
Defense attorneys have won a new trial for a Baltimore man convicted in the high-profile slaying of a North Carolina teenager.
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