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W.Va. man arrested after 7-hour standoff with Md. police
6/15/11 2:32 PM
After a seven-hour standoff with multiple police units, a West Virginia man was arrested and charged in Hagerstown, Maryland after his former girlfriend was shot in the head, the Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports.
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Neighbors say man shot by police was mentally ill
6/15/11 8:52 AM
The man shot dead by police after a two-hour standoff had a history of mental problems, neighbors say.
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Man arrested for stabbing Garrett White
6/14/11 8:32 PM
A D.C. man has been arrested and charged in the stabbing that killed White in May.
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Virginia woman indicted on kidnapping charge
6/14/11 6:47 PM
A federal grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old Norfolk woman for kidnapping.
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Robbery suspect found thanks to tip from citizen
6/14/11 4:39 PM
A woman suspected of assaulting and robbing another woman at a Maryland bar in May was arrested after someone recognized her in a video clip.
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Former postal worker pleads guilty to taking money
6/14/11 2:48 PM
A 42-year-old former U.S. postal worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to misappropriating more than $78,000 in a money order scam.
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Three arrested in Manassas drug case
6/14/11 12:58 PM
Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, guns and an undisclosed amount of money was seized by authorities earlier this week in Manassas.
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Man sentenced for ATM robberies
6/14/11 12:40 PM
A 45-year-old man will spend 15 years behind bars for carrying out a string of ATM robberies in D.C.
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Cummings' father says slain son was 'fearless to a fault'
6/13/11 7:02 PM
The family of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings is mourning the killing of Cummings' nephew Christopher, who was shot in a crime-ridden area of Norfolk over the weekend.
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Capitol Heights fire suspect arrested
6/15/11 9:47 AM
Fire investigators arrested 28-year-old Maurice D. McPherson and charged him with four felonies and a misdemeanor, including charges of first and second-degree arson, in connection with Tuesday's house fire.
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Suspect arrested after police chase into West Virginia
6/15/11 8:13 AM
A suspect who was wanted in Arlington County was arrested Wednesday after a police chase that started in western Loudoun County and ended in with a three-car crash in West Virginia.
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Former Laurel police officer pleads guilty to child porn charges
6/14/11 6:55 PM
According to his plea agreement, Edward Charles Schmitt, 38, of Laurel, Md., had placed a hidden camera in a girl’s closet.
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Suspect was beneficiary of Marcum's insurance policy
6/14/11 6:17 PM
The 41-year-old man suspected of killing American University professor Sue Marcum is reportedly the beneficiary of the victim’s $500,000 life insurance.
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John Shutt pleads guilty to child porn charges
6/14/11 3:21 PM
A 65-year-old Bowie man pleaded guilty Tuesday to child porn charges.
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Drug smuggling suspect arrested at Dulles
6/14/11 1:53 PM
Authorities at Dulles arrested a man who was allegedly smuggling 97 pellets of heroin inside himself.
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Fairfax school secured while police capture suspected SUV thief
6/14/11 12:51 PM
Lake Braddock Secondary School was placed on a “secure-the-building” mode Tuesday morning for about an hour while police tracked down a suspected SUV thief who had bailed out and fled on foot.
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Armed robbery at Dunkin' Donuts in Olney
6/14/11 11:13 AM
Police in Montgomery County are investigating an armed robbery of a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Olney.
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Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen
6/13/11 6:48 PM
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in the middle of a trial in D.C. Superior Court.
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