Crime
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Nicolaos Kantartzis to be sentenced in $4M pay phone scam
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A man who rang up $4 million for himself by rigging Washington-area pay phones he owned to robotically dial toll-free numbers so he could collect a 50-cent fee is scheduled to be sentenced.
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Logan McFarland, Angela Atwood charged in Utah deaths, Nevada shooting
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Authorities say they've arrested a pair of suspects in the killing of an elderly Utah couple and the shooting of a woman outside a Nevada casino.
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James Mauldin, Jasmine Dawkins arrested in child death
Police say a West Virginia man and his girlfriend are in custody after the death of their 3-year-old son, who police say had a fractured skull, burns and scars.
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Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel, butt-slasher, fled to Peru
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The man known as the "butt-slasher" has fled to his native country of Peru, police said.
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Police: Gunman in Texas murder-suicide dressed as Santa; 7 dead
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Police in Texas say the man they believe is responsible for a Christmas Day shooting that left him and six members of his extended family dead was dressed as Santa Claus.
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Md. police seek man who was armed in hotel
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Police in Anne Arundel County are searching for a man accused of holding a gun against a woman's head inside a Motel 6 in Laurel.
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D.C. schools crime reports
As part of a TBD.com Freedom of Information Act request, schools across the District have released a stunning amount of data relating to crimes that have been committed on school campuses. Sort through it all here.
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Money wiring scam scheme continues
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Scammers continue to perpetuate a scheme in which victims are tricked into wiring money to out-of-county accounts.
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Teachers accused of crimes: Should they take lie-detector tests?
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Would requiring teachers to take lie-detector tests help reduce the number of predator teachers?
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Report says few arrests, prosecutions in Va. college sex assaults
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A three-years study of Virginia colleges and universities by the Richmond Times-Dispatch shows that sex assaults saw few arrests and even fewer prosecutions.
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Metro cell phone theft: How to keep yourself from being a victim
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There are some very simple things you can do to keep yourself from being a target of theft while you're using your valuable electronic devices. Check out how to prevent yourself from being a victim of crime here.
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Susan Burke, on trial for abusing students, testifies
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A former Greencastle Elementary School teacher on trial for allegedly abusing students took the stand to defend herself Wednesday.
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Jeremy Earle Brown, teacher, acused of sex crimes
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A Germantown special education teacher at Meadow Hall Elementary School is facing accusations that he solicited teens for sex in online chatrooms.
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Mentally disabled adults rescued from Philly basement
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Four mentally disabled adults have been locked in a squalid basement in Philadelphia.
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WATCH: Cornel West arrested in D.C.
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Author and Princeton University professor Cornel West has been arrested while protesting on the steps of the Supreme Court about corporate influence in politics.
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Kansas City bishop charged with sheltering abusive clergyman
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The first U.S. bishop criminally charged with sheltering an abusive clergyman is accused of waiting five months to tell police about hundreds of child porn images discovered on a priest's computer.
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A shocking look at alleged salon killer Scott DeKraai
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Who is Scott DeKraai? Take a closer look at the father accused of killing eight people in a Southern California salon.
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Police report rash of burglaries in northern Va.
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Authorities are warning homeowners in northern Virginia to lock their doors following a series of burglaries.
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