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State police come under Hill scrutiny
- A Mississippi congressman who chairs a House committee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security is leading a charge to scrutinize the Maryland State Police investigation into peace and anti-death penalty groups.
Scrutiny over spying on activists reaches House
- A Mississippi congressman who chairs a House committee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security is leading a charge to scrutinize the Maryland State Police investigation into peace and anti-death penalty groups.
Fibers found on strangled inmate reportedly match those on sheet
- Fibers found on the neck of accused police killer Ronnie White, who officials have said was strangled in his cell last month, match the material in the bedsheet that once covered the bunk in his solitary Prince George’s County jail cell, a source close to the investigation confirmed Thursday.
Police cite pack robberies increasing in N.Va. suburbs
- Pack robberies, a phenomenon more common to urban streets, is spreading to Northern Virginia suburbs after already becoming commonplace in Montgomery County, police said.
Firefighter recalls rescue of teen hooked up to breathing equipment
- A fire was sweeping through a two-story home on the 13200 block of Park Lane in Fort Washington and callers to 911 were frantically describing how a teenage boy on a respirator was trapped inside.
- A fire was sweeping through a two-story home on the 13200 block of Park Lane in Fort Washington and callers to 911 were frantically describing how a teenage boy on a respirator was trapped inside.
Father of infant who died in hot car turns self in
- The Purcellville father whose 21-month-old Russian-born adopted son died after he allegedly left him in a hot car for 10 hours, turned himself in to Fairfax County police Tuesday after he was indicted on manslaughter charges Monday.
DNA links 26-year-old slaying to dead inmate, police say
- Wendy Stark, a University of Maryland student, had missed her brother’s 12th birthday party in April 1982, and her mother, Marjory, was calling area hospitals, fearing the worst.
8th person enters guilty plea in D.C. tax office scandal
- Patricia A. Steven, 73, of Harwood, Md., became the eighth defendant to plead guilty in the D.C. property tax fraud scheme Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein said.
Street robberies main crime problem in Montgomery, police chief says
- J. Thomas Manger became Montgomery County’s police chief in February 2004 after serving 27 years with the Fairfax County Police Department, where he was appointed chief in 1998. A lifelong Orioles fan, he was born in Baltimore and moved to Silver Spring when he was 14.
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Montgomery police arrest gas station robbery suspect
- Montgomery County police say Brandon David Betts was almost better at fleeing the armed robberies he attempted than actually getting away with the cash he was trying to steal, at least until he was caught.
State police spied on pro-peace groups, ACLU says
- Documents obtained by the Maryland American Civil Liberties Union and released Thursday show that the state police spent 288 hours over 14 months spying on members of certain political activist groups.
Body found in woods may be that of missing Burke man
- It was just a little before 8 a.m. Wednesday when friends and colleagues searching for Mark Radcliffe, 31, of Burke, believe they stumbled across his body in a wooded area between Bonnie Brae Elementary School and train tracks, Fairfax County police said.