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  • D.C. police facing 'retirement bubble' that could slash force

    Ben Giles

    Published: Thu, Jan 3, 2013

    More than 1,000 D.C. police officers will become eligible to retire in the next five years, the beginning of a "retirement bubble" that has some officials concerned with the department's ability to keep up with the departures. A host of sworn police officers hired in the 1980s and early '90s...

  • Three teens charged in New Year's Day robbery attempt

    Ben Giles

    Published: Thu, Jan 3, 2013

    Authorities charged three teens -- two as adults -- for attempting to rob a woman near White Flint Mall in Rockville on New Year's Day. A 56-year-old woman who had just left the mall was walking along the 5800 block of Nicholson Lane at 5:48 p.m. Monday when she was approached by the teens,...

  • 2 men charged in New Year's day shooting

    Ben Giles

    Published: Wed, Jan 2, 2013

    Authorities have charged two men involved in a gunfight in a Silver Spring parking lot on New Year's day. Derek Bratcher, 32, of Silver Spring, was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and illegal possession of a firearm, while Lamaughan Solomon, 38,...

  • New charge filed against former Bush appointee

    Ben Giles

    Published: Wed, Jan 2, 2013

    A new case has been filed against the former chief of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, who pleaded guilty to contempt of Congress in 2010 but then backed out of the plea after a judge ruled he must serve time in prison. Scott Bloch, appointed by President George W. Bush as the head of the...

  • The Blotter: Metrobus stabbing, Prince William officer killed in wreck

    Scott McCabe, Ben Giles

    Published: Tue, Jan 1, 2013

    Woman stabbed on Metrobus A woman was stabbed on a Metrobus early New Year's Day. The incident happened about 2:20 a.m. in the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE in Anacostia. A woman told the bus driver that she had been stabbed by another passenger, said Metro spokeswoman...

  • Arlington officials tout spending plans for 2013

    Ben Giles

    Published: Tue, Jan 1, 2013

    Arlington County Board members have a long agenda for 2013, goals they said are achievable despite a looming $50 million budget gap and a slow economic recovery. New board Chairman Walter Tejada outlined his priorities for the new year on Tuesday, chief among them maintaining and improving the...

  • Authorities search for NW D.C. SunTrust Bank robber

    Ben Giles

    Published: Tue, Jan 1, 2013

    D.C. police and FBI officials are searching for a man who robbed a SunTrust Bank branch the day after Christmas. A man wearing a brown ski mask walked into the SunTrust Bank at 624 H Street NW at about 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 26, approached the counter and passed a note threatening the teller. The...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Charlie Greffen is P.G.'s real snow man

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sun, Dec 30, 2012

    Greffen is a maintenance engineer for the Maryland State Highway Administration's Laurel shop. He oversees snow removal operations for state-maintained roads in Prince George's County. How long have you been working in the snow removal business? I got into it a long time ago. I was 18 when I...

  • The Blotter: Blotter

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 29, 2012

    Police searching for two men in Hill shooting D.C. police released a video of two men walking near the site of a fatal shooting of a District man on Monday. The men are seen walking by an elementary school near the 1200 block of C Street NE, where authorities found 28-year-old Jason Anthony...

  • Not so much snow for D.C. after all

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 29, 2012

    D.C. residents woke up Saturday morning either disappointed with the nearly complete lack of snow on the ground or relieved that most of the region had been missed by a forecast snowstorm or saw little accumulation. Only minor traces of snow could be found across much of the Washington region....


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