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  • Corrections officer hit in face with feces sues

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sun, Dec 2, 2012

    A D.C. corrections officer who said he developed suicidal tendencies after an inmate threw feces in his face has sued the District's Department of Corrections, claiming they failed to provide him with disability benefits.

  • Maryland struggles with reducing pedestrian deaths

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sun, Dec 2, 2012

    Maryland transportation officials lowered the bar when they set new goals for reducing pedestrian fatalities after the number of deaths continued to climb despite a nearly $50 million effort to make roads more walker-friendly.

  • Person in custody after Laurel tire slashings

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    Laurel police have a person of interest in custody after dozens of tires were slashed late Friday night. Police were called to the Laurel Station Bar and Grill, located at 14933 Baltimore Avenue, at about 11:30 p.m., where they found 11 slashed tires, according to spokesman Pete Piringer....

  • Watergate Exxon closed temporarily

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    The Watergate Exxon -- the District's most notoriously expensive gas station -- is closed, but not permanently. Owner Joe Mamo told the Washington City Paper the gas station, where gas prices are frequently $1 or more higher than the next highest prices in the District, has been closed for...

  • D.C. officials investigate inmate's death

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    D.C. police and the Department of Corrections are investigating the death of an inmate who apparently hanged himself. Inmate Michael English died Friday afternoon, according to the Washington Post. Officials treated him at the jail, then took him to Prince George's Hospital Center, where he...

  • Former P.G. investigator pleads guilty to sex offense

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    A former investigator for the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense on Friday. James Artis was accused of pinning down a female coworker at the state's attorney's offices at the county courthouse in Upper Marlboro, according to NBC...

  • Police issue warning to P.G. club after assault

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    Prince George's County police put a Lanham club on notice following an investigation into a Nov. 22 assault that allegedly occurred at the club. Two victims told police that when they arrived at Marygolds Family Event Center, located at the 8800 block of Annapolis Road, in the early morning...

  • D.C. man arrested in Morgan State University shooting

    Ben Giles

    Published: Sat, Dec 1, 2012

    A D.C. man has been charged in the shooting of Morgan State University student. Keith Robertson, 20, was arrested after he was seen running from the scene of the shooting, which happened near a residence hall on campus around 1 p.m. Friday. Robertson confessed to the shooting, according to...

  • Poor marks for region's anti-sex trafficking laws

    Ben Giles

    Published: Thu, Nov 29, 2012

    Gaps in Maryland, Virginia and District laws have prevented officials from effectively protecting children from sex traffickers and prosecuting those who abuse them, according to a national report released Thursday. The report card issued by Shared Hope International, an anti-sex-trafficking...


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