Ben Giles
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'East Coast Rapist' enters guilty plea in Loudoun County
Ben Giles
Updated: Thu, Nov 29, 2012
The man accused of being the East Coast Rapist pleaded guilty in Loudoun County on Thursday afternoon to rape and abduction. Aaron H. Thomas, 41, entered the pleas in Loudoun County Circuit Court related to the rape of a woman who was moving out of her Leesburg apartment in May 2001. Thomas...
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Arrest made in murder of H Street deli owner
Ben Giles
Updated: Wed, Nov 28, 2012
A Northwest D.C. man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the murder of an H Street deli owner in June. Steven Vondell Williams, 46, faces a charge of second-degree murder while armed, according to a D.C. police spokesman. Employees at Grace Deli, located at 701 H Street NE, found...
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More details emerge in fatal Woodley Park Metro stabbing
Ben Giles
Published: Tue, Nov 27, 2012
Olijawon Griffin thought he was going to buy marijuana from a group of teenagers he'd met in Adams Morgan. Instead, he was walking into a setup concocted by teens who wanted to steal his Helly Hanson jacket, according to authorities. Four of those teenagers were charged as adults with armed...
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Audit finds problems with Maryland's speed camera program
Ben Giles
Published: Tue, Nov 27, 2012
More than half of the violations recorded during a test run of a Maryland program that places speed cameras in work zones were unusable and cost the state about $850,000 in lost ticket revenue, according to an audit. At its outset in 2009, the program lacked measures assuring the accuracy of...
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Cold case: Suitland shooting victim's death remains a mystery after 10 years
Ben Giles
Published: Mon, Nov 26, 2012
A Suitland High School teenager was shot in the head while riding in a car with friends after a concert more than 10 years ago, and police are still searching for suspects in the case. Police believe an altercation at the concert may have something to do with the shooting that killed Ricky...
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Four more teens charged as adults in Woodley Park Metro stabbing
Ben Giles
Published: Mon, Nov 26, 2012
Four more juveniles have been charged as adults in the fatal stabbing and robbery of an 18-year-old Maryland teen inside a Metro station. The four teens, all 17, were arrested in connection with the murder of Olney resident Olijawon Griffin, who was attacked and stabbed in the chest inside the...
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Crime history: Redskins safety Sean Taylor died from gunshot wound 5 years ago today
Ben Giles
Published: Mon, Nov 26, 2012
On this day, Nov. 27, in 2007, Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died one day after he was shot in his Miami home by an intruder. No team member has worn Taylor's number 21 since his death.
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