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Fire occurs at Farifax County high school
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
A fire occurred at a Fairfax County high school Saturday morning, officials said. About 10:25 a.m. Saturday, firefighters went to George C. Marshall High School, located at 7731 Leesburg Pike in the Dunn Loring area. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the school when they arrived at the scene,...
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Heating problem leads to smoke in Alexandria restaurant
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
A well-known Alexandria restaurant had smoke on all three floors of its establishment after its heating system overheated, officials said. About 9:15 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a called to Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, located at 111 King Street. When they arrived,...
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Prince George's County officer named department's youngest pilot-in-command
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
Prince George's County police Cpl. Ben Conner started flying at a young age. He said he first began flying planes as a 16-year-old high school sophomore and then became a flight instructor during his senior year. On his 31st birthday, May 8, Conner became the youngest pilot-in-command in the...
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District man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend's brother
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
A District man convicted of the 2011 slaying of his ex-girlfriend's brother has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison, officials said. Brandon Andrews, 31, was sentenced to 39 1/2 years in prison in D.C. Superior Court. He was found guilty in February of second-degree murder for fatally...
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UPDATED: Interstate 95 southbound lanes reopened in Virginia's Stafford County
Naomi Jagoda
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 have reopened in Stafford County after they were closed for several hours Friday morning due to a collision involving two tractor-trailers, police said. One of the tractor trailers rear-ended the other at about 5:10 a.m. Friday on I-95 south of Exit 133 in...
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The Blotter: Three injured in D.C. shootings; illegal arrested in child rape case; pedestrian struck in Montgomery County
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Three men injured in D.C. shootings Two separate shootings in the District overnight left a total of three men injured, police said. The first shooting took place shortly before midnight on the 800 block of Buchanan St. NW. A man told police that he was walking when the assailant emerged...
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Police use Taser on naked man, charge him with shooting friend
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
A Montgomery County man was arrested in Prince George's County after he shot a childhood friend, took off his clothes, climbed onto a firetruck while naked and was shot with a Taser by police, authorities said. Mohamed S. Bah, 24, was charged with attempted murder, assault and other offenses....
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Estranged spouses dead in Prince George's murder-suicide
Naomi Jagoda
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
A 47-year-old man shot in his estranged wife and then took his own life in Prince George's County, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, Jason Taffe, of Silver Spring, went to the home of his 41-year-old estranged wife, Denise Taffe, in the 7700 block of Pinewood Drive in...
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D.C. overnight shootings injure 3 men
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Two separate shootings in the District overnight left a total of three men injured, police said. The first shooting took place shortly before midnight in the 800 block of Buchanan Street NW, which is near Sherman Circle. A man told police that he was walking when the assailant emerged from...
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'John Doe' arrested in child pornography case after manhunt
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
A man charged in federal court in the District with producing child pornography was arrested Wednesday afternoon following what authorities called a "nationwide manhunt." The man, dubbed "John Doe" in court papers, was arrested after a tipster called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
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