June 19, 2013

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  • Two DCPS schools closed Friday due to power outages

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/31/13 10:20 AM

    Two District public elementary schools are closed Friday due to power outages, officials said. The closed schools are Garrison Elementary School, located near the U Street and Shaw Metro stations, and Shepherd Elementary School, located near the District's border with Silver Spring. All...

  • Arlington deputy sheriff arrested in Alexandria shooting death

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/31/13 10:20 AM

    Arlington County Deputy Sheriff Craig Patterson has been charged in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in Alexandria, police said. Patterson, 44, was taken into custody Thursday evening at a residence in Spotsylvania County, Alexandria police said. He is charged with murdering Julian...

  • The Blotter: 'Teflon Defendant' sentenced; Herndon man killed in fire, dozens of cats rescued; two killed in Northwest D.C.

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 04:05 PM

    'Teflon Defendant' sentenced The D.C. man who earned the nickname the "Teflon Defendant" before he was finally convicted has been sentenced to 22 years. Corey A. Moore, 37, was facing 10 years to life after pleading guilty in February. Moore was arrested in Takoma Park in September 2010 for...

  • FBI seeks Virginia man who skipped plea hearing in child-porn case

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 03:00 PM

    Authorities are seeking information about the whereabouts of a 27-year-old Reston man who was expected to plead guilty in a child-pornography case last week but did not show up to his hearing. Alex Ernesto Calderon Velasquez was indicted in federal court in Alexandria in February on charges of...

  • Suspected serial Prince George's bank robber arrested

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 02:35 PM

    Prince George's County police have obtained warrants for a Northeast D.C. man suspected in a string of bank robberies, police said. Stephon Fortune, 23, is charged in connection with the March 20 robbery of a Clinton SunTrust bank and the April 24 robbery of an M&T bank. He is also...

  • Police investigating two Northwest D.C. shooting deaths

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:05 AM

    D.C. police are investigating the deaths of two men who were found shot in Northwest Washington this week. About 8 p.m. Monday, police went to the unit block of Hamilton Street NW, which is not far from Rock Creek Cemetery, and found 22-year-old Rhett Gelb, of Takoma Park, suffering from a...

  • Woman killed at Costco by Loudoun County sheriff's deputy

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:05 AM

    A woman who was wielding a knife and scissors at a Sterling Costco was fatally shot by a Loudoun County sheriff's deputy, officials said. About 3 p.m. Wednesday, authorities were called to the Costco in the 21300 block of Price Cascades Plaza for a report of a disorderly person. Mhai Scott,...

  • Man dead after Herndon fire, dozens of cats rescued

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/30/13 10:00 AM

    A man was found dead after a fire in a home's garage in Herndon, and dozens of cats that lived at the home have been rescued, officials said. About 11 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters received a call from a woman who reported that her garage was on fire and her husband was inside it. When...

  • The Blotter: D.C. officer injured, suspect killed in Southeast shooting

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 05/29/13 05:00 PM

    A carjacking suspect was shot and killed and a D.C. police officer injured during a confrontation in Southeast Washington, police said. The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Barnaby Street SE. The suspect got out of the carjacked vehicle with a gun and was shot by...

  • Rockville Metro station shooter sentenced to prison

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/29/13 04:45 PM

    A Rockville teenager who shot two other teens last year at the Rockville Metro station has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Kevin Nguyen, 17, was sentenced Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. He was charged as an adult and pleaded guilty in December to attempted second-degree...



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