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  • $8.6 million awarded in fatal stabbing at Prince George's club

    Scott McCabe

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    A Prince George's County jury has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a man who was fatally stabbed at a club in Forestville, but the verdict may be merely symbolic. The jury found that the CFE Event Center failed to provide adequate security the night George Cooper, 25, was stabbed inside...

  • Montgomery County man admits to striking brothers with car after argument

    Scott McCabe

    Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

    A 21-year-old Montgomery County man has pleaded guilty to hunting down two brothers and running them down with a car, killing one of them. Fernando J. Valenzuela, of Damascus, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree depraved heart murder in the death of Billie Jay Genies and first-degree...

  • The Blotter for May 15

    Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

    5 D.C. firefighters take heat after Facebook posting Five D.C. firefighters have been placed on desk duty after one of them posted a picture of D.C. police officer on Facebook and questioned why emergency crews should respond to incidents as fast as possible. According to News4, a...

  • Facebook posting puts the heat on D.C. firefighters

    Scott McCabe

    Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

    Five D.C. firefighters have been placed on desk duty after one of them posted a picture of D.C. police officer on Facebook and questioned why emergency crews should respond to incidents as fast as possible. According to News4, a firefighter posted a photo of a D.C. police officer who had...

  • Crime History: Would-be assassin shoots Gov. Wallace in Laurel to prove 'manhood'

    Scott McCabe

    Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

    On this day, May 15, in 1972, Arthur Bremer shot and paralyzed Alabama Gov. George Wallace while the presidential hopeful campaigned in Maryland. Bremer wrote in his diary he planned to assassinate Wallace or President Nixon as a "statement of my manhood for the world to see." He even chose a...

  • Maryland delegate gets 30 days for drinking while boating

    Scott McCabe

    Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

    Maryland state Del. Don Dwyer was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for operating a boat while drunk during an August 2012 crash that injured seven people. Dwyer, 55, pleaded guilty in Annapolis on Tuesday to operating his boat under the influence of alcohol, but District Court Judge Robert...

  • Maryland man sentenced for distributing child porn

    Scott McCabe

    Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

    A 47-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to six years in prison for possession and distribution of child pornography. Shawn Fred Crawford, of Lusby, in July 2012 distributed six images and 16 videos depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to his plea agreement filed...