Crime
May 25, 2012 -- 9:02 AM

Prince George's County police are advising people to watch out for prize-winning scams.

Police on Wednesday received a call from an employee at a banking institution who believed a customer had been a victim of a scam.

Police contacted the

May 25, 2012 -- 7:59 AM

A Forestville man was arrested Thursday morning and faces child pornography charges, police said.

Chandler Earl Vines, 22, is charged with two counts each of possession and distribution of child pornography, Maryland State Police said. He faces up

May 25, 2012 -- 7:33 AM

A woman was convicted Thursday in the hit-and-run death of a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, according to media reports.

A jury in Upper Marlboro found Christy Littleford guilty in the incident that killed 30-year-old Natasha

May 25, 2012 -- 6:45 AM

One man was shot and another was stabbed Thursday night in Chantilly, police said.

Officers were called to the county courthouse and found a man who had been shot. Fairfax County police spokeswoman Officer Shelley Broderick said the man had been

May 24, 2012 -- 8:00 PM

A lieutenant in the D.C. Fire and EMS Department has been placed on administrative leave after she was charged with breaking into a Prince George's County barn and stealing bales of hay.

Lt. Kellene Morgan Davis, 49,

May 24, 2012 -- 7:00 PM

On this day, May 25, 1979, convicted murderer and death penalty cause celebre John Arthur Spenkelink was executed in Florida.

The Examiner
May 24, 2012 -- 6:30 PM

Cop helps deliver baby

An Arlington County police officer delivered a baby in the back seat of a SUV, police said.

About 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, Cpl. Steve Troyano made a

May 24, 2012 -- 3:14 PM

A Silver Spring man faces firearms-related charges after police officers spotted him jaywalking, police said.

Foday Abdulai Gassama, 21, is charged with firearms-related charges and with failing to comply with the lawful order of a police officer,

May 24, 2012 -- 2:43 PM

A 14-year-old Bethesda boy faces charges for four burglaries, two attempted burglaries and a bicycle theft, police said.

In the beginning of May, police noticed there were several burglaries in Bethesda that occurred in close proximity to each other

May 24, 2012 -- 2:01 PM

A Hyattsville man has been arrested in connection with an alleged immigration scam, police said.

Ousseynou Kamara, 41, was charged with identity theft, six felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses and two counts of forgery, Fairfax County

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