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Man pleads guilty to shooting ex-girlfriend

A man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend after an argument over her rejection of his marriage proposal has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder.

Tags: courts, shooting

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Md. teen indicted for possession of pipe bomb

A Montgomery County grand jury indicted a 19-year-old on two counts of possession and manufacturing a pipe bomb.

Tags: police, explosives, courts

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Reagan assistant faces child porn charges in Va.

A former Navy undersecretary and and a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan is awaiting his Fairfax County trial on child pornography charges.

Tags: courts, child pornography, J. Daniel Howard, navy, Ronald Reagan

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D.C. driver accused of hitting pedestrian twice in fatal crash

Emmajean Gainey tried to avoid an erratic Toyota but was struck twice and pinned against a tree. She died at the scene. Now a D.C. woman is facing a voluntary manslaughter charge for her death.

Tags: police, pedestrian accident, drunken driving

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Corrections officer charged with pointing gun

Tags: prostitution, police

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Guilty plea in crosswalk hit and run

An Annapolis man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in the March crosswalk death of 71-year-old Ruby Whitfield.

Tags: hit and run, courts, driving while intoxicated, Ronald Machen

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Jury finds defendant guilty in Capitol Hill beating, robbery

A man charged with the near-fatal baseball bat beating of another man on Capitol Hill last year has been found guilty by a D.C. Superior Court jury.

Tags: T.C. Maslin, Capitol Hill beating, robbery, courts, Tommy Branch, Neal Augenstein, Capitol Hill

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Board approves $40K settlement for beaten inmate

The Board of Public Works has approved a $40,000 settlement for a former jail inmate who was beaten in 2007 relating to a smuggling ring involving a former corrections officer.

Tags: smuggling ring, Maryland Board of Public Works

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O'Malley notes need for improvements in jail

Maryland's governor said Tuesday that changes are needed at a Baltimore jail, including a revamped process for hiring corrections officers, after 13 female officers were among 25 people indicted in an alleged contraband-smuggling conspiracy.

Tags: Martin OMalley, Baltimore jail, drug ring

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Cartier store robbed, officer hurt in chase

Robbers with masks took off with an unspecified amount of property from a Cartier jewelry store in Chevy Chase Tuesday and then led police on a high-speed chase that ended with a Metropolitan police officer injured in a crash., led police on a high-speed chase that ended with a Metropolitan police officer injured in a crash.

Tags: police, robbery, Cartier, police chase

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