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Kurd protest in Paris demands justice in killings 01/12/2013 12:16pm • Thousands of Kurds from across Europe descended upon Paris on Saturday, demanding justice for three activists shot dead in the French capital. Turkey's leader, meanwhile, demanded to know why one of the victims _ a founder of a Kurdish rebel group _ had been granted asylum in France. Crowds Obama administration, Congress quietly let school security funds lapse 12/14/2012 10:34pm • Beneath the expressions of grief, sorrow and disbelief over the Connecticut school massacre lies an uneasy truth in Washington: over the last few years the Obama administration and Congress quietly let federal funding for several key school security programs lapse in the name of budget savings.Gover Crime Report: Malicious Wounding at Marymount 12/13/2012 02:30pm • A fight between two students at Marymount University landed one of them in jail and the other in the hospital. According to police, early Sunday morning a 19-year-old student hit another student in the head with a bottle during a physical altercation, causing a laceration. From this week’s Arl Big Brawl At Bailey’s in Ballston 12/10/2012 03:20pm • Arlington police responded to a large fight at Bailey’s Pub (4238 Wilson Blvd) in the Ballston Common Mall last week. It’s not clear what started the brawl, but it quickly grew in size and prompted a large police response. Six people were arrested and several people were taken to Virgini Pipe bomb suspect's blog forecasts alleged attacks 11/01/2012 08:54am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. - Blog postings by the suspect for three recent pipe bombing attacks in Stafford County and Fredericksburg depict a man disgusted by the legal system and willing to "commit some crimes" and "have some fun." WTOP has learned investigators with the B Arlington Resident, Fmr. CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Covert Disclosure 10/23/2012 02:30pm • A former CIA officer who lives in Arlington has pleaded guilty to revealing the name of a covert CIA officer to a journalist. John Kiriakou, 48, agreed to a 30 month prison sentence for disclosing the covert officer’s name. The crime was detailed in a statement of facts entered in the case. University of Maryland alumni, students disagree with police beating ruling 10/20/2012 05:44pm • Jamie Forzato, wtop.com COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Students and alumni on campus for homecoming weekend say justice was not served for the University of Maryland student who was beaten by two Prince George's County police officers more than two years ago. On Friday, a jury found Cpl. James Harrison gui Man sentenced to life for gunning down mom in front of son 10/19/2012 01:12pm • Melvin "Roc" Smith faced justice Thursday, but he would not face the victims of his crime.Smith, 28, refused to be present for his sentencing hearing in the shooting death of former girlfriend Tranice Richardson, 33. In front of her 8-year-old son, Richardson, a mother of four, was gunned down in ATF director: 'Mistakes were made' 09/21/2012 01:15pm • J.J. Green, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Seated at a table with a 471-page report in front of him and congressional lawmakers on TV screens nearby reviewing the document that excoriated his agency, B. Todd Jones prepares to move ahead with the next chapter in ATF history. In an exclusive interview Crime Report: Sexual Assault Near Rosslyn Metro 09/20/2012 08:30am • A deaf and mute woman was sexually assaulted and robbed near the Rosslyn Metro station early Saturday morning. The woman was had walked out of the Metro station and was looking for a taxi when a man, possibly homeless, touched her inappropriately and took her money, according to police. Officers h Md. teen killed in her bed had big dreams 08/23/2012 04:41am • KETTERING, Md. - A 17-year-old girl is dead after she was shot multiple times in her own bed, according to Prince George's County police. Investigators are trying to find out who kicked in the door of Amber Deanna Stanley's home and murdered the teenager in her room, says Sgt. Sonya Rorls of Fairfax Man Convicted in Ballston Hit and Run Case 07/27/2012 04:45pm • A Fairfax County man has been convicted and sentenced to more than four years in prison for a hit and run pedestrian accident that left a young woman seriously injured. John Reynolds was 24 at the time of his arrest in March 2011. He was accused of hitting a 22-year-old woman with his car while dr Police Start Enforcing Hour-Limit On Food Trucks 07/27/2012 03:45pm • Seoul Food truck co-owner J.P. Goree got a citation and a court date from Arlington County Police on Wednesday. His crime: Keeping his Korean cuisine food truck in one Clarendon Courthouse parking spot for longer than the county’s 60-minute limit for mobile food vendors. “We feel like Nolan's final Batman 'rises' to the occasion 07/18/2012 10:07pm • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic NOTE: I have now seen "The Dark Knight Rises" twice. The first viewing was during a pre-screening at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, which inspired the following review, posted prior to the horrific movie theater massacre that killed 12 and wounded dozens m Phoenix House Lauded for Rehab, Job Training Work 06/19/2012 11:05am • Rep. Jim Moran (D) visited the Phoenix House at 521 N. Quincy Street last week to highlight the nonprofit’s addiction recovery and job training work. The Ballston-area facility is one of numerous Phoenix House-branded treatment centers in 10 states across the country. It offers intensive res