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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 Guilty verdicts in South Capitol Street massacre 05/07/2012 01:37pm • WASHINGTON - Five people have been found guilty for one of the deadliest attacks in D.C. history. Brothers Orlando and Sanquan Carter, Robert Bost and Jeffrey Best were found guilty of first-degree murder in the so-called 2010 South Capitol Street massacre, which left five dead and eight others Former D.C. councilman sentenced for $350K theft 05/03/2012 10:13am • WASHINGTON - D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for crimes his mother says brought "shame" to his family and "society as a whole." Federal Judge John Bates sentenced Thomas to 38 months for the first count and 36 months for the second, to be served concur ACPD Members Awarded for Fighting Crimes Against the Elderly 05/03/2012 09:45am • Two members of the Arlington County Police Department were recognized for their investigative prowess at a luncheon hosted by Arlington County Crime Solvers yesterday. Officer James O’Daniel and Detective Christine Everest both received the Detective of the Year Award for their eff Prosecutors want Supreme Court to review Md. DNA ruling 05/01/2012 01:43am • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - Support among Maryland prosecutors is growing for the Supreme Court to review a ruling by Maryland's highest court, one that found it unconstitutional for police to collect cheek swabs of people arrested for violent crimes and burglaries. Prince George's County State's Attorne Prostitution case claims more Secret Service jobs 04/20/2012 07:48pm • By KEN THOMAS and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON - A twelfth Secret Service employee has been implicated in the agency's prostitution scandal, a government official told The Associated Press on Friday. Two agents were resigning Friday and another has been fired, said the officia Fox45 interviews wanted fugitive, fails to notify police 04/14/2012 05:12am • Heather Brady, wtop.com WASHINGTON - By interviewing a wanted fugitive in the St. Patrick's Day beating of a Baltimore tourist, Baltimore's Fox affiliate station lost a program that partnered them with city police. Fox45 interviewed Aaron Parsons Friday night about the beating of a tourist on S Newly released 911 tape gives chilling look at 2010 murder 03/30/2012 02:17pm • WASHINGTON - A newly released 911 call gives a chilling look at the 2010 murder of Angelo Jones in Northeast D.C. The call was used as evidence last month at the trial of Rickey Pharr. Pharr was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, and faces a minimum of 35 years in prison. It take D.C. residents rally for justice in teen shooting 03/23/2012 10:41pm • Max Smith, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The killing of Trayvon Martin hits close to home for many in the DC area, and it sparked more than one hundred people to gather Friday in Anacostia at The Big Chair on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. "This is very important. A young child was lost. A 17-year-old Silent march decries violence against LGBT community 03/20/2012 09:22pm • WASHINGTON - On the same day the federal government held talks aimed at promoting safe schools and communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, area residents silently marched through D.C. for victims of hate crimes. Hundreds of people attended the rally, which kicked off outsi Arson behind weekend fire that injured 7 02/29/2012 04:43pm • Andrew Mollenbeck, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The fire that injured seven firefighters in Riverdale on Friday was caused by arson, investigators say. "This cowardly crime is unconscionable to me," says Marc Bashoor, Prince George's County fire chief. "I have assured the nearly 3,000 men and women of Police double up on cameras to catch speeding drivers 02/22/2012 12:03pm • (Live Blog below) WASHINGTON - Police in Maryland are keeping up with speeding drivers with a new maneuver to catch leadfoots in the act, and potentially issue twice the number of tickets. Would-be speeders slow down in areas where they know there are fixed cameras, and speed up again after passi Crime Report: Witness Punched, Drug Suspect Tased 02/08/2012 02:15pm • This week’s Arlington County crime report contained a number of notable items. Among them: On Tuesday, Feb. 7, a suspect tried to flee after police found 32 grams of crack cocaine during a traffic stop on S. Glebe Road. Police used a Taser to help stop the suspect, identified by police as 41 Crime Report: Crimes Against Women 02/01/2012 05:43pm • This week’s Arlington County crime report contained several incidents of frightening crimes against women. Among them: RAPE, 01/25/12, 3000 block of Columbia Pike. Between 2 and 3 pm on January 25, a female victim was raped by a known suspect in a hotel room. The suspect is in custody. ROBBE O'Malley proposes tying gas to sales tax, to alter traffic woes 01/30/2012 12:03pm • (Live Blog below) WASHINGTON - Many of Maryland's traffic woes would be alleviated by allowing a percentage tax on gasoline, the state's governor said Monday. While speaking on WTOP's "Ask the Governor," Martin O'Malley said he would like to "phase out" the sales tax exemption on gas, which would