Archive for June, 2008

VIRGINIA BRIEFING

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Eight people were arrested in Sterling Park on Friday night and charged with buying alcohol for a teenager, authorities said yesterday. The 19-year-old was working undercover for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Record Says Suspect Sped Toward Officer

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The man accused of killing a Prince George’s County police officer “intentionally accelerated” a pickup truck toward the officer and “ran him over,” and a passenger in the truck was shot, according to charging documents released yesterday.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

The Last Hours of Ronnie L. White’s Life

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Friday 11:57 a.m.: Dispatchers receive a report that Cpl. Richard S. Findley has been hit by a vehicle and has a possible severe head injury.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Suspect in Md. Officer’s Death Was Strangled

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A 19-year-old man suspected of killing a Prince George’s County police officer was strangled in the county jail two days after his arrest, the state medical examiner’s office concluded yesterday.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Ga. court: Judges can banish criminals

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Faced with the question of whether banishment for criminals in Georgia should be banned, the state’s top court answered Monday: It depends on how far the ban extends.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

N.Y. man gets 25 years to life for ‘93 killing (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

AP - A former bartender convicted earlier this year in the 1993 strangling death of a mother of three children was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Texas man cleared in shooting of 2 men

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A Texas man who shot and killed two men he suspected of burglarizing his neighbor’s home was cleared in the shootings Monday by a grand jury.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

Missing girl search turns to uncle’s property

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The investigation of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

NY financier pleads guilty in Florida sex scandal (Reuters)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Reuters - New York financier Jeffrey Epstein
pleaded guilty on Monday to felony solicitation of prostitution
and procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Florida Man Sentenced for Possession of Document Making Implements (pdf)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Ricky Reynolds, of Haines City, Florida, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for possession of document-making implements to be used in the production of false identification documents.

Via: FBI in the News