WashingtonPost: Crime News
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Convicted killer Alfredo Prieto returning to Fairfax County court for resentencing
Alfredo R. Prieto, convicted of three murders and two rapes , will return to a Fairfax County courtroom for a sentencing trial Tuesday morning, when Fairfax prosecutors will try for a third time to obtain the death penalty.
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Driver in crash that killed nun in Prince William had federal work card issued
The allegedly drunk driver charged in the collision death of a nun received a federal permit to work in this country while efforts to deport him were underway, the Prince William County police chief said Friday.
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Loudoun restaurateur sentenced to 12 years in $71 million loan scam on 8 banks
A Loudoun County man who rose from a teenage employee at a Sterling deli to own a string of area restaurants, and who by his own account fraudulently borrowed more than $71 million from eight banks, was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison.
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Michigan prosecutor says suspected serial killer will face life in prison
A Michigan prosecutor said Thursday that a suspect in a string of unprovoked attacks on men in Virginia, Michigan and Ohio is "evil" and should get the maximum sentence of life without parole.
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Washington lawyer accused of paying 15-year-old runaway for sex
A lawyer in one of Washington's biggest firms was arrested and accused of paying a 15-year-old runaway from Fairfax County to have sex with him while he photographed the encounter.
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Body found after Leesburg fire; homicide suspected
Emergency workers responding to reports of a burning shed in the woods near a Leesburg park found the body of a woman that police believe may be Loudoun County's first homicide victim of the year, authorities said Tuesday.
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Heroin addict convicted of felony neglect in Fairfax baby's drug overdose
The mystery of how a 5-month-old boy overdosed on heroin in Fairfax County last year may never be answered, but a Fairfax jury convicted an acknowledged heroin addict Tuesday of felony child neglect and sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
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Fairfax City teen dies after electrical accident while trimming a tree
A Northern Virginia teenager was fatally injured Tuesday in an electrical accident as he trimmed a tree, plunging his neighborhood into sadness and dismay.
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Family dispute over property led to fatal shooting in Louisa, Va.
LOUISA, VA. -- A man involved in a dispute with family members over property and belongings opened fire Sunday in a rural central Virginia neighborhood, killing two people and wounding four before police fatally shot him, authorities said.
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Suspects denied bail after judge sees video of D.C. store owner's son being shot
Prosecutors played a chilling video in court Friday of two men robbing a check-cashing store on Benning Road NE and fatally shooting the store owner's son after a scuffle.
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Obama likely to approve closure of command center; roadwork closures in District
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Smokers and restaurants fined for flouting Virginia laws against lighting up
After repeated complaints about people smoking in and around a group of Vietnamese restaurants in Falls Church, police have now arrested nine smokers for illegally lighting up and four others for allowing smoking in their establishments.
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2 women accused of extortion in Fairfax sex-for-rent case
In these tough economic times, Fairfax County police say it's not unheard of for a tenant to offer a landlord sexual favors in exchange for a month's rent. But when the scheme extends to blackmailing the landlord by threatening to tell his wife, people get arrested.
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N.C. traveling salesman charged with molesting Fairfax teen who was home alone
A door-to-door salesman from North Carolina was arrested in Fairfax County on Monday on charges that he molested a teenage girl who was home alone, Fairfax police said Tuesday.
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Serial stabbing suspect revealed instances of violence and paranoia, friends say
Elias Abuelazam appeared in a Georgia courtroom Friday and agreed to face charges in Michigan in a series of stabbings, while authorities continued to delve into his past and more incidents of violence emerged.
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Man suspected as 'Flint serial killer' tried to settle in Northern Virginia
The man arrested Wednesday and accused of being the "Flint serial killer" is a Christian from Israel who tried unsuccessfully to put down roots in Northern Virginia and once worked with troubled children at a Leesburg mental health facility, according to friends and court records.
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'Granddad Bandit' suspect arrested after Baton Rouge standoff
An hours-long standoff in Baton Rouge ended Wednesday evening with the arrest of a man federal authorities said is the "Granddad Bandit," who is suspected of calmly robbing banks in more than a dozen states, including Virginia.
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Video of SUV linked to Leesburg hammer assault released
An attack on Friday night in Leesburg that police said was the work of a serial killer targeting African Americans was captured by security cameras, providing investigators with an image of a man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding 15 in three states.
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University of Virginia now requires students to disclose arrests, convictions
Students returning to the University of Virginia this month will be required to report whether they have been arrested or convicted, a new layer of security announced Friday in response to the May slaying of student Yeardley Love.
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Ex-lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti charged with campaign-finance fraud
Paul J. Magliocchetti was one of the most powerful and influential lobbyists in Washington not too long ago, known for steering campaign contributions to favored lawmakers while securing millions of dollars in projects for his clients.
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Local Digest
Prosecutors charged a Southeast Washington woman Thursday with two counts of assault, including assault with intent to kill and aggravated assault while armed, in Wednesday's stabbing of an NPR intern in Chinatown.
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Crash spurs request for immigration data
The chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors has asked Congress to subpoena certain Immigration and Customs Enforcement records that he thinks will outrage the general public and make the Obama administration take a closer look at immigration reform.
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Proponents of tougher immigration policies focus on suspect in crash that killed nun
Proponents of tougher immigration enforcement have seized on the case of a Bolivian man charged with killing a nun and critically injuring two others while driving drunk as a symbol of a badly broken immigration system.
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Local Digest
Police have charged a Southeast woman with assault with intent to kill in what they believe was the random stabbing of an NPR intern on her way to work Wednesday.
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Illinois man freed after DNA from killings points to ex-Marine in Virginia
An Illinois man who had been charged with fatally stabbing two young girls was freed Wednesday after DNA evidence linked the slayings to an ex-Marine accused of attacking women in Northern Virginia.
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Nuns at Virginia monastery find room to forgive while mourning sister's death
About 8:30 Monday night, the doorbell rang at St. Benedict Monastery in Prince William County, and Sister Andrea Verchuck, the sub-prioress, rose from her desk to see who was there. On the slate front porch stood a man and a woman.
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McDonnell wants troopers deputized to check stopped drivers' immigration status
RICHMOND -- Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said Tuesday that he has spent months trying to reach an agreement with the federal government to train and deputize state troopers to act as immigration and customs agents to make legal status checks and refer individuals for deportation.
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Driver in fatal Va. crash had previous DUI violations
An alleged drunk driver involved in a crash Sunday morning that killed a Catholic nun in Prince William County and left two other nuns gravely injured has a record of numerous motor vehicle violations in recent years, including two drunken-driving cases for which he served 20 days in jail, accord...
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Nun killed, 2 injured in Prince William car crash
A 66-year-old Catholic nun was killed Sunday in Prince William County when the car she was in was struck by an alleged drunk driver, according to police and religious authorities.
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'Granddad Bandit' is not what you expect in a bank robber
The balding, middle-aged man does not look the part of a criminal mastermind, with his wire-rimmed glasses, polo shirts and paunch. But he has calmly walked into banks in 13 states, including Virginia, and made off with thousands of dollars.
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