News Articles from October 1 thru October 15
Oil Truck Overturns on
Turkey Hill Road

La Plata firefighters responded to this crash scene on Saturday when an oil delivery truck overturned, presenting the danger of a significant oil spill.  Photo courtesy of La Plata Vol. Fire Dept.
Hoyer Delivers $40 Million for Presidential Helicopter Program at Pax River
Story
Dangerous blow to the head for Amish man may have happened in a surprising way
...See this week's print edition
GE Notes 125 Years
of Lighting Innovation
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Hiring a local tradesman to do some work on your house?  You just might be inviting trouble into your home without knowing it...
See this week's print edition for more on the stranger in your house!.
Man Charged with Assault on Woman Assaulted Trooper
Big night in Medley's Neck
Rainwater Keeps
Falling On Her Head
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Another Big Wreck Closes Down Rt. 5 at Rush Hour; 3 Helicopters Fly Out Family
Gov. Bob Ehrlich won't back commuter rail for So. Md. and neither will St. Mary's Commissioner Tommy McKay
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MARC Trains Subsized by the State, Just Like Highways, Reach Every Area But So. Md.

You won't see a MARC train like this in Southern Maryland
Map
Commuter Rail Information for Virginia VRE and Maryland MARC
Story
Tobacco  Company's Kool Campaign Kicks Them In the Company Coffers in Settlement with Attorney General
when will those corporate a---holes ever learn?
Story
Foot Doc Charged with Dealing Drugs
Story
Waldorf (Annacostia South)
Two Gunmen Fire at Resident Who Surprised Them as Wife Slams the Door on Crooks
Story
State Cop Nabs Bowie Man Wanted in Calvert on Rt. 301; his date was locked up too!
He was wanted in Calvert for violating probation,
she was wanted for manslaughter
...a match made in Hell
Load of laced mushrooms weren't destined for a salad bar...or were they?
Story

Deadline Looms for
registering to vote
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By Alan Henney

Head-On Crash Involving PG Police Officer (Oct. 12) 11:40 p.m. Trooper 8 is flying one victim from a head-on crash involving a county police car at Brown Station Road and White House Road in the Kettering
area.  The officer is injured, but condition is unknown.
Shoot Him Three Times If You Love Him (Oct. 12) 11:20 a.m. 6457 Pennsylvania Av, District Heights, P.G. Co.
Man shot 3+ times.  Flown to trauma center.  Lookout for a suspect who fled on foot.
False Alarm at Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill (Oct. 12) --- Alarm appears to have been activated by a broken water pipe in the women's rest room on the basement level.  Building was evacuated. Canine sweep apparently routine.   Re-entry authorized starting with members and staff.
Fire Chief Crashes (Oct. 11) 10:56 pm  Fire/EMS Department Collision – Silver Hill Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, Suitland ---A Volunteer Chief Officer returning from a previous fire on Torque Street was involved in a motor vehicle crash at Silver Hill Road and Pennsylvania Avenue.  A total of four patients, including three civilians, were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries.  Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
Ambulance Crashes (Oct. 11) 0553 Hours, Fire/EMS Department Collision – Baltimore Avenue and Berwyn Road, College Park An ambulance from the College Park Station responding to a motor vehicle crash on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway at Route 95 was involved in a collision at Route 1 and Berwyn Road.  There were no injuries.  Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
Another DC Murder Despite Nation's Toughest Gun Laws   (Oct. 11) 11 p.m. 712 Brandywine St SE (DC) Man in his late teens or early 20's found shot in rear alley.  Taken
to hospital in cardiac arrest.  Suspected homicide.
Hoods flee back to the Hood after Shooting Man in Stomach Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. FRIENDLY MARKET INC, 11500 OLD FORT RD, SOUTH FORT WASHINGTON, Man shot in stomach at this address, possibly with a 40-cal gun. State police helicopter flying him from Friendly High School.  PGPD Air-1 searching for suspects.   Lookout for two men, fled area on foot.  Both men, late teens, early 20's with braids in their hair.
Car Flipped at Brandywine Oct. 11, 14800-blk Crain Highway near Short-Cut Road. Paramedics and firefighters responded to a single vehicle crash that resulted in two patients being ejected from the vehicle and a third remaining trapped in the wreckage.  All three adult patients were flown to area trauma centers.  A search for a possible fourth victim thrown from the vehicle was negative.  One firefighter suffered a minor injury while conducting the search.  Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
DC Carjacking: Oct. 11 -- 5:45 p.m. NW DC 17th and "N" Streets NW, Taken in an unarmed carjacking is a tan 2003 Toyota Four-Runner with MD 30-day temp tags.  Last seen on "L" Street.
Flipped Kayak:Two Possibly Dead (Oct. 11) 11:45 a.m., Neabsco Creek at the Potomac, Prince William County Reported as a man under a capsized kayak.   Possible second victim as well.  One is confirmed in cardiac arrest. Fire boats from Fairfax and Prince William counties assisting.
Fatal Stabbing (Oct. 10) Just before 2 a.m., 8813 Blue Smoke Dr., Montgomery Village/Gaithersburg area of Mont. Co. Victim found with wound to chest.
Triple Fatal (Oct. 10) 3:45 a.m. triple fatal, 4041 Cardinal Crest Dr., vehicle left road and into a back yard.  Two children and one adult killed.Montclair area of Prince William County.
Another Red Letter Day for PG/DC MurderPlex
Tuesday, Oct. 5th 5:25 p.m., Ace-Checking Cashing, 800-blk Southern Ave.  This is on the D.C./P.G. line near Oxon Hill-Glassmanor area. Man found shot in head at this business.  D.C. police chased suspect vehicle through D.C. and back into P.G.  Bailout with five arrests at 19th Avenue near Culbera Dr in Glassmanor. P.G. homicide and D.C. and P.G. police trying to piece it together. Shooting appears to have happened in Maryland.
Bank Robbery Attempt (12:41 pm Oct. 5, 2004 )at BB&T located in 5100 block of Wisconsin Ave. NW DC, man wearing all black handed a note to a teller... He implied he had a weapon.  Believed to be in his 20's or30's.Fled south on Wisconsin Avenue, but got no $$.
Rape in Old Town Alexandria
2:25 a.m. Sunday, Alex PD is investigating a reported attempt rape at 718 S. Washington St.  A Hispanic man supposedly attacked a woman in Olde Towne Alexandria.