In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a New York Giants fan since I was about three years old. I've lived in Washington, DC for almost twenty years, and the Redskins' off the field decision making and on the field…more
I received an interesting telephone call this evening. The caller had been stopped by a police officer and the officer told the caller that he wanted to search the vehicle because it smelled like cologne. It was the officer's…more
In the past few weeks, the phrase I find myself repeating more than anything is "stop talking to the police." Individuals call me with concerns that they may have committed a crime and are afraid they will be arrested. It…more
In the wake of a report issued by the National Academy of Sciences in 2009 that identified significant problems within the field of forensic science, Senator Patrick Leahy introduced legislation on January 25 to strengthen and…more
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is suing insurer Aon Risk Services, alleging that the company failed in their fiduciary duty in informing the agency of the full spectrum of possible liability, causing the…more
A woman charged in March with killing and secretly burying her one-month-old son in Druid Hill Park pled guilty and was sentenced on January 19th to a suspended sentence of ten years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Lakesha…more
Just weeks after three crew members were found with $65,000 worth of drugs onshore, $94,000 worth of cocaine and heroin were located by drug-sniffing dogs on the Enchantment of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise liner docked…more
Prosecutors in Norfolk Circuit Court have dropped charges against Kelsey Helvenston after a judge in Norfolk Circuit Court the teen's conviction because she was denied her right to counsel by a Virginia criminal attorney…more
The Washington DC criminal defense lawyer for twin brothers from Northeast Washington has confirmed that the two men were sentenced to prison earlier this week after pleading guilty in October to bribery charges…more
Tampa Bay, Florida could soon be the next community to have "no refusal" DUI checkpoints if Mothers Against Drunk Driving and its supporters are able to convince local leaders. A "no refusal" DUI checkpoint is the same as a…more
On December 22nd, a former Anne Arundel County police lieutenant was sentenced to prison after he was charged with exchanging sexually explicit photos and text messages with a sixteen-year-old girl. Forty-seven-year-old James…more
A former Anne Arundel County police lieutenant was sentenced to five years in federal prison this week after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving child pornography, according to his Maryland criminal attorney…more
One student was hospitalized and four more arrested after a "five-student brawl" erupted at Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery County. The two sixteen-year-olds and two seventeen-year-olds arrested by Montgomery County…more
A jury in DC Superior Court convicted a man of second-degree murder on December 10th in the brutal beating and stabbing deaths of Chevy Chase couple Virginia and Michael Spevak. Twenty-two-year-old Jose Portillo was accused…more
A Silver Spring man pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court late last month to a third-degree sexual offense charge for an incident involving an eleven-year-old girl from Long Branch last winter. Twenty-one-year-old…more
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