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Roanoke Women Charged With DUI For Backseat Driving

Backseat drivers are normally obnoxious enough, but one woman from Roanoke, Va., took it to a new level, drawing a DUI charge after causing an accident from the back seat.

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Rethinking Broken Windows

How a new study into the "broken windows" theory might shake long-held beliefs about police tactics and urban crime.

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Tracking Chinese Hackers

New reports of Chinese hackers attacking U.S. computers prompt questions about how we know who's after our data and what we can do about it.

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Seventh Teen Dies, As PGPD Charges Five In Death Of Charles Walker Jr.

A seventh Prince George's County teenager died from gun violence Wednesday, shortly before Police Chief Mark Magaw announced the arrest of five suspects charged in connection with the murder of 15-year-old Charles Walker Jr.

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Sixth Prince George's County Student Shot, Killed Tuesday

Just 24 hours after 15-year-old Suitland High School student Charles Walker Jr. was shot and killed, police say another Suitland High School student was killed by gun violence.

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Citing Policy, Alexandria Police Won't Release Incident Reports

Alexandria Police Department officials are refusing to release the incident report from a fatal police-involved shooting Monday.

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Charles Walker Jr., 15, Killed In Hillcrest Heights

Prince George's County Police officials are investigating the shooting death of 15-year-old Charles Walker Jr., the fifth teenager in the county to be killed this school year.

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UMD Intervention Team Could Have Prevented Murder-Suicide

The University of Maryland was rocked last week by an off-campus murder-suicide — an incident university leaders say could be prevented with greater student participation with a public safety program.

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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Scheme

A Maryland man admits to being involved in an identity theft and tax fraud scheme that involves more than $20 million.

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