Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:49 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:49 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Metro-Worker-Sold-Stolen-Defibrillators-Online-208852641.html Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:53 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/generic_metro.jpg
A WMATA employee was arrested for allegedly stealing Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) from Metro facilities and selling them online for profit.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Drivers-Hit-the-Road-for-Memorial-Day-Weekend/208827531 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:01:35 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/186*120/traffic-133981054.jpg
Brace yourself, Memorial Day travelers.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Two-Men-Found-Guilty-in-Metro-Robberies-208848661.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:57 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/gavel001.jpg
Two men were found guilty on several charges related to a series of Metro robberies and attacks.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/US-Park-Police-Announce-End-of-Furloughs-208845301.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:26 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/park-police-55772852.jpg
The U.S. Park Police announced Friday that it will end sequester-induced furloughs next week.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Virginia-State-Trooper-Injured-in-Prince-William-Accident-208842591.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:50 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/police-tape-day-shutterstock_81281831.jpg
A Virginia State Police trooper was injured in an accident in Prince William County Friday morning.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/-Competency-Hearing-Granted-for-Man-Accused-of-Shooting-Laboy-208822201.html Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:01 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/laboy-officer.jpg
Peter Laboy would be back on his motorcycle tomorrow if he had his way, his wife said during a Tuesday morning press conference.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/NJ-Man-Arrested-in-270000-Heroin-Bust-in-Stafford-208818661.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:12 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/durham---54084688.jpg
A New Jersey man has been arrested in a Stafford, Va., drug bust that led to the seizure of more than four pounds of heroin.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Investigate-Gaithersburg-Homicide-208812201.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:01 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Gaithersburg_homicide11.jpg
Police say a hatchet was used to kill a 25-year-old Michael Harvey in Gaithersburg early Friday morning.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Rolling-Thunder-Kicks-Off-Memorial-Day-Weekend-Events-208804281.html Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:33 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/182*120/114921350.jpg
Rolling Thunder is holding a number of events in rememberance of veterans this weekend.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Ocean-City-Pier-Reopens-to-Fishermen-Memorial-Day-2013-208799051.html Fri, 24 May 2013 12:59:06 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/cms557.jpg
The iconic Ocean City fishing pier was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/FTC-Returns-700K-To-Victims-Who-Bought-Bogus-Health-Insurance-208819351.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:51 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/cash-generic-722x406.jpg
FTC refunds victims of an operation that allegedly sold fake health insurance.

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Memorial Day weekend doesn't mean a break in weekend track work for Metro. Six Red and Orange line stations will be closed this weeked.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Tribute-for-Slain-Honors-Student-at-Central-High-Graduation-208758031.html Fri, 24 May 2013 05:39:23 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/marckel-ross-920.jpg
A high school paid tribute to a slain classmate at graduation Thursday.

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Two Maryland Roads remain closed Friday due to flooding.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Two-Injured-in-School-Bus-Crash-in-Southeast-DC-208642401.html Thu, 23 May 2013 20:35:10 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/bus-shutterstock_91783064.jpg
A police chase that began in Prince George’s County ended when carjacking suspects collided with a D.C. school bus in Southeast Thursday morning.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Two-Arrested-in--208748811.html Thu, 23 May 2013 20:24:20 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/mwilima-douglas.jpg
Police say two men were arrested and one other is wanted in connection with a Prince George's County murder last week.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Beach-Bound_-Washingtonians-Get-Early-Start-on-Summer/208696251 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:42:02 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002681352_722x406_31185475953.jpg
Washingtonians get an early start to Virginia Beach to kick off the summer season.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Rescued-Worker-Gives-Thumbs-Up/208739991 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:47 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002683056_722x406_31212099520.jpg
The worker rescued from the parking garage collapse at Montgomery Mall gave a thumbs up as he was wheeled away from the scene.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Local-High-School-Shares-Special-Connection-with-Tornado-Victims-Moore-Oklahoma--208735321.html Thu, 23 May 2013 22:06:57 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/BriarWoodsHS.jpg
A Virginia student has started a campaign to raise thousands of dollars for an Oklahoma school destroyed in the deadly tornado because of the special connection to the schools name.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Rule-Alexandria-Mans-Death-Homicide-208738001.html Fri, 24 May 2013 09:57:26 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/alexandria-shooting-vic-suspect.jpg
Officials Thursday classified the shooting death of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins as homicide.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Eric-Toth-due-in-federal-court-in-child-porn-case-208647601.html Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:33 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/AP394764175629.jpg
A plea deal may be reached for the former D.C. elementary school teacher who made the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted List for allegedly making and possessing child pornography.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Ex-Swim-Coach-Faces-15-Years-in-Sex-Abuse-Case-208622301.html Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:00 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/rick-curl.jpg
The co-founder of a prominent Northern Virginia swim club will be sentenced Thursday for sexually abusing a student.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Garage-Collapse-Reported-in-Montgomery-County-208686861.html Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:00 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/culver-collapse1.jpg
One person died and another was freed four hours after a 50,000-pound section of a parking garage at a Maryland mall collapsed Thursday afternoon. The garage of the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda...

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Police-Seek-Additional-Suspect-in-March-Drive-by-208675871.html Thu, 23 May 2013 22:14:33 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/keith+bobb+mug.jpg
D.C. police say a fourth man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured 13 people in northwest D.C. March 11.

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Prince George's County police say Clifton Edward Bernard, 26, admitted to assaulting his girlfriend's 2-year-old Wednesday morning.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Household-Income-List-208642171.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:54 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/215*120/dollar+bills.jpg
The state's median income for a family of four comes out to $105,348.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Prince-Georges-County-Education-Officials-Call-for-Unity/208660991 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:52:56 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002680545_722x406_31168067769.jpg
Prince George's County Public School officials met for breakfast Thursday in an effort to promote unity following a number of controversial reforms.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Firefighter-Injured-in-Beltway-Crash-Recovering-Ahead-of-Schedule-208633081.html Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:41 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/ryan+emmons.jpg
Lt. Ryan Emmons's right arm was severed in the crash, but doctors were able to reattach it.

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A D.C. taxi is caught on camera making a dangerous illegal U-Turn onto a bicycle lane. The YouTube video reached more than one million views in just a couple days. News4's Mark Segraves talked to...

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Old-Guard-to-Place-More-than-200K-Flags-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery-Graves-208624451.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:36 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/KNSD_Salute_to_the_Soldiers_of_the_U_052812_20_mezzn.jpg
The 3rd U.S. Infantry, also known as "The Old Guard", performs the "flags in" ceremony each year before Memorial Day weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/When-Seconds-Count-208593911.html Thu, 23 May 2013 06:42:12 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/DC+Fire+and+EMS+Ambulance.jpg
After the death of a 53-year-old D.C. man, the News4 I-Team investigated ambulance delays and why it is taking so long for D.C. Fire & EMS to answer questions about long response times.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/One-Dead-in--208593671.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:11 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/ambulancegeneric.jpg
One man died after falling off his motorcycle and being ran over by an SUV Wednesday night.

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]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=106ab32ed6def42b5f6f1eec763f0666&p=4 106ab32ed6def42b5f6f1eec763f0666 ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:11 -0400 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Park-Police-Calls-Put-on-Hold-208592171.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:49 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/park-police-55772852.jpg
Furloughs have forced the U.S. Park Police to cut officers' overtime hours, in effect placing some emergency calls on hold.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Three-Prince-William-Co-Schools-on-Lockdown-After-Nearby-Robbery--208656171.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:59 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/police_crime_tape_generic_640x480.jpg
Lake Ridge Middle School, Woodbridge High School and Old Bridge Elementary School were placed on lockdown due to police activity.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Eight-Bank-Protestors-Arrested-in-Lobby-of-Law-Firm-208571981.html Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Bank+Protesters+arrested.jpg
Police arrested eight protesters Wednesday in the lobby of a D.C. law firm where Attorney General Eric Holder was once a partner.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/TD-Bank-Robbery-in-Alexandria-208566511.html Wed, 22 May 2013 21:05:06 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*120/TD+Bank+Exterior.JPG
A bank robbery occurred Wednesday at a TD Bank in Alexandria, Va.

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]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Peeper-Arrested-in-Manassas-208564081.html Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:12 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/01generic-police-lights1.jpg
A man accused of peeping into a home in Manassas is under arrest.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Black-Officeholders-Excoriate-Jacksons-Rhetoric-208584251.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:21 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/260*120/EW-jackson.jpg
The Republican lieutenant governor nomination of outspoken conservative black minister E.W. Jackson, who has compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan, has alarmed black elected leaders in Virginia,...

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Robber-Assaults-Victim-With-Taser-208583821.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:40 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Generic+DC+Police+Lights+Close+Up+Generic.jpg
A man used a Taser in a robbery in Georgetown Tuesday night.

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A 37-year-old elephant previously residing in Baton Rouge will be reuniting with another elephant he was raised with in Sri Lanka.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/On-The-Road-To-The-Beach---Delaware-Beaches/208566451 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:23 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002671282_722x406_31110723566.jpg
Venturing out this Memorial Day weekend to Delaware? News4's Adam Tuss tells us what to expect on the road to the beaches.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Armed-Alexandria-Home-Invasion-208559931.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/160*125/111808+fairfax+police+car.jpg
Two people were victims of armed robbery in an Alexandria home Wednesday.

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