Worth noting: At the time of the shooting, Officer Torres was under investigation by Internal Affairs for "anger issues". Five months earlier he'd caused a scene at the county courthouse, loudly and repeatedly cursing out an assistant prosecutor. The incident was serious enough for five top police commanders to call… Read more
If Grassley is getting involved and concerned about these shootings that's a huge positive. Say what you will about him (and trust me, I don't like plenty of his politics), but he's an important voice in the Senate. Even more importantly, he's a Republican - everyone expects Democrats to be concerned about these… Read more
Officials in Fairfax County, Va., apparently hoped to use the cover of Super Bowl weekend to help them continue to…
It's the end of the week and we're putting the ship on cruise control. Anything you want to talk about? We'll be…
The Ripkens are the biggest thing ever to come out of Aberdeen. The town's second most-famous export is likely the mustard gas and various other chemical weapons manufactured for America's World War I allies at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a munitions plant and artillery-testing area. Read more
The National Football League had its way with Marshawn Lynch this week, reportedly threatening to fine the Seattle…
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Adnan did it. Read more
Police have released this photo of a person of interest. Anyone with information about this person, and/or a wad of $1 bills, should contact police immediately.
My favorite Ripken moment is when they were giving him prizes for breaking the consecutive game record. Naturally, a GM truck was one of the prizes. I remember seeing a closeup of him turning to Kelly and mouthing something along the lines of "oh great, another one." Read more
How is the first reference to The Wire so far down in this thread? Read more
I've thought about this case since it went off the radar. Read more
That's phenomenal. Read more
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The Baltimore Sun reported that the perp in the burglary of Showalter's home "died a few days later in a separate incident." Read more
I just know this bastard has something to do with it...