One sniper amid thousands of tips
One was a Rockville man who disappeared two days before the sniper attacks began. He had recently purchased a .223-caliber rifle, and he drove a white van with a ladder...
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Ballistic 'fingerprint' database isn't foolproof tool, experts say
The frustrating search for a serial sniper in the Washington region has renewed calls for a national ballistic fingerprint system that supporters say could quickly link bullets found at shooting...
Anti-crime office puts most funds in community groups
The state crime-control office credited by Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend with making Maryland safer directs the largest chunk of its federal grant dollars not to police agencies, but to...
Worker had state salary, aide says
A former state employee whose work records were subpoenaed by authorities investigating the possible misuse of federal funds was paid entirely with state money when he worked in Lt. Gov....
Employee records sought in probe
Federal authorities investigating a state crime-control office overseen by Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend have issued new subpoenas seeking personnel records for a former Maryland State Police employee and the...
Vague U.S. rules could hamper probe of grants
Justice Department investigators trying to determine whether federal funds were misspent by a Maryland crime control office might face one central hurdle: vague guidelines established by their own agency for...
Federal jury widens probe of crime office
A federal grand jury investigating a Maryland crime-control office overseen by Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend has asked to review personnel records for about half the agency's professional staff as...
Outdoor watering nearly dries up
Life under mandatory water restrictions in the Baltimore area changed little during the weekend, and neither did the hot, dry weather that forced the new rules. A trickle of extra...
Job places DiBiagio in politicians' crosshairs
When he was picked for the job last summer, U.S. Attorney Thomas M. DiBiagio made clear that one of his top priorities would be investigating public corruption: Those are the...
Ehrlich seeks U.S. focus on gun crimes
After months of holding his tongue, Republican Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. called on Maryland's U.S. attorney yesterday to increase federal prosecutions of gun crimes as a way to curb...