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'East Coast Rapist' Suspect Attempts Suicide in Jail

Aaron Thomas suffers only slight injuries, returned to jail later

(Newser) - The man accused of being the East Coast Rapist tried to hang himself in his jail cell yesterday, but suffered only minor injuries, reports the Hartford Courant . Aaron Thomas, who was arrested Friday for a series of rapes dating back to 1997 , was taken to a local hospital, but returned...

Aaron Thomas Arrested in 'East Coast Rapist' Case
 Cops Nab 'East Coast Rapist' 
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Mar 5, 2011 6:00 PM CST

Cops Nab 'East Coast Rapist'

Connecticut man Aaron Thomas arrested in 14-year-old case

(Newser) - US Marshals descended on a Connecticut home yesterday and emerged with the man they say is responsible for at least 17 rapes over 14 years up and down the East Coast. New Haven police today said DNA confirmed Aaron Thomas, 39, is the East Coast rapist; investigators reportedly got his...

Fleeing Dems Join Long Tradition

Maryland legislators latest to follow Wisconsin's lead

(Newser) - As Wisconsin and Indiana Democrats take refuge outside state lines, Maryland legislators have followed their lead: a pair of delegates played hooky this week as their fellow committee members met to discuss a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. Democrats were left in the lurch as they battled to keep...

Maryland Set to Be 6th State to OK Gay Marriage

Marriage bill expected by spring

(Newser) - Gay rights advocates say momentum is building to make Maryland the sixth state to recognize same-sex marriages. Democrats increased their majority in the State Senate in November's elections, giving the party a super majority in both chambers, making passage of new legislation likely. Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he...

Smoking Packages in Maryland Work of 'Lone Wolf'

Terrorist groups weren't involved: congressman

(Newser) - The sender of two packages that released smoke when they were opened in Maryland yesterday was a “lone wolf,” not affiliated with any group, said a congressman briefed on the matter. Maryland’s governor, to whom one package was addressed , said it contained a note deriding highway signs...

Two Mailed Packages Set Off Smoke in Maryland Offices

No serious injuries reported

(Newser) - Two packages sent to state government buildings 20 miles apart released smoke and odors when they were opened today, but no one was seriously injured, officials said. State officials initially said the packages exploded, but later said there were no blasts. One package was opened this afternoon at the Jeffrey...

Politician's Wife Busted With $79K in Bra

She hid cash as FBI waited at door; bribery charges likely

(Newser) - If two FBI agents showed up on your doorstep, it's understandable that you might call your spouse and ask what to do. But that's where Leslie Johnson and Everyman parted ways yesterday morning: "Don't answer it," husband and prominent Democratic Maryland politician Jack Johnson told her, while instructing...

Suspicious of Your Teen? Hire a Drug-Sniffing Dog

Highly-trained pups for rent in Maryland

(Newser) - If you’re suspicious your red-eyed teen might be experimenting with illicit substances, there’s a new and easy way to find out for sure: Hire your own, personal drug-sniffing dog. Dogs Finding Drugs, a Maryland-based operation, will send a highly-trained canine to your house to determine in moments whether...

Nation's Capitol Now Known as 'the DMV'
 Nation's Capitol Now 
 Known as 'the DMV' 


DC GETS A NICKNAME
Jul 30, 2010 10:07 AM CDT

Nation's Capitol Now Known as 'the DMV'

Washington nickname slowly catches on

(Newser) - After more than 200 years, the Washington, DC, area finally has a nickname a bit catchier than 'the nation's capitol." The DMV is no longer just the Department of Motor Vehicles, but also an increasingly known and used acronym for District / Maryland / Virginia. The nickname's origin is...

Md. Cops: We Nabbed Crafty Serial Killer

He used research, master's degrees to throw them off track

(Newser) - When two mother-daughter pairs were murdered in early 2009 in Largo, Maryland, local detectives and an FBI profiler declared the killings unrelated—because, police have now realized, they were duped by a well-read serial killer with two master's degrees whose extensive research had taught him how to throw detectives off...

How You Can Lose Your Paid-Off Home
How You Can Lose Your Paid-Off Home
May 19, 2010 1:44 PM CDT

How You Can Lose Your Paid-Off Home

Localities sell your unpaid bills to investors who foreclose

(Newser) - Vicki Valentine's father paid off the mortgage on their home a quarter-century ago, but she's been foreclosed on and evicted anyway, thanks to a $362 unpaid water bill. Valentine's one of a growing number falling prey to “tax sales,” the Huffington Post reports. Basically, the city sold Valentine's...

Stacked Bodies Found in Funeral Home Garage

Maryland funeral home loses license over treatment of corpses

(Newser) - Inspectors visiting a Maryland funeral home were shocked to find about 40 bodies stacked on top of each other in a garage, leaking fluid. The bodies, some of which had been donated for scientific research, were awaiting cremation, but "even somebody who donates their body to science... should be...

Man Admits Tossing Stranger's Chihuahua Off Bridge

Could get 4 years for fit of anger fatal to dog

(Newser) - A Maryland man who tossed a stranger's Chihuahua off a bridge in a fit of anger faces up to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to theft and aggravated animal cruelty. David Beers, 35, snatched the 4-pound Zoey after her owners ordered him off their property,...

12 Rapes, 4 States, 13 Years, and Still on Loose

Cops from Va. to RI still hunting for East Coast Rapist

(Newser) - A man responsible for at least 12 rapes over the past 13 years, in four states from Virginia to Rhode Island, continues to elude authorities, who now think the suspect—described as a black man in his early to mid-30s, and a smoker—is back in the Washington suburbs, where...

Maryland Recognizes Out-of-State Gay Marriages

Attorney general expects his opinion to be challenged quickly

(Newser) - Maryland's attorney general declared today that "as of right now," the state will recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere. It's unlikely to be the final say, however: AG Douglas Gansler expects a quick court challenge to his opinion. In the meantime, state agencies will accord same-sex marriages the same...

Maryland Girl Found Dead After Massive Search
Maryland Girl Found Dead After Massive Search
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Dec 25, 2009 8:08 PM CST

Maryland Girl Found Dead After Massive Search

Sex offender charged with kidnapping Sarah Foxwell, 11

(Newser) - The body of a Maryland girl who authorities say was abducted by a registered sex offender was found today in a wooded area near the Delaware state line after thousands of volunteers spent Christmas searching for her. Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said the body of 11-year-old Sarah H. Foxwell...

Thousands Hunt for Abducted Maryland Girl

11-year-old was taken from her room on Tuesday

(Newser) - About 3,000 volunteers showed up on Christmas morning today to search for an 11-year-old girl believed abducted from her bedroom by a sex offender. Sarah Haley Foxwell has been missing since Tuesday when her younger sister saw her leave the bedroom with their aunt's ex-boyfriend, a registered sex offender....

Johns Hopkins Student Kills Burglar With Samurai Sword

Johns Hopkins student defends home with lethal results: police

(Newser) - For those thinking of burglarizing hapless eggheads, think again: A would-be burglar met his end at the hands of a Johns Hopkins student armed with a samurai sword early today, the Baltimore Sun reports. The student, who lives off-campus, told cops he heard a sound and went downstairs, to...

4 Killed in Md. Highway Copter Crash

Commercial helicopter bursts into flames after crashing into interstate

(Newser) - All four people on board were killed when a helicopter crashed into an interstate highway in western Maryland last night and burst into flames, AP reports. No cars were hit as the commercial helicopter smashed into the I-70. Witnesses say the helicopter appeared to be trying to land on the...

Maryland GOP Group Likens Obama to Hitler

Says prez is using 'carpet bombing' to defeat enemies

(Newser) - The leader of a prominent Maryland Republican group is comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler, apparently with a straight face, in a letter on its website, ThinkProgress reports. “Obama and Hitler have a great deal in common in my view,” writes the president of Republican Women of Anne...

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