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Thieves Find Easy, Lucrative Work In Siphoning Fuel From Cars, Stations
Salim Bhabhrawala figured it out when he saw that his garden hose, in an alley near his Northeast Washington home, had been cut a few feet short.
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Salim Bhabhrawala figured it out when he saw that his garden hose, in an alley near his Northeast Washington home, had been cut a few feet short.
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Finding $40,000 Ring Might Be the Easy Part
A $40,000 ring lost in the mud in a Tysons Corner parking lot? Not unusual, said Ronnie Mervis, whose company sold the 3.02-carat ring and is helping in the search for the unidentified owner. What is unusual, said Mervis, is that the finders are going out of their way to find the rightful owner.
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A $40,000 ring lost in the mud in a Tysons Corner parking lot? Not unusual, said Ronnie Mervis, whose company sold the 3.02-carat ring and is helping in the search for the unidentified owner. What is unusual, said Mervis, is that the finders are going out of their way to find the rightful owner.
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Md. Puts Roadkill To Work on Roadsides
Washington area motorists kill more than 3,000 deer annually. What, then, to do with all that roadkill?
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Washington area motorists kill more than 3,000 deer annually. What, then, to do with all that roadkill?
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Audit Finds Abuse of Education Dept. Credit Cards
U.S. Department of Education employees inappropriately used government credit cards to purchase $49,500 worth of goods and services, including meals, items at clothing stores and rental cars, for personal use, according to a review by the department's inspector general.
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U.S. Department of Education employees inappropriately used government credit cards to purchase $49,500 worth of goods and services, including meals, items at clothing stores and rental cars, for personal use, according to a review by the department's inspector general.
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County Requires Donations but Fails to Collect
Businessmen connected to Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson have won development deals with a twist: They could buy and build on public land, but their contracts also required them to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to local charities selected or approved by county officials.
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Businessmen connected to Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson have won development deals with a twist: They could buy and build on public land, but their contracts also required them to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to local charities selected or approved by county officials.
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Cause for Crime and Cutbacks
Virginia State Police officials estimated that they would spend $2.9 million on gasoline for troopers to drive 2.4 million miles in the past year. The actual bill: more than $6 million.
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Virginia State Police officials estimated that they would spend $2.9 million on gasoline for troopers to drive 2.4 million miles in the past year. The actual bill: more than $6 million.
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Sweetheart Deals
Prince George's County development deals worth millions of dollars have gone to people with ties to County Executive Jack B. Johnson, several of whom received the land at cut-rate prices, had little or no development experience or were given no-bid contracts, according to government records and...
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Prince George's County development deals worth millions of dollars have gone to people with ties to County Executive Jack B. Johnson, several of whom received the land at cut-rate prices, had little or no development experience or were given no-bid contracts, according to government records and...
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2 Shot At Crowded Strip MallPolice say two men are critically wounded after a shooting at a Langley Park strip mall sent shoppers running for cover.
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FedEx Mistake Uncovers Pot Shipment
FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistake sent 200 pounds of marijuana to the wrong house this week.
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FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistake sent 200 pounds of marijuana to the wrong house this week.
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D.C. Plans To Expand Gunshot Sensor Network
D.C. police plan to expand a gunshot sound sensor program to cover almost a quarter of the city.
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D.C. police plan to expand a gunshot sound sensor program to cover almost a quarter of the city.
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