Matthew Cella

Woman fatally shoots McLean psychiatrist, then kills herself

A woman fatally shot her psychiatrist in McLean on Friday and then killed herself, Fairfax County police say.

July 23, 2011

PG man attacks state trooper in suspected ‘suicide by cop’ attempt

A Prince George's County man pulled a knife Saturday morning and attacked a Maryland state trooper who responded to his call for a traffic crash in what authorities think may have been a "suicide-by-cop" attempt.

July 23, 2011

Police arrest teen in D.C. homicide

Metropolitan police on Friday announced the arrest of a teenager in the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old Southeast man last month.

July 22, 2011

IN OTHER WORDS: Bring on the feds, say D.C. officials

From fast-track hirings to campaign finance irregularities to one-too-many erasures on standardized tests, various D.C. officials -- or at least the folks they oversee -- have come under scrutiny by federal inspectors.

July 10, 2011

1 dead, 1 injured in P.G. car crash

Prince George's County police say a person died in a vehicle collision in the Accokeek area Friday afternoon.

July 8, 2011

2 sentenced in D.C. shooting that stemmed from cookout dispute

A D.C. man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday and a Maryland man received a 20-year prison term for a shooting that stemmed from a fight over food and drinks at a family cookout, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District said.

July 8, 2011

D.C. man sentenced in accidental fatal shooting

A D.C. man was sentenced Friday in connection with the accidental fatal shooting of a woman in Southeast in September, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District said.

July 8, 2011

Police update description of man who attacked camera vehicle

Maryland State Police said Thursday that a man who attacked a speed camera vehicle may have parked in a lot that serves several nearby businesses and walked through the woods to where the vehicle was stationed on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

July 7, 2011

Second arrest in fatal gang shooting near D.C. Caribbean Festival

A second man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting near a Caribbean Festival in Northwest last month, Metropolitan police said Tuesday.

July 5, 2011

Former GWU professor sentenced in child porn case

A former George Washington University professor was sentenced on Friday to 47 months in prison for possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District said.

July 1, 2011

City State: Morning Roundup

McDonnell the pragmatist; D.C. online gambling is legal; ACLU inconsistent on petition objections; D.C. fire alters course; D.C. budget in flux (again); Liquor tax more than advertised; Grasmick's last day; D.C. drivers love cameras

June 30, 2011

Sentence in killing of D.C. homeless man who begged for his life

A D.C. man was sentenced to 47 years in prison on Wednesday for a 2003 killing of a homeless person fatally shot as the man begged for his life.

June 29, 2011

City State: Morning Roundup

McDonnell is popular; Wine ships to Maryland; Barry happy about Ward 8 development; Bike lanes 'on hold'; Fairfax officer fired; Man killed after taser incident

June 29, 2011

71-year-old D.C. man fatally shot

Metropolitan police said Tuesday they were investigating the fatal shooting of as 71-year-old man in Southeast.

June 28, 2011

City State: Morning Roundup

Gray changes the discussion; Supreme Court takes D.C. GPS case; Green groups criticize McDonnell's pace; Lottery announces online gambling start dates; Md. gay marriage supporters seek O'Malley's help; Dissension in MPD

June 28, 2011

City State: Morning Roundup

DNA links suspect to AU professor's killing; Equality Maryland on the ropes; DOJ will not pursue death penalty in D.C. case; PG Council spurns Baker initiative; Md. young-driver laws appear to be working; GOP looking to take over Va. Senate

June 27, 2011

IN OTHER WORDS: Shouldn’t they know better in D.C.?

Two interim heads of D.C. agencies have been accused of playing fast and loose with the rules in recent weeks.

June 26, 2011

D.C. police ID man fatally shot near festival

Metropolitan police on Sunday identified a man fatally shot near the route of the Caribbean Festival parade in Northwest.

June 26, 2011

Postal employee charged with stealing money meant for charities

A Hyattsville woman working as a postal service mail processor was indicted in federal court on Friday on charges she stole mail addressed to charities and containing checks worth $9,000.

June 24, 2011

Virginia man charged in five D.C.-area military shootings

A Marine Corps reservist who prompted a security alert near the Pentagon last week was charged in federal court on Thursday in connection with five shootings at military installations last year.

June 23, 2011