Defendant claims he’s too fat to be killer

Edward Ates, shown in this undated photo, is arguing in court that he is too heavy and out of shape to have shot his son-in-law... More

Watching, and being watched

Beginning Friday, passengers will be checked at random at MARC train stations. [Photo: Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record] In Maryland, crime keeps us watching and being watched. This... More

The good, the bad and the end of a girls reformatory

Girls work in the laundry early in the history of the Beloit Juvenile Correctional Facility. The reformatory... More

Marine pleads guilty in hero hoax case

QUANTICO, Va. — A Marine Corps sergeant has pleaded guilty to faking war injuries to get freebies meant for wounded warriors. Sgt. David Budwah pleaded guilty to eight charges including making false statements, malingering, misconduct and larceny at a court-martial hearing in Quantico, Va., on Wednesday. More  Read More →

Police find lessons by going online

The Waukegan Citizen Police Academy in Waukegan, Ill., offers free training for the public, but some forces... More

Felony fireplace theft

Del. man charged with stealing fireplace PRICES CORNER, Del. — Delaware State Police say a Prices Corner man has been charged with stealing a $1,000 copper fireplace and selling it for scrap. Senior Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh says 34-year-old Clifford Blevins took the fireplace from the garage of a home where he was working as a handyman and later sold it for about $22. Blevins, who had been sought since June, was arrested Monday and charged with felony theft and three other offenses. Blevins was committed... More

Fugitive Files show leads police to Md. fugitive

BEL AIR — Maryland State Police say a Harford County resident watching “Fugitive Files” on TV led police to a wanted man. Thirty-seven-year-old Sean Garrison was arrested at his Joppa home for allegedly assaulting a county woman and stealing her car Sept. 7. On Sept. 21, someone watching the TV show Maryland’s “Fugitive Files” saw Garrison’s profile and called police. State police then went to his Joppa home and arrested him on robbery, assault and motor vehicle... More

Baltimore pair sentenced in co-worker’s shooting

Prosecutors in Baltimore say a man and woman have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a colleague, who is now paralyzed from the attack. Twenty-year-old Darryl Newsome and 24-year-old Keya Gardner were sentenced Tuesday. The two were convicted in May. On Oct. 24, 2007, Gardner and 21-year-old Sean Levy were arguing at the BWI Hilton. Witnesses said Gardner was overheard telling someone over the phone to “bring that thing.” Then, management forced both employees to leave... More

DNA frees some, convicts others

Edwin Chandler weeps after a judge in Louisville, Ky., vacated the charges that had kept Chandler... More

Guilty verdicts in US hair braiders trial

NEWARK, N.J. — A Togolese woman charged with visa fraud and human trafficking between Africa and New Jersey has been convicted on all counts. The verdict came Wednesday afternoon, shortly after jurors began their deliberations. Prosecutors say Akouavi Afolabi helped bring at least 20 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 from West Africa and forced them to work for no pay at African hair braiding salons in northern Jersey. Afolabi’s lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday that what was really... More

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