The Blotter: Man tries to abduct woman in Garret Park
By: Freeman Klopott
Examiner Staff Writer
October 26, 2009
A four-car piled up on the Fairfax County Parkway killed two parents and injured three of their children, Fairfax County police said.
The children were treated and released from the hospital soon after the Saturday evening crash, police said. The names of the parents have not been released.
The family was headed north in a Honda Pilot near Rolling Road when a Toyota Corolla heading in the same direction crashed into them, sending both cars into the southbound lanes, police said. The two vehicles then rammed into another car and a truck.
No one in the other vehicles suffered serious injuries.
D.C. police officer shoots and kills manPolice say a gun-wielding man was shot and killed by a District police officer while struggling with the officer in Northwest.
A policeman interrupted the suspect while he was tampering with a car on the 700 block of Taylor Street Saturday morning. The suspect pulled out a gun while fighting with the officer and the officer shot him.
Man tries to abduct woman in Garret Park
Montgomery County police say a man tried to abduct a 27-year-old woman as she walked through Garret Park after leaving the Grosvenor Metro station.
The woman was walking on a paved path near Strathmore and Releigh Avenues when the suspect grabbed her from behind Friday evening, police said. The woman was able to break free and the suspect ran off down the path.
Anyone with information should call 301-657-0112.
Former Army Sergeant gets prison time for accepting bribesFormer Army Sgt. James Paul Clifton was sentenced to three years in prison for accepting $87,000 in bribes to steer business to two Afghan-based trucking companies.
The 35-year-old admitted in Alexandria's federal court to accepting $20,000 a month so he would schedule the two companies for trucking services out of the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
Compiled by Freeman Klopott
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