Off-duty officer kills dog
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold said he was “outraged” to learn about an off-duty federal officer killing a Siberian husky in a Severn dog park.
The husky, known as Bear-Bear, was shot Monday. The owners said he was playing with the officer’s dog, but the officer told police that the husky tried to bite him and his dog.
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After initially saying the matter was closed, Police Chief James Teare reopened the case.
Lobbyist indicted over
campaign contributions
The head of a now-defunct lobbying firm was indicted on charges that he made illegal campaign donations to enhance his firm’s influence.
The indictment against Paul Magliocchetti, founder of the Arlington-based PMA Group, was unsealed in federal court in Alexandria after Magliocchetti’s arrest.
The indictment alleges that Magliocchetti used straw donors to make contributions that were paid for by Magliocchetti or PMA. The firm closed last year after FBI agents raided its office.
Leesburg police investigate stabbings
Two people were hospitalized in separate stabbings in Leesburg this week.
A boy, 15, was stabbed near East Market Street and Plaza Street SE at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He remained hospitalized Thursday.
A 67-year-old man was stabbed at about 6:15 a.m. Thursday on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. He required surgery, police said.
It’s unclear if the incidents are related.
Man indicted in card-skimming ring A grand jury indicted the man authorities say led a D.C. card-skimming ring.
Gabriel Camara, 36, of D.C., was indicted in U.S. District Court in Alexandria on charges of conspiring to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The indictment alleges that Camara paid servers at the Cheesecake Factory, PGA Tour Grill and Outback Steakhouse to skim diners’ card numbers. Camara then encoded the numbers to new cards, which he used at wholesale club stores, according to the indictment.
– Compiled by Emily Babay and Scott McCabe
