Trial begins for Baltimore mayor
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, who has been accused of stealing donated gift cards intended for needy families, appeared in court Thursday for the opening arguments of her trial. Prosecutors said that store receipts proved Dixon used the gift cards for personal use. Defense attorneys argued that Dixon had confused the cards with others that had been given to her.
Police bust gold burglary ring
Fairfax County police said they’ve busted a burglary ring that targeted gold held primarily by South Asian families. Authorities say Francisco Gray, Dagoberto Soto-Ramirez and his wife, Melinda Soto, burglarized more than 20 homes in Fairfax and Loudoun, stealing gold jewelry that the South Asian families passed down generation-to-generation. Two sentenced for sex trafficking of minors
Two people from Reisterstown, Md., have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of minors. Byron Thompson, 25, and Lea Bell, 29, who trafficked minors in Maryland, New York, and D.C., were also ordered to register as sex offenders.
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, who has been accused of stealing donated gift cards intended for needy families, appeared in court Thursday for the opening arguments of her trial. Prosecutors said that store receipts proved Dixon used the gift cards for personal use. Defense attorneys argued that Dixon had confused the cards with others that had been given to her.
Police bust gold burglary ring
Fairfax County police said they’ve busted a burglary ring that targeted gold held primarily by South Asian families. Authorities say Francisco Gray, Dagoberto Soto-Ramirez and his wife, Melinda Soto, burglarized more than 20 homes in Fairfax and Loudoun, stealing gold jewelry that the South Asian families passed down generation-to-generation. Two sentenced for sex trafficking of minors
Two people from Reisterstown, Md., have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of minors. Byron Thompson, 25, and Lea Bell, 29, who trafficked minors in Maryland, New York, and D.C., were also ordered to register as sex offenders.
Compiled by Freeman Klopott and David Sherfinski
