Person killed at Metro’s Cheverly station
An orange line train struck and killed a person who was on the tracks at the Cheverly Metrorail station Saturday, according to Metro.
The incident occurred at 10:51 a.m. A preliminary investigation indicated the person was on the tracks intentionally. The Cheverly station was closed as emergency personnel conducted an investigation into the incident; the station reopened at about 2 p.m.
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Sarosh Mir, 45, of Herndon, was ordered to pay $124,000 in restitution to the D.C. government. Mir admitted that he inflated invoices for D.C. government contracts and submitted bills for “ghost” employees who did no work.
Prosecutors have said the scheme cost the city at least $500,000.
Police investigate hate graffiti
Montgomery County police are trying to figure out who is responsible for a series of swastikas spray-painted in the Stonecrest community of Silver Spring.
The number “666” and swastikas were found on the fence of a home in the 12900 block of Ruxton Road on April 11. The owner cleaned up the graffiti, but the fence was again vandalized three times over the next three days. A swastika was also painted on a nearby home.
Study: Campus violence up
Targeted violence on college campuses, from serious assaults to the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, has risen sharply over the past two decades, a government report said. The incidence of such violence rose from 40 cases in the 1980s to 79 in the 1990s to 83 since 2000. The report said the cause for the increase was unknown, though it noted a dramatic rise in college student enrollment in the past 20 years.
Compiled by Scott McCabe and David Sherfinski
