Ohio man charged in
acupuncturist’s slaying
Fairfax County police have charged an Ohio man in the July slaying of an Annandale acupuncturist. Danny Kim, 47, was charged with murdering of Chung A. Auh, 53, who was discovered bound and dead inside her home-based business. Detectives used video to find the driver of a sport utility vehicle seen outside her home about the time of the killing and that led them to Kim, officer Camille Neville said. Neville said she was not sure whether Auh knew her killer, but the attack did not appear to be random.
Trash collectors arrested
for embezzling dump fees
Three Fairfax County trash collectors were charged with pocketing more than $12,000 paid by customers dropping off their waste and recycled materials. Fairfax County police charged Gurinder Singh, 62; Bir Bhogal, 47; and Segundo Beltran, 52, with felony embezzlement. The three men worked at the recycling station and landfill, police said.
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ex-girlfriend with crucifix
A Takoma Park man was sentenced to life in prison for the beating his estranged girlfriend nearly to death with a large crucifix. Carlos Ovalle, 33, was convicted of first-degree attempted murder in the July attack. Police said Ovalle jumped out of a closet and attempted to kill the victim. She convinced Ovalle to stop beating her so she could turn on a movie for their girls, ages 4 and 5, so they would not see the attack. That’s when Takoma Park Police Officer Angela Donovan forced her way into the house and shot Ovalle in the arm.
Car crashes into salon
An 82-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a car that drove completely into a Bethesda office building Tuesday. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday at 6931 Arlington Road. The driver and two employees of the Citrine Salon where the accident occurred were taken to the hospital.
Compiled by Scott McCabe
