Long standoff ends with gunman’s death
A 24-hour standoff came to an end when police entered a Falls Church home and found the alleged gunman dead inside, Fairfax County police said.
The man, who was not immediately identified, had run inside the house around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after police say he shot and seriously injured a 36-year-old woman.
When police entered the house on Lisle Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, they found the suspect dead and a woman and child unharmed. Police did not immediately say if the suspect killed himself.
Two sentenced for Internet drug distribution scheme
A 50-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man, both of Miami, were ordered to forfeit $1.5 million in proceeds acquired by running an illegal Internet drugstore based in Laurel. Susan Mendez was also sentenced to two years in prison and Jose Riopedre to one year. Prosecutors said the two distributed 2.2 million dosages of phentermine, a drug typically used for weight loss.
Georgetown woman
sexually assaulted
A woman was sexually assaulted while in bed at a home on O Street in Georgetown.
According to police, the woman awoke to find a strange man on top of her at 4 a.m. Saturday. Police are investigating the incident and believe it could be connected to at least six other recent Georgetown assaults. “There sure are some similarities,” said Sgt. Robert Panizari. There were no signs of forced entry into the house. Police are encouraging residents to keep their doors locked.
Md. attorney general warns of cell phone
identity theft scam
Scammers are sending out text messages in which they pose as the receiver’s bank and ask for personal information, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said Wednesday.
The messages ask the recipient to call a toll-free number to resolve a conflict with their account, he said. The number is often an automated message service that asks the victim to put in bank account numbers and other sensitive information.
– Compiled by Freeman Klopott and Elinor Flynn.
