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Jan 02, 2008

Updated: Escaped Prisoner Has Stolen Car in D.C.

UPDATE: Local new outlets have the story that Poke was captured just before 4 p.m. in Prince George’s County and is in police custody, while CNN.com says he was shot dead during a shoot-out with police. UPDATE: Indeed, everyone is now reporting that Poke was shot by police during his capture and pronounced dead at the hospital. *** Police across the D.C. and Baltimore region are searching for Kelvin Poke, pictured right, a 45-year-old…

May 16, 2007

Go Home Already: Delicate Flowers

>> If you’re in the market for a Crown Victoria, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has a few to sell. [WTOP] >>It looks like Paul Wolfowitz might finally soon be gone from the World Bank. But President Bush isn’t about to let his departure spoil an otherwise solid 12-year run during which the bank’s president has had the word “wolf” somewhere in their name. Obvious replacements are Wolf Blitzer, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), Wolfgang Puck…

Jun 21, 2005

Morning Roundup: Sweet Edition

Dude, Where’s My Car? While car theft isn’t a laughing matter, we chuckled for a very brief moment when we heard that Police Chief Charles Ramsey’s car was stolen over the weekend. The AP, via WTOP, reports that the chief’s 1999 Ford Crown Victoria was stolen after being parked near his house by a police officer when Ramsey was out of town. On Ramsey’s way to church Sunday morning, the car was nowhere to be…

 
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