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Oct 05, 2017

Police Arrest Man For Making Violent Threats Online Against Howard Students

Officials say 24-year-old John Edgar Rust posted the messages on November 11, 2015.

Dec 22, 2016

Man Arrested In Series Of Bomb Threats Against D.C. Landmarks

Prosecutors say James Cherry made false bomb threats against Union Station, Metrorail, and a vicinity near the White House.

Apr 18, 2013

Anne Arundel County Man Arrested For Threatening More Explosions in Boston

An Anne Arundel County man was arrested yesterday after calling 911 and threatening more explosions in Boston.

Aug 07, 2012

University of Maryland Student Pleads Guilty for Making Threats of Campus Rampage

A University of Maryland student pleaded guilty to charges stemming from threats he made in March to go on a campus-wide shooting rampage.

Jul 12, 2012

D.C. Police Officer Under Investigation for Threat Against Michelle Obama

A D.C. police officer has been placed on administrative duty while he is being investigated for making a threat earlier this week against Michelle Obama.

Mar 23, 2010

Local Bloggers Should Know Their Rights

Neighborhood blogger U Street Girl acknowledged in a post late last night that she had removed a comment that had been posted to her blog after receiving an email from David Shott, the owner of planned new wine bar Du Vin Osteria. Shott had threatened legal action against the blog, according to its author.It is with regret that I write this post and removed the comment. I wish Mr. Shott had come to me…

Dec 03, 2009

New Charges Filed Against Accused Chandra Levy Killer

Those new charges we’d been waiting on against Ingmar Guandique, the man accused of murdering Chandra Levy, were filed today in D.C. Superior Court, the Associated Press (via WTOP) is reporting. Initial speculation was that the new charges, which have pushed back Guandique’s trial until much later in 2010, might have had something to do with another victim. Instead, it turns out he’s being charged with threatening a witness. According to the new indictment, Guandique…

Jul 22, 2009

Silver Spring American Apparel Store Vandalized

Vandals attacked a window display that featured pro-LGBT T-shirts at the Silver Spring American Apparel store on Monday morning, The Sexist reports, shattering a window in the process. The Georgetown location of American Apparel also received a telephone threat later that day about their similar window display. The T-shirts in the window bore the logo of the company’s “Legalize Gay” campaign, which is designed to raise awareness about opposition to California’s Proposition 8. The…

 
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