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School-Aged Children, College Students In DMV Among Recipients Of Racist Text Messages: AG School-Aged Children, College Students In DMV Among Recipients Of Racist Text Messages: AG
School-Aged Children, College Students In DMV Among Recipients Of Racist Text Messages: AG Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is imploring possible victims to come forward after the state was the latest to be targeted by a series of racist text messages that have been circulating. Brown issued an alert this week advising that his office has received multiple complaints about racist messages that were sent to Black residents, including some school-aged children and college-aged students, "causing significant distress." "Without knowing or making any assumptions about the senders’ true intent," Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said in a statement.  …

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Charged With Stealing Pride Flags From Home In Virginia, Police Say Pair Charged With Stealing Pride Flags From Home In Virginia, Police Say
Pair Charged With Stealing Pride Flags From Home In Virginia, Police Say Two people have been arrested following multiple reports of Pride flags that were stolen in Arlington County, police say. Matthew Henshaw, age 20, of Fort Myer is facing a host of charges following a months-long investigation into purported hate crimes that were reported online. According to an Arlington County Police Department spokesperson, between September last year and January, the agency received five online reports for larcenies in the 200 block of South Courthouse Road. Officials say that in each instance, a man approached the property during the early morning hours and stole a Pri…

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Killer Who Carried Out 'Atrocious' Attacks On DC's Homeless Indicted On 17 Charges: Feds Killer Who Carried Out 'Atrocious' Attacks On DC's Homeless Indicted On 17 Charges: Feds
Killer Who Carried Out 'Atrocious' Attacks On DC's Homeless Indicted On 17 Charges: Feds The man who went on a shooting spree targeting homeless populations in Washington DC and New York City last march has been indicted on 17 charges including first-degree murder, federal officials said. The indictment charges Gerard Brevard III with “aggravating circumstances,” finding that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel. If aggravating circumstances are found by a jury at trial, Brevard faces a maximum of life imprisonment without the possibility of release on the murder charge. The indictment only charges offenses committed in Washington, D.C. Brevard set out on …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Man Charged With Bias-Motivated Assaults, Posing As Police In DC Park: DOJ Maryland Man Charged With Bias-Motivated Assaults, Posing As Police In DC Park: DOJ
Maryland Man Charged With Bias-Motivated Assaults, Posing As Police In DC Park: DOJ A Maryland man who posed as a police officer is facing multiple charges for allegedly assaulting multiple men in bias-motivated attacks due to their sexual orientation, federal officials announced. Michael Thomas Pruden, 48, was arrested and charged for several assaults at a popular Washington, DC park, several of which were due to his victims’ perceived sexual orientation, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Pruden was charged by a federal grand jury of: Five counts of assault on federal land; Impersonating a federal officer; Hate crimes sentencing enhancement alleging …

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by Zak Failla