Tom Jackman

Metro/Virginia Desk

Articles by Tom Jackman

Man Is Charged in Slaying at Apartment (October 10, 2008)

N. Virginia Task Force Strengthens Police Cases (October 2, 2008)

Man Gets 51-Year Term For Trying to Kill Officer (September 27, 2008)

Illegal Immigrants Held As Witnesses for Trial (September 22, 2008)

Officer Found Not Guilty in Fatal Car Crash (September 19, 2008)

From a Loss, Others Gain (September 18, 2008)

Abduction Of Woman Videotaped At Va. Mall (September 17, 2008)

Loved Ones Recall Gentle Life Of Va. Woman Lost to Abduction (September 16, 2008)

Va. Ban On Spam Is Ruled Unlawful (September 13, 2008)

Teller's Selective Memory Leads Skeptical Detective to Robbery Suspects (September 6, 2008)

Man Who Hit Trooper Must Aid Safety Drive (September 4, 2008)

A Trail of Safe Thefts Leads to Three Men and Jail (September 4, 2008)

Murder Case Sent to Grand Jury (September 4, 2008)

Washington Area Residents Mobilize to Help Evacuees (September 2, 2008)

Teen Convicted in Attack in Which Boy's Teeth Were Punched Out (August 29, 2008)

Burglaries, Larcenies Lift Fairfax Crime Rate (August 27, 2008)

Girlfriend Is Found Not Guilty In Stabbing (August 16, 2008)

When Crime Carries a Postage Stamp (August 14, 2008)

Girlfriend Recounts Stabbing of Boyfriend (August 14, 2008)

Murder Trial Starts for Woman Who Stabbed Boyfriend in Dispute (August 12, 2008)

Catching a Few Thieves Along With the Waves (August 7, 2008)

Head of Islamic School Guilty Of Not Reporting Child Abuse (July 31, 2008)

Prosecutor Shelves Case of 2005 Fatal Shooting (July 31, 2008)

Judge Orders New Trial in Toddler's Slaying (July 29, 2008)

Father Indicted in Toddler's Death in Hot SUV (July 23, 2008)

Woman Charged in PTA Theft Sentenced to One Year (July 19, 2008)

Checkout Time for Smelly, Slithery Guests (July 12, 2008)

Officer Sues Widow of Man Killed in Crash (July 2, 2008)

Fairfax Crime Up 6 Percent In 2007 (June 22, 2008)

To Serve and Protect, With an Eye to Culture (June 22, 2008)

Officers' Free Rides Questioned In Fairfax (June 18, 2008)

Former Students Get 4 Years in Kidnapping (June 7, 2008)

One Dead After Powerful Storms (June 5, 2008)

Two Death Sentences In '88 Fairfax Killings (May 24, 2008)

David Stitt, 65; Fairfax County Circuit Judge (May 13, 2008)

Court Stays Execution Of Va. Man, Takes Case (May 13, 2008)

Domestic Slaying Sent to Grand Jury (May 10, 2008)

Rescue Redux: Virginia Trooper Saves Man From Burning Car (May 8, 2008)

Device Gives Police Sirens Some Backup (May 8, 2008)

The Earth Moves. Annandale Yawns. (May 7, 2008)

Fairfax Officer Charged in Fatal Crash (May 3, 2008)

Ex-Club Owner Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Scams (May 2, 2008)

Sniper Fights Death Sentence (April 26, 2008)

2 Indicted in Alleged Gang Killing at Springfield Mall (April 26, 2008)

Probation For Sergeant Who Misused Databases (April 23, 2008)

Va. Court Rejects 2 Drug Searches (April 19, 2008)

Police Impersonation Case Dismissed in Va. (April 18, 2008)

Va. Grants 60% More Permits For Guns (April 12, 2008)

Career of N.Va. Songstress Hits High Note in Los Angeles (April 10, 2008)

Two U-Va. Students-Turned-Kidnappers Plead Guilty (April 3, 2008)

Ocean City Fire Damages Restaurant, Store, Arcade (March 31, 2008)

2 Charged in Shootings on Interstate 64 (March 29, 2008)

Gunfire Hits 6 Vehicles, Closing I-64 for 6 Hours (March 28, 2008)

Fairfax Victim's Family Waits for Answers (March 26, 2008)

Va. Court-Appointed Lawyers Shun Fund, Jeopardizing Future (March 22, 2008)

Building on a Foundation of Kindness (March 20, 2008)

Two Arrested After Brawl In Gym at Hayfield School (March 14, 2008)

GPS Device Aided Arrest Of Suspect in Va. Assaults (March 13, 2008)

Two-Alarm House Fire Kills Woman, Injures 3 in Glencarlyn Neighborhood (March 8, 2008)

Man, 48, Dies Beside Door as Blaze Fills Home With Smoke (March 6, 2008)

Fairfax Jury Calls for Two Death Sentences (March 4, 2008)

Corrections Agency Official Fired (February 29, 2008)

Guard Fatally Shoots Man After Scuffle at Restaurant (February 22, 2008)

3 Teens Arrested in Dec. 24 Attack on Boy (February 16, 2008)

Woman in Collision With Officer Dies (February 15, 2008)

Teen Shot Woman Over Car Keys, Detective Says (February 14, 2008)

Truck Driver Convicted of Reduced Count (February 12, 2008)

Probe Continues as Man Is Arraigned in Va. Attack (February 8, 2008)

Proposals to Force More Involuntary Treatment Stir Debate (February 7, 2008)

N. Virginia Trails State in Deaths, Examiners' Study Says (February 7, 2008)

N. Virginia Trails State in Deaths, Report Shows (February 7, 2008)

Man Convicted in 1988 Slayings (February 7, 2008)

Shooting Suspect Was Subject of Embezzlement Probe (February 5, 2008)

Fairfax Officer Admits Misusing Police Computers (February 1, 2008)

Woman Grabbed From Behind In Tenth Attack in Five Months (January 30, 2008)

Retrial Begins In Rape, Murder (January 23, 2008)

Fairfax Soldier Killed In Grenade Attack (January 18, 2008)

Man Killed by Officer Had Role in Earlier Drug Sting, Police Say (January 15, 2008)

Conviction in 1997 Rape-Murder Is Affirmed (January 12, 2008)

Prospective Juror Is Jailed for Contempt (January 9, 2008)

Police in Fairfax Say Cop-for-a-Day Failed to Pull Fast One on Real Officer (January 8, 2008)

Finally Out of Braces, 14-Year-Old Is Left in Pain Again (January 4, 2008)

Officers Lauded For Combating Drunk Drivers (December 30, 2007)

Panel Seeks to Ease Rules To Commit the Mentally Ill (December 22, 2007)

Suspect Sentenced In Earlier Attack (December 21, 2007)

Kaine to Overhaul Mental Health System (December 14, 2007)

Battles Well Fought Against Drunken Driving (December 13, 2007)

Fairfax Goes High Tech to Finger Criminals (December 6, 2007)

Police Try High-Tech ID System (December 6, 2007)

Alcohol-Related Crashes Mount (December 1, 2007)

Ex-Deputy, Under Investigation, Kills Himself (November 30, 2007)

Man Charged in Hit-and-Run (November 30, 2007)

Commitment Rule Is Key To Changing The System (November 28, 2007)

Two U-Va. Students Charged in Kidnapping (November 27, 2007)

Walking Off With Bags Of Cash, Not Candy (November 24, 2007)

2 Fredericksburg Men Arrested in Fairfax Stakeout (November 22, 2007)

New Fort Belvoir Hospital Should Ease Growing Pains (November 22, 2007)

Woman Who Bought House Using Stranger's Name Gets 5 Years for ID Theft (November 10, 2007)

Widow Rebukes Killer's Father (November 9, 2007)

It's Innovation vs. Experience in Prosecutor's Race (November 4, 2007)

Neighbor Recalls Loud Argument Before Apparent Murder-Suicide (November 3, 2007)

Police Suspect Murder-Suicide (November 2, 2007)

Fairfax Educator, Loudoun Teacher Are Facing Charges (November 2, 2007)

Newcomer, Veteran Vie for Prosecutor Post (November 1, 2007)

Race for Court Clerk Boils Down to Profile (November 1, 2007)

Officer Kills Man Who Refused to Disarm, Police Say (November 1, 2007)

Case Is Latest to Highlight Va. Psychiatric Care Issues (October 24, 2007)

Man Is Accused of Molesting Girl at Wal-Mart (October 23, 2007)

Fairfax Slaying Victim Identified (October 20, 2007)

Suspect in Killing Was Out on Bond In Assault Case (October 19, 2007)

Gunman on Bus Causes Standoff (October 18, 2007)

Jail Will Check the Immigration Status of Inmates (October 11, 2007)

Former University Head Convicted a Second Time (September 22, 2007)

Horan Faces Final Day in Office (September 21, 2007)

Masked Robber Returns (September 20, 2007)

Condominium Project Lets Families Construct Their Futures (September 6, 2007)

Fairfax Officers Cleared In Lawsuit (August 31, 2007)

Fairfax Officers Testify In Lawsuit Over Arrest (August 30, 2007)

Woman Is Charged In PTA Embezzling (August 24, 2007)

County's 'Night Out' Finds Leaders on Patrol (August 16, 2007)

Man Gets 50-Year Term in Daughter's Rape (August 11, 2007)

Shooter's Father Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges (August 8, 2007)

Security Contractor Cleared in Two Firings (August 2, 2007)

Lost Wallet's ID Cards Spawned Mortgage Fraud (July 31, 2007)

3 Fairfax Officers Sued for Assault (July 24, 2007)

3 People Charged in Abduction Of 2 Girls (July 19, 2007)

Fairfax City Renovation On Track to Finish Jan. 1 (July 19, 2007)

Fairfax Launches the Battle of the Bins (July 19, 2007)

Social Programs to Combat Gangs Seen as More Effective Than Police (July 18, 2007)

Family's Night Of Fun Ended In Flashes Of Horror (July 12, 2007)

Canceled Fireworks Not Linked to Problems Elsewhere (July 10, 2007)

Horan May Be Prosecutor at New Trial in '88 Slayings (July 7, 2007)

Fireworks That Injured 11 in Va. Are Investigated (July 6, 2007)

Mistrial In Fairfax Murder, Rape Case (July 4, 2007)

Prieto Juror's Reversal Could Lead to Mistrial (July 3, 2007)

Ex-Aide Given 31/2-Year Sentence (June 30, 2007)

Possible Gang Affiliation Probed in Lorton Slaying (June 27, 2007)

Hefty Fees In Store for Misbehaving Va. Drivers (June 23, 2007)

Suspect Guilty of 1988 Double Slaying Near Reston (June 19, 2007)

'When Is It Going to Stop?' (June 16, 2007)

Jury Weighs 1988 Rape, Murder Case (June 14, 2007)

Scientist Says DNA Matches Suspect's (June 12, 2007)

Witness Links Murder Suspect to Gun Ownership (June 8, 2007)

Va. Trial In 1988 Slayings Begins (June 6, 2007)

Slayings Trial Will Be Racing The Clock (June 4, 2007)

A No-Hassle Way to Rob a Bank, If It Had Any Chance of Success (May 31, 2007)

A Helping Hand for Police and Children (May 17, 2007)

Memorials Unveiled For Slain Officers (May 9, 2007)

A Year Later, Sully Station Still Healing (May 8, 2007)

Prosecutor Who Was Criticized for Rape Case Deal Resigns (May 3, 2007)

2-Year-Old Unharmed After Chase In Stolen Car (May 2, 2007)

In One Niche, Housing Market Is Up (April 19, 2007)

For Real Estate Pro, A New House Hunt (April 19, 2007)

Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History (April 17, 2007)

After 40 Years Prosecuting Crimes, Retirement Is Scary Prospect (April 15, 2007)

Arlington Prosecutor Joins Race In Fairfax (April 14, 2007)

Fairfax's Longtime Prosecutor To Depart (April 11, 2007)

Horan Weighs Retirement (April 7, 2007)

Fairfax Man Whose Son Killed Police Is Arrested (April 6, 2007)

Man Killed While Trimming Tree (March 30, 2007)

Prosecutor's Ex-Aide Guilty of Altering File (March 29, 2007)

Apparent Gang Initiation Disrupted (March 28, 2007)

Prosecutor Says Victim Was Informed (March 23, 2007)

Victim Was Not Told Of Reduced Charges (March 22, 2007)

Crime Rate Has Plummeted To 30-Year Low (March 22, 2007)

Parents File Suit Over Son's Killing by Police (March 21, 2007)

Minister Sentenced To 16-Month Term (March 17, 2007)

$2 Million Awarded In Wrongful Death (March 16, 2007)

Recovering Hero Mourns Lost Friends (March 8, 2007)

County Search For Fire Chief Gains Strength (March 8, 2007)

Lawyers for Indigent Up for Pay Increase (March 4, 2007)

A Rare Honor for the Valor of 3 Officers (March 2, 2007)

Victim in 'Flying Cup' Case Cries Foul (February 28, 2007)

Flying Beverage Cup Has Another Driver in Hot Water (February 27, 2007)

Tourists Hear From President At George Washington's Home (February 20, 2007)

Fairfax Turns Up the Heat On Rapists Who Got Away (February 13, 2007)

Thief Gets 3-Year Term for Treasure Hunt (February 10, 2007)

Embezzlement Case Is Dropped and Detective Suspended (January 18, 2007)

2002 Sniper 'Witness' Convicted of Rape, Murder (January 18, 2007)

Amateur Sleuthing Lands Grisham in Real-Life Court (January 13, 2007)

Report Released on 2006 Unintentional Fatal Shooting (January 12, 2007)

Bank Robbers Were Busy in Fairfax in 2006 (January 11, 2007)

20-Year Term in Mother's Killing (January 6, 2007)

Federal Lawsuit Claims Racial Discrimination In Police Department (January 6, 2007)

Slain Man's Family Notifies County of Suit (January 5, 2007)

Officer Who Killed Teen At IHOP Is Suspended (January 3, 2007)

Oh, Hear the Angel Voices (December 25, 2006)

Turning Over A Green Leaf (December 21, 2006)

Medals of Valor for Slain Sully Officers (December 20, 2006)

Killing Was Avoidable, Suspect's Family Says (December 16, 2006)

Slain Suspect Had Reached Into Backpack, Police Say (December 15, 2006)

Fairfax Officer Kills Robbery Suspect (December 14, 2006)

String of 3 Slayings Startles Authorities (December 12, 2006)

Link Seen in Deaths of Aged Women (December 7, 2006)

Area on Alert for a 'Tidal Wave' of Crystal Meth Use (December 7, 2006)

Man Gets 33-Year Term in Slaying of Lawyer (December 2, 2006)

Conviction Overturned In 1997 Rape, Slaying (December 1, 2006)

Note Found by Van Says Teacher Was Slain in Rage (November 28, 2006)

Va. Officer Might Be Suspended For Fatality (November 25, 2006)

Fairfax Police Seeking Link In Killing of Older Women (November 23, 2006)

Help Sought Finding Hit-and-Run Driver (November 22, 2006)

Elderly Woman Found Slain; Police Seek Link to Similar Killing in August (November 22, 2006)

Woman Arrested at Toddler's Reunion With Family (November 21, 2006)

U.S. Contractor Fired On Iraqi Vehicles for Sport, Suit Alleges (November 17, 2006)

Va. Man Gets Life Plus 23 Years in Attack That Wounded Woman, Killed Man (November 17, 2006)

Jury Advises 99-Year Sentence In Wounding of Two Officers (November 9, 2006)

Rape Trial Ends When Minister Pleads to Abduction Charge (November 8, 2006)

Suicidal Man Guilty In Officer's Shooting (November 8, 2006)

Psychologist Shortage Puts Mentally Ill Out on Street (November 6, 2006)

Suspect in Bank Holdup Returns for Another Go, Police Say (November 1, 2006)

McLean Police Take A Bite Out Of Illiteracy (October 26, 2006)

Commission Targets How State Treats Mentally Ill (October 11, 2006)

Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Drunken Driving Crash (October 7, 2006)

Teen Charged With Manslaughter After Wrecking Car (October 6, 2006)

Threat Shuts All Culpeper Schools (October 6, 2006)

Projects Aim To Build Up City's Image (October 5, 2006)

Remains Found In Trunk of Car; Father, Son Missing (September 29, 2006)

Man Gets 40 Years For 1994 Slaying Solved With DNA (September 23, 2006)

Police Investigate Birth Control Sales (September 22, 2006)

Mother Who Left Boy on Beltway Confined Again (September 20, 2006)

Truck Driver Injured in Shooting on I-395 (September 20, 2006)

'Victims' Say Underwater Metro Rescue Took Too Long, Lacked Communication (September 18, 2006)

Babysitter Charged In Toddler's Death (September 16, 2006)

Mom Who Left Boy by Road Not Guilty Due to Insanity (September 15, 2006)

Man Pleads Guilty in Mother's Death (September 12, 2006)

Teen Sentenced to Five Years For Killing Popular Salesclerk (September 9, 2006)

D.C. Man Charged In Crime Rampage (September 9, 2006)

Teen Gets 11 Months in Friend's Drag Racing Death (August 19, 2006)

Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing During Quarrel (August 18, 2006)

Woman Beaten by Husband Wins Suit (August 18, 2006)

Telling Victims of Inmates' Release (August 17, 2006)

Woman, 72, Found Slain in Springfield Home (August 16, 2006)

Man Admits Buying Beer for Girl Who Died in Crash (August 10, 2006)

Road-Rage Suspect Held Without Bond (August 8, 2006)

Va. Man Convicted In Lawyer's Killing (July 20, 2006)

Trial Continues for Man Accused In 2005 Slaying of Ex-SEC Lawyer (July 19, 2006)

Police Chief Fires Leader of Union (July 17, 2006)

Ex-Bush Aide Fatally Shoots Son, Himself (July 15, 2006)

Man Pleads Guilty to '94 Killing (July 13, 2006)

Self-Inflicted Gunshot Ends Standoff (July 7, 2006)

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