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A lifetime of community service
Earl Gumbs stands in front of the Hillcrest Heights Community Center in Temple Hills on Dec.
BATB Remembers Abe Pollin -- The Boxing Fan
By now you know that longtime businessman and the owner of the Washington Bullets/Capitals and the visionary behind two state-of-the-art arenas in the Beltway region -- The Capital Centre/USAir Arena and the MCI/Verizon Center -- Abe Pollin passed away today from Corticobasal Degeneration, a rare neurological disease at the age of 85.
More than $70,000 in merchandise recovered from pawnshops
While overall crime is down 14 percent in the county this year, including store burglaries, home burglaries have risen 14 percent.