Local Crime/Safety Alert

East Coast Rapist pleads guilty to Halloween attacks

East Coast Rapist Aaron Thomas pleaded guilty today to two counts of rape and three counts of abduction. The charges stem from a Halloween 2009 attack involving three teenage girls in Prince William County. With the pleas, Thomas has been convicted in three rapes in the Washington area.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/east-coast-rapist-pleads-guilty-to-halloween-attacks-in-prince-william/2012/11/30/10ff8c58-3b14-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html

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