The Guns of Crofton
In the heat of an argument over the family's ailing black poodle, police say, the teenage son of a federal agent strapped on his father's body armor, camouflage gear and service weapon early yesterday, walked into the kitchen of their Crofton home and fired at his parents, then fled in their car.
This happened about 4 hours before I got a phone call from Jessica Coen asking if I could guest-edit Gawker for a couple of days. It's just one block from the home I grew up in and where I am currently situated for the holidays. I once had a Washington Post paper route that included this house. I didn't hear about this story until I saw the article this morning. Damn, Crofton is EDGY!
Of note: the family had only moved here a month ago, the father is a DEA agent, and the son ran for cover where they previously lived - Jersey, of course.
Crofton Teen Shot at Parents, Police Say [Washington Post]
posted by krucoff at 2:41 PM
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How odd, the strange intertwinings of the internet. Being a Gawker reader and now an NYC local, you can imagine my shock and horror at seeing Crofton Parkway, the street I grew up on, mentioned on the front page of Gawker today (1/2/6). Only no mention of the reason, until I dug deeper and discovered Krucoff's site, his blog and his entire online world. I think I knew a Krucoff growing up -- probably a brother of Andrew's? Thanks for tipping me off to the crazy story and although my dad works for NSA and not the DEA, I still feel compelled to call home to make sure the 'rents are a-ok. Thanks Andrew!
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: 12:43 PM, January 02, 2006
: 12:43 PM, January 02, 2006
OMG! There are Jews in Crofton? My mom moved there after I was in college - she worked for the federal government. Crofton! I can't get over it. You grew up there? Did you ever go to the go kart track on route 3?
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