'We Stand With Israel' Banner In Front Of Maryland Synagogue Vandalized 'We Stand With Israel' Banner In Front Of Maryland Synagogue Vandalized
'We Stand With Israel' Banner In Front Of Maryland Synagogue Vandalized A pro-Israel flag was vandalized outside of a Maryland synagogue over the weekend, now police in Montgomery County are attempting to track down those responsible. On Sunday morning, officials from Temple Beth Ami on Travilah Road in Rockville were met by a disconcerting sight, when they arrived for a program and found a sign that has stood for years defaced by red spray paint in an attempt to replace “Israel” with “Palestine.” Officials expressed that they are "grateful to live in a nation which enshrines free speech," but made note that what happened over the weekend is not, by defini…
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her has been sentenced to decades in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. On Monday, a judge sentenced Khosh to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended and five years of supervised probation when he is released. According to pros…
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Fatal Strike In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Hit-Run Driver At Large After Fatal Strike In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Fatal Strike In Maryland, Police Say (Developing) A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver early on Monday morning in Howard County, police say. An investigation has been launched after a man was struck and killed shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, April 29, by a driver in a dark-colored sedan on Washington Boulevard near Patuxent Range Road in Jessup. Washington Boulevard at Patuxent Range Road in Jessup Google Maps street view He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that the pedestrian was crossing the road when he was hit, and the initial investigation found that he was not in a crosswalk at the time. No details about …
Threat Of Mass Shooting Lands Man At Mental Health Facility After Reddit Post: Frederick Police Threat Of Mass Shooting Lands Man At Mental Health Facility After Reddit Post: Frederick Police
Threat Of Mass Shooting Lands Man At Mental Health Facility After Reddit Post: Frederick Police A perceived threat that circulated on social media involving an event in Frederick County caused temporary chaos for police and landed a man inside a mental health treatment facility. On Friday, officials say that the Frederick Police Department was advised of a post circulating on Reddit involving a man who stopped a resident downtown and "made a vague threat of a shooting to occur at an event in May."  In the Reddit post - which can be found here - a user said that he was walking out of the Church Street garage when a man walked by him and said "be safe."  "I asked him why I ne…
'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland 'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland
'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland Prosecutors in Montgomery County are up in arms after a convicted murderer received what is being perceived as a light sentence. District resident Tyrone Curtis, 35, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to life in prison, with all but 15 years suspended after being convicted in January of the first-degree murder of 29-year-old Amontae Cunningham on a Metro Transit bus. “The State sought a life sentence in this case and finds an executed sentence of 15 years to be stunning," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said. "It is inconsistent with the facts of the case and the verdict re…
Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds
Dealer Admits To Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 32K People In Maryland: Feds The Maryland drug dealer who was busted with enough fentanyl to possibly kill 32,000 people has copped to the crime and faces decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Robert "Glass" Frazier, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty this week conspiracy to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana after putting police through their paces when he attempted to avoid an eviction. According to his plea agreement, police conducted an eviction at Frazier's apartment in 2021, but in an effort to evade capture, he assaulted a Baltimore Sheriff's Officer…
Former AD In Maryland Charged With Creating Hateful AI-Generated Voice Recording Of Principal Former AD In Maryland Charged With Creating Hateful AI-Generated Voice Recording Of Principal
Former AD In Maryland Charged With Creating Hateful Ai-generated Voice Recording Of Principal A Pikesville High School employee was arrested at BWI Airport on Thursday morning after he allegedly created an AI-generated tape of the school's principal making racist and offensive comments. In January, the Baltimore County Police Department was made aware of a voice recording that circulated on social media purporting that Principal Eric Eiswert made offensive comments, though it was later determined that it was a fake, according. Eiswer was temporarily removed from the school, and the recording set off a chain reaction within the community and on social media. In the recording, which …
Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven
Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven An armed Special Police Officer from Alexandria who was working a detail in a Northeast DC 7-Eleven is heading to prison after shooting a woman during an argument that broke out in January outside the business, authorities announced. Chanel Clinton was sentenced to 36 months in prison, with an additional 24 months of suspended jail time for the shooting of a woman outside of the convenience store on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE more than three months ago. According to court documents, on Thursday, Jan. 18, while on the job working as a Special Police Officer, Clinton and her victim, a f…
Text Miscommunication Lead To Clearing Of At-Risk Youth Facility In Washington County: Sheriff Text Miscommunication Lead To Clearing Of At-Risk Youth Facility In Washington County: Sheriff
Text Miscommunication Lead To Clearing Of At-Risk Youth Facility In Washington County: Sheriff The campus of the Cedar Ridge Children's Home in Washington County was temporarily cleared on Monday morning when a miscommunication led to officials believing that there may have been an active shooting situation. Members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office were called to the Cedar Ridge Children's Home in Williamsport at around 11:40 a.m. on April 22, where there was a reported active shooter who was on the grounds. Deputies cleared the campus and conducted an extensive investigation, which found no active threat on the property, it was later determined that a student sent a text me…
Baltimore Ex-Con Found Guilty In High-Speed Police Chase, Ditching Gun: Feds Baltimore Ex-Con Found Guilty In High-Speed Police Chase, Ditching Gun: Feds
Baltimore Ex-Con Found Guilty In High-Speed Police Chase, Ditching Gun: Feds A man no stranger to law enforcement is facing a fresh prison term for taking police in Baltimore on a high-speed chase and attempting to discard evidence, federal authorities announced. Gwynn Oak resident Charvez Brooks, 35, was found guilty by a jury following a four-day trial for the illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, in violation of federal law. According to court documents, days after an August 2019 shooting of an off-duty Baltimore police sergeant, Brooks was spotted by Baltimore police officers driving a vehicle that matched the description of one s…
Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Sentenced For Preying On Children Online: Feds Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Sentenced For Preying On Children Online: Feds
Former Substitute Teacher, Coach In Maryland Sentenced For Preying On Children Online: Feds The Maryland volleyball coach who posed as underage boys and girls to entice minors through social media copped to the crime and will spend nearly two decades in prison. Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 34, a substitute teacher and volleyball coach in Carroll County, pleaded in February to sexual exploitation of a child after targeting at least eight minors between the age of 9 and 17, federal authorities announced. This week, Frock was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child. According to prosecutors, the Taneytown man used social media accounts to meet and commun…
Teen Penned 129-Page Manifesto Planning To Carry Out Maryland School Shooting: Police Teen Penned 129-Page Manifesto Planning To Carry Out Maryland School Shooting: Police
Teen Penned 129-Page Manifesto Planning To Carry Out Maryland School Shooting: Police An 18-year-old high school student who reportedly had plans to commit a school shooting in Montgomery County has been arrested, according to police. Rockville resident Andrea Ye, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17 following an extensive investigation after the FBI notified Montgomery County Public Schools about a 129-page "manifesto" authored by the teen. Police say that in the document, Ye wrote about committing a school shooting and strategized about how to best carry out the act. The student also contemplated targeting an elementary school, stating that …