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Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced
The man who targeted and terrorized taxi and rideshare drivers in Maryland on multiple occasions will have plenty of time to reconsider his actions behind bars.
Omar Hernandez, 21, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty this week to robbing a taxi or rideshare driver in three separate incidents, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office.
The robberies were reported between Dec. 12, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2023, in the Hyattsville area.
In the first incident, prosecutors say that the driver picked …
Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Linthicum Gas Station, Police Say
One carjacker was taken into custody and a second was able to escape after going after a patron at an Anne Arundel County gas station, according to police.
Laketa Terrell Johnson, 44, who has no fixed address, is facing charges following a skirmish that played out at Exxon in Linthicum, though his cohort was able to escape from responding officers.
At around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the gas station on Camp Mead Road South, where there was a reported fight that had just taken place.
According to police, Johnson a…
DC Man Who Carjacked Off-Duty Maryland Officer Arrested: Police
Police have identified and captured the man who they say carjacked a Prince George's County police officer this week.
Anthony Stewart, 19, of Washington DC, was arrested on charges of carjacking, robbery, theft, and more, county police said.
The officer was loading his family into his private vehicle when he was approached by Stewart, forcing him out of the car on the 6700 block of Oxon Hill Road, around 5:05 p.m., Prince George's County Police Department brass said.
The officer was able to get his family out of the car, and fired his service weapon, but the suspect fled wit…
Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified.
Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed.
Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…
Laurel Carjacker Wrecks Stolen Vehicle In Wild I-95 Pursuit With Brother, Baby, Loaded Guns: PD
Two carjackers and brothers were arrested after leading an Interstate 95 pursuit through Spotsylvania County with an 18-month-old child in the stolen vehicle, police said.
Larique E. Leach, 18, of Maryland, and Larry Leach, 22, of Washington DC, were both being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Major Troy J. Skebo said.
Trouble began on Saturday, Sept. 2 around 3:20 p.m., when a citizen reported he was carjacked at gunpoint by two men in the 11100 block of Salem Station Boulevard in Fredericksburg, Skebo said.
The suspec…
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests Include Accused MD Armed Robber, Carjacker
An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.
Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.
They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.
The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
