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Suspect In Custody For Easter Sunday Killing In Silver Spring: Police Suspect In Custody For Easter Sunday Killing In Silver Spring: Police
Suspect In Custody For Easter Sunday Killing In Silver Spring: Police A murder suspect is in custody weeks after a dead body was found inside a Montgomery County home on Easter Sunday, authorities announced. The near monthlong investigation into the death of a 20-year-Carlos Rashard Carter last month has led to a host of charges for Silver Spring resident Kaleab Abebe Berhanu, 20. At approximately 3:22 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike to assist Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel. Upon arrival, they found Carter, also a Silver Spring nati…

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Spring Man Found Murdered On Easter Morning Silver Spring Man Found Murdered On Easter Morning
Silver Spring Man Found Murdered On Easter Morning Montgomery County officials are offering a $10,000 reward after a 20-year-old Silver Spring man was found dead on Easter Sunday. Carlos Rashard Carter was found around 3:30 a.m., Sunday, April 9 after police responded to a home in the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike, according to Montgomery County police officers. Rescue crews say Carter's body had sustained trauma and was rushed to a nearby hospital to attempt to save his life.  Despite lifesaving measures, Carter was pronounced dead a short time later. Carter's body has been transported to the Medical Examiner to determine a cause…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores
Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores Recognize him? An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they seek the public’s assistance in tracking down a 55-year-old man who is wanted for a series of crimes that were committed in the area in recent months. Gaithersburg resident Jonah Ammiel Carter is wanted after allegedly committing larceny and burglaries at locations in Burtonsville, Silver Spring, and Kensington. Carter is reported to have stolen “large quantities of items” from: Giant Food in the 1200 block of East West Highway on Monday, Jan. 16; Giant Food in the 15000 block of Old Columbia P…

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Spring Man Convicted In Head-On 75 MPH Crash That Left Another Driver Dead Silver Spring Man Convicted In Head-On 75 MPH Crash That Left Another Driver Dead
Silver Spring Man Convicted In Head-On 75 MPH Crash That Left Another Driver Dead A Maryland driver was convicted on a manslaughter charge for causing a violent crash that killed one man in November, 2020, authorities say. Danys Martinez Lazo, 21, of Silver Spring crossed over the center lane and hit Jaques Vainqueur's vehicle head on, pushing the car more than 70 feet from the site of impact on Old Columbia Pike near Ruxton Road in Silver Spring around 4:35 a.m., Nov. 8, 2020, the Montgomery County State's Attorney Office reports. Vainqueur's girlfriend was a passenger in his vehicle and was taken to the hospital with significant abdominal and hip pain. V…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Missing Silver Spring Teen Found Safe And Unharmed: Police Missing Silver Spring Teen Found Safe And Unharmed: Police
Missing Silver Spring Teen Found Safe And Unharmed: Police UPDATE: Ammad Sylla was found safe and unharmed on Friday, Mar. 11. Montgomery County Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teenager from Silver Spring.  Ammad Sylla, 14, was last seen in the 14100 block of Old Columbia Pike on Wednesday, March 2, police said. Sylla is about five feet tall, weighs 110 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. Authorities do not know what Sylla was last seen wearing.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County Police SVID at (240) 773- 5400 or the police non-emergency number at (301) 279- 8000 (24-hour lin…

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by David Cifarelli