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Carjackers Stymied By Stick Shift Fail To Steal Porsche Parked In Maryland (VIDEO) Carjackers Stymied By Stick Shift Fail To Steal Porsche Parked In Maryland (VIDEO)
Carjackers Stymied By Stick Shift Fail To Steal Porsche Parked In Maryland (Video) A stick shift thwarted a group of young carjackers who attempted to steal a man's Porsche 911 at gunpoint in Montgomery County. Disturbing dash cam video of a group of four carjackers has been released by police as they attempt to track down the group that failed to steal the luxury car because they did not know how to operate a manual transmission. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating the attempted armed carjacking. Montgomery County Department of Police The incident was reported shortly before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 26 in the 7300 block of Wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Window Washers Rescued From Stuck Scaffolding Outside Maryland Hotel (PHOTOS) Window Washers Rescued From Stuck Scaffolding Outside Maryland Hotel (PHOTOS)
Window Washers Rescued From Stuck Scaffolding Outside Maryland Hotel (Photos) First responders helped make a daring rescue on Tuesday afternoon in Maryland when window washers found themselves stuck in a precarious position several floors above the ground. Montgomery County County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called to the Marriott on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when a mechanical issue left two window washers stuck on a scaffolding about four stories up.  The window washers found themselves in a precarious position on Tuesday in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue A spokesperson for the department said that t…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Murderer Sentenced For Death Of 33-Year-Old Father Of Six In Maryland Teen Murderer Sentenced For Death Of 33-Year-Old Father Of Six In Maryland
Teen Murderer Sentenced For Death Of 33-Year-Old Father Of Six In Maryland An 18-year-old has been sentenced for his role in the murder of a father of six less than a week before Christmas last year in Montgomery County, according to the state's attorney's office. Bethesda resident Joshua Wright was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to life in prison with all but 40 years suspended for the murder of Lawrence Wilson, Jr., 33, on Dec. 19, 2021, in Montgomery County. Wright pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in July, according to prosecutors. According to investigators, officers responded to a call on the day of the fatal stabbing of a death of a man - later identi…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Collision Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Collision Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Collision Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say Police in Maryland are investigating after a 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County. Chevy Chase resident Abdesselam Beggar was killed shortly after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police, which announced their investigation into the fatal crash. The crash happened n Wisconsin Avenue near Chestnut Street in Bethesda.   Officials say that the initial investigation determined that Beggar was driving a blue 2018 Yamaha XV1900 motorcycle north on Wisconsin Avenue when he was struck by a Toyo…

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by Zak Failla
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2 Teens, 1 Adult, Arrested In Bethesda Target Parking Lot Killing 2 Teens, 1 Adult, Arrested In Bethesda Target Parking Lot Killing
2 Teens, 1 Adult, Arrested In Bethesda Target Parking Lot Killing Two teenage boys and a man have been arrested for the murder of a 33-year-old man in Bethesda, according to police.  Antonio Lawrence, 16, 17-year-old Joshua Wright, and 18-year-old Blaise Uchemadu, all from Bethesda, are accused of killing Lawrence Richard Wilson, Jr. on  Dec. 19, the Montgomery County Police Department says. All three have been charged with first degree murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery. On Dec. 20, a caller contacted officers to report they had information regarding the stabbing death of a man at the Target on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda…

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by Joe Gomez