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Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland
A 52-year-old man in Maryland was killed attempting to cross a busy highway on Monday night while riding his moped, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Jamie Richardson has been identified by police investigators as the moped rider who was killed at approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 8 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Manning Road West in Accokeek. FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISION: At approx 9:15pm officers responded to the area of Southbound Indian Head Hwy and Manning Rd E. Once on scene, they located an adult male in the roadway suffering from trauma. He was prono…
Police & Fire
Warrant Issued For Serial 'Jaws Of Life' ATM Robber In Maryland
A grand jury in Prince George's County has indicted a 31-year-old man who is now wanted in connection to a series of robberies police have dubbed the "Jaws of Life ATM String." Stefon Janey, whose last known address was in Accokeek, is now one of the most wanted men in the county after a warrant was issued for his arrest, authorities announced on Wednesday afternoon. Janey was indicted in connection with eight robberies at multiple locations in Prince George’s County earlier this year – including convenience stores in the 8600 block of Baltimore Avenue and the 8200 block of Martin Lut…
Obituaries
Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones
Friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of the Maryland woman strangled by her boyfriend, a high school football coach. Patrina Best, 38, was found by police on Saturday, Feb. 17 during a welfare check at her inside of her Accokeek home, and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, a high school football coach, was charged with murder after turning himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department, and saying he'd strangled his girlfriend earlier that day, county police said. Carl Kearney, Jr. Prince George's Police Tributes an…
Police & Fire
High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police
A Georgia man turned himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department over the weekend and admitted to strangling his girlfriend to death in Accokeek, authorities announced. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, has been charged with murder in Maryland after admitting to his role in the death of 38-year-old Patrina Best, whose body was found by police on Saturday morning during a welfare check. Police say that at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 17, Kearny walked into the Division V Clinton police station and advised officers that he had strangled his girlfriend inside her home that morning …
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Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …
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One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police
A 34-year-old woman died after being involved in a crash with a BMW in Prince George's County on Wednesday night. Accokeek resident Nickita Sammy has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person who was killed in a crash involving Timothy Brickhouse, 26, in Brandywine overnight. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police say that Sammy was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the District Height resident's BMW. Branch Avenue at the int…
Obituaries
Maryland International Raceway Mourns Dad Of 5 AJ Douglas Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Hearts were breaking in Prince George's County following a hit-and-run crash that left a father of five dead. Adam Emmanuel Douglas, who was known as AJ by loved ones, died Monday, Sept. 11, was walking on the 14700 block of Livingston Road when he was struck by a truck around 11 p.m. in Accokeek, county police said. Adam Douglas Jr Facebook and his children.Maryland International Raceway AJ, 24, of Clinton, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the striking vehicle did not remain on the scene. According to FOX5, AJ leaves behind five children and his f…
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Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities
A Maryland woman is facing decades in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend and another man, then had help from her twin sister killing her teen brother, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017. Court documents show that Leaundra told her mom that Howard held him down as Lipford choked him. At the time the …
Obituaries
Driver Killed In Prince George's Crash ID'd As 36-Year-Old Woman
Authorities in Prince George's County have identified the driver killed in a Friday, Dec. 23 crash as an Upper Marlboro woman. Diega Chartelle Clapp died when she lost control in an SUV heading south on Indian Head Highway near Berry Road in Accokeek and struck a utility pole around 1:55 a.m., county police said. Clapp was pronounced dead on scene. Rest in peace beautiful Posted by Tay K Ball on Monday, December 26, 2022 Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.
Police & Fire
Waldorf Woman Dead After Crash On Indian Head Highway
A young Waldorf woman is dead after striking a light pole in Accokeek, authorities say. Tiffanie Bunch, 33, was rushed to the hospital after the collision that occurred around 3 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Berry Road, according to Prince George's County police. Bunch succumbed to her injuries several hours later. Investigation revealed that Bunch was driving south on Indian Head Highway when she struck a median and then the light pole for reasons still under investigation. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and R…
Police & Fire
Prince George's County Home Struck By Lightning Catches Fire
A home in Accokeek caught fire after being struck by lightning, authorities say. Crews were dispatched to battle a fire reported at the home in the 14400 block of Saint Gregory Way shortly before 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Prince George's County fire. Upon arrival, crews noticed smoke and flames coming from the attic and roof of the two-story home, believed to be caused by a lightning strike. The residents of the home were able to self-evacuate. No injuries were initially reported.
Obituaries
Maryland Mom Dies Six Days After Delivering Baby Boy
Support is surging for the family of a Maryland mom, who died six days after delivering a baby boy. Ashley Hood grew up in Accokeek but now lives in Waldorf, according to her Facebook page. It was not clear how she died, but those who knew her said it was sudden and unexpected — leaving baby Mason Alexander without a mother. Posted by Ashley Hood on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 "Ashley was a light to any room she entered," Danielle DiVitorio writes on a GoFundMe page for Ashley's family. "Her vivacious personality and infectious, deep and hearty laugh was often contagious. Her soul was …
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Killed In Maryland Crash Was Driving To School, Loved Ones Say
A 17-year-old boy killed in a car crash last week in Maryland was on his way to school, loved ones said on a GoFundMe for his family. More than $5,600 had been raised on the campaign launched in memory of Christopher Sosa as of Sunday, May 1, four days after the Accokeek crash in Brandywine. Sosa crossed the center line to pass a slower vehicle while traveling north on Accokeek Road, police said. He then lost control of his vehicle and crashed after an unmarked deputy with the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office activated his lights to observe the traffic violation, county police s…
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Boy Killed In Prince George's Car Crash: Police
A 17-year-old boy has died in a car crash in Prince George's County, authorities said. Christopher Sosa, of Accokeek, died after a single-car crash that occurred at the intersection of Accokeek Road and Gardner Road in Brandywine on the morning of Wednesday, April 27, Prince George's County Police said. Initial investigation revealed Sosa crossed the center line to pass a slower vehicle while traveling north on Accokeek Road, police said. Sosa later lost control of his vehicle and crashed after an unmarked deputy with the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office a…
Police & Fire
DC Man Charged With Murder Of Maryland Victim, 20
A 19-year-old Washington DC man has been arrested for the shooting death of a 20-year-old Maryland victim in December 2021, authorities announced. Kevin Curtis Coleman is accused of gunning down Blake White, of Accokeek, while he was driving on Dec. 16 around 6:25 p.m., Prince George's County Police said. White was shot at the intersection of Stoney Creek Lane and Grayden Lane in Brandywine, and struck a house after being shot, police said. White was found inside of that car in the driver’s seat suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital where he died the followi…
Police & Fire
Driver Dies After Being Shot, Crashing Into Home In Prince George's County
A driver who crashed into a home in Prince George’s County, after being shot has died, according to police. The man was identified as 20-year-old Blake White of Accokeek, The man slammed a car into the garage of a home off Grayden Lane in Brandywine on the eve of Dec. 16, Prince George's County Police said. Police were called to the scene just after 6 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Officials believe the man who was shot had his foot on the gas and accelerated for blocks down the street, before slamming into the garage, causing an extensive amount of damage. Authorities are still …
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