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Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To MD: Police Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To MD: Police
Driver Who Stole Good Samaritans' Car After I-95 Crash Tracked To MD: Police A 54-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after police in Delaware say he stole the vehicle of a Good Samaritan checking on him after a crash. Nadeem Cassiem of Keasbey (Woodbridge) was heading south on I-95 in a Toyota Rav4 in Newark, DE near State Route 273 around 7:10 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 7, when he rear-ended a white Dodge RAM pickup, Delaware State Police said. A concerned passerby stopped to check on the drivers for injuries, at which point the Cassiem got into the Good Samaritan’s Mercury Mountaineer and fled southbound on I-95 in the stolen SUV, DSP said. Troopers ide…
Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Montgomery County Crash: Police Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Montgomery County Crash: Police
Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Montgomery County Crash: Police More than a year after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, police say that a man has been arrested. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that Germantown resident Jose Antonio Garcia, 45, is facing charges following a 2022 crash that took the life of 30-year-old Jose Vidal Urias Beltran and injured several others. Investigators say that on Oct. 15, 2022, Garcia was driving a blue 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Frederick Road and attempted to turn onto westbound Plummer Drive when he struck a silver Ford F250 that was traveling in the opposite …
Seatbeltless Fugitive With 12 Open Warrants Busted During Traffic Stop In Baltimore: MDTA Seatbeltless Fugitive With 12 Open Warrants Busted During Traffic Stop In Baltimore: MDTA
Seatbeltless Fugitive With 12 Open Warrants Busted During Traffic Stop In Baltimore: Mdta An expired registration and lack of seatbelt led to the arrest of a man wanted on a dozen open warrants in Maryland, police say. Anne Arundel resident David H. Taylor, 27, tried to pull a fast one on Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police officers, giving a fake ID during a traffic stop this week as he attempted to avoid being detected. According to police, at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, an officer stopped a Ford Windstar in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Caton Avenue in Baltimore for a registration violation. During the subsequent stop, the officer attempted to ident…
Baltimore Woman Busted With Stolen Mail, Meth, Other Drugs During Maryland Stop: Sheriff Baltimore Woman Busted With Stolen Mail, Meth, Other Drugs During Maryland Stop: Sheriff
Baltimore Woman Busted With Stolen Mail, Meth, Other Drugs During Maryland Stop: Sheriff Two women were caught with Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and other curiosities during a traffic stop when their vehicle failed them in Carroll County, authorities announced on Tuesday. Brittney Charlae Robinson, 31, of Baltimore, was found to be driving without a license while riding with Glen Burnie resident Tacha Naquel Crowner, 30 when she was stopped by members of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for an equipment violation. During the subsequent stop, a police K9 determined that there were drugs in the car and a search of their vehicle led to the recovery of more than 160 gra…
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief The Montgomery County Police sergeant who was run down by a reckless driver well known to the department has lost the use of both of his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp is hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon after 19-year-old Frederick Rafael Mayorga took police on a wild ride and intentionally struck him in a green Dodge Charger while speeding on I-270, something he is known to do, according to Police Chief Marcus Jones. Jones said that on Wednesday morning, officers in Germantown were monitoring the Charger, which hit speeds approaching 110 mph, as he attempted to bait poli…
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say.  Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA 10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA Hours before the snow began to fall, a 10-year-old boy apparently took his 6-year-old brother on a holiday joy ride in the wrong direction throughout Gettysburg on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, Pennsylvania state police say.  Troopers first noticed the children in the 2005 Ford Explorer as it was traveling west without any lights on York Street in Gettysburg Borough at 11:55 p.m., the police detailed in a release the following day.  As the Explorer sped around a traffic circle the wrong way, PSP troopers turned on their vehicle's lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the vehicl…
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Southern Maryland led to drug and weapon charges for two men in Carroll County, the sheriff’s office announced. Baltimore resident Aaron Michael Brown, 25, and Scott Devon Rush, Jr. 22, of Salisbury, are both facing charges following an early morning investigation during a traffic stop near the intersection of Route 140 and Ralph Street in Westminster. A spokesperson for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy on patrol shortly after 2:30 a.m. conducted a routine traffic stop when Brown’s 200 Acura TL committed multiple vehicle and tr…
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland led to a weapons charge for a California man who is forbidden from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction in Virginia, authorities said. Walter Prince, 30, of Sherman Oaks, California, was busted for illegally possessing a Glock 9mm handgun and several rounds of ammunition in Montgomery County following a traffic stop over the weekend, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police patrolling in the area of Shady Grove Road stopped a …
Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff
Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland man with a stolen handgun and illegal magazine is facing charges following a traffic stop in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Rondell James Thompson, 23, was stopped by a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the 21900 block of Spring Valley Drive following a traffic violation. During the stop, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that Thompson attempted to drive away and proceeded to ditch his vehicle before fleeing on foot. He was quickly apprehended, officials said, and inside his vehicle d…
Man Prohibited From Possessing Weapons Busted Bearing Arms During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff Man Prohibited From Possessing Weapons Busted Bearing Arms During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff
Man Prohibited From Possessing Weapons Busted Bearing Arms During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff A man prohibited by law from possessing weapons is facing charges after being busted with an illegally loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Maryland, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Malik Shavon Jordan, 25, was stopped in the 22600 block of MacArthur Boulevard in California by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, when he committed a traffic violation, a spokesperson for the sheriff announced on Thursday, Aug. 18. During the stop, the spokesperson said that Jordan was identified as the driver and deputies noticed that he had a loaded handgun in his waistband, …
Large Quantities Of Suspected Drugs Recovered In Routine Hanover Traffic Stop Large Quantities Of Suspected Drugs Recovered In Routine Hanover Traffic Stop
Large Quantities Of Suspected Drugs Recovered In Routine Hanover Traffic Stop A routine traffic stop sent a Baltimore man to jail after officers found a large amount of suspected drugs in his vehicle, authorities say. Charles Clayborne, 28, was pulled over for a registration violation in the area of Arundel Mills Circle and Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 30, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers learned that Clayborne was driving in violation of a restricted license. Upon a search of the vehicle, authorities seized around 190 grams of suspected marijuana, 46 grams of suspected heroin, 5 grams of suspected crack cocain…
Baltimore Man Driving On Suspended License Arrested After Vehicle Search Baltimore Man Driving On Suspended License Arrested After Vehicle Search
Baltimore Man Driving On Suspended License Arrested After Vehicle Search A Baltimore man driving on a suspended license was arrested after officers found a large quantity of suspected drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Hanover, authorities say. Tavon Sprye Sr., 39, was pulled over for registration and moving violations in the area of Coca-Cola Drive and MD Route 100 East on Friday, July 29, around 10:30 p.m., according to Anne Arundel County police.  Officers searched the vehicle and recovered around 89 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 13 grams of suspected heroin, 9 grams of suspected marijuana, and 3 grams of suboxone.  Sprye was taken i…
Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed When Maryland Driver, 21, Ran Red Light In NJ: Police Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed When Maryland Driver, 21, Ran Red Light In NJ: Police
Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed When Maryland Driver, 21, Ran Red Light In NJ: Police A family of three Chinese nationals were killed when the Maryland driver of the car they were in ran a red light in Ocean County, authorities said. Tina Dung, 21, was stopped for the traffic light, but then went through the red signal and collided with a Legacy Towing flatbed wrecker heading east on Lakehurst Road around 12:25 a.m. Friday, July 22, Toms River police said. The three passengers in Dung’s car, all citizens of China, were killed as a result of the collision. They included a 54-year-old man, 52-year-old woman and 23-year-old man, all from the same family, police said. Neither d…
DUI Driver Was High On Coke In Maryland Traffic Stop: Police DUI Driver Was High On Coke In Maryland Traffic Stop: Police
DUI Driver Was High On Coke In Maryland Traffic Stop: Police A woman who admitted to being high on cocaine while driving is facing a host of charges in Maryland after being busted during an early morning traffic stop in Calvert County, the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, July 13. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office stopped Severn's Tiffany Rose Griffith, 32, on Route 4 in the area of Bowen Road in Huntingtown following multiple complaints of an erratic driver. During the subsequent stop, Griffith was unable to safely operate her motor vehicle, and the driver readily admitted that she w…
Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department
Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department The Baltimore police sergeant dragged for two blocks by a violent repeat offender remains hospitalized, his department said Thursday, July 7. Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg was "on the mend" and receiving physical therapy, and while he has a good prognosis, he faces a long road to recovery, Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Mancuso said. Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, Ramberg would not be in this situation. "There is no reason why someone with multiple arrests for second-degree attempted murder, and almost 20 charges in connection to violen…
Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities
Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, a Baltimore police sergeant wouldn't have been dragged by his vehicle for nearly two blocks earlier this week, authorities said. The sergeant was conducting a traffic stop on the notoriously dangerous 5200 block of Park Heights Avenue after Joseph Daniel Black, 36, committed a traffic violation, around 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, according to Baltimore officials. Upon approaching the vehicle, the sergeant noticed that Black was armed and told him to get out of the vehicle. When Black did not comply, the sergeant attempted to …
Pair Asleep At 7-Eleven Gas Pump In Maryland Busted With Crack, Paraphernalia: Sheriff Pair Asleep At 7-Eleven Gas Pump In Maryland Busted With Crack, Paraphernalia: Sheriff
Pair Asleep At 7-Eleven Gas Pump In Maryland Busted With Crack, Paraphernalia: Sheriff Two suspects caught nodding off behind the wheel at a Maryland gas station are facing charges after being busted with crack pipes, paraphernalia, and other drugs, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaitlyn Marie Chenault, 24, and Halethorpe resident David Dale Adams, Jr., 31, were arrested by members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office after being caught sleeping in their car, a spokesperson announced on Thursday, June 23. It is alleged that shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Monday, June 13, deputies responded to the 7-Eleven on Prince Frederick Boulevard in Prince Frederick, where ther…
Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Handgun In Anne Arundel Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Handgun In Anne Arundel
Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Handgun In Anne Arundel A Pasadena man with a loaded handgun was arrested after a routine traffic stop in Annapolis, according to authorities. Wesley Joseph Stankiewicz, 45, was pulled over by police for a traffic violation on Victor Parkway near Bay Ridge Avenue, around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, Anne Arundel County Police said. During the stop, police learned Stankiewicz had an outstanding arrest warrant. Further investigation revealed a 9mm Glock p80 handgun loaded with 14 rounds of ammunition inside the white 2004 pickup truck, police said. Stankiewicz was arrested and charged accordingly 
Teen Boy Killed In Maryland Crash Was Driving To School, Loved Ones Say Teen Boy Killed In Maryland Crash Was Driving To School, Loved Ones Say
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…
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities A female suspected of driving under the influence died and her passenger was injured when she crashed her car while speeding away from a police officer overnight in Maryland, authorities said. A Montgomery County police officer stopped a 2011 Honda Civic near Route 355 and Nicholson Lane, after he saw the car commit a traffic violation around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, county police said in a release. As the officer approached the car and tried to make contact, the driver sped away. The officer pursued the vehicle eastbound on Randolph Road for suspicion of driving under the influenc…
Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities
Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities A man who almost hit police officers during a traffic stop and then jumped behind the wheel to speed away was found with a "ghost" handgun and a large amount of pot, according to Anne Arundel County Police. On Dec. 17, 2021, at approximately 9:20 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Brookwood Road near Alley 33 in Brooklyn Park. As officers were speaking with the driver outside of the vehicle, the front seat passenger, identified as 29-year-old Timothy Bilal Robinson of Baltimore, moved to the driver's seat and accelerated, causing the open door of the vehicle to strike the officer. Th…