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Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say
Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say The man who allegedly slashed a 70-year-old woman in Baltimore who required emergency surgery is being accused of attempted murder, according to police. City resident William Bowles, 29, has been arrested for his alleged role in the early morning stabbing of an elderly woman in the 500 block of Otterbein Street late in November.  The cutting incident was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27. Investigating officers called to the reported cutting say that they found the woman suffering from a "severe laceration" to her body, and she was taken to an area hospital, where she …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time
Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time The man who got drunk in his truck and savagely beat a 78-year-old man nearly to death in Frederick County will be spending years behind bars, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Frederick resident Edy Daniel Marroquin-Soma, 23, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 25 years to serve in the Division of Corrections followed by 5 years of supervised probation upon release, officials announced on Tuesday, March 28. The State had asked the court for an above the guidelines sentence of life suspend all but at least 40 years in prison, wh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police
Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police An elderly woman was able to escape into her vehicle and drive to the police station while a 54-year-old woman struck her multiple times with a hatchet outside of her home in Maryland, authorities said. Wendy Yvette Shabazz, of Laurel, is facing a first-degree assault charge for hitting the 83-year-old woman with the weapon multiple times the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14 on the 30 block of Orchard Towne Court, Laurel police said. The victim was able to get in her car and drive to the police station, where police treated her for non life-threatening injuries before she was hospitalized. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville
Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville Video has been released of a suspect who brutally assaulted an elderly man in Beltsville, authorities say. The elderly victim who is in his 80s was beaten by the suspect after what detectives believe was an altercation over damage to a car door in a parking lot on the 11300 block of Cherry Hill Road around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2, according to the Prince George's Police Department. The suspect fled the scene in a white pickup truck that is pictured in footage released by authorities. Investigators are asking the communities help to identify the suspect. The video may be disturbing to s…

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by Annie DeVoe