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Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland
Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland Friends and family of a 50-year-old man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Day are rallying the community for support as they hope to send his body back to his native Guatemala. Marcial Gregorio Tom was struck at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane in Cheverly by an unknown driver who fled the scene after the fatal strike, police say. According to a department spokesperson, officers were called to the intersection when passersby found the unresponsive man in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver was trave…

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Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day
Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department after a 50-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Day. Tom Gregorio was struck at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane in Cheverly by an unknown driver who fled the scene after the fatal strike, police say. According to a department spokesperson, officers were called to the intersection when passersby found an unresponsive Gregorio in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver was traveling north on Landover Road when Greg…

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Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (UPDATED) Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (UPDATED)
Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (Updated) Two people were killed in an early morning hit-and-run crash in Prince George's County, police say. Shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers were called to the area of Landover Road and Old Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate a reported crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a driver in a Kia stolen out of Upper Marlboro crashed into a Toyota Camry that was attempting to make a lefthand turn onto Landover Road. The Camry caught fire and the driver of the Kia ran from the crash scene. Both the driver and a passenger in the Toyota were pronounced dead at the …

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Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD
Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD Police say that a 62-year-old employee at a Washington, DC hospital is in custody after allegedly having inappropriate contact with a patient. Cheverly, Maryland resident Titus Sunday Okechukwu has been arrested for allegedly engaging in unwanted sexual contact with an adult female patient, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Monday, March 27. The incidents were reported between Monday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Dec. 27 last year, according to police, at the Bridgepoint Hospital Capitol Hill in the 200 block of 7th Street in Northeast DC. Okechukwu has been charged with second-degr…

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Police & Fire
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State A convicted felon in Maryland with a lengthy rap sheet will spend years in prison after being sentenced by a federal judge for dealing in firearms without a license and transporting them across state lines with the intent to sell them, federal officials announced. Cheverly resident Deante Mandel Duckett, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on various weapons charges following his previous guilty plea. Between March 2019 and April 2019, although Duckett was not a licensed firearms dealer, he engaged in the business of selling firearm…

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Police & Fire
Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff
Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff A theft suspect made matters worse for himself when he attempted to flee from police and his victim in Maryland when he sprinted into a moving vehicle, leaving it with damage, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Cheverly resident Randy Demaun Lee, 47, is facing a host of charges following a reported theft in the 40000 block of Merchant’s Lane in Leonardtown, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Officials said that Lee’s alleged victim advised deputies that he spotted him entering his vehicle and stealing cash from inside, and when he was…

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