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Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police
Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police A 16-year-old shooter who was wanted for his role in the murder of James Joel Austin earlier this year was apprehended by police in Forest Heights, authortieis announced on Thursday night. Isaiah Brown-Hawkins was taken into custody for the Father's Day killing of Austin on Sunday, June 18 in Damascus., according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. He had been wanted for months following the fatal shooting until he was arrested, officials said on Thursday, Aug. 31. Police say that Brown-Hawkins shot and killed Austin on Sunday, June 18 in the 9800 block of Bethesda Church Road i…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Ladies With Same Name Busted After Stealing Kia From DC Neighborhood Armed Ladies With Same Name Busted After Stealing Kia From DC Neighborhood
Armed Ladies With Same Name Busted After Stealing Kia From DC Neighborhood Police have arrested two women with the same name after being found traveling in a vehicle that was reported stolen on New Years Day, authorities confirm. Krystal Henry, 32, and Crystal Smith, 33, were pulled over in the 4800 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights after being seen by officers in a KIA that was reported stolen from the 5900 block of Marlboro Pike on Sunday, Jan. 1, according to Prince George's County police. When police searched the vehicle, they found a loaded gun with an obliterated serial number in Smith's purse.  Both suspects face multiple charges including the…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Teen Gunman Apprehended Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From District Heights: Police Teen Gunman Apprehended Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From District Heights: Police
Teen Gunman Apprehended Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From District Heights: Police Police have apprehended a wanted gunman who shot and killed two Maryland teens who were lifelong friends during a triple shooting in Washington, DC nearly three months ago. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that 19-year-old Southeast, DC resident Amarii Fontanelle has been charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the deaths of District Heights residents Reginald Cooper and Davonte Berkley, both 19, in October last year. According to an MPD spokesperson, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, officers from the agency were called to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff
Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff One of two home invaders who brandished a weapon during an armed robbery in Great Mills has been apprehended hours after the reported burglary, officials announced. Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 29, of Lexington Park, was tracked down and arrested by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office’s Criminal Investigations Division on Wednesday, Jan. 11 following a home invasion the previous morning. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, it is alleged that Braithwaite and a second man entered a home in the 45900 block of Fox Chase Drive armed with a weapon. It is alleged that the pair…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police
Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Two men are facing charges in Virginia after a shooting incident in DC that left one person hospitalized, police said. Maryland resident Kristian Allen, 30, of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, and Horacio Rose Daswell, Jr., 37, of Northwest DC are both in trouble with the law following an overnight incident, Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 8. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the department’s Fourth District responded to a stretch of the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, investig…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon
Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon Reports of a suspicious man lying in the hallway of an apartment building in Maryland led to new charges for a convicted felon who was busted with an illegal, stolen handgun. Waldorf resident Delonta Maurice Coates, 35, was arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office in the 3000 block of Gallery Place after officers were called to check on his welfare in the building, the agency announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Upon arrival, officers said that they found Coates on the ground with a bullet next to him and an alleged firearm in his pocket. They also determined that he was consc…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint
DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint D.C. police are looking to identify the man who robbed a U.S. postal worker at gunpoint, officials said.  At around 5:30 p.m. on September 12, the postal worker was approached by the suspect in the 1100 block K Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded the worker hand over their property, authorities said. Once the victim complied, the suspect fled the scene, police reported. Police released surveillance photos of the suspect and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone with vital information on this incident. A…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Workplace Violence: Man Charged For Shooting At Former Employer's Building In Maryland Workplace Violence: Man Charged For Shooting At Former Employer's Building In Maryland
Workplace Violence: Man Charged For Shooting At Former Employer's Building In Maryland A jilted employee is facing a host of charges after causing a massive scene by firing a gun into his former employer’s office building in Maryland, the St. Mary's County Sheriff announced. Lexington Park resident Sidney Joseph Spry, 27, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 14 following an investigation into a shooting in the 4600 block of Expedition Drive, officials said. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the Lexington Park business park when there were reports of shots fired into a building. Upon arrival, deputies said that they loca…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road
Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road It will be a decade behind bars for a man with a violent history who posed as a police officer in a tactical vest and robbed a Maryland family at gunpoint, Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced. Suitland resident Clyde William Peterson, 52, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree assault for an incident in Bryans Road last year. On July 13, 2021, officers responded to a residence in the 6900 block of Surrey Place in Bryans Road for the report of an assault with a weapon, the state’s attorney said. Upon arriv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Apprehended For Attempted Murder In Baltimore After Shooting Investigation: Police Suspect Apprehended For Attempted Murder In Baltimore After Shooting Investigation: Police
Suspect Apprehended For Attempted Murder In Baltimore After Shooting Investigation: Police The investigation into a recent shooting in Baltimore led to the apprehension of a 37-year-old man who now faces an attempted murder charge, police announced. Isaac Baylis, Jr. was taken into custody at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in the 300 block of West Fayette Street following an investigation into the shooting of a 39-year-old man earlier this month. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to West Fayette Street at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 where there was a reported shooting of a man whose name has not been released by the department. …

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD
Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD An attempted murder suspect has been arrested while in possession of a gun and drugs, authorities say. Nathaniel Hope, 41, was taken into custody around 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 26 in the 1300 block of Division Street, according to Baltimore police. Hope was allegedly identified as a suspect in an attempted murder on the same street on Monday, July 18, police said. He is accused of shooting at the victim, but was not successful in hitting him. Detectives found a loaded 9mm handgun and 56 jugs of suspected crack cocaine in Hope's vehicle at the time of the arrest, investigators noted. …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (PHOTOS) Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (PHOTOS)
Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (Photos) Marlon Cooper had a message for those arresting him. The 19-year-old man had been wanted since the August 2021 killing of  Samad Montgomery in Chester, and was taken into custody after a brief pursuit through Delaware County this week, the US Marshals Office said (scroll down for photos). A picture taken at the scene of Cooper's Media arrest shows him sitting in the back of a police vehicle, using his right hand to shield his face with his middle finger up. He was spotted driving on the on the 400 block of East Baltimore Pike in Wednesday, June 16, and tried to flee when he noticed the fe…

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by Cecilia Levine