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Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police
Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police A tricky team of thieves from Maryland were not swift enough to thwart police in Virginia after they went on a shopping spree with stolen checks and credit cards at Sak's Fifth Avenue in Fairfax County. Late on Monday afternoon, three men were arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department's Tyson's Urban Team, who swiftly jumped into action after being alerted by a loss prevention officer about a possible credit card fraud that was in progress, police say. (clockwise from right): Elijah Walker, Jaylin Oliver, Vernon Lee Brown III. Fairfax County Police The incident was re…

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Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate
Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate A 19-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest after ingesting what she thought was percocet, but it was really laced with fentanyl— now the man who knowingly gave her the deadly dose of drugs has learned his fate, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.  Noel Jerome Thompson, 22, of the 400 block of Dohner Drive in Lancaster, is heading to prison for the next 5 to 10 years after a negotiated plea deal of charges of felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal conspiracy filed before Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday, Oct…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With COVID-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With COVID-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials
Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With Covid-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials An inmate being held at a Maryland detention center died after coming down with COVID-19-related illnesses, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 23. Tina Marie Billings, 44, of Whiteford, died at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of natural after being transported from the Harford Detention Center for treatment of an illness. Billings was being treated at the detention center shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, when the medical staff determined she should be transported to the hospital for further care. White in the hospital, police said that Billings…

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by Zak Failla
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Fraud Alert Issued After Skimming Device Found At Maryland 7-Eleven Fraud Alert Issued After Skimming Device Found At Maryland 7-Eleven
Fraud Alert Issued After Skimming Device Found At Maryland 7-Eleven Police in Anne Arundel County have issued an alert to watch for fraud after finding a credit/debit card skimmer in a Glen Burnie 7-Eleven. Officers recovered the skimmer from the 7-Eleven located at 1250 Crain Highway on Monday, Aug. 29, and are warning anyone who has made a purchase from this location to check their bank statements. Credit/debit card skimmers are used to collect card information to use for future fraudulent purchases. For more information on credit/debit card skimmers, click here. To file a fraud report, click here.

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by Annie DeVoe