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Prince George’s County Man Wins $50K On Lottery Scratch-Off
A Prince George’s County man said he’s keeping quiet after winning $50,000 on a $5 scratch-off. The Bowie resident purchased the Hot 7s Tripler ticket at the Forbes BP gas station at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham and cashed in the ticket at lottery headquarters in Baltimore this week. “I like to keep it quiet,” he told officials. After claiming his prize, he added, “that just scared the heck out of me.” The man said he typically buys a few instant tickets and enters the non-winning scratch-offs into his My Lottery Rewards account. He’s won second-chance cash prizes in…
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Army IDs Soldier, 25, Found Dead In Fort Meade Barracks
Police have identified the US Army soldier found dead in a Fort Meade barrack this week. Private First Class Paul-Anthony Varner, 25, a native of San Antonio, TX, and an intelligence analyst assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 741st Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in his room Wednesday, April 10, at Freedom Barracks, Shaun Herron, a spokesperson for the Army said. There was no immediate indication of self-harm or foul play, and cause of death remains under investigation by the U.S. Army Criminal …
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Birthday Party Rape: Toddler Was In Room When Man Assaulted Victim In Maryland, Officials Say
A Montgomery County man who raped a drunk and unconscious woman during his own birthday celebration has been convicted, the state's attorney's office announced on Thursday afternoon. Montgomery Village resident Jose Dimas Ordonez-Marquez, 33, was convicted by a jury this week of second-degree rape stemming from a reported incident in the summer of 2021 when he took advantage of a woman at his birthday party. ** WARNING: The following news report contains graphic and disturbing details. Reader discretion is advised. ** Prosecutors say that on June 19, 2021, Ordonez-Marquez was hosting …
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Soldier Found Dead Inside Fort Meade Barracks In Maryland, Army Says
A soldier was found dead Wednesday, April 10 at a Fort Meade barrack in Anne Arundel County, according to officials. The soldier was found by a service member who went into his room to check on him around 10:20 a.m., when he found him unresponsive, according to Shaun Herron, a public affairs specialist with the US Army. The service member called 9-1-1, bringing emergency services to the scene. Responders tried reviving the soldier, but he was unresponsive to any lifesaving measures and pronounced dead at 10:33 a.m., Herron said. There were no indications of self harm or foul play, ac…
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: Pair Of Winning $100K Powerball Tickets Sold In Montgomery County
Lottery officials in Maryland are looking for two lucky players who won big on Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Winning $100,000 third-tier tickets for the April 10 drawing were sold at Giant at 20044 Goshen Road in Gaithersburg and Goshen Plaza Beer & Wine at 9140 Rothbury Drive in Montgomery Village. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 12, 24 and 36; the Powerball was 15. The Power Play multiplier was X2, doubling the winners’ earnings to $100,000. Lottery officials say that players should check their tickets, and the winners should sign the back of them immediatel…
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Previously Convicted Sex Offender In MD Admits To Sharing Prepubescent Child Porn With Agent
A previously convicted sex offender from Maryland admitted in DC District Court on Wednesday to distributing more than 20 videos depicting men sexually abusing toddlers and infants to an undercover officer, federal authorities announced. Harwood resident Raymon Edward Dandridge, 39, who was already serving a sentence out of Anne Arundel County for possession of child porn in 2022, admitted on April 10 to sharing the child sexual abuse materials, and will now face more than another decade in prison. According to court documents, Dandridge - also known as “D4ALL” and “Ray Gozeinu” - communica…
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Daycare Commercial Casting Paid Roles Across Northeast
Do you want to be in a commercial about daycare? A commercial for highlighting the benefits of a daycare communication technology for parents and teachers is seeking talent for four roles, according to a casting notice. The commercial is looking for people from Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Jersey City and Virginia Beach. The roles include: A female daycare owner between the ages of 30 and 50, a female daycare director between the ages of 25 and 50, a daycare teacher between the ages of 18 and 40, and the parent of a daycare child between the ages of 18 and…
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Maryland Man Admits To Smash-Grab Robbery Of High-End Items At Massachusetts Gucci Store: Feds
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a high-end outlet store in Massachusetts and then attempting to take the haul back to the DC area, federal authorities announced. Baltimore native Nathaniel Owens, 33, admitted to his role in a smash and grab at the Gucci store in the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham with two others, according to officials. Owens, cohorts Linworth Hayes Crawford III and Ronald Patterson, Jr. were indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2023 following their arrests.…
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Howard County 'Scratch-Off Newbie’ Mistakes $100K Prize For $100, Realizes Luck Hours Later
A Maryland man with just two weeks of lottery experience mistook his $100,000 scratch-off win for just $100 — and he didn’t learn the truth until several hours later. The Howard County man, who called himself ‘Born to be Rich’ when he arrived at lottery headquarters in Baltimore to claim his winnings, picked up a $10 scratch-off and four $5 scratch-offs at Oakland Mills Wine & Spirits in Columbia and won $30, he tells officials. Later that day, he came back to use the winnings for more scratchers and decided to grab a $30 one. “I said out loud, ‘Let me test my luck,’” he told lottery o…
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Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland
A 52-year-old man in Maryland was killed attempting to cross a busy highway on Monday night while riding his moped, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Jamie Richardson has been identified by police investigators as the moped rider who was killed at approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 8 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Manning Road West in Accokeek. FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISION: At approx 9:15pm officers responded to the area of Southbound Indian Head Hwy and Manning Rd E. Once on scene, they located an adult male in the roadway suffering from trauma. He was prono…
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Father, Union Member Recovering From Injuries After Head-On Crash With Drunk Driver In Maryland
Support is pouring in for the family of a beloved Charles County union man, husband, and father who was seriously injured in a head-on crash involving a drunk driver. Thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of the family of 47-year-old Swan Point native Dave Ross, who suffered critically injured in a crash involving an allegedly intoxicated driver who was killed in the incident. On Monday, April 1, state police say that troopers were called to a stretch of Maryland Route 228 near Sharpersville Road to investigate a crash involving Ross and Waldorf resident Melody Williams Robinson, …
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Charles County Man Found Dead Inside Vehicle Parked On Shoulder Of Maryland Road: Sheriff
A 23-year-old Charles County man was found dead inside a vehicle parked on the side of the road in Maryland, police say. At around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 8, members of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office on patrol on Route 328 in Easton found a suspicious vehicle parked along the roadway near Fox Road, according to officials. The deputy found a Dodge Ram in the westbound shoulder, and when they attempted to stir the person sitting in the driver's seat, there was no response. Believing the person may be having a medical event, the deputy forced his way into the truck and found that a Waldor…
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