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Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED) Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated) A smiling suspect with a history of stalking has been accused of killing his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was tracked from the scene of a murder at Giant in Urbana and arrested without incident in connection to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Tenisha Butler, according to authorities. At around 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the Urbana Giant in the 3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway, where there was a report of a shootin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says
Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says Thursday proved to be a hectic one for first responders in Frederick County who were called to investigate a pair of violent crashes that left at least one dead. At approximately 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 4200 block of Araby Church Road in Urbana, for a reported vehicle incident after his wife accidentally ran him over in their driveway. According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, the man’s wife was driving a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when she accidentally backed over him in their driveway at the edge of the …

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland
Overturned Dump Truck Spills Fuel Onto Roadway, Shuts Down I-270 In Maryland An overturned dump truck that spilled fuel into the roadway led to a closure on I-270 in Frederick County on Friday afternoon. Shortly before noon on Friday, Oct. 21, first responders were called to a stretch of the parkway near Urbana, forcing a shutdown of all northbound lanes and tying up traffic. UPDATE: Frederick County; Crash; I-270 N at Baker Valley Rd; All lanes closed; Motorists should use MD 355 as an alternate route. #MDtraffic #MDOTnews KM — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 21, 2022 The driver had to be extricated from the truck and was airlifted by a Maryland State P…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wanted Suspect Apprehended In Maryland After Barricading Inside Home For Hours: Sheriff Wanted Suspect Apprehended In Maryland After Barricading Inside Home For Hours: Sheriff
Wanted Suspect Apprehended In Maryland After Barricading Inside Home For Hours: Sheriff A suspect undergoing a mental health crisis was apprehended by a SWAT team in Maryland following an hours-long standoff after a suspect barricaded inside a Frederick County home and made multiple threats, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies in Urbana worked to take a wanted suspect into custody at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, according to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Holborn Place home on Wednesday to serve a court-ordered emergency evaluation, a search and seizure warrant, and a criminal arrest warrant on…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Maryland Track Star Kayley Milor Killed In Cancun Accident Leaves Legacy Maryland Track Star Kayley Milor Killed In Cancun Accident Leaves Legacy
Maryland Track Star Kayley Milor Killed In Cancun Accident Leaves Legacy A scholarship fund has been created to honor Kayley Milor, a University of Maryland student who died in an accident while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico last March. The GoFundMe page for Milor, 22, had raised more than $72,000 as of Monday, May 30. "Kayley was so loved by her family, friends, and the Urbana and University of Maryland communities," the page reads.  "To honor her life and legacy this scholarship will provide financial support to hard-working and highly motivated track student-athletes who embody Kayley’s spirit of kindness, leadership, and dedication to others." Milor was b…

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by Cecilia Levine