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Baltimore Ex-Con Found Guilty In High-Speed Police Chase, Ditching Gun: Feds
A man no stranger to law enforcement is facing a fresh prison term for taking police in Baltimore on a high-speed chase and attempting to discard evidence, federal authorities announced. Gwynn Oak resident Charvez Brooks, 35, was found guilty by a jury following a four-day trial for the illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, in violation of federal law. According to court documents, days after an August 2019 shooting of an off-duty Baltimore police sergeant, Brooks was spotted by Baltimore police officers driving a vehicle that matched the description of one s…
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Car Crashes Into Front Of Baja Fresh In Maryland
No injuries were reported on Monday afternoon when a driver accidentally crashed into Baja Fresh in Montgomery County, officials say. First responders were called to the fast food joint on King Farm Boulevard in Rockville before 3 p.m. on April 22, when a Toyota SUV struck the front of the storefront, causing damage to the recently-renovated eatery. The driver crashed into Baja Fresh in Montgomery County. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, no injuries were reported, including the driver, and the Health Department, Code Enforcemen…
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Man Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Fast-Moving Baltimore County House Fire
One person died at an area hospital following an early morning house fire in Baltimore County on Sunday morning. Randallstown resident Darris Chandis Lilly, 38, has been identified by officials as the person who was rushed to the hospital following the two-alarm fire in the 4200 block of Wards Chapel Road, where he later died from injuries sustained in the blaze. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department and nearby agencies were called at around 1:20 a.m. on April 21 to the home, where they were met by heavy fire showing from the residence. Firefighters were advised that a man may be…
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Two Busted With Urine, Drugs During Separate Stops In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office busted two men with drugs and cash during a pair of separate traffic stops on Monday morning, officials say. Lexington Park resident Karim Martinez Bouarfa, 27, and 54-year-old Arcel Lamont Hall, of Lusby, were both arrested by deputies approximately three hours apart on April 22 as the agency made several proactive traffic stops. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday morning, Hall was stopped in a 2021 Nissan Versa in the area of Pleasant Mill Drive and Great Mills Road in Great Mills for reported equipment and traffic violations. During the…
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Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County (
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A hit-and-run driver who killed a man in Prince George's County overnight is at large, and now the police are on the hunt for the motorist. At approximately 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, officers were called to the 9000 block of Contee Road in Laurel, where they found a pedestrian - who has not been identified pending the notification of his family - suffering from traumatic injuries in the roadway. The pedestrian was struck in the 9000 block of Contee Road in Laurel. Google Maps street view The man was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Investigators…
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Man Found Shot Collapses Near Old Hospital While Police Investigate Montgomery County Crash
A driver involved in a crash in Montgomery County who collapsed at a local hospital was found with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to the Takoma Park Police Department, though his passenger is at large. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Sunday night, officers were called to investigate a reported single-car crash involving a disabled vehicle driven by a Hispanic man who walked away from the crash scene and collapsed near the old Washington Adventist Hospital. He appeared to have a gunshot wound to his leg when he was found. According to a witness, a front seat passenger fled the scene, though…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes I-695 In Washington DC
A multi-vehicle crash closed a portion of I-695 in Washington DC. According to MATOC, the westbound lanes were closed at I-395 southbound (Third Street Tunnel SW) around 1 p.m. on Monday, April 22. Three left lanes were blocked with vehicles getting by the scene to the right under authority direction. Delays begin near the 11th Street Bridge.
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Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash
A 71-year-old woman was killed over the weekend after a three-vehicle crash was reported at a busy intersection in Prince George's County. Suitland resident Herminia Gamit has been identified by police as the woman who was killed in a crash on Friday afternoon in Oxon Hill, officials confirmed. At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Friday, April 19, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the area of Oxon Hill Road and Clipper Way, where there was a reported crash. Gamit was rushed to an area hospital, where she later died. The injuries sustained by the other…
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Home Destroyed By Explosion Reported In Baltimore County: Fire Officials
One person was reportedly injured in Baltimore County overnight when a house exploded and led to a two-alarm fire in Essex, according to officials. Crews were called at around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday night to the unit block of Ridgemoor Road, where there was a residential fire with an explosion reported at a home. *Update* 2nd alarm fire/explosion…PIO on scene @ Craftin & Avenal. DT2305 *TA pic.twitter.com/pmUiFi2Z4T — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) April 21, 2024 Fire officials said that one person was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of …
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Baltimore SWAT Officer Killed In I-695 Crash
Anthony Ward, a member of the Baltimore Police Department's SWAT team, was killed in a car accident. The department announced Ward's death late Saturday, April 20. While police did not provide further details, Maryland State Police said Ward, 36, of Rosedale, rear-ended a Ford tow truck on the inner loop of I-695 around 4:30 p.m. just before the Jones Falls Expressway. He had been operating a 2024 GMC Savana, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. “This is a terrible loss for Officer Ward’s family, his team members and the Balt…
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Maryland Carjacker Who Dragged Lyft Driver During Robbery In Southeast DC Sentenced: Feds
A Maryland man who used a bit of subterfuge before stealing a rideshare vehicle in Southeast DC while dragging his driver is heading to prison, authorities announced. Oxon Hill native Derrick Teeter, 23, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for a carjacking in the summer of 2022 after he duped his driver while playing sick before stealing his ride, officials say. According to prosecutors, shortly after 11:30 a.m. on June 2, 2022, Teeter called for a Lyft in the 3800 block of South Capitol Street SE to take him to the 600 block of 46th Street SE. Teeter got into the backseat of the ve…
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Three Teens Released From Hospital After Mass Maryland Shooting, Two Recovering: Police
Three young men have been released from the hospital, while two others remain listed in stable condition on Saturday afternoon after the mass shooting in Greenbelt. At around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, members of the Greenbelt Police Department were at Schrom Hills Park when they responded to a shooting incident involving a group of more than 500 people believed to be high school students gathered for "senior skip day," investigators say. Five people were injured when nearly a dozen gunshots rang out at the park on Hanover Parkway. Officers rendered aid to the victims, who were all bet…
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