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Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland
Community Rallying To Send Body Back To Guatemala After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland Friends and family of a 50-year-old man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Day are rallying the community for support as they hope to send his body back to his native Guatemala. Marcial Gregorio Tom was struck at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane in Cheverly by an unknown driver who fled the scene after the fatal strike, police say. According to a department spokesperson, officers were called to the intersection when passersby found the unresponsive man in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver was trave…

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by Zak Failla
News
Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day
Police ID Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Intersection On New Year's Day New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department after a 50-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on New Year's Day. Tom Gregorio was struck at around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1 at the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane in Cheverly by an unknown driver who fled the scene after the fatal strike, police say. According to a department spokesperson, officers were called to the intersection when passersby found an unresponsive Gregorio in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver was traveling north on Landover Road when Greg…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (UPDATED) Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (UPDATED)
Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (Updated) Two people were killed in an early morning hit-and-run crash in Prince George's County, police say. Shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers were called to the area of Landover Road and Old Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate a reported crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a driver in a Kia stolen out of Upper Marlboro crashed into a Toyota Camry that was attempting to make a lefthand turn onto Landover Road. The Camry caught fire and the driver of the Kia ran from the crash scene. Both the driver and a passenger in the Toyota were pronounced dead at the …

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by Zak Failla
News
$25K Offered After Lanham Teen's Body Found Inside Vehicle $25K Offered After Lanham Teen's Body Found Inside Vehicle
$25K Offered After Lanham Teen's Body Found Inside Vehicle The killer behind the murder of a Lanham teen is still on the run, police say. The Prince George’s County Police Department is actively looking to identify potential suspects responsible for the death of 16-year-old Eduardo Saucedo Olmos. The teen was found fatally shot in the 6400 block of Landover Road in Cheverly around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 30. Olmos was found inside a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene. Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information about this murder. There are currently no known suspects or motives for the crime.

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD
Hospital Employee From MD Arrested For Alleged Sexual Contact With Patient In DC: MPD Police say that a 62-year-old employee at a Washington, DC hospital is in custody after allegedly having inappropriate contact with a patient. Cheverly, Maryland resident Titus Sunday Okechukwu has been arrested for allegedly engaging in unwanted sexual contact with an adult female patient, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Monday, March 27. The incidents were reported between Monday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Dec. 27 last year, according to police, at the Bridgepoint Hospital Capitol Hill in the 200 block of 7th Street in Northeast DC. Okechukwu has been charged with second-degr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State A convicted felon in Maryland with a lengthy rap sheet will spend years in prison after being sentenced by a federal judge for dealing in firearms without a license and transporting them across state lines with the intent to sell them, federal officials announced. Cheverly resident Deante Mandel Duckett, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on various weapons charges following his previous guilty plea. Between March 2019 and April 2019, although Duckett was not a licensed firearms dealer, he engaged in the business of selling firearm…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff
Thief Attempting To Flee From Deputies Busted After Running Into Car In Maryland: Sheriff A theft suspect made matters worse for himself when he attempted to flee from police and his victim in Maryland when he sprinted into a moving vehicle, leaving it with damage, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Cheverly resident Randy Demaun Lee, 47, is facing a host of charges following a reported theft in the 40000 block of Merchant’s Lane in Leonardtown, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Officials said that Lee’s alleged victim advised deputies that he spotted him entering his vehicle and stealing cash from inside, and when he was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cheverly Man Dies Week After Landover Crash Cheverly Man Dies Week After Landover Crash
Cheverly Man Dies Week After Landover Crash A Cheverly man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision last weekend, authorities say. Pierre Dawkins, 46, lost control and struck a tree off of the 700 block of Hill Road in Landover the morning of Sunday, May 22. He passed away from his injuries Thursday, May 26, according to the Prince George's Police Department.   Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477); online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com or the “P3 …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Critical In Head-On Maryland Crash 1 Dead, 1 Critical In Head-On Maryland Crash
1 Dead, 1 Critical In Head-On Maryland Crash A 33-year-old driver was killed and a second was critical after a head-on crash last week in Maryland, authorities said. Javonte Boddie, of Clinton, was heading south on Kenilworth Avenue in Cheverly, when he lost control, went off the road, roleld over and struck another car heading north around 5:20 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, Prince George's County police said. Boddie was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver of the second vehicle was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-…

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by Cecilia Levine