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Family No Stranger To Loss Mourn Death Of 'Excellent Singer' With 'Voice Of God' In Greenbelt Family No Stranger To Loss Mourn Death Of 'Excellent Singer' With 'Voice Of God' In Greenbelt
Family No Stranger To Loss Mourn Death Of 'Excellent Singer' With 'Voice Of God' In Greenbelt A family familiar with tragedy suffered yet another after a teen who was weeks away from graduating high school was killed during an argument inside a Metro station in mid-May. Bladensburg High School student Tenneson Leslie, Jr. was shot and killed by 16-year-old Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Leonard Simmonds on Thursday, May 18 during a dispute that broke out between two groups of friends at the Wheaton Metro Station on Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County. Earlier story - Teen Shooter To Be Tried As Adult For Murder Of 18-Year-Old In Wheaton Metro Station: Police The Greenbelt teen's d…

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by Zak Failla
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One Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Wheaton Metro Train Platform One Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Wheaton Metro Train Platform
One Dead After Escalator Fight Leads To Fatal Shooting On Wheaton Metro Train Platform New details have been released by police in Montgomery County after a fatal shooting inside the Wheaton Metro Station overnight left a teen dead. Tennyson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., 18, of Greenbelt, has been identified as the person who was struck and killed shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 at the station on Georgia Avenue. Police say that Leslie was found by responding officers suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died on Thursday night. The initial investigation determined that Leslie …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Smoking Joint Found Hiding Under Trash Near Wheaton Metro Station Man Smoking Joint Found Hiding Under Trash Near Wheaton Metro Station
Man Smoking Joint Found Hiding Under Trash Near Wheaton Metro Station A 20-year-old Upper Marlboro man is behind bars after being caught with marijuana and a stolen gun, police say. Gregory Neverson was arrested on Thursday, March 30 after bicycle patrol officers smelled marijuana near the Wheaton Metro Station, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers followed the smell and observed Neverson smoking in public. When officers approached Neverson, he handed over the marijuana and gave consent to officers to search him. When officers were patting Neverson down, they located a handgun in his pocket, prompting Neverson to run off toward an apartment comple…

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by Annie DeVoe
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MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme
MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme A Germantown woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in a nursing home theft scheme, officials announced on Thursday, March 2. Maritza Ramirez, 57, was sentenced in Montgomery County after she pleaded guilty to stealing and pawning off items from residents at Marian Assisted Living on Georgia Avenue, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. An investigation into Ramirez began in March 2022 after one victim's family discovered that several pieces of jewelry and a cell phone had gone missing from a secured bedroom at the assisted living facility. In…

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by Annie DeVoe
Business
'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community 'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community
'No Ramen, No Life:' Popular Dining Hotspot Opening New Location In DC Community A tasty new dining experience is making its way to Washington, DC with the opening of a brand new Ramen Bar. JINYA Ramen Bar has announced plans for a new restaurant at the Parks at Walter Reed, set to open in May 2023.  The unique restaurant brings an authentic Pacific taste to customers, with specially aged noodles and delicious broth that is sure to make a diner's mouth water.  "JINYA is ramen culture, where the relationship between broth and noodles is serious but delicious business", stated a JINYA spokesperson.  "From the water we use to prepare our broths – we only u…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Nearly two dozen people are displaced after a massive garden apartment fire in Montgomery County, authorities say. The two-alarm blaze was reported around 11 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the apartment building in the 2370 block of Glenmont Circle near Georgia Avenue, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. ICYMI (~11p 10/5) 2-Alarm, 2370 Glenmont Circle, near Georgia Av, Georgian Woods, 3-sty garden apt; origin & cause, building exterior (couch) rapidly grew, spread to utility closet, to common causeway for HVAC thru out bldg, quickly extending (vertically) into interior; pic.…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police
Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police An officer shot and killed one of three suspects that were fleeing the scene of a shooting, officials said. At around 4 p.m. on July 31, law enforcement arrived at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street, where they found two men suffering apparent gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. While they were treated for non-life threatening injuries, officers received a report of a white sedan nearby, with three armed suspects and weapons inside the car, police reported.  Upon officers locating the sedan at the intersection of 2nd Street a…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports
Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Directing Wrong-Way Traffic Makes Chaotic Night On ICC: Reports Police directed drivers in the opposite direction after a motorcyclist struck the back of a police cruiser and died on the Intercounty Connector (ICC) Thursday, July 14, WUSA9 reports. The Montgomery County police officer was heading west in his marked patrol car when he was struck by a motorcyclist traveling at a "high rate of speed" around 7:30 p.m., MoCo Police Spokeswoman Shiera Goff said. The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and pronounced dead on scene, while the officer was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The ICC was closed between Georgia Avenue…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Second Church Burglary Reported In Montgomery County In A Week: Police Second Church Burglary Reported In Montgomery County In A Week: Police
Second Church Burglary Reported In Montgomery County In A Week: Police Montgomery County Police are seeking the public's help in identifying another suspect in the second church burglary reported in the county within a week.  Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed the Hughes Methodist Church in the 10700 block of Georgia Avenue in Wheaton on Friday, May 13.  The suspect, who is described as a hispanic male with dark hair and facial hair, was seen wearing black shorts, a black t-shirt and black shoes, police said.  Just a week ago, another burglary was reported at the Georgia Avenue Baptist Church in Silver Spring. The s…

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by Annie DeVoe