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Lumber-Wielding Man Shot By Officers Investigating Home Invasion, Stabbing In Maryland: Police Lumber-Wielding Man Shot By Officers Investigating Home Invasion, Stabbing In Maryland: Police
Lumber-Wielding Man Shot By Officers Investigating Home Invasion, Stabbing In Maryland: Police A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection to a stabbing and home invasion that led to an officer-involved shooting on Sunday in District Heights, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. Raphael Coates was arrested following a strange scene that landed him in the hospital after an attack that was reported early on April 14 both inside and outside of a home in the 1800 block of  Addison Road South.  Shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the residence to investigate a reported home invasion after a 911 caller advised that a person had been stabbed dur…
Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police
Human Remains Found In Annapolis Linked To Suspected Kidnapping In Baltimore: Police The body of a man believed to have been abducted in Baltimore has been identified as the one found in a wooded area in Annapolis on Thursday, investigators say. A suspicious death investigation was launched on March 28 in Anne Arundel County when police were called to the 900 block of Spa Road, where they found an unresponsive man - later identified by the Medical Examiner as David Winchester Jr. - dead.  According to the Baltimore Police Department, Winchester was the possible subject of an abduction. Police say that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on March 28, officers were dispatc…
Suspect Arrested For Brutal Rockville Home Invasion: Police Suspect Arrested For Brutal Rockville Home Invasion: Police
Suspect Arrested For Brutal Rockville Home Invasion: Police Police have made an arrest in connection with a brutal home invasion in Montgomery County from July 2023. Jaron Dante Ray, 33, of Hyattsville, was charged with first-degree assault, armed robbery, theft and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the MCPD announced Monday, March 25. The charges stem from an armed robbery reported at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Monday, July 10 on Key West Avenue in Rockville. The victim was approached by a group of armed suspects who announced they were robbing him as he parked his car in the garage of his Rockville apartment complex. The suspects …
Shooter Faces Life In Prison For Murdering Sleeping 20-Year-Old In Silver Spring: Prosecutors Shooter Faces Life In Prison For Murdering Sleeping 20-Year-Old In Silver Spring: Prosecutors
Shooter Faces Life In Prison For Murdering Sleeping 20-Year-Old In Silver Spring: Prosecutors A 21-year-old man is facing a lifetime in prison for an Easter Sunday shooting last year in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaleab Berhanu has been found guilty following a six-day trial for his role in the murder of 20-year-old Carlos Carter, who was gunned down while he slept . The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced the conviction on Wednesday. According to court documents, in the early morning hours of April 9, 2023, Berhanu broke into Carter's family home in the 11000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring and shot him multiple …
Teen Charged As Adult For Rape, Murder Of Woman Found By Daughter In Maryland: Sheriff Teen Charged As Adult For Rape, Murder Of Woman Found By Daughter In Maryland: Sheriff
Teen Charged As Adult For Rape, Murder Of Woman Found By Daughter In Maryland: Sheriff A 17-year-old will be charged as an adult for the alleged sexual assault and murder of a woman in Frederick County whose body was found by her daughter. Brunswick resident Juwan Terry Stewart has been arrested by local police following a weeks-long investigation into the January murder of Tammy Sue Coates, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday. On Jan. 22, officers from the Brunswick Police Department were called to a report of cardiac arrest in the 300 block of Ninth Avenue, where they were met by Coates' daughter, who advised that she found her mother dead inside th…
Home Invader From Silver Spring Hit With Host Of Charges For Burglary In Frederick, Police Say Home Invader From Silver Spring Hit With Host Of Charges For Burglary In Frederick, Police Say
Home Invader From Silver Spring Hit With Host Of Charges For Burglary In Frederick, Police Say The investigation into a midday home burglary in Frederick County has led to the arrest of a Silver Spring man who is now facing a litany of criminal charges, authorities announced on Monday. Quentin Bassey, 18, has been arrested by members of the Frederick Police Department following the investigation into an early afternoon burglary inside a home in the 1400 block of Mobley Court. The incident was reported shortly before 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28. According to the department, responding officers called to the scene found Bassey in the area, and he was arrested without incident. Fu…
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her may spend the rest of his life in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. According to prosecutors, Khosh and his victim were strangers at the time of the assault, and her husband was on the first floor of the hotel at the time, having …
Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say
Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say The man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend before barricading himself inside a Carroll County home is facing a series of criminal charges, the Westminster Police Department announced. Matthew Skirka, 30, was arrested early on Wednesday morning following a standoff with officers after he kicked down his ex's door following a confrontation earlier on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers from the department were called at around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday night to the 200 block of East Main Street in Westminster, where there were reports of shots fired in the area involving Skirka and his ex-girlfriend.  …
Knife-Wielding Home Invader At Large After Maryland Assault, Police Say Knife-Wielding Home Invader At Large After Maryland Assault, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Home Invader At Large After Maryland Assault, Police Say A knife-wielding home invader is on the loose after an assault in Anne Arundel Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, police said. Officers responded to investigate a home invasion report on the 5900 block of Belle Grove Road in Brooklyn around 9:30 a.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. The victims stated that the suspect had entered their home uninvited, assaulted them, tried to strike them with a knife, and ran away. The victims’ home was also damaged during the break-in, police said, adding that no physical injuries were reported. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect, w…
Woman Shoots Ex-BF Who Broke Into Baltimore Home, Police Say Woman Shoots Ex-BF Who Broke Into Baltimore Home, Police Say
Woman Shoots Ex-BF Who Broke Into Baltimore Home, Police Say A woman shot her ex-boyfriend as he broke into her Maryland home overnight on Tuesday, Feb. 6, police said. Baltimore Police responded to investigate the reported shooting on the 3000 block of West Garrison Avenue and found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach around 1:30 a.m. The man was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition. A follow-up investigation found that the man had broken into his ex-girlfriend’s house and "attempted to get into her locked bedroom" before she shot him, police said. The investigation is being led by Northern District Shooting detectives.…
Teen Arrested For Home Invasion Temporarily Escaped Police In Baltimore County, Officials Say Teen Arrested For Home Invasion Temporarily Escaped Police In Baltimore County, Officials Say
Teen Arrested For Home Invasion Temporarily Escaped Police In Baltimore County, Officials Say Freedom was fleeting for a 14-year-old arrested for a home invasion who temporarily escaped from custody over the weekend in Baltimore County. On Saturday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department arrested the teen for the robbery and took him to the Dundalk Precinct to face charges; however, the facility couldn't hold the minor for long. Police say that while he was being processed, the 14-year-old managed to exit the building through an unsecured door, and when he was initially was pursued, was able to evade officers. His time on the run was short lived. Later on Saturday night…
Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police A man squeezed his way into an Anne Arundel home early on Thursday morning, where he robbed a 33-year-old woman and assaulted her, police say. At around 3 a.m. on Jan. 11, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to investigate a home invasion in the 900 block of Victory Avenue in Brooklyn involving a man who broke in and attacked a woman. According to officials, a Black man wearing all black clothing entered the residence through a basement window and threatened a woman inside while demanding cash. When she refused, the man struck her with a handgun, took her phone…
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …
Man Rang Doorbell, Forced Way Inside Rockville Home On Halloween Night, Police Say Man Rang Doorbell, Forced Way Inside Rockville Home On Halloween Night, Police Say
Man Rang Doorbell, Forced Way Inside Rockville Home On Halloween Night, Police Say A 23-year-old man in Montgomery County was arrested after doing too much tricking and not enough treating on Halloween night. Officers from the Rockville Police Department were called shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday night to a home in the unit block of Pebble Ridge Court, where a strange - and scary -  scene played out involving an active armed robber who forced his way inside. Police say that the man - whose name has not been released - rang the doorbell and when the homeowner answered, presumably expecting a trick-or-treater, he forced way inside the house until he was fended off an…
Who Killed Rachel Morin? Reward In Search For Maryland Mom's Killer Increases Who Killed Rachel Morin? Reward In Search For Maryland Mom's Killer Increases
Who Killed Rachel Morin? Reward In Search For Maryland Mom's Killer Increases Rachel Morin's killer remains a mystery. But her family and its attorneys are determined to change that. Just over seven weeks after 37-year-old Rachel Morin was dead, the law firm Rice, Murtha, Psoras, has doubled the reward for the person responsible for her murder to $20,000. Randolph Rice, the firm's president, knows "someone out there holds the key" to solving the case. "We also encourage other businesses and individuals who share our commitment to justice to contribute to the reward fund. Rachel Morin’s family deserves answers, and together, we can make a difference.” Mori…
Home Invader Airlifted To Hospital After Being Stabbed By Own Knife In MD: Police Home Invader Airlifted To Hospital After Being Stabbed By Own Knife In MD: Police
Home Invader Airlifted To Hospital After Being Stabbed By Own Knife In MD: Police A would-be robber had to be flown to an area hospital after a botched home invasion that saw him stabbed with his own weapon in Anne Arundel County. Police were called to an apartment complex in the 900 block of Primrose Road early on Friday morning in Annapolis, where there was a report of a possible stabbing. It was an unusual stabbing. According to investigators, officers arrived at the home and found a man with a small stab wound to his arm. He advised them that he was woken up by an unknown man with a knife in his bedroom, prompting a mighty struggle. The man demanded money and car k…
Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl
Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl A suspect has been identified in the murder of Rachel Morin, authorities said. Col. William Davis, of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, said on Thursday, Aug. 17, that DNA analyzed by Maryland State Police came back as a match tied to a home invasion and assault of a young girl in Los Angeles. The suspect was captured in surveillance footage shared by the sheriff's office. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in identifying the below depicted individual in relation to... Posted by Harford County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, August 17, 2023 The news comes 12…
Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say
Man Stabbed After Breaking Into Maryland Home, Assaulting Victims, State Police Say Several people were assaulted and at least one stabbed after home invader broke into a Cecil County home, state police say. Troopers were called to a home in the unit block of Old School House Road in Port Deposit at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, where there was a report of a disturbance of a man armed with a knife. Police say that during the altercation, Lance Larson, 38, who has no known address, suffered an apparent stab wound after seemingly breaking into the home. Larson was taken by paramedics to ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment, though the …
Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD
Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene did not go down quietly in Charles County. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office sought to track down the 33-year-old Brandywine earlier this week on multiple active warrants stemming from violent crimes throughout the region, but put up quite a fight before ultimately being apprehended. The long day for deputies began at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18. Wade-Greene was spotted in the area of Woodville Road in Brandywine driving a black pick-up truck that was towing a trailer, prompting a police pursuit. The wanted man refused to stop and …
Police Release Video Of Scary Home Invasion In Rockville Police Release Video Of Scary Home Invasion In Rockville
Police Release Video Of Scary Home Invasion In Rockville Video of a harrowing home invasion has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police. An investigation has been launched after a man was approached by a group of armed suspects who announced they were robbing him as he parked his car in the garage of his Rockville apartment complex. The armed robbery was reported at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Monday, July 10 on Key West Avenue in Rockville. Police say that the suspects stabbed and assaulted the man before tying his hands behind his back with zip ties. He was then forced into their vehicle after being forced to give them acce…
Police Find Body Of 22-Year-Old In Silver Spring Home; Victim ID'd Police Find Body Of 22-Year-Old In Silver Spring Home; Victim ID'd
Police Find Body Of 22-Year-Old In Silver Spring Home; Victim ID'd A murder suspect is in custody weeks after a dead body was found inside a Montgomery County home on Easter Sunday, authorities announced. The near monthlong investigation into the death of a 20-year-Carlos Rashard Carter last month has led to a host of charges for Silver Spring resident Kaleab Abebe Berhanu, 20. At approximately 3:22 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike to assist Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel. Upon arrival, they found Carter, also a Silver Spring nati…
'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss 'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss
'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss The schemer in Maryland who went through elaborate measures to plot and kill his boss after he was fired will never see the light of day after being sentenced on Monday, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Billy Phillips, 38, of Rockville, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 65 years after admitting to killing his boss, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago, according to officials on Monday, May 1. "For a period of time, Biddle trusted Phillips to work for his company, and he abused that trust by using what he learned during his employment to …
Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping 9-Year-Old Girl Facing Life: Montgomery County State's Attorney Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping 9-Year-Old Girl Facing Life: Montgomery County State's Attorney
Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping 9-Year-Old Girl Facing Life: Montgomery County State's Attorney A predator from Washington, DC who preyed upon a sleeping child during a home invasion in Maryland may spend the rest of his life in prison. Joshua Grice, 30, was convicted by a jury of first-degree rape and first-degree burglary for breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who was asleep in her bedroom, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, April 25. According to court records, on Nov. 29, 2021, investigators were called to a Browning Avenue home in Takoma Park to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a child that had just…
Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA
Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA A man who forced his way into his former Montgomery County home in 2021 will likely never be a free man again after being sentenced for murder 39-year-old James Beverly in front of his family and young daughter in Silver Spring. Treymayne Dorsey, 44, was sentenced to life plus 110 years in prison after being convicted by a jury of murder and multiple other violent offenses following an incident in Beverly’s apartment in the area of Fairland on Nov. 30, 2021, according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy. Specifically, Dorsey was found sentenced for: First-degree murder (lif…
Police ID Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Home Invasion Last Month Police ID Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Home Invasion Last Month
Police ID Victim Gunned Down In Baltimore Home Invasion Last Month Police have identified a 29-year-old man who was killed in a home invasion late last month. Nathan Smyth was shot and killed after a group of three suspects entered his residence in the 1800 block of Eagle Street on Monday, March 27, according to Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland. Officers rushed to the scene where they located Smyth, who had been shot several times. Medics rushed Smyth to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel. Investigation revealed that the three suspects arrived at the home in a Honda Odyssey van before forcing …
Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say
Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say Police say that a man with bad intentions is in custody for the alleged attempted murder during a domestic incident in Frederick on Friday morning. Kyler Philip Beard, 35, was taken into custody by members of the Frederick Police Department following a stabbing shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31 in the 600 block of Wyngate Drive following an investigation, according to officials. Upon arrival, police say that first responders were met by a single victim in his 60s, and began rendering aid, while Beard was identified as a suspect and was taken into custody. The victim was airlifte…
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC A serial rapist was hit with two life sentenced for home invasion sexual assaults committed in Washington, DC three years apart, federal authorities announced. DC resident Ronald P. Berton, 48, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possible release, plus 27 years for a June 2010 home invasion and sexual assault. Additionally, a judge gave him a second life sentence without the possibility of release for an October 2007 home invasion and sexual assault of a second woman. Berton’s downfall came during an investigation into the 2010 sexual assa…
DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking
DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking A 43-year-old Washington, DC man is behind bars again after he was released following a 17-year-long sentence for the sexual assault of a child, authorities announced. Monteray Horn is accused of carjacking multiple people on the same day throughout Montgomery County after shooting at a man on a Metro train in Anacostia, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigation determined that Horn allegedly boarded the train and shot at the man, who was left unharmed, police say. After the train stopped, Horn reportedly carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in Washington, DC, and drove it to the Whea…
Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County
Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County Police have released additional information after two people were killed on Friday and two others were taken custody during a double fatal in Fairfax County. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called on Friday, Feb. 24 to the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Reston, where a 911 caller advised that a man had been shot and a woman stabbed inside the home. Officers are in the 13200 block of Stable Brook Wy in Reston for a shooting. Prelim, a woman was inside a home when she was stabbed. An occupant shot the suspect. One person declared deceased. One taken to hospital…
Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD
Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Officials in Montgomery County announced that a Rockville man will face life in prison after he admitted to killing his 66-year-old boss in 2021. On Friday, Feb. 24, Billy Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the violent death of his former manager, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago. Specifically, Phillips pleaded guilty to: First-degree murder; home invasion; Armed robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, investigators received a report of a missing person at Pay…
Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident
Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident A 27-year-old man has been arrested after an argument turned physical near a home in Laurel, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Around 10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, officers responded to a report of a possible home invasion in the 3500 block of Lindenwood Drive, where they spoke to the victims.  The victims stated that the suspect, later identified as Justin Robert Wilson, knocked on his door and asked for help lighting a cigarette, police said.  Wilson and the suspect began to argue, which turned into a physical altercation. The suspect reportedly landed on top of the victi…