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Man Who Called Police On Himself Charged With Murder For Cutting In Maryland: Officials Man Who Called Police On Himself Charged With Murder For Cutting In Maryland: Officials
Man Who Called Police On Himself Charged With Murder For Cutting In Maryland: Officials The suspect who called the police and advised of a potentially fatal cutting he committed during a dispute been arrested and charged with the murder of his 77-year-old roommate. Patrick Cromwell, 59, has been identified and charged in connection to the death of Joseph Barranco in the 900 block of West University Parkway over the weekend, authorities announced. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to an apartment to investigate a call for what was described as an aggravated assault by cutting. Investigators say that Cromwell ca…
Second Shooter Apprehended Nine Months After Murder Of Woman In Northeast DC, Police Say Second Shooter Apprehended Nine Months After Murder Of Woman In Northeast DC, Police Say
Second Shooter Apprehended Nine Months After Murder Of Woman In Northeast DC, Police Say Police have arrested a suspected shooter nearly 10 months after a 54-year-old woman was found dead in Northeast DC, authorities announced. James Outland, 25, who has no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of Tavonayna Glenn in June last year, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, officers from the department were called to the 700 block of 19th Street NE to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Glenn, who also had no fixed address, in th…
Tweens Charged With Beating 64-Year-Old Man To Death In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police Tweens Charged With Beating 64-Year-Old Man To Death In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police
Tweens Charged With Beating 64-Year-Old Man To Death In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police A group of young girls have been charged with murder after allegedly beating a 64-year-old man to death in Northwest DC last Fall, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Friday. Members of the department were called to the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 17 last year, where there was reports of a man down after being accosted in the area.  Upon arrival, officers found Northwest DC resident Reggie Brown suffering from what was described by police as "trauma consistent with an assault."  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.…
Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Human Remains Found In Maryland Woods: Police Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Human Remains Found In Maryland Woods: Police
Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Human Remains Found In Maryland Woods: Police The Annapolis Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was found in a wooded area on Thursday morning. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, officers were called to the 900 block of Spa Road to investigate a reported unresponsive person who was ultimately determined to be dead by first responders. The victim has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of death, according to officials. No details about the victim has been released. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updat…
Human Remains Found Inside Burning Truck Behind Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Human Remains Found Inside Burning Truck Behind Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Human Remains Found Inside Burning Truck Behind Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Human remains were found inside a pick-up truck that caught fire in Maryland, officials say. Deputy State Fire Marshals were called to a home in the 23000 block of Nanticoke Road in Quantico on Wednesday morning, when a neighbor reported that there was a truck ablaze in the back of an area home. The call came in shortly before 11:45 a.m. on March 20. According to the fire marshal, upon arrival, a team of more than a dozen firefighters from multiple agencies found a 2000 GMC Sonoma on fire in the rear of the home, and it took approximately 20 minutes to get the flames under control, at whic…
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family A Maryland family is reeling after a 23-year-old man died at the hospital after being found with a fatal gunshot wound when he crashed in St. Mary's County. Malic Quinn Freeland was rushed to an area shock trauma center late last month, where he later died from his injuries, authorities announced following the crash-turned-homicide investigation. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 26 to investigate a crash when a vehicle went through a fence and into a shed near Valley Drive and Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park, officials say. Vall…
Father Charged With Murder After Fatal Infant Overdose In Maryland, Police Say Father Charged With Murder After Fatal Infant Overdose In Maryland, Police Say
Father Charged With Murder After Fatal Infant Overdose In Maryland, Police Say A single father who took "Molly" while caring for and feeding his infant child in Prince George's County has been charged in connection to his daughters death. Joseph Barrett, 27, of Takoma Park, has been charged with the murder of 4-month-old Jaliyah Thompson following a weeks-long investigation into the child's unexpected passing, according to police. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at approximately 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6 to an area motel in the 9400 block of Largo Drive West, where there was a report of an unresponsive infant. The baby was p…
Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal A 59-year-old man is dead, and a woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a kerosene heater in their Cecil County home. Members of the Cecilton Volunteer Fire Department and Cecil County Department of Emergency Services responded to a home on Florida Avenue in Crystal Beach at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon to conduct a welfare check on a couple. Upon arrival, they found Steven Hannaford unresponsive in the living room and his girlfriend, Marie Florczyk, 65, in a bedroom, shivering and disoriented, a…
Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland
Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland Loose lips sunk a Maryland man who was convicted of murder after spilling the details of a shooting to other inmates while behind bars, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. Edgewood resident Alton Cumbo, 30, was found guilty following a five-day trial of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and illegal possession of a firearm following an incident in December 2021 that left one man dead after being shot in the face. On Dec. 10, 2021, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to Dembytown Road in Joppa, where there was a…
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING) Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING)
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (Developing) The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office has launched a death investigation at an area elementary school after an employee was found dead, according to officials. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School in Mechanicsville for a death investigation. According to the agency, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the school to investigate. No foul play is suspected. Investigators say that the victim of the in…
Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard
Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard The Maryland Fire Marshal has identified the 26-year-old man who was found dead in a burning shed at his parents' home over the holiday weekend in St. Mary's County. Joseph Williams Bowles, Jr. was inside an 8-foot by 10-foot shed in his parents' backyard on River Springs Road in Avenue when it went up in flames on Friday night, authorities announced following a days-long investigation. Officials say that shortly after 11 p.m. on Feb. 16, crews from the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home on River Springs Road, when the homeowner found their shed ablaze with a p…
Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods
Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after decomposing human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC on Friday. A homicide investigation was launched on Feb. 16 when officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found the body of 29-year-old Southeast DC resident Leon Powell "in an advanced state of decomposition," officials say. Powell's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was later determined that he was killed by a gunshot, and his death was ruled a homicide. The inc…
Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING) Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (DEVELOPING)
Decomposing Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Woods (Developing) Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have launched a homicide investigation after human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC.  On Friday, officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found a decomposing body in the woods, police say.  The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was determined the person was killed by a gunshot and the death was ruled a homicide. Police have not identified the body. The incident remains under investigation and a $25,000 reward has been offe…
Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway
Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway A 68-year-old woman was killed in Anne Arundel County over the weekend after losing control of her vehicle and coming to a crashing rest against two trees, police say. Glen Burnie resident Cynthia Herman has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed after crashing in the early evening on Friday, Feb. 2.  According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 10 North near Mountain Road in Glen Burnie, where Herman crashed her 2011 Nissan Frontier. Invest…
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say An investigation has been launched after two children were found dead inside a Northern Maryland home by their sister, state police say. In Cecil County, a 10-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after being found unresponsive in their home, according to officials. The cause and manner of their deaths is pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met …
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney An Anne Arundel Judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man spend life in prison for the grisly murder of his mother in their Tracy's Landing home in 2021, authorities announced. Andrew Beavers was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his mother, cybersecurity executive Juanita Naomi Koilpillai, 58, whose body was found poorly outside of their home after being reported missing. Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess added that on top of the life sentence, Beavers was also hit with three years on a weapons charge. On July 25, 2021, prosecutors say that …
Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November
Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November The mystery of Harry Keels came to a tragic end in Washington, DC, where the missing man was found dead, according to officials. Missing since November, Keels has been positively identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the person whose body was found inside of a trash can in Southwest DC last week. #MissingPerson 42-year-old Harry Keels, who was last seen in the 2800 block of Langston Place, Southeast, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/YQ2kedgGTv — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 8, 2023 On Thursday …
Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING) Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING)
Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (Developing) A 2-year-old toddler was killed and two others were sent to area hospitals in Maryland after a two-alarm blaze broke out in Washington County, according to the state fire marshal. At around 6:20 p.m. on Friday night, crews from the Smithburg Community Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to a house fire in the 20600 block of Military Road in Cascade, where there was a home converted into apartments up in flames, investigators said. Officials say that upon arrival, firefighters found a 24-year-old woman and 1-year-old child injured, with other tenants advising first re…
Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Trash Can, Police Say Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Trash Can, Police Say
Human Remains Found In Southwest DC Trash Can, Police Say An autopsy determined that the body found in a trashcan in Southwest DC was the victim of a homicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers were called to the 1400 block of Canal Street SW, where there was a report of human remains that had been found. A Death Investigation in the 1400 block of Canal Street SW. No Lookout.DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT #I20240003964 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 3, 2024 Officials say that they found an adult man inside of a trash can, and the Office of the Chief M…
Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell
Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell An inmate being housed in the District has died, and now his death is under investigation, officials say. Early in the afternoon on Wednesday, Jan. 3, DC native Roy Tatum, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Central Detention Facility, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after "immediate life-saving measures were performed."  Tatum spent more than two decades in prison on a previous murder charge before being convicted on drug and weapons offenses last month. The convict was previous…
Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says A body has been recovered from the same Charles County creek a military man went missing more than a month ago, officials say. Jamell LeeHeung II was first reported missing to US Navy Police at the Indian Head Base where he lives, on Saturday, Nov. 25, and Charles County Sheriff's Office detectives assumed the search days later as concerns arose regarding the 25-year-old father's safety. On Wednesday, the sheriff's office was notified that the body of a man in Mattawoman Creek - about two miles away from where his car was found in the water near Slavins Dock in Indian Head - where he was la…
Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland
Christmas Fire Kills Girl, 10, In Maryland A 10-year-old girl was killed and an Elkton family was left homeless in a Christmas morning fire, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m. at 317 Willow Dr., bringing the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding departments to the scene, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said. Christmas Day Fire Claims the Life of Child in Elkton CECIL COUNTY, MD (December 25, 2023) - The Office of the State... Posted by Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, December 25, 2023 Firefighters found the family standing outside their home, saying a young girl was st…
Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After Maryland Shooting: Sheriff Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After Maryland Shooting: Sheriff
Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After Maryland Shooting: Sheriff A 40-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing a 21-year-old man who died more than a year after he was left paralyzed, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. California resident Demetrius Puifory was convicted this week following a four-day trial of second-degree murder and weapon offenses for his role in an April 2022 shooting that turned fatal over the summer when his victim died. Shortly before 5 p.m. on April 28, 2022, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46700 block of Marshall Boulevard…
Silver Spring Man Charged In Disabled Relative's Death: Police Silver Spring Man Charged In Disabled Relative's Death: Police
Silver Spring Man Charged In Disabled Relative's Death: Police A man tasked with taking care of a disabled relative in Montgomery County has been charged in connection to his death, according to police. Charles Parker, 55, has been arrested after a family member suffering from "serious medical issues" who he was taking care of was found dead, reportedly after falling in Silver Spring, officials say. According to the Montgomery Department of Police officials, officers were called around 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 to an apartment in the 1500 block of Heather Hollow Road, where they found 66-year-old Leon Perkins in a wheelchair suffering from traumatic inj…
Shooter Apprehended Months After Murder In Northeast DC, Police Say Shooter Apprehended Months After Murder In Northeast DC, Police Say
Shooter Apprehended Months After Murder In Northeast DC, Police Say Police have arrested a suspected shooter more than five months after a 54-year-old woman was found dead in Northeast DC, authorities announced. Southeast DC resident Bobby Gupton, 25, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of Tavonayna Glenn, who has no fixed address, in June, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, officers from the department were called to the 700 block of 19th Street NE to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Glenn in the area. She was prono…
Police ID Capitol Heights Man Found With Gunshot Wounds After Single-Car Crash In Silver Spring Police ID Capitol Heights Man Found With Gunshot Wounds After Single-Car Crash In Silver Spring
Police ID Capitol Heights Man Found With Gunshot Wounds After Single-Car Crash In Silver Spring A homicide investigation has been launched after first responders made a grisly discovery while probing a single-car crash in Montgomery County. Police and paramedics were called at around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to the 3600 block of Spruell Drive in Silver Spring following reports of a Toyota that had crashed into a parked vehicle. After pulling 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. from his Corolla, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were providing first aid when they reportedly found him suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, officials said. His death is now being inve…
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Forell Isaac will have a lifetime to think about his actions after he violently stabbed his girlfriend to death after tracking her from her home in Baltimore, the Maryland AG announced. Isaac, 39, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted earlier this year of the first-degree murder of girlfriend Linique Green, 29, in September 2021 following what was described as a "tumultuous romantic relationship," where he showed concerning, controlling behavior. According to the investigation, Isaac and Green had been involved in a “tumultuous romantic relationship,” an…
Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Building In Maryland Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Building In Maryland
Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Building In Maryland New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department more than a month after a 71-year-old woman was killed crashing into a building. Bethesda resident Alena Mirshahi was identified on Thursday as the woman who was killed in a late September single-car crash in Upper Marlboro following an investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Police say that at around 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, Mirshahi was driving in the 900 block of Harry S Truman Drive when she lost control, left the road, and struck a building. She was rushed to an area hospital, whe…
Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police
Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police The death of a 63-year-old man who died while being cared for at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide, police said months after his death. On Thursday, Nov. 2, doctors declared Paul Bertonazzi, who was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a behavior issue in January, died as a result of trauma to the body and his death was ruled as a homicide on Nov. 1 by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Johns Hopkins released the following statement: "The Johns Hopkins Hospital is aware of the Baltimore Police Department announcements today. While we cannot d…
Man Dies Months After Assault In Maryland; Death Ruled A Homicide, Police Say Man Dies Months After Assault In Maryland; Death Ruled A Homicide, Police Say
Man Dies Months After Assault In Maryland; Death Ruled A Homicide, Police Say Two months after a 53-year-old man was found unconscious in a Prince George's County street, police say that it is now being investigated as a homicide after the victim died at the hospital. In late August, members of the Bowie Police Department were called to the 7000 block of Race Track Road, where they found local resident Millard Noack, Jr. unresponsive in the street with injuries to his head, sending him to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, Noack died from those injuries on Friday, Oct. 27, and a subsequent autops…
Death Of DC Trans Woman Prompts Calls For Justice Death Of DC Trans Woman Prompts Calls For Justice
Death Of DC Trans Woman Prompts Calls For Justice The death of 30-year-old A'nee Roberson of Washington D.C. is prompting a surge of support. "A’nee was only 30 years old, her life cruelly cut short in a horrific act of violence," reads a GoFundMe launched by members of DC Safe Haven, a trans-led organization seeking to support A'nee's family. A'nee was violently assaulted and then left in the roadway on the 900 block of U Street, where she was struck by a passing vehicle as she reeled from the initial attack on Saturday, Oct. 14. Following her death, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined  cause was multiple b…