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Police Helicopter Tracks Driver, 44, Leading Slow-Speed Pursuit Through Baltimore: Cops
A 44-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she was involved in a hit-and-run crash and then fled the scene then led a slow-speed pursuit in Baltimore County. Gina Flannelly was involved in the crash in Dundalk around 4:10 p.m. Thursday, April 11, county police said. Officers followed her vehicle until it reached Baltimore City at which point they coordinated with BPD to arrest Flannelly, police said. Flanelly was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department with help from Sky Chopper 11. Flannelly was charged with unlawful theft of a motor vehicle, failure to obey a lawful o…
Police & Fire
Innocent Woman, 37, Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In I-695 Police Pursuit (
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Police have identified the innocent driver killed by a wrong-way car thief during a police pursuit on I-695 earlier this week. Dimeka Thornton, 37, of Windsor Mill, was operating an Acura TSX when she was struck by a driver in a stolen car in the outer loop, on the ramp to Exit 18 to Liberty Road around 12:15 a.m. Monday, April 8, the Maryland Attorney General's Office said in a release. Just prior to the crash, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue in Windsor Mill when they saw a car reported stolen in a hotel parking lot, officials said. A man then got into the ca…
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Police Pursuits, Standoff With Officers In Maryland
The man who took police in Maryland on a tricky pursuit before barricading himself inside his vehicle is facing more than a dozen charges after ultimately being apprehended, police say. Frederick resident Jason Idell Chenevert, 41, put police officers through their paces on Thursday night following a domestic disturbance and robbery that was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Ballenger Drive. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to the call, where they found a family member who had allegedly been assaulted by Chenevert, who fled the area befor…
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New Reports From Fatal Officer-Involved Chase In Baltimore Released: Maryland AG
New details have been released regarding the police pursuit that claimed the life of a Westminster resident last March. Linda Moss, 74, was killed during a police pursuit with 58-year-old David Moss, who was reportedly wanted by police and refused to stop, leading to a violent exchange, on March 25. RELATED STORY: Body-Cam Footage Depicts Fatal Police Chase In Maryland According to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General, the pursuit began around 11:50 p.m. as Baltimore Police Central District on patrol were made aware of a wanted car in the area…
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Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
A District man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Jemel Anthony Brown, 32, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison to be served at the Department of Corrections for his role in the robbery at M&T Bank in Dunkirk last May. Those arrested at the time: Brown; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Cedric Fondta Moore, 39; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26. (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel …
Police & Fire
No Charges For US Park Police Officers Involved In Ill-Fated Pursuit In DC
Four US Park Police officers will not face charges for their roles in a pursuit that led to the death of James Herndon in the summer of 2022, federal authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. The US Attorney's Office in DC announced on Jan. 23 that there was insufficient evidence to pursue any criminal or civil charges against the officers involved in the June 2022 pursuit that left the motorcyclist dead after he crashed under curious circumstances. On June 27, 2022, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department attempted to stop Herndon, who was riding a three-wheeled bike, based on a…
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Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified. Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…
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NJ Trucker Indicted For Murder After GF Found Stabbed To Death In MD: State's Attorney
A New Jersey truck driver who had a history of domestic violence with a 43-year-old woman found dead in his vehicle in Maryland has been indicted on murder charges, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, a grand jury indicted 43-year-old Matthew Sidney Watley, of Sicklerville, NJ on first- and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of his partner, Candice Thompson. Thompson was found dead in the cab of Watley's truck last month. The two had a long history of domestic violence incidents out of Winslow Township, detectives in Maryland found. Officials say that a strang…
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Police ID Teen Driver, Passengers Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
New details have been released as police continue to investigate a fatal crash that left four dead in Prince George's County. Lanham resident Marquay Swann, 14, was the driver of the Kia Sorento that went up in flames after a fatal pursuit that also took the lives of 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed on Monday. A fourth passenger who died in the crash still has not been identified, police say. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford …
Police & Fire
The New 8-Mile: DWI Baltimore Man Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit On Flat Tire, Cops In VA Say
A man posing as a food delivery driver led authorities on an eight-mile pursuit on a flat tire across a northern Virginia town, authorities said. Aion Navor Wilson, 39, of Baltimore, was drunk when he approached the front door of a home in the 8100 block of Arrowleaf Turn in Gainesville and claimed to be a food delivery driver, Prince William County police said. The residents of the home had not ordered food, and contacted police. Wilson then went to the side of the home and began yelling, before getting into a car and trying to drive away, as responding officers be…
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Four Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Police Pursuit, Fiery Crash In Maryland (
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New details have been released after four people were killed in a fiery crash after smashing a stolen car into a tree on Friday night in Prince George's County. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where there was a Kia Sorrento that crashed and was fully engulfed in flames after crashing during a police pursuit. Investigators say that they spotted the Kia with expired temporary tags, and when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver sped off before they lost sight and called off …
Police & Fire
Police K9 Recovering After Getting Injured During Carjacking Bust In Maryland
A police K9 is recovering in Maryland after being injured on the job. Last week, Seat Pleasant Police K9 Theo was among the officers sent to bust a carjacker who stole a 2022 Dodge Charger in the 3300 block of Benning Road in Northeast DC before crossing into Prince George's County. At around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, with an assist from a state police helicopter, officers were able to track down Capitol Heights resident Adam West, 18, after the stolen sports car came into Seat Pleasant. Officers attempted to apprehend West, though he was undeterred and a police pursuit was launched …
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Sheriff IDs NJ Woman Found Dead In Tractor-Trailer Outside MD Costco Distribution Center
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a woman's body was found dead inside the cab of a tractor-trailer over the weekend. Investigators say that Candice Thompson, 46, has been identified as the victim who was found inside Matthew Sidney Watley's truck after he was busted for allegedly getting behind the wheel while he was intoxicated. Both the driver and victim are from Sicklerville, New Jersey. Watley was charged with multiple counts of murder on Sunday after a curious case outside the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia. Th…
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NJ Truck Driver Charged With Murder After Woman's Body Found In Tractor-Trailer In Maryland
A New Jersey truck driver is facing multiple counts of murder after a strange scene played out and a woman's body was found inside his tractor-trailer. Sicklerville resident Matthew Sidney Watley, 46, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder after he was allegedly intoxicated and took police on a slow speed pursuit on Sunday morning in Frederick County, which led to the discovery of a woman's dead body in his cab. Officials say that shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia, there were calls of an allegedly dr…
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Woman's Body Found In Cab Of Tractor-Trailer After Slow Speed Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
A woman's dead body was found in the cab of an allegedly intoxicated tractor-trailer driver who took police on a slow speed pursuit on Sunday morning in Frederick County, Officials say that a scene stranger than fiction played out at the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, where there were calls of an allegedly drunk driver who smashed out the window of his own truck. Upon arrival at Costco, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office found the driver in the front seat of his truck with it running in the parking lo…
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Police Pursuit With Stolen Vehicle, Drug Bust In Maryland
A 22-year-old year old man didn't make it far after trying to escape police in Anne Arundel County while driving a stolen car. Officers from the Anne Arundel County were baited into a pursuit on Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn when they spotted an orange Dodge Avenger near the intersection of 11th Avenue, which had been reported stolen. When the officers attempted to stop the driver - later identified as Severn resident John Duvall-Phillip Canova, Jr. - took off, making a right turn onto Ritchie Highway before a quick left onto 8th Avenue, where he crashed into a street sign and ended the chase…
Police & Fire
Duplex Catches Fire After Car Crashes Through Fence, Into Maryland Home: Police
One person is in custody and one is at large after a police pursuit that spilled over from Washington, DC into Prince George’s County. Imaauddin Hawkins, 21, of DC, is facing charges in Maryland after a wild police pursuit ended with he and a second suspect crashing into a Temple Hills duplex before catching fire and displacing multiple residents, according to a police spokesperson. At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were asked to assist the Metropolitan Police Department’s Aviation Unit as they sought to track down suspec…
Police & Fire
Fast Food Restaurant Robbers Not Quick Enough To Escape Police In MD
It didn't take long for police in Prince George's County to track down a pair of teenage fast food bandits who robbed several restaurants. Hevander Maradiadi Lozano, 18, and Christian Garcia Carranza, 19, both of District Heights, were arrested by officers following a short-lived robbery spree earlier this week. The string of robberies began at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the 4800 block of Silver Hill Road according to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department. Police say that the pair robbed a fast food restaurant, and within an hour and …
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Man Wanted For Homicide Busted After Crashing Into Police Cruiser In Maryland: MSP (
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A homicide suspect took police in Frederick County on a wild ride before smashing into a police cruiser on Saturday, authorities announced. Ohio resident Jose Aguilera Cespedes, 25, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after attempting to elude state police troopers during a lengthy pursuit that ended in Washington County. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, Maryland State Police in Hagerstown were alerted about a driver in a black Honda Accord who was driving on I-70 in the area who was wanted for a homicide and felony assault in Ohio. State police troopers were able to track d…
Police & Fire
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 …
Traffic
'Possible Carjacker' Killed While Fleeing From Officers In MD
Karma came calling for a possible carjacker who was killed after assaulting a woman in Charles County and attempting to evade members of the sheriff’s office. The fateful day began at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, when officers were called to a business in the 11900 in Waldorf to investigate a report of a man who was beating and choking a woman in what was described as a “random attack,” authorities say. A nearby officer on patrol responded and found the injured woman on the ground and a suspect speeding away in her car, prompting a police pursuit that led them to Mattawoman Beantown Road, w…
Police & Fire
DC Carjackers Avoid Being Shot, Not Arrested While Targeting Veteran Detective In Maryland
A pair of carjackers bit off more than they could chew in Prince George’s County when they accidentally targeted a police officer who took matters into his own hands. Charles Edward Owens, 24, and a 16-year-old teen, both from Washington, DC, were arrested following a police pursuit after an officer fired shots and scared off his would-be assailants, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Monday, June 12, a detective working for the Carjacking Interdiction Unit was driving in the area of Oxon Run Drive and Anvil Lane in Temple Hills in an u…
Traffic
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal Montgomery County Crash ID'd By Police Investigators
New information has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as investigators continue a probe to a fatal police pursuit that left one dead and two injured in Montgomery County earlier this month. The AG's Office launched an inquiry into the fatal pursuit that led to the death of 37-year-old Washington, DC resident Lawrence White early on Saturday, May 20 that started in North Bethesda. At approximately 5 a.m. on May 20, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the area of Rockledge Drive in North Bethesda, to conduct a welfare check following …
Traffic
AG's Office Probing Fatal I-270 Police Pursuit That Left Distressed Driver Dead In MontCo
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into a fatal police pursuit that left one dead and two injured in Montgomery County on Saturday morning. At approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the area of Rockledge Drive in North Bethesda, to conduct a welfare check following reports of an unresponsive man in a vehicle. When officers made contact with the driver, he proceeded to flee north on I-270 before crashing just minutes later in the express lanes south of Route 28. The driver - who has…
News
Rollover Crash Can't Stop Robbery Suspects Fleeing From Montgomery Co. To DC In Stolen Car: PD
One person is in custody and two others are still at large after a police pursuit that was launched in Montgomery County ended in Washington, DC early on Tuesday morning when the driver was involved in a violent crash. Shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16, officers in Montgomery County were called to investigate an alleged convenience store robbery at the Dash-In Gas Station on New Hampshire Avenue. The two implied they were armed and fled the store in a car reported stolen out of Arlington with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes. Police in Montgomery County say that offic…
Police & Fire
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County
A naked woman kidnapped from a Washington DC convenience store was found in the back of a U-Haul after a police pursuit and crash in Prince George's County. The woman tells police that a man later identified as Dennis Bell, 62, of Lanham, pushed her into the back of the truck while at a store on Minnesota Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, May 13, and threatened her life if she didn't comply with his demands, Maryland State Police said. Bell drove around all day with the victim sitting on the floor board in the front seat, where Bell removed her clothing and used a pocke…
Obituaries
Teen Killed In Pursuit With US Park Police Survived By 7-Month Old Son
Support was surging for the family of a 17-year-old boy killed during a pursuit with US Park Police last month in Washington DC. More than $10,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family of Dalaneo Martin as of Thursday, April 13. Dalaneo was found sleeping in a stolen vehicle spotted near 34th and Baker Street in Northeast DC, around 8:50 a.m., Saturday, March 18, DC police said. When officers attempted to detain him, Dalaneo proceeded to flee the scene, taking an officer with him inside the vehicle — as well as a sergeant who was "dragged" by the vehicle, police said.…
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New Footage Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Strike, Baltimore Building Collapse (
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Shocking new footage depicting the events leading up to a fatal pedestrian crash that led to a building collapse in Baltimore has been released by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. This week, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the AG’s Office released body-worn and CitiWatch camera video of the February crash that took the life of 54-year-old Baltimore resident Alfred Fincher. Body-cam footage of the crashMaryland AG Shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, an officer on patrol in an unmarked vehicle in the 1800 block of East North Avenue spotted a black Hyundai S…
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Nine-Mile I-95 Pursuit: AG
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General has released new information on the fatal I-95 crash that killed a New Jersey woman driving erratically on I-95 in Cecil County who was pursued by Maryland State Police troopers for miles. Julie Clark, 26, of Tenafly, NJ, was killed on I-95 at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, when she was reportedly driving erratically along the roadway before attempting to elude Maryland State Police troopers attempting to stop her, according to the IID. Investigators say that veteran Maryland State Police Tro…
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Driver Killed In Near Nine-Mile NYE I-95 Pursuit With Maryland State Police Troopers: AG
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office is investigating a fatal New Year's Eve crash that took the life of an erratic driver who was pursued by state police troopers for miles in Cecil County. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General announced an investigation into a fatal I-95 crash that started at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31 when there were multiple reports of an erratic driver on the interstate. According to investigators, troopers attempted to pull over a vehicle matching the description that was provided by 911 caller…
Police & Fire
Suspect Shot Fleeing From Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland In Stolen Vehicle, Officials Say
A person fleeing from police in a reportedly stolen vehicle in Maryland was shot and hospitalized by officers following a temporary pursuit, authorities announced. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the 23400 block of Three Notch Road in California near the Wildwood Shopping Center shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19. Deputies were able to locate the stolen vehicle in the area of the shopping center and the suspect proceeded to flee on foot. During the pursuit, police say that he was shot by officers. First responders at the scen…
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