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Montgomery County Avionics Technician Lands $100K Powerball Prize
An avionics technician from Montgomery County played a random set of numbers on a recent Powerball drawing and ended up winning $100,000. The Montgomery Village resident tells officials he has a set of numbers, “chosen at random initially,” that he plays each week at a local 7-Eleven for the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings. On Tuesday, March 19, the winner stopped at 7-Eleven at 19235 Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg, bought one $3 ticket with Power Play for the March 20 drawing, and ended up matching four white balls and the Powerball, bringing a $50,000 third-tier pri…
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2.0 Aftershock Of 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In MD Reported
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake with a New Jersey epicenter was confirmed by the USGS Thursday, April 5 The quake occurred at 10:23 a.m. about 7 km north of Whitehouse Station, NJ, according to the USGS. A 2.0 aftershock was reported at approximately 12:20 p.m. west of Bedminster, the USGS said. It was felt by nearly 42 million people in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland, the USGS says. 10:23am: Preliminary data from the @USGS shows that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Whitehouse Station, NJ. We have received several reports of …
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Sergeant Accused Of Kissing, Sex With Teen Girls In Police Vehicle: Maryland State Prosecutor
A police officer in Maryland has been charged with misconduct in office after using a departmental cellphone to target teens and high school students on social media while flaunting his powerful position, the state prosecutor's office announced. Veteran Easton Police Sgt. Jason Dyott is facing charges after he "communicated in a sexual manner with several teenagers and students at local high schools in Talbot County," officials confirmed. According to court documents, in November 2022, Dyott began talking to his first teenage victim on Snapchat, allegedly leveraging his position in the…
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Fugitive Wanted For Robbing Ex Arrested After Unrelated Crash In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
A 24-year-old man robbed a former partner on Wednesday afternoon before being taken into custody overnight in St. Mary's County following an unrelated crash, according to the sheriff's office. Lexington Park resident Derin Robert Perez Perez was arrested on April 4 hours after he allegedly flagged down his ex and stole her property while she was sitting in a car outside a business. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were alerted by a woman that Perez Perez - with whom she had a previous relationship with -&nb…
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Prince George’s County Woman Takes Home $30K On Bingo-Themed Lottery Scratcher
A Prince George’s County woman chose a bingo-themed lottery scratcher based on her love for the game — and it paid to the tune of $30,000. The woman, who selected the name ‘DD’ when she stopped by lottery headquarters in Baltimore to pick up her prize, first bought the Diamond Bingo 4th Edition instant ticket at Green Mart Food Store at 1940 County Road in District Heights on her way to work. Despite playing lottery games for less than a year, DD told officials that she chose that particular game because she grew up playing bingo with her grandmother and it reminded her of th…
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Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term
A convicted felon already serving time for an incident in St. Mary's has been sentenced to an additional prison term for two separate cases in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced. Leonardtown resident James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, was sentenced to nine years for an incident involving a group of minors, as well as five years for illegally possessing a weapon due to a previous felony conviction. In June last year, officers made contact with a minor who advised that he and three other juveniles were riding their bikes in the area of Chicamuxen Road and Mason Springs Road whe…
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Dealer Admits To Fatal Shooting, Assaulting Inmate In DC Jail While Awaiting Trial: Feds
A District man has admitted to his role in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old woman and a subsequent attack on an inmate while behind bars inside a DC jail, federal authorities announced. Karlos Kinney, 24, pleaded guilty this week in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to voluntary manslaughter while armed in the April 2020 shooting death of Resha Blount and also to assault with significant bodily injury for a November 2022 attack on inmate Jordan Jones while detained. Prosecutors said that shortly before the fatal shooting, Blount had invited Kinney to her home with the i…
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Boyfriend Strangled Ex Repeatedly During Harrowing Labor Day Weekend In DC, Feds Say
The District man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend during Labor Day weekend last summer is facing federal prison time after being convicted of assaulting her during a domestic dispute. On Wednesday, federal authorities announced that Jeffrey Strange, 29, was found guilty of strangling his ex after a series of startling events in September 2023. According to the government's evidence, at approximately 11 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2023, Strange began incessantly calling the woman to determine her whereabouts, before tracking her down the following morning at around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 4. Prosecut…
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Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS: State's Attorney
A 46-year-old Maryland man will face life in prison after being convicted of luring his victim to a premeditated murder near Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Great Mills resident Cherron Montril Waul was convicted on Wednesday of first-degree murder following a three-day trial for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old man in February 2022. According to prosecutors, Waul lured his victim to a secluded place not far from the school, where he stabbed him more than a dozen times. “This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculated,” Stat…
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Florida Man Caught Filming Women In American University Bathroom Busted With Child Porn: Feds
A Peeping Tom from Florida who was busted with more than 1,000 images of child after recording a woman in a bathroom at American University in DC has been sentenced. Orlando resident Kyle Blanco, 21, was sentenced on Wednesday to 71 months in prison for being caught with child porn after attempting to surreptitiously record women as they used bathroom stalls at the university, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors say that in March 2022, an American University student caught Blanco attempting to subtlety film her with his phone from an adjacent stall in a gender-neutral bathroom. …
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'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison
A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a young girl he helped raise in Maryland has been sentenced to life in prison, federal authorities in DC announced on Wednesday. Waldorf resident Charles Clark, 67, was sentenced on April 3 for sexually abusing a child who was entrusted to his care hundreds of times over the course of several years. According to court documents, beginning in June 2017, Clark targeted a child under the age of 17, subjecting the girl to repeated rape and sexual abuse for five years. Despite being a “father-figure” to this girl, and despite having helped ra…
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Trapped Worker Rescued After Trench Collapse In Northwest DC (
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A plumber found himself in a perilous position on Wednesday afternoon when a trench he was working on partially collapsed, leaving him trapped. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the front yard of a home in the 3700 block of Warren Street NW at around noon on April 3, where a man doing plumping work fell into a hole and couldn't get out without a helping hand. Trench Rescue 3700 block Warren St NW. Had adult male worker trapped up to his knees. He has been extricated by our Personnel and Is being evaluated by EMS. He is conscious and alert. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/z0ETn2Anku — …
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