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Patient At DC Psychiatric Hospital Made Bomb Threats Targeting Maryland Schools: Police Patient At DC Psychiatric Hospital Made Bomb Threats Targeting Maryland Schools: Police
Patient At DC Psychiatric Hospital Made Bomb Threats Targeting Maryland Schools: Police A patient at a psychiatric facility in the DC area has been identified as the person responsible for calling in bomb threats that caused chaos for school officials and police in Montgomery County. On Tuesday, April 23, Maryland State Police received multiple calls for bomb threats targeting Montgomery County Public Schools, leading to a busy day for investigators.  As a result of the calls, Wootton High School was put into a shelter and place and Einstein High School administration evacuated its students while police K9 searched the areas. During the investigation, the Montg…
Threat Targeting Maryland High School Leads To Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Threat Targeting Maryland High School Leads To Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Threat Targeting Maryland High School Leads To Lockdowns (Developing) An investigation has been launched after a threat targeting an Anne Arundel school led to lockdowns, police say. The Anne Arundel County Police Department issued an alert at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning as they investigate a threat of possible violence to Severna Park High School, prompting a lockdown at the high school and middle school. According to police, there is no evidence of weapons inside the school or on school property, though there will be a heavy police presence in the area as they continue to investigate the threat. We are currently investigating a threat of possible viol…
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Laurel (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Laurel (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Laurel (Developing) A hit-and-run driver who killed a man in Prince George's County overnight is at large, and now the police are on the hunt for the motorist. At approximately 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, officers were called to the 9000 block of Contee Road in Laurel, where they found a pedestrian - who has not been identified pending the notification of his family - suffering from traumatic injuries in the roadway. The pedestrian was struck in the 9000 block of Contee Road in Laurel. Google Maps street view The man was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Investigators…
4 Involved In Armed Robbery In Montgomery County Parking Garage: Police 4 Involved In Armed Robbery In Montgomery County Parking Garage: Police
4 Involved In Armed Robbery In Montgomery County Parking Garage: Police Police are investigating a robbery involving four armed suspects at a parking garage in Montgomery County. It happened at a garage on the 11800 block of Grand Park Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Thursday, April 4, Montgomery County police told Daily Voice. A man and woman were walking to their car when they were approached by four suspects in a vehicle. Three armed suspects got out, demanded the victims’ property, got back inside, and fled, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman Found Dead In Bladensburg Apartment: Police Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman Found Dead In Bladensburg Apartment: Police
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman Found Dead In Bladensburg Apartment: Police Police have initiated a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead at an apartment in Prince George’s County Wednesday night, April 3. Officers with the Bladensburg Police Department were called to conduct a welfare check at an apartment building on the 4100 block of 53rd Place around 11:15 p.m. and found a woman with traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The investigation is being led by the Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit. Daily Voice has reached out to the PGPD for additional details.
Police Probe Threat At Montgomery County Middle School (UPDATE) Police Probe Threat At Montgomery County Middle School (UPDATE)
Police Probe Threat At Montgomery County Middle School (Update) UPDATE: The shelter-in-place order was lifted shortly before 12 p.m., police said. No threat was detected. UPDATE: The Shelter-in-Place has been lifted at Lakelands Park Middle School. https://t.co/5bxuVFtAdc — Gaithersburg Police (@GPDNews) March 15, 2024 ---------------------- A Montgomery County middle school entered a shelter-in-place order as police investigated a threat early Friday morning, March 15. Lakelands Park Middle School on Main Street in Gaithersburg was ordered to shelter-in-place as police responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. Investigators added that they did not bel…
Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Gunshots were fired after a road rage incident led to a crash in Anne Arundel County over the weekend, police said. It happened on the ramp from Route 32 East onto the Baltimore Washington Parkway South around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, March 8. A female suspect and victim known to each other had gotten into an argument leading to the road rage incident in the area of Route 32 and the Baltimore Washington Parkway when their vehicles collided on the ramp from eastbound Route 32 onto southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway. The women exited their vehicles and had a brief argument. As the victim w…
Woman Held At Knifepoint, Sexually Assaulted In Hyattsville: Police Woman Held At Knifepoint, Sexually Assaulted In Hyattsville: Police
Woman Held At Knifepoint, Sexually Assaulted In Hyattsville: Police Police are seeking clues after a woman was held at knifepoint and sexually assaulted by two men in Prince George’s County. The woman was walking near the 6000 block of Ager Road in Hyattsville when two men grabbed her around 5:05 p.m. Monday, March 4, police said. The suspects then “sexually assaulted her at knifepoint in a wooded area" and "ran from the scene," according to police. No other sexual assaults have been reported in the area, police added. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call detectives with the Sexual Assault Unit at 301-772-4908. Those wishing to …
IDs Released For Man, 10-Year-Old Girl Dead In Landover Murder-Suicide: Police IDs Released For Man, 10-Year-Old Girl Dead In Landover Murder-Suicide: Police
IDs Released For Man, 10-Year-Old Girl Dead In Landover Murder-Suicide: Police Police have identified the man and 11-year-old girl who died in a murder-suicide at a Maryland home Wednesday night. Police believe Curtis Lynch, 38, shot a woman and 11-year-old Mailyn Turkes before turning the gun on himself at a home on the 6900 block of Stansbury Lane in Landover around 9:30 p.m. Both Lynch and Turkes were pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed in critical but stable condition. Lynch is the victim’s stepfather, police added. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation. The woman is related to both the su…
Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police
Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police A kitchen wall was struck by a stray bullet during a barrage of gunfire in Anne Arundel County on Monday night, Feb. 26, police said. Anne Arundel County Police were called to investigate a report of gunshots fired near the 400 block of Summer Wind Way in Glen Burnie around 10:50 p.m. Officers found a man and woman in their apartment who stated that they had been inside when a projectile “came through the front window blind and struck a wall in their kitchen,” police said. A witness reported hearing several gunshots coming from a nearby field. A follow-up search led to the discovery of se…
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…
Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (DEVELOPING) Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (DEVELOPING)
Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Montgomery County: Police (Developing) An unexplained death on New Year's Eve is under investigation in Montgomery County, police say. An alert was issued late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Jan. 2 by the Montgomery County Department of Police after a suspicious death was reported over the weekend. Officials say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, officers were called to an apartment in the 2600 block of Glenallen Avenue in Silver Spring, where they found an unconscious man who was pronounced dead at the scene. No identifying information about the victim was released by police investigators. Now, the department is seeki…
Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Prince George's County Shopping Plaza: Police Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Prince George's County Shopping Plaza: Police
Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Prince George's County Shopping Plaza: Police Two people were hospitalized on Thursday after a double shooting near a Prince George's County shopping center, police say. Officers were called around 11 a.m. to the 3700 block of Branch Avenue in Hillcrest Heights near the Iverson shopping plaza to investigate a reported shooting that left two people with injuries outside. According to investigators, a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, while a woman was listed in stable condition on Thursday afternoon after the shooting. No information about a possible motive or suspect has been released as the investigation into the s…
Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland
Sketch Of Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect Released By Police In Maryland Police have released new details as they continue to investigate a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and attempted to rob another on the Bethesda Trolley Trail earlier this year in Montgomery County. On Thursday, Sept. 14, a woman was walking her dog near the intersection of Woodglen Drive and Executive Boulevard when she spotted a man walking toward her while her dog played in the grass. According to investigators, the man sexually assaulted the woman then rode off on an electric scooter westbound on Executive Boulevard. Approximately a half hour later, a second woman said that…
Police ID Retired Service Member, Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide (UPDATED) Police ID Retired Service Member, Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide (UPDATED)
Police ID Retired Service Member, Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide (Updated) Police have identified the family members involved in a murder-suicide in Anne Arundel County that remains under investigation. Officers were first called at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday morning to the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton, where they found 34-year-old Steven Michael Nabakowski suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police Activity - Units on scene of a suspicious death in the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton. More information will follow when available. pic.twitter.com/yQk8Bz5vRB — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) November 1, 2023 According to p…
Latest Bomb Threat At Maryland High School Determined To Be Unfounded, Police Say Latest Bomb Threat At Maryland High School Determined To Be Unfounded, Police Say
Latest Bomb Threat At Maryland High School Determined To Be Unfounded, Police Say The threat targeting a Montgomery County high school on Monday morning was found to not be valid following a lengthy police investigation. For the third time in as many weeks, a bomb threat was called in targeting the Montgomery Blair High School.  On Monday morning, the Montgomery County Department of Police was called to the building, where there was a reported bomb threat that forced the school to shelter in place while officers investigated. MCPD is at Montgomery Blair HS investigating a reported bomb threat.The school is currently sheltering in place, while officers confirm the va…
All Clear: Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Police Say All Clear: Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Police Say
All Clear: Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Police Say On a day when the country is on edge, some in Montgomery County are breathing a sigh of relief after Friday morning started out with a scare. Early on Friday, Oct. 13, the Montgomery Blair High School on University Boulevard in Silver Spring was the target of a threat, prompting a massive police investigation inside the building, officials say. Update: We have a large campus and 19 outside classrooms. Our police partners are checking all areas. If students need to be dismissed, parent / guardians reunification area is at the firehouse next to our school. Classes will resume once we rece…
Tight-Lipped Stabbing Victim Refuses To Snitch After Altercation In Maryland: Police Tight-Lipped Stabbing Victim Refuses To Snitch After Altercation In Maryland: Police
Tight-Lipped Stabbing Victim Refuses To Snitch After Altercation In Maryland: Police Police investigators in Anne Arundel County are seeking answers after a man showed up at an area hospital with a stab wound, but refused to assist in tracking down his assailant. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to investigate an incident in the 5600 block of Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park, where a 37-year-old man had been stabbed.  According to a department spokesperson, the man showed up at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center for treatment of a laceration to his arm; however, while…
Loaded Rifle, Mushrooms, LSD Seized From Man Wanted In Maryland: Sheriff Loaded Rifle, Mushrooms, LSD Seized From Man Wanted In Maryland: Sheriff
Loaded Rifle, Mushrooms, LSD Seized From Man Wanted In Maryland: Sheriff A heavily armed man is in police custody after being busted with a host of weapons and a veritable pharmacy of drugs in Southern Maryland, authorities say. The joint investigation between the St. Mary's County and Calvert County sheriff's offices led to the arrest of Markell Davian Carter, 28, who was arrested during a traffic stop in Calvert County. This week, investigators executed a search and seizure warrant at an apartment in the 2200 block of Iverson Drive in Great Mills, where they seized a variety of drugs and weapons, according to officials. During their search, detectives found …
Police ID Gunmen, Man Killed In Mass Southwest DC Shooting Police ID Gunmen, Man Killed In Mass Southwest DC Shooting
Police ID Gunmen, Man Killed In Mass Southwest DC Shooting New details have been released after a mass shooting that left one man dead and five others injured inside a Southwest DC home on Tuesday. Shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, Assistant Metropolitan Police Chief Carlos Heraud said that officers rushed to the 200 block of M Street SW when they heard gunshots ring out. Upon arrival, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom - later identified as Matthew Miller, 32 - was pronounced dead at the scene and another who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. While still investigating the fatality, Heraud said that thr…
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police An 82-year-old passenger sitting in the back of a Mercedes-Benz that was struck in Howard County died at from her injuries at the hospital, police confirmed. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, police say that a 2021 Mercedes GLE 350 was attempting to make a left turn from southbound Route 32 onto Route 144 when it was struck by a Jeep Renegade traveling through the intersection. One passenger in the Mercedes, Ja Yi, of West Friendship, was rushed to an area hospital, where she later was pronounced dead. The driver of the Mercedes and all three occupants of the Jeep were tran…
Man Kicked Out Of Nightclub Charged With Parking Garage Murder In Maryland, Police Say Man Kicked Out Of Nightclub Charged With Parking Garage Murder In Maryland, Police Say
Man Kicked Out Of Nightclub Charged With Parking Garage Murder In Maryland, Police Say The shooter who opened fire into a group of people and killed a man after getting kicked out of a nightclub in Montgomery County has been apprehended, authorities announced. Ramone Christopher Ramsey, who has no known address, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murdering 21-year-old Baltimore man Kymani Elijah Bailey early on Saturday, July 8, investigators said. At approximately 2:40 a.m. on July 8, officers were called to the Montgomery County Public Parking Garage 3 in the 900 block of Silver Spring Avenue, where there was a reported shooting with Bailey suffering from a gunshot…
Alert Issued For Missing Infant In DC Believed To Be With 20-Year-Old Woman Alert Issued For Missing Infant In DC Believed To Be With 20-Year-Old Woman
Alert Issued For Missing Infant In DC Believed To Be With 20-Year-Old Woman Police in Washington, DC are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing infant who may be with a 20-year-old woman and hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday, May 31, as the search heightens for 1-year-old Aliya Payton, who is believed to be with Diane Terrell, who is also at large. The child was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 the 3200 block of Buena Vista Terrace SE in DC, though the incident was reported on Wednesday, prompting to the message from the police. According to investigators…
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG 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 …
Police ID HS Senior Killed Near Elementary School Parking Lot Police ID HS Senior Killed Near Elementary School Parking Lot
Police ID HS Senior Killed Near Elementary School Parking Lot An investigation has been launched by police in Prince George's County as they investigate the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old near an area elementary school and community center.  District Heights resident Kendall Batson was found suffering from a gunshot wound shortly after 6:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the 2300 block of Ritchie Road, according to officials. He was taken by paramedics to an area hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.  The shooting was reported near North Forestville Elementary School and North Forestville Community Center. No suspect or motive has been ident…
Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say
Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say A pair of minors from Washington, DC were shot attempting to steal a motor vehicle in Maryland, according to police. What became a bizarre scene played out shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, when officers from the Bladensburg Police Department were dispatched to the 4200 block of 53rd Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. At the scene, officers learned that multiple rounds had been fired, and a pair of vehicles were seen speeding away from the crime scene, though one did not get far, crashing into two others, prompting the suspects to scurry away on foot. Offic…
MURDER SUICIDE: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel MURDER SUICIDE: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel
Murder Suicide: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel The gunman and two victims involved in a murder-suicide late last week outside a Maryland hotel have been identified by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police say that George Edward Huff, 42, of Riva, shot wife Alexandra Abbott Huff, 34, and Annapolis resident George Michael Petrullo, 38, in the 2100 block of Somerville Road on Friday, May 5, in the parking lot outside the Holiday Inn Express in Annapolis.  Investigators determined that Huff shot both of his victims in the parking lot, then shot himself.  Both he and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene, while Petrullo wa…
Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads
Shooting Pursuit Leads To Crash That Shuts Down Prince George's County Roads Several roads in Prince George's County are shut down as police investigate a shooting. Prince George's County Police officers are on the scene in the 5200 block of St Barnabas Road after pursuing a shooting suspect around 11 a.m., Friday, April 7. The suspect crashed his vehicle after striking two other vehicles during the pursuit.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION:Officers are on scene in the 5200 block of St Barnabas Road. Officers pursued a suspect wanted for a shooting. The suspect crashed his vehicle after striking 2 other vehicles. 2 occupants in those vehicles suffered injuries not cons…
Body Of Alexandria Man Found Laying In District Heights Street Body Of Alexandria Man Found Laying In District Heights Street
Body Of Alexandria Man Found Laying In District Heights Street Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information in connection to the fatal shooting of an Alexandria man, authorities announced. The body of Richard Bentley, 33, was found laying in the 6200 block of Atwood Street in District Heights in the early morning hours of Monday, March 20 after Prince George's County Police were called to assist with a welfare check. Police say that Bentley's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives are currently working to identify a suspect and motive for the crime, and are asking anyone with information to contact authorities immediately at&n…
State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland
State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop ID'd Amid Investigation In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as they continue to investigate after a veteran trooper suffered multiple injuries when he was shot several times during a traffic stop earlier this week. On Friday, March 10, state police investigators identified Sgt. Brooks Phillips, an 18½-year veteran of the agency assigned to the Easton Barrack, as the victim who was shot by 23-year-old Trappe resident Keiford Lee Copper III in during what should have been a routine traffic stop. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, March 6 in Wicomico County. Police say th…
Man Pulls Gun On Victim At Kids Foot Locker In Annapolis Mall: Police Man Pulls Gun On Victim At Kids Foot Locker In Annapolis Mall: Police
Man Pulls Gun On Victim At Kids Foot Locker In Annapolis Mall: Police Police are looking for a suspect who reportedly committed an armed robbery at the Annapolis Mall. At approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, an Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesperson said that the masked suspect walked inside the Kids Foot Locker with two other masked men and got into an argument with the victim. During the argument, the suspect pulled out a gun and pointed it toward the victim before fleeing the scene with his accomplices on foot.  Police described the suspect as a Black man in his early 20s who was wearing a black ski mask, black jacket with white str…