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Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Three Caught With Meth, Loaded Firearm After Police Pursuit In Charles County, Sheriff Says Three people are in custody in Charles County after putting police through their paces before ultimately being thwarted by stop sticks during a pursuit, officials say. Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check determined that the plates belonged to a different vehicle, leading to an unfortunate series of events for three suspects. According to officials, the driver refused to stop and instead sped away in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen from a n…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Annie DeVoe
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District Man Linked To Stolen Lexus Found Burning In MD Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder: DOJ District Man Linked To Stolen Lexus Found Burning In MD Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder: DOJ
District Man Linked To Stolen Lexus Found Burning In MD Gets 120 Years For Triple Murder: DOJ The 31-year-old man who gunned down three others in a quiet Washington, DC street four years ago while sporting a stolen Lexus that was later found smoldering in Maryland will spend the rest of his life behind bars. District resident Rakeem Willis was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his roles in the 2019 murders of Sean Shuler, 26, Javon Abney, 26, and Tyrik Hagood, 24, federal prosecutors announced. Officials say that on Jan. 26, 2019, Willis lured the three men into what was described as a “quiet, dead-end street” in the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place SE, where they were shot multipl…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards A Maryland State Police helicopter unit gave an assist to a neighbor in need after a vehicle pursuit left a driver in a precarious position in West Virginia. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a state police helicopter crew assisted first responders from Hardy County in West Virginia with the rescue of an injured driver in the area of Howards Lick Road in Mathias. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aerial Unit based in Cumberland, to respond to Mathias in West Virginia “after rescue personnel encountered…

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by Zak Failla
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Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say
Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Police arrested the wrong suspect in this week's deadly shooting of Benjamin Ampong in Prince George's County, they announced. Anthony Shaw, 31, of Washington DC, was released from custody Friday, May 6, when detectives investigating Wednesday's 1 p.m. shooting at Corning Avenue in Fort Washington found evidence indicating he was not near the scene of the murder, Prince George's County police said. "Upon discovering the new evidence, detectives immediately contacted the State’s Attorney’s Office and the charges against him have been dropped. Mr. Shaw has also been released fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspects Arrested For Killing 19-Year-Old In Cloverly Parking Lot (UPDATE) Suspects Arrested For Killing 19-Year-Old In Cloverly Parking Lot (UPDATE)
Suspects Arrested For Killing 19-Year-Old In Cloverly Parking Lot (Update) Editor's note: A previous version of this article mislabeled Cloverly as Wheaton. That information has since been corrected.  Two men have been arrested in connection with killing a 19-year-old man from Silver Spring, authorities said.  Glen Ellis, 20, and Jose Angel Calderon Nolasco, 19, have been charged in the shooting death of Jahiem Rayquan Pinnock, Montgomery County Police said.  Police responded to several calls from people telling them that a male had been shot and the suspects fled the scene in the area of 1000 Good Hope Drive in Cloverly around 3:40 …

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by David Cifarelli