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Convenience Store Robber Apprehended; Second Suspect At Large In Maryland, Police Say Convenience Store Robber Apprehended; Second Suspect At Large In Maryland, Police Say
Convenience Store Robber Apprehended; Second Suspect At Large In Maryland, Police Say One robbery suspect has been taken into custody and a second remains at large following an incident at a convenience store in Prince George's County, police say. Bladensburg resident Lamont Wilks, 52, has been identified and charged in connection to a robbery last month inside a store in the 6600 block of Annapolis Road in Landover Hills. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, Wilks and a second man - who remains at large - threatened an employee and stole multiple items from the business. The clerk was uninjured. During the investigatio…

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by Zak Failla
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Brothers Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Lottery Scheme In Maryland: DOJ Brothers Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Lottery Scheme In Maryland: DOJ
Brothers Accused Of Multi-Million Dollar Lottery Scheme In Maryland: DOJ Maryland brothers Dwayne and Wayne Henry have been accused in a lottery scheme that defrauded victims of more than $3.5 million, authorities announced Wednesday, Jan. 24. A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the brothers, both of Landover Hills, for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland. Dwayne and Wayne Henry, ages 32 and 34, respectively, are accused of contacting victims by mail and over the phone from October 2020 to December 2023 and convincing them that they had won millions of dollars in a lottery drawing or sweepstakes, bu…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Homeless Man In Custody For Killing Victim Outside MD Store, Police Say Homeless Man In Custody For Killing Victim Outside MD Store, Police Say
Homeless Man In Custody For Killing Victim Outside MD Store, Police Say Police say that a 47-year-old homeless man has been apprehended for a murder in Prince George’s County earlier this week. Andrew Dougal, who has no fixed addrsss, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Langley Sloan on Wednesday, May 24 in Landover Hills, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers from the Landover Hills Police Department were called to the 6500 block of Annapolis Road, where there was a report of an unconscious man outside of the store. Upon arrival, officers found the man, later identified a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Killer In Custody After Gunning Down HS Junior In Cold Blood: Prince George's County PD Teen Killer In Custody After Gunning Down HS Junior In Cold Blood: Prince George's County PD
Teen Killer In Custody After Gunning Down HS Junior In Cold Blood: Prince George's County PD Months after a popular teenager was gunned down without provocation, police investigators in Prince George’s County have apprehended a shooting suspect who now faces a murder charge. Charles Edwards, 27, of Hyattsville, has been identified and charged for his role in the fatal February shooting of 17-year-old Riverdale resident Daiwo Flomo in Landover Hills, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, officers from the department were called to the 7200 block of Parkwood Street to investigate reports of a man - later identifi…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Back Of Vehicle In MD; Victim ID'd Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Back Of Vehicle In MD; Victim ID'd
Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Back Of Vehicle In MD; Victim ID'd Police have identified the 26-year-old motorcyclist who was killed overnight after a crash in Prince George’s County. Hyattsville resident Josue Delgado Delgado was killed after crashing into the back of a car while riding his motorcycle in Landover Hills on Wednesday, April 19, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The crash was reported at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday night int eh 6100 block of Annapolis Road near a busy shopping center. According to police, the preliminary investigation determined that Delgado Delgado was riding a motorcycle in the eastbou…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Stolen Puppy Reunited With MD Family Weeks After Being Taken In Stolen SUV Stolen Puppy Reunited With MD Family Weeks After Being Taken In Stolen SUV
Stolen Puppy Reunited With MD Family Weeks After Being Taken In Stolen SUV National Pet Day took on a whole new meaning for a Maryland family that is whole again. Gianni, a Boston terrier that was taken along with his sister, Nina, inside a stolen SUV at a Landover Hills gas station last month, was reunited with his family this week following a weeks-long search for the precocious puppy. On Thursday, March 23, a couple from Pennsylvania traveling through Maryland stopped for gas when an unknown suspect hopped in their Land Rover and stole the SUV, along with their two dogs. Update: the vehicle has been recovered. We are continuing to search for Gianni. Pleas…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bah Humbug: Teen Boys Charged In Maryland With Armed Carjackings During Holiday Season Bah Humbug: Teen Boys Charged In Maryland With Armed Carjackings During Holiday Season
Bah Humbug: Teen Boys Charged In Maryland With Armed Carjackings During Holiday Season Several teenage boys were arrested after two armed carjackings that took place just days before Christmas in Prince George's County, authorities say. Two minors and two 19-year-olds were arrested after carjackings that occurred on Monday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to Prince George's County police. Police say that two suspects carjacked a food delivery driver at gunpoint in the 8100 block of Allendale Drive in Landover on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Just over a day later, around 9 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, the vehicle was located in the 7700 block of Allendale Drive. Police conducted…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Body Burning MS-13 Gang Members In Maryland Convicted Of Murdering Suspected Snitch Body Burning MS-13 Gang Members In Maryland Convicted Of Murdering Suspected Snitch
Body Burning MS-13 Gang Members In Maryland Convicted Of Murdering Suspected Snitch Three members of the MS-13 street gang in Maryland could spend the rest of their lives behind bars for allegedly killing someone they incorrectly thought was a snitch and then going to extreme lengths in an effort to cover it up, federal officials announced. Maryland residents Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa a/k/a “Felon,” 33, of Landover Hills, Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, a/k/a Impaciente,” 30, of Greenbelt, and Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, a/k/a “Paciente,” 29, of Annandale, Virginia, were convicted for their roles in racketeering and murder conspiracy to further their gang activities. Specific…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Arson, Malicious Burning After Fire Displaces 13, Seriously Injures 2 Woman Arrested For Arson, Malicious Burning After Fire Displaces 13, Seriously Injures 2
Woman Arrested For Arson, Malicious Burning After Fire Displaces 13, Seriously Injures 2 Two people are being treated for serious injuries and several are displaced after their Prince George's County residential building caught fire overnight, authorities say. The fire in the residence located on the 4000 block of Warner Avenue in Landover Hills was able to be extinguished by crews around 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 28, according to Prince George's County Fire officials. Last night #PGFD units responded to & extinguished a structure fire at a multi-family dwelling on the 4000 block of Warner Ave in Landover Hills. 2 residents were transported w/serious but not life threatening…

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by Annie DeVoe