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Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online
Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online Concerns are mounting for a Maryland teen who has been missing for nearly a week and may have been lured away from her Montgomery County home by a predator online. Rockville resident Sophia Isabella Roach, 15, has not been seen by friends and family since Tuesday, July 11, and without her cellphone, raising alarm bells for investigators. The teen was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night in the 5600 block of Whitney Mill Way in Rockville. The teen was last seen in the 5600 block of Whitney Mill Way in Rockville. Google Maps satellite view According to the national Blac…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family
Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family A former Virginia State Police trooper was killed in a shootout with police who say he traveled across the country to Riverside, California, where he abducted a teenage girl he met online, before killing her mom, grandmother, and grandfather. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, parked in a neighbor’s driveway and allegedly set the family’s home on fire before kidnapping the teen he “catfished” on Friday, Nov. 25, according to the Riverside Police Department. Edwards had previously worked as a trooper with Virginia State Police in Henrico County from early January until his resign…

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Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors
Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors The rise of sexual predators targeting minors on social media has led Maryland State Police officials to issue a warning to parents. Authorities said that state police investigators have received multiple reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who began conversing with them over messaging services on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. “Investigators believe online predators may often give the impression they are romantically interested in the minor being targeted, to gain their trust,” they stated. “As the chats progress, the suspect user will request sexually illic…

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by Zak Failla