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Watch Events Leading Up To Police-Involved In-Custody Death In Maryland (VIDEO) Watch Events Leading Up To Police-Involved In-Custody Death In Maryland (VIDEO)
Watch Events Leading Up To Police-Involved In-Custody Death In Maryland (Video) New bodycam footage has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office that shows the final moments of Kelvin Lashawn Baker's life before he died in police custody. The 46-year-old was placed in handcuffs and into the back of a police vehicle in Washington County as officers planned to executive a search warrant at his Hagerstown home. According to investigators, at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2024, members of the Hagerstown Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of East Washington Street, where they found Baker outside with another woman. …

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Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Maryland: Cops Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Maryland: Cops
Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Maryland: Cops A Maryland man wanted for murder was found desperately trying to hide in a closet after allegedly gunning down a victim inside a Hagerstown home, police announced. Kevin Wilfred Huling, 28, was arrested after investigators tracked him to a residence in the 200 block of Wakefield Road on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Huling had been identified as the suspect in a fatal shooting just hours earlier that left 39-year-old Jamaal Roberts, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, dead inside a home in the 200 block of West Franklin Street, police said. When officers ar…

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Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Maryland Man Federal Charges Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Maryland Man Federal Charges
Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Maryland Man Federal Charges A broken phone in Washington County led to federal charges for a 75-year-old Hagerstown man accused of child exploitation, authorities announced. In November 2024, the Hagerstown Police Department were tipped off by employees at Boost Mobile on Maryland Avenue after William Foster Alger came to the store to repair his cellphone. During the repair, police say that employees discovered nude photos of underage girls, and detectives found that Alger had foreign connections, and believed the photos were taken in Ecuador.  Detectives contacted the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from…

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Human Remains Found Near Maryland Park, Prompting Major Police Response Human Remains Found Near Maryland Park, Prompting Major Police Response
Human Remains Found Near Maryland Park, Prompting Major Police Response A shocking discovery near a Washington County park has sparked an investigation after a passerby stumbled upon human remains in a wooded area, police said. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, officers with the Hagerstown Police Department responded to Omega Drive near Kiwanis Park after receiving a report from a person who believed they had found human remains. Omega Drive near Kiwanis Park Google Maps street view On arrival, officers confirmed the discovery, and the body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office in Baltimore for an autopsy and identification. …

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64-Year-Old Woman Identified After Fatal Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Maryland (DEVELOPING) 64-Year-Old Woman Identified After Fatal Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
64-Year-Old Woman Identified After Fatal Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Maryland (Developing) A 64-year-old woman has been identified after she was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Washington County, police said. Hagerstown Police confirmed that Theresa Maria Poffenberger died after her SUV slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the intersection of Halfway Boulevard and I-81. According to investigators, Poffenberger was found unresponsive by first responders, who administered CPR before announcing her dead at the scene by paramedics. The driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured. Investigators are working to dete…

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'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say 'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say
'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say A Maryland woman is behind bars after a joint investigation revealed she made alarming online threats against multiple churches and their pastors in Washington County. On Sunday, Jan. 26, investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Hagerstown Fire Marshal's Office arrested Salamah Bassem Audi, 35, following a week-long investigation into threatening messages posted on an online blog. The threats targeted Gateway Experience Church in Williamsport, The City of God in Hagerstown, and their pastors.  In one post, Audi threatened to blow up a pastor “into itty bitty pie…

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Frederick Teen Arrested At School For Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say Frederick Teen Arrested At School For Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say
Frederick Teen Arrested At School For Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say A 17-year-old from Frederick is facing a litany of charges after being arrested at Tuscarora High School just days after gunshots rang out near a Washington County park, sparking a swift police investigation. Kenwon Addison, Jr., 17, was arrested following a reported shooting and four-day search, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. At around 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, p.m., an officer patrolling the Jonathan Street area heard gunshots, at the same time the agency's Emergency Communications Center started receiving calls from local residents about shots fired. The following day,…

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Officers, Victim Identified In Police-Involved In-Custody Maryland Death Officers, Victim Identified In Police-Involved In-Custody Maryland Death
Officers, Victim Identified In Police-Involved In-Custody Maryland Death The Maryland Attorney General's Office has identified the officers and suspect involved in an in-custody death in Washington County. New details have been released by investigators following a probe into the death of Hagerstown resident Kelvin Lashawn, 46, after he was taken into custody over the weekend. According to investigators, at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 26, members of the Hagerstown Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of East Washington Street, where they found Lashawn outside who was handcuffed and placed into a cruiser. While in the backs…

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Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Man Courting Death Apprehended Safely In Maryland, Police Say Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department did not grant the wish of a knife-wielding man who wanted to be killed after stabbing his victim multiple times, according to investigators. Kevin Leonard Quander is facing a host of charges following the investigation into an incident in Washington County, during which he attacked his victim before being subdued by a Taser-like device. Officers were responded late in the afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 12 to investigate a reported stabbing in the 100 block of West Franklin Street, and upon arrival, they found Quander chasing another man while hold…

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Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder At Maryland High School Football Event, Police Say Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder At Maryland High School Football Event, Police Say
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder At Maryland High School Football Event, Police Say A 29-year-old man has been identified and charged in connection to a fatal shooting during a dispute at a football event at a Prince George's County high school that also left a child with a gunshot wound. Bowie resident Dajuon Meniefield is facing multiple murder charges for his alleged role in the death of District Heights resident Christopher Mozee, 33, over the weekend at Potomac High School in Oxon Hill. At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the school on Boydell Avenue to investigate the shooting, wher…

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Maryland Murder Suspect Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Apprehended For Fatal Shooting Maryland Murder Suspect Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Apprehended For Fatal Shooting
Maryland Murder Suspect Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Apprehended For Fatal Shooting The man who made national headlines for a 2022 murder in Northern Maryland has been apprehended, authorities announced. Taejon Gill was arrested late last week in North Carolina in connection to the shooting death of 45-year-old Sharron Clark on Murph Avenue in October 2022, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. The case was infamously featured earlier this year on "America's Most Wanted."  Turn yourself in Taejon. All of America is now looking for you. We know our community is going to share this everywhere. Might as well as surrender on your own terms Posted by Hagersto…

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