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Man Walks Into Traffic, Then Threatens Mother, 8-Year-Old During Virginia Robbery: Police Man Walks Into Traffic, Then Threatens Mother, 8-Year-Old During Virginia Robbery: Police
Man Walks Into Traffic, Then Threatens Mother, 8-Year-Old During Virginia Robbery: Police A man who threatened a mother and her 8-year-old daughter when they refused to give him a ride in Northern Virginia has been linked to an even stranger incident an hour earlier, police say. The Fairfax County Police Department released surveillance photos on Thursday afternoon of a man who went on a bizarre crime spree in Springfield earlier this month. According to investigators, at around 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, officers were called to the 5200 block of Montgomery Street for a reported robbery. Police say the man approached a woman and her daughter and asked for a ride. When she de…

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Police & Fire
Maryland Fugitive Threatens To Burn Home During Hours-Long Barricade Standoff: Police Maryland Fugitive Threatens To Burn Home During Hours-Long Barricade Standoff: Police
Maryland Fugitive Threatens To Burn Home During Hours-Long Barricade Standoff: Police A fugitive in Maryland who repeatedly threatened to burn down his house during a pair of barricade situations has been taken into custody, authorities announced. Over the weekend, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police attempted to serve a court order at a Damascus home involving 28-year-old Brandon Lee Clayton, who refused to acknowledge officers' orders. Their dispute came to a head on Monday night. According to police, at around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 29, sheriff's deputies responded to the 26000 block of Mullinix Road in Damascus to serve multiple felony arrest warrants …

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Police & Fire
Party Crashers Show Up With Guns, Threaten To Shoot Crowd In Maryland, Sheriff Says Party Crashers Show Up With Guns, Threaten To Shoot Crowd In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Party Crashers Show Up With Guns, Threaten To Shoot Crowd In Maryland, Sheriff Says A group of party crashers armed with at least one stolen gun and marijuana threatened to return and shoot partygoers before being caught by Maryland deputies, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. The incident unfolded over the weekend, at a home on the 100 block of Only Road in Salisbury. Deputies say the suspects—Nathaniel L. Hornsby, 20, of Eden; Leon G. Lofland IV, 21, of Marion Station; and a 15-year-old boy from Pittsville—showed up uninvited and started acting suspiciously. Partygoers reported that two of the suspects appeared to be concealing handguns, and when asked t…

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Schools
Student’s Threatening Post Prompts Urgent Action At Maryland Middle School: Sheriff Student’s Threatening Post Prompts Urgent Action At Maryland Middle School: Sheriff
Student’s Threatening Post Prompts Urgent Action At Maryland Middle School: Sheriff Authorities in Charles County are investigating a threat made against a teacher at General Smallwood Middle School after a disturbing social media post circulated, officials said. Earlier this week, alarm bells sounded for some students and parents who saw a social media post threatening to kill a teacher, prompting a call to the sheriff's office and school district. An investigation was launched by patrol officers, who were able to identify the person who shared the post, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. They then went to the student's house to speak with the parents; how…

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by Zak Failla