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Young Mom Left For Dead In Ditch After Maryland Hit-Run, Suspect Released Young Mom Left For Dead In Ditch After Maryland Hit-Run, Suspect Released
Young Mom Left For Dead In Ditch After Maryland Hit-Run, Suspect Released A 25-year-old Maryland man has been arrested and charged in a hit-and-run that left a young mother severely injured in a ditch overnight, authorities said. According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, a passerby discovered 21-year-old Amaya Marie Martise lying badly injured off S. Tollgate Road at Aiken Terrace in Abingdon on the morning of Feb. 10, at around 9 a.m. Deputies provided emergency care at the scene before Martise was airlifted by Maryland State Police Medivac to a trauma center. She remains in serious condition, officials said. Investigators determined Martise had been st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Convicted Felon Threatened Victim With Handgun In Maryland, Sheriff Says Convicted Felon Threatened Victim With Handgun In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Convicted Felon Threatened Victim With Handgun In Maryland, Sheriff Says A St. Mary’s County man with a criminal past is back behind bars after allegedly threatening someone with a handgun, authorities announced. Akeem Grinnell-Cropper, 35, was arrested on Feb. 13, after deputies responded to reports of a suspect brandishing a firearm in the 21000 block of Enterprise Road in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived at around 8:10 a.m., they canvassed the area and found a man matching the victim’s description near Midway Drive and Yorktown. Grinnell-Cropper initially refused to comply with commands but was taken …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Carjacker Beats Driver, Runs Victim Over In PA Attack: Police Maryland Carjacker Beats Driver, Runs Victim Over In PA Attack: Police
Maryland Carjacker Beats Driver, Runs Victim Over In PA Attack: Police A Maryland man is facing a long list of felony charges after allegedly ramming into another vehicle, beating the driver, and running them over with their own vehicle before fleeing in the stolen car, authorities announced. West Hazleton Police say 40-year-old Damascus resident David William Kelpy was arrested after a violent carjacking and assault that unfolded early Saturday morning on East Broad Street. Officers were called around 1:10 a.m. on Feb. 15 for a report of a fight and stolen vehicle.  Investigators determined that Kelpy intentionally rammed his pickup truck into the back …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver In Maryland: Sheriff Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver In Maryland: Sheriff
Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver In Maryland: Sheriff A Montgomery County man with a suspended license was speeding when he veered into oncoming traffic, causing a deadly head-on crash, investigators say. James Henry Walker, 43, of Dickerson, was behind the wheel of a 2015 Toyota Camry on a suspended license when he crossed the center line on Buckeystown Pike and slammed into a 2014 Hyundai Sonata, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, near Adamstown Road. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Hyundai, Caitlynn Nicole James, 31, of Frederick, suffered …

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by Zak Failla
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Hit-Run Driver Slams Into Parked Maryland State Police Car On I-695 Hit-Run Driver Slams Into Parked Maryland State Police Car On I-695
Hit-Run Driver Slams Into Parked Maryland State Police Car On I-695 Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help to track down a driver who slammed into a trooper’s parked vehicle on I-695 and fled the scene. The crash happened shorty after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, when a trooper from the Golden Ring Barrack was assisting a motorist on the right shoulder of I-695 near Windsor Mill Road, police said. For unknown reasons, a vehicle struck the stationary patrol car, which had its emergency lights activated. The trooper was outside the vehicle at the time and was not injured, officials said. The driver of the striking vehicle did not stop and fled…

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by Zak Failla
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One Fugitive Caught, Another Still On The Run In Southern Maryland: Sheriff One Fugitive Caught, Another Still On The Run In Southern Maryland: Sheriff
One Fugitive Caught, Another Still On The Run In Southern Maryland: Sheriff One fugitive is in custody, but a second remains at large as the search in Southern Maryland continues. Daniel "Danny" Ball, 55, who had several warrants out for failure to appear in court for felony theft, as well as new charges related to several shoplifting incidents has been located and arrested, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said that Ball has used force to avoid apprehension in previous thefts. He had also been wanted in St. Mary's County on five open warrants. While the search for Ball reached its conclusion, the hunt is still on for …

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by Zak Failla
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5 Charged After Slain Trans Man Faced 'Prolonged Violence,' Police Say 5 Charged After Slain Trans Man Faced 'Prolonged Violence,' Police Say
5 Charged After Slain Trans Man Faced 'Prolonged Violence,' Police Say Five suspects have been charged in the brutal killing of a missing transgender man who died after repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, New York State Police said. The investigation began on Sunday, Feb. 9.  Troopers in Ontario County from the Canandaigua barracks, located about an hour west of Syracuse, initiated a missing person case after receiving a welfare check request for Sam (Samantha) Nordquist, age 24, originally from Minnesota. Authorities determined he had been staying at Patty’s Lodge i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Shot, Killed In Maryland As State Police Investigate (DEVELOPING) Man Shot, Killed In Maryland As State Police Investigate (DEVELOPING)
Man Shot, Killed In Maryland As State Police Investigate (Developing) A late-night shooting in Somerset County has left a 43-year-old man dead as Maryland State Police launch an investigation into what led up to the deadly gunfire. Officers from the Crisfield Police Department responded to Third Street and Cove Street shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, where they found Keyon Demetrius Honesty, of Princess Anne, suffering from a gunshot wound, investigators said. Honesty was rushed to TidalHealth McCready Pavilion Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Maryland State Police Homicide Unit detectives have taken over the investigation, with ass…

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by Zak Failla
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Towson Grad's Valentine's Day Murder Remains Unsolved 15 Years Later Towson Grad's Valentine's Day Murder Remains Unsolved 15 Years Later
Towson Grad's Valentine's Day Murder Remains Unsolved 15 Years Later Fifteen years have passed, but the pain remains fresh for the family of Daniel Coverston, a Towson University graduate who was found murdered in his apartment on Valentine's Day in 2009. On Friday, Feb. 14, Baltimore County Police issued a renewed call for information about the cold case killing to come forward, hoping the anniversary will inspire someone to break their silence. Coverston, 22, was found shot in the head in his apartment on Lachlan Circle around 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2009—his body lying face down, just as his doctor had instructed after recent eye surgery.  His do…

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by Zak Failla
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Murder Suspect Who Left Victim For Dead In Maryland Roadway Captured: Police Murder Suspect Who Left Victim For Dead In Maryland Roadway Captured: Police
Murder Suspect Who Left Victim For Dead In Maryland Roadway Captured: Police A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Travis Davis, whose body was found lying in a Harford County roadway last month, authorities announced. Trevor Taylor, 34, was taken into custody following an investigation into the Jan. 23 homicide on Washington Street, according to the Aberdeen Police Department. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, officers were called to the corner of Washington and Dorsey streets for a welfare check after a report of a person lying in the road.  When they arrived, they found Davis suffering from gunshot woun…

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by Zak Failla
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Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Maryland Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Maryland
Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Maryland A police corporal in Maryland is being recognized following a heroic save of an injured driver trapped in a burning SUV in Hyattsville. Body-worn video footage of Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was released by police on Thursday, showing the officer coming to the aid of a man who broke his leg in a crash late last month. In the video, Hernandez ran toward the burning vehicle, where the driver was pleading for help, imploring, "my leg's broken ... Please help me."  Here is body-worn camera video of an SUV accident on Jan. 19 on Queens Chapel Road. Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was able to pull the vic…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Maryland Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Maryland Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now
Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Maryland Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now An 18-year-old from Prince George’s County is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase at more than 110 mph through Talbot County before authorities called off the pursuit over safety concerns. Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office were conducting traffic enforcement on Ocean Gateway (US Route 50) near Howell Point Cutoff Road around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2024, when they spotted a Mercedes SUV speeding, officials said. When deputies attempted to pull over the driver, later identified as Dariusz Jordan Hentz, of Upper Marlboro, he allegedly re…

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by Zak Failla