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Three Found Unresponsive In Different Areas Of Maryland Metro Station: Fire Officials
Three men were found unconscious in separate areas of a Maryland Metro station Monday night, prompting a large emergency response as authorities investigated a series of apparent overdoses. The incident unfolded around 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Wheaton Metro Station near Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive, where Montgomery County firefighters and paramedics were called after multiple people were discovered unresponsive. The situation prompted a significant response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, with crews initially reporting several people in potentially life-threatening c…
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Man Admits To Deadly Shooting As Deputies Arrive At Southern Maryland Home, Sheriff Says
A Maryland man made no attempt to hide what had happened when deputies arrived to investigate reports of gunfire early Monday morning. Troy Elliott Harrod, 43, of Huntingtown, was standing in the driveway of a home in the 4400 block of Harvey Road when members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office arrived shortly after 5 a.m. on Oct. 12. He told deputies he had shot someone. Inside the residence, deputies found 55-year-old Alva Larita Harrod suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts, she was later pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office. A rifle and sh…
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Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Sparking $100K Maryland Woodshop Blaze: Fire Marshal
A pile of oily rags left behind after a day's work turned into a $100,000 inferno at a Maryland woodshop over the weekend. The fire broke out shortly after midnight. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at a two-story, wood-framed workshop at 405 Main St. in Deer Park, Garrett County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators determined that oily rags used earlier in the day had been left in a pile on the building's second floor, where they spontaneously combusted and sparked the blaze. The owner discovered the fire, which sent flames tearing through the upper portion of the wo…
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Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1M, Including From US Congressional Race
A former political campaign treasurer who stole more than $1 million from clients across the country, including a Pennsylvania congressional campaign, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges, authorities announced. Yolanda Brown, 47, also known as Yolanda Rumph, of Arlington, Virginia, entered her guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. The FBI Philadelphia division shared the case on Thursday, Oct. 8. Brown owned and operated Brown Financial & Consulting Services Group LLC, providin…
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Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant
A 26-year-old worker was rescued after he was trapped inside an asphalt bin in New Jersey on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 6:03 a.m., officers responded to AE Stone at 1435 Doughty Rd., after Cameron Briggs fell backwards into a recycled asphalt bin, Egg Harbor Township police said. A partial collapse of the asphalt occurred and Briggs, a Mays Landing resident, ended up trapped in a seated position with his legs straight out and asphalt over his waist, police said. Workers called for emergency assistance after they spent 20 minutes trying to free him, police said. Br…
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Maryland Girl, 16, Sole Survivor Of Stolen-Car Crash That Killed 3 Teens On I-395 (
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A 16-year-old Maryland girl remains hospitalized as the sole survivor of a stolen-car crash that killed three other teens following a brief police pursuit in Virginia. Virginia State Police have confirmed that the surviving girl is from Prince George's County, correcting earlier information about her hometown following the Sept. 28 crash on the northbound I-395 exit ramp at Shirlington Road. Two of the teens killed in the crash, including the driver, were both 16-year-old boys from Silver Spring, Maryland. A third victim, a 17-year-old boy whose hometown has not been confirmed, died at the …
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Firefighters Rescue Resident From Second Floor Of Burning Maryland Duplex (
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A victim trapped on the second floor of a burning Maryland duplex was brought to safety by firefighters using a ground ladder as flames tore through the upstairs portion of the home. Crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department responded to a working house fire in the 700 block of Forest Drive, where firefighters encountered a blaze that required a rescue from the second floor. According to the department, crews used a ground ladder to reach the victim and bring them down from the burning building. The fire in Hagerstown. Hagerstown Fire Department Firefighters were able to contain th…
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Range Rover, Mercedes, $4M Property: Maryland CEO Accused In $100M COVID Fraud: DOJ
COVID-19 testing became a multimillion-dollar payday for a Maryland businessman whose spending included a Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz, and a $4 million property, according to federal prosecutors. Marc Aaron Potash, 57, of Rockville, is facing a 13-count federal indictment tied to an alleged $100 million healthcare fraud scheme involving his Gaithersburg company, Tiero LLC, which investigators say collected more than $50 million from insurers for COVID tests that weren't performed as billed. The operation allegedly began in January 2022, when COVID testing was still commonplace, and insuran…
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Six Minutes Made All The Difference For Girl Trapped Beneath SUV In Virginia
It took Virginia firefighters less than six minutes to free a young girl trapped beneath an SUV after she was struck by the vehicle, forcing crews to carry out a complicated rescue before specialized equipment could arrive. The rescue unfolded on Tuesday night in the 600 block of North Ripley Street in Alexandria, where multiple 911 callers reported that a child had been struck by an SUV. First responders arrived to find the girl conscious but pinned beneath the vehicle's front axle, with the weight of the SUV preventing them from safely pulling her free. With a specialized rescue team and…
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Dead Man's Identity Used In Attempt To Dodge Arrest During Maryland Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
A Maryland driver apparently had a different identity in mind when he was pulled over by police, but there was one problem with the name and birthday he provided: They belonged to someone who was already dead. What began as a routine traffic stop in Wicomico County took an unusual turn shortly after 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, when a sheriff's deputy stopped a blue Honda Civic near West Isabella Street and Claiborne Street in Salisbury. Behind the wheel was Travis Jerome Hollowell, though that wasn't the name he initially gave the deputy. Instead, Hollowell provided a name and date of b…
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CSX Train Car Tips Onto Side Near Maryland College, Halting Rail Traffic (
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A train car wound up on its side in Maryland on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, bringing rail traffic to a halt near a college campus. The derailment happened along the CSX tracks near Mannakee Street, across from Montgomery College's Rockville campus, where a single train car slipped off the rails, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. Crews are investigating the train derailment in Rockville on Monday afternoon. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Emergency crews responded to investigate the derailment, which left the train car on its side but caused no injur…
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Selma Blair Seen In Court, Lawyer Provides Apparent Reason For Flight Arrest: Reports
New details are coming to light in the arrest of actress Selma Blair following an apparently bloody flight from Los Angeles to JFK Airport on Sunday, Oct. 11. The "Hellboy" and "Cruel Intentions" actress has been charged with two counts of assault for kicking a Port Authority Police Department officer following what was described as a bloody altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to JFK Airport on Sunday, Oct. 11, ABC News reports. Blair, 54, missed several doses of a "powerful" medication and hit her head before the ordeal, the New York Post reports citing the actress' lawyers. One attor…
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