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DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (DEVELOPING) DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (DEVELOPING)
DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (Developing) One emergency turned into another. A DC firefighter was seriously injured after being struck by a ladder truck while crews battled a structure fire in Southwest Thursday afternoon, prompting a helicopter flight to a trauma center. The incident happened around 1:49 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, after DC Fire and EMS crews responded to the unit block of Galveston Street SW for a reported structure fire. While operating at the scene, the firefighter was struck by a ladder truck, according to DC Fire and EMS. The firefighter was treated at the scene before being airlifted to an area trauma cente…

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Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say
Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say He didn't stop at threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Federal prosecutors say a Virginia man also threatened to murder her boyfriend, target her family, and even an FBI agent before trying to convince his own relatives in law enforcement to have her falsely arrested. Norfolk resident Christopher Martin Herr, 33, admitted in federal court on Thursday, July 23, that he attempted to tamper with a witness after months of allegedly terrorizing the woman while he was under investigation. According to court records, it began on May 3, 2025. Herr repeatedly called his then-ex-girlfriend, ident…

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Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff
Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff There was already a hole in his pants. Deputies in Maryland say a 67-year-old man used it to expose himself to a mother and her two young daughters sitting inside their vehicle outside a 7-Eleven. The incident happened on Thursday, July 23, at the 7-Eleven on Old Town Road in Huntingtown, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. The woman told deputies she and her daughters were parked outside the store when they noticed a man standing directly in front of their vehicle. Investigators identified him as Nathan Olando Jones, 67, who has no fixed address. According to the sheriff's…

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Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police
Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police Crystal meth. A loaded handgun. Thousands in cash. What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland quickly turned into a major drug bust on Wednesday night, police said. The seizure happened around 7:47 p.m. on  July 22, when an Aberdeen police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near Route 22 and Old Post Road. During the stop, circumstances led the officer to call in the Harford County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit.  After the police dog alerted to the vehicle, officers searched it and recovered approximately:  Six ounces of suspected crystal methamphetamin…

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DEVELOPING: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (PHOTOS) DEVELOPING: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (PHOTOS)
Developing: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (Photos) Firefighters rushed to the 1100 block of 15th Street NW late Thursday morning, July 23, after a maintenance worker fell a short distance from a railing or ledge on the penthouse level of a downtown high-rise, according to DC Fire and EMS. The adult man was conscious and alert when crews reached him. Twitter/@dcfireems Because of the building's location and the height involved, members of Rescue Squad 1 and Tower 3 launched a technical high-angle rescue, securing the worker in a Stokes basket before carefully carrying him down an internal stairwell. Photos from the scene show firefighters…

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Silver Spring Driver Admits To 84 MPH Crash That Killed Woman, 85, Heading Home From Church Silver Spring Driver Admits To 84 MPH Crash That Killed Woman, 85, Heading Home From Church
Silver Spring Driver Admits To 84 MPH Crash That Killed Woman, 85, Heading Home From Church She admitted it. A Maryland driver who prosecutors say tore through morning rush-hour traffic at more than double the speed limit before triggering a crash that killed an 85-year-old woman has pleaded guilty. Jesica Argueta, 23, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to her role in the August 2025 crash that claimed the life of Josephine Gieske and seriously injured another victim. The deadly crash was reportedly shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, at the intersection of Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in Silver Spring. According to prose…

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Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins
Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins Her toughest ride is just beginning. A Maryland woman remains hospitalized and faces the possibility of losing a limb after a devastating motorcycle crash.  Friends say multiple surgeries still lie ahead before her long road to recovery can truly begin. District Heights resident Nakima Williams remains in the hospital as doctors continue treating the severe injuries she suffered in the crash.  Fellow rider Gerald Glover, who spoke with Williams this week, said she is scheduled to undergo two more surgeries and still faces "a long road ahead." According to friends, Williams is b…

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Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Virginia: Police Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Virginia: Police
Special Ed Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Student Arrested In Virginia: Police A special education teacher in Northern Maryland was arrested following a monthlong investigation into allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a student. King George resident Eliseo Perez, 35, who works at Cooper Middle School, allegedly had unlawful and inappropriate contact with a student in May 2026. The investigation was launched on June 4, when school administrators at Cooper Middle School were notified of concerns regarding inappropriate behavior involving a teacher. Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad were notified and assumed the investigation. Perez turned himself in …

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Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say
Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say A Maryland man is facing federal prison time after admitting that he dished out thousands of dollars to watch Filipino children be sexually abused live online, authorities announced. Linthicum Heights resident Philip Andrew Turner, 47, pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement in connection with what prosecutors described as a child sex trafficking operation based out of the Philippines. According to the US Attorney's Office, Turner began communicating with a known Filipino trafficker over Skype between November 2017 and March 2018, using the platform to entice and coerce minors into engagi…

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Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say
Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say Federal prosecutors say a Maryland fentanyl dealer and his supplier discussed the drug's potency, then mixed in cutting agents to make it less likely to kill the people buying it. That conversation became part of the case against 50-year-old Jacque "Hammer" Brown, of Randallstown, who was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after investigators uncovered a large-scale fentanyl operation inside his Baltimore County home. The investigation began in March 2025 after the DEA received information that Brown was distributing fentanyl throughout the Baltimore area. Agents tracked his…

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Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say
Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say Some people never learn. Virginia prosecutors say 23-year-old Atio Terrain Walton had barely begun serving supervised release for drug and gun crimes before Richmond police caught him with cocaine and another firearm, sending him back to federal prison. Walton was sentenced to one year and three months behind bars after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced. The case dates back to July 10, 2025, when Richmond police spotted Walton among a group gathered outside a vacant unit in Richmond's Sou…

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DC Man Arrested Less Than 24 Hours After Virginia Bank Robbery: Police DC Man Arrested Less Than 24 Hours After Virginia Bank Robbery: Police
DC Man Arrested Less Than 24 Hours After Virginia Bank Robbery: Police He didn't make it a full day. Less than 24 hours after a bank robber handed a teller a demand note in Crystal City and walked out with cash, Arlington detectives say they had the suspect in custody. Police arrested 36-year-old DC resident Brian Frances on Wednesday, July 22, in connection with Tuesday afternoon's robbery at a bank in the 1400 block of South Eads Street, according to the Arlington County Police Department. The robbery happened around 12:24 p.m. on July 21. Investigators say Frances walked into the bank, handed a teller a note demanding money, then fled with an undisclosed …

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