Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI
Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI A Virginia sheriff's sergeant is facing federal child sexual abuse material charges after investigators say he spent years using Telegram to buy and receive graphic images and videos depicting the abuse of children. Justin Thomas Lee Forman, 37, of Fredericksburg, a sergeant with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, was arrested on Thursday, July 30, following an FBI investigation, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced Monday, Aug. 3. According to federal court documents, Forman allegedly used a Telegram account beginning as early as 2023 to solicit, purch…
Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (PHOTOS) Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (PHOTOS)
Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (Photos) An exhausted buck that managed to free itself from a muddy predicament got one more lifeline from Carroll County firefighters before heading back into the wild. Crews from the Mount Airy station were dispatched Monday after someone reported a deer stuck in the mud, according to the Carroll County Department of Fire and EMS.  By the time firefighters arrived, the young buck had already pulled itself free, but just barely. It was too exhausted to stand for long and appeared completely spent. That's when Lt. Mike Moser grabbed a bucket of water. The deer was rescued in Carroll Co…
Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart
Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart Everything changed after one appointment. A Maryland mother says her family's world was turned upside down after her husband was unexpectedly detained by ICE following an immigration appointment, launching a desperate effort to keep their Frederick County home together as the father of two now faces possible deportation within days. The Ruiz family of Jefferson is asking for the community's help after Sergio Ruiz was detained earlier this week, according to a GoFundMe and multiple public posts shared by his wife, Luisa Ruiz. What began as a routine immigration appointment quickly became a …
New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police
New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police What started with a series of Snapchat messages ended with a New Jersey man behind bars in Virginia. Prince William County detectives say Stephen Miller, 23, of Somerset, NJ, was extradited to Virginia after investigators accused him of soliciting and collecting child pornography from a 16-year-old girl in the Woodbridge area. The investigation began in May after officers learned the teen had been communicating with Miller through Snapchat, according to Prince William County police. Detectives say Miller allegedly persuaded the victim to send him sexually explicit images during those conve…
Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police
Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police An argument ended with gunfire. Then came the manhunt. Police say a Dumfries man opened fire after being dropped off following a dispute with a woman, striking two occupied homes before officers tracked him down hiding in the woods late Friday night. The shooting happened around 11:32 p.m. on Friday, July 31, in the 3100 block of Antrim Circle in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Derrick Alexander Marks, 40, had been arguing with a woman before she dropped him off at a home in the neighborhood. As she drove away, multiple gunshots rang o…
Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police
Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police He was trying to get away. Instead, Baltimore police say James Britt ended up in the Inner Harbor. The deadly confrontation unfolded Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, along Lancaster Street in Baltimore, where investigators say an argument between two men turned fatal when one of them shoved the other into the water. By the time emergency crews reached the harbor around 3:13 p.m., 37-year-old Britt had already gone in. He was pulled from the water and rushed to a nearby hospital. He didn't survive. On Monday, Aug. 3, homicide detectives announced the arrest of 36-year-old James Fitzsimmons, of …
Man Caught Urinating Near Children Exposed Himself In Virginia Community: Police Man Caught Urinating Near Children Exposed Himself In Virginia Community: Police
Man Caught Urinating Near Children Exposed Himself In Virginia Community: Police He could have walked away. Instead, Prince William County police say a man who was caught urinating near families and children turned around and exposed himself when a father called him out. The incident happened around 7:17 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, near Ivy Stone Place and Potomac Branch Drive in Woodbridge, according to Prince William County police. Investigators say a 29-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were walking with their child when they saw an unknown man get out of his vehicle and begin urinating on the ground near them and other children in the area. When the father yelled …
16-Year-Old Dies After Massive Virginia Car Meet Erupts In Gunfire: Police (UPDATED) 16-Year-Old Dies After Massive Virginia Car Meet Erupts In Gunfire: Police (UPDATED)
16-Year-Old Dies After Massive Virginia Car Meet Erupts In Gunfire: Police (Updated) What began as a massive overnight car meet has become a homicide investigation. Prince William County detectives say the 16-year-old boy who was critically wounded when gunfire erupted during a gathering in Woodbridge has died from his injuries. Police were notified Sunday, Aug. 2, that the teen had died at an area hospital after being shot during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 14100 block of Crossing Place. An autopsy completed Monday, Aug. 3, ruled the teen's death a homicide, according to Prince William County Police. Because the victim was a juvenile, police are n…
Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (PHOTOS) Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (PHOTOS)
Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (Photos) The flames were hiding where no one could see them. A fire sparked by an electrical failure burned beneath the first floor and spread through the walls of the historic former Currier House in Havre de Grace on Monday morning, leaving behind an estimated $150,000 in damage. A passerby first spotted fire showing from the outside of the two-story former bed-and-breakfast at 800 Market Street shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The building was under renovation and unoccupied at the time. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company ar…
17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say 17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say
17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say What started as a flat tire ended in tragedy. A 17-year-old from Edgewood was struck and killed while trying to change a tire along the Baltimore Beltway early Sunday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, to the outer loop of I-695 just east of southbound I-83 in Baltimore County for a reported pedestrian crash. Investigators say the teen had been riding in a Lexus IS with two other people when the vehicle became disabled in the far-right lane. As he worked outside the car to change the tire, a Honda Accord struck the r…
Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024
Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 She still has no name. More than a year after a human skull was discovered in a wooded stretch of Baltimore County, detectives are making another plea for help identifying the woman they still can't bring home. The case dates back to March 9, 2024, when officers responded to the 8300 block of Bradshaw Road in Parkville for a suspicious circumstances call and found a human skull in the woods. Nearly three weeks later, on March 27, homicide detectives returned with volunteers from the Chesapeake Search and Rescue Dog Association. Their search uncovered several additional bones scattered near…
'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia 'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia
'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia Andrew Posadas had a way of making people feel like they mattered. The 16-year-old Woodbridge teen was found dead after he was reported missing from his Prince William County home on Monday, July 27, police confirmed.  Investigators said no foul play is expected. Posadas left his home on Linsey Court at approximately 7:05 p.m. after making concerning statements to his family, according to the Prince William County Police Department. An endangered missing-person alert followed as police, relatives, and community groups searched for the South County High School student. Days later, th…
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police It took a week, but detectives say the woman accused of killing an 18-year-old in Maryland is finally behind bars. Baltimore Police have arrested Dasianne Richardson, 34, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Brielle Handy, 18, in Southwest Baltimore. Richardson was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 1, by Warrant Apprehension detectives and transported to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where she was charged with first-degree murder, police announced Monday, Aug. 3. The arrest stems from a stabbing reported around 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the 3200 block of West Baltimore Stree…
Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police
Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police A driver in a stolen car did not make it far from the nation's capital. Two suspects were taken into custody early Monday morning after a vehicle stolen in an armed DC carjacking crossed into Maryland, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Montgomery County police said officers, along with Gaithersburg police, located the stolen vehicle near Quince Orchard Road and Route 28 after receiving information from DC police that it had been taken in an armed carjacking. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver had other plans. According to the department, the driver sp…
Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border
Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near Pa-md Border A search is underway after a kayaker disappeared in the Susquehanna River near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border Sunday evening, Aug. 2, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the area of Rock Run Landing in Port Deposit at approximately 6:25 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had capsized while kayaking in the Susquehanna River. The man did not resurface after the kayak overturned, Maryland Natural Resources Police told wmar2news. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Cecil County emergency crews and the Robert Fulton Fire Company in Lancaster County, Pennsylva…
Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED) Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED)
Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. Virginia homicide detectives have arrested the 23-year-old man accused of gunning down his family member inside a Woodbridge apartment complex last week, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt. Thomas Lynwood Brown, of Triangle, was taken into custody on Sunday, Aug. 2, by members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a location on Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, according to Prince William County police. Brown is accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Ricardo Xavier Haley, of Gainesville, during a family dispute around 9:12 p.m. on Monday, July 27, …
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (Developing) The back of the house is almost unrecognizable. In Arlington, firefighters spent more than an hour battling a destructive blaze at a home in the 4400 block of 33rd Road North Sunday afternoon, leaving behind blown-out windows, smoke-blackened walls and one injured firefighter. Fire crews were dispatched shortly before 1:30 p.m., prompting officials to urge drivers to avoid the neighborhood as a heavy emergency response converged on the scene. By 2:28 p.m., Arlington County Fire and EMS announced the fire had been extinguished. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with non-life-threaten…
Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis
Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Some battles can't be won with a badge. In Maryland, US Park Police Officer Andre Lassiter is facing the toughest fight of his life as he undergoes chemotherapy for stage 3 cancer that has spread to his lungs. The husband and father of four has spent much of his adult life serving others.  After more than nine years in the US Marine Corps, where he held leadership roles as an infantry team leader, infantry squad leader and career planner, Lassiter joined the US Park Police in June 2023. He also earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mount St. Mary's University last…
Woman Wounded In Prince George's Car Meetup Shooting: Police Woman Wounded In Prince George's Car Meetup Shooting: Police
Woman Wounded In Prince George's Car Meetup Shooting: Police Another overnight car meetup in Maryland ended with gunfire. A woman was shot during an illegal gathering in Landover early Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting Prince George's County police to once again warn that the increasingly popular events continue to put lives at risk. The victim walked into the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital around 3:51 a.m. with a gunshot wound, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. As officers investigated, they learned the shooting happened during a car meetup in the 2300 block of Beaver Road. Police responded to the scene, interviewe…
Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (Developing) What started as a massive overnight car meet in Virginia ended with a teenager fighting for his life. Prince William County police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy critically wounded early Saturday, Aug. 1, after gunfire erupted at a gathering in Woodbridge. Officers were notified of the shooting around 2:02 a.m. after the teen arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to police. Investigators determined the shooting had happened earlier in the 14100 block of Crossing Place, where a large car meet had drawn a crowd. By the time o…
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal A fast-moving fire turned a backyard shed into an inferno before sunrise in Maryland. Firefighters were called to a property on Calvary Road in Churchville around 2:13 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, after flames broke out inside a wood-framed shed, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. By the time crews from the Level Volunteer Fire Company arrived, the Harford County structure was heavily involved in fire. About 25 firefighters brought the blaze under control in just 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading beyond the property. Investigators determined the fire started inside…
'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again: Feds 'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again: Feds
'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again: Feds There was nothing subtle about the name. In Virginia, prosecutors say a convicted child sex offender who went by the online handle "SinningPastor" was back looking for another child less than two years after getting out of federal prison. Now, Christopher Charles Collins, 40, of Hampton, is headed back behind bars. According to prosecutors, Collins was released from federal prison on Nov. 24, 2023, after serving time for a 2018 conviction involving possession of child sexual abuse material and attempting to transfer obscene material to someone under 16. Authorities say it didn't take long…
Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE The man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a young US Marine in Maryland is headed toward deportation once again after illegally returning to the United States not once, but twice, according to federal officials. Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was sentenced Friday, July 31, to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior felony conviction, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced. The conviction traces back to a 2017 Montgomery County case in which Martinez-Ballinas was found guilty of a deadly automotive o…
Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police
Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police A Friday night shopping trip turned into chaos in Maryland. A 17-year-old accused of opening fire inside Westfield Wheaton Mall has now been charged as an adult after police say a 13-year-old boy was shot near a busy children's play area as families scrambled for cover. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the shopping center on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators identified the suspect as Diego Rafael Turcios Avalos, of Silver Spring. Before officers arrived, Montgomery County's Emergency Communications Center was fl…
Open-Air Drug Market Thrived In This Maryland Community Until Massive Federal Takedown: DOJ Open-Air Drug Market Thrived In This Maryland Community Until Massive Federal Takedown: DOJ
Open-Air Drug Market Thrived In This Maryland Community Until Massive Federal Takedown: DOJ It wasn't just a corner operation. Federal investigators say it was a full-blown street-level drug enterprise that kept West Baltimore stocked with fentanyl, heroin, and crack for years. In Maryland, federal prosecutors announced that 14 Baltimore men have been indicted following a lengthy investigation into what authorities describe as an organized open-air drug market operating in West Baltimore. The indictment, unsealed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, names: Walter Epps, 41; Luther Amos, 54; Antoine Benjamin, 34; Wendell Boykins Jr., 37; Davon Brown, 30; Zy'…
DC Man Strangled Wife Until She Passed Out During Laundry Detergent Fight: Feds DC Man Strangled Wife Until She Passed Out During Laundry Detergent Fight: Feds
DC Man Strangled Wife Until She Passed Out During Laundry Detergent Fight: Feds Something as ordinary as laundry detergent turned into a life-threatening attack in DC. Washington resident Johnny Gregory, 42, was sentenced on Friday, July 31, to 24 months in prison after a judge found him guilty of strangling his wife during a violent domestic assault earlier this year, the US Attorney's Office announced. The attack happened on Jan. 5, 2026, after the couple began arguing over laundry detergent, prosecutors said. According to trial evidence, Gregory shoved his wife to the ground, punched her in the face multiple times, then pinned her down by placing his knee on her ch…
Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING)
Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (Developing) Maryland firefighters raced into a burning apartment building Saturday after flames burst through a first-floor unit and thick black smoke poured into the sky. The fire broke out shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 200 block of Beale Court in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story, low-rise apartment building, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Firefighters quickly went to work attacking the blaze as flames shot from multiple windows and licked up the side of the building, photos released from the scene show. O…
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say A violent crime spree that began at a Maryland-area commuter gateway ended with a teenager headed to prison for the next decade. District resident Makai Bridges, 17, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for a series of violent crimes committed when he was just 16, including an armed robbery, a carjacking, and assaults while locked up, federal prosecutors announced. The crime spree began around 2 a.m. on May 1, 2025, near the intersection of 3rd Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE, where prosecutors said Bridges and another suspect ambushed a woman waiting at a bus stop. Both appeared to be …
Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG
Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG A call about a man with a gun ended in deadly gunfire along the Potomac River. A fatal police shooting in Maryland's Fort Washington Park is now under investigation after an officer shot and killed a man Friday evening, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, when officers with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Police Department, and US Park Police responded to reports of a shooting and a man walking near the river with a gun inside Fort Washington Park. According to the Office of th…
Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds
Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds He couldn't run. A DC man who admitted chasing down and repeatedly stabbing a wheelchair-bound victim as he desperately tried to crawl away will spend the next 18 years behind bars. Kevin Johnson, 40, was sentenced Friday, July 31, in Superior Court after pleading guilty earlier this year to the fatal stabbing of 44-year-old Antonio Pierre Woody in Northeast DC. According to prosecutors, Johnson and Woody were among a group socializing outside an apartment building on Lincoln Road NE during the early morning hours of Oct. 6, 2024. Johnson was still angry over an altercation the day before…
First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland
First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland Mosquito season has claimed its first human victim in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health announced Friday, July 31, that a resident living in the state's Capital Region has tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year. Health officials did not identify the patient or release additional information, citing privacy concerns. The department is urging Marylanders to take precautions against mosquito bites as West Nile virus activity increases during the summer months. West Nile virus is spread primarily through the bite of infected…