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First-Grade Teacher In Maryland Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death: Police First-Grade Teacher In Maryland Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death: Police
First-Grade Teacher In Maryland Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death: Police A first-grade teacher in Maryland has been arrested in connection to the fentanyl-related death of a District resident earlier this year, police in Montgomery County announced. Sarah Katherine Magid, an educator with the county's public schools, was arrested on Monday following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home following an investigation into a March 2024 overdose. An autopsy later determined that the DC man's cause of death was fentanyl toxicity. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, following the man's death, it was deter…

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Armored Truck Courier Robbed At Gunpoint During Stop In Prince George's County Armored Truck Courier Robbed At Gunpoint During Stop In Prince George's County
Armored Truck Courier Robbed At Gunpoint During Stop In Prince George's County A pair of wanted suspects are at large following an armored truck robbery on Tuesday morning in Prince George's County. Members of the Hyattsville Police Department were called to investigate the armed robbery of a Brinks courier who was accosted at around 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 20 in the 4500 block of Jefferson Street before fleeing in a silver sedan with Maryland tags. Google Maps street view According to police, the men were armed with firearms, though it is unclear if they were able to steal any cash or property from the truck driver. No injuries were reported. No information about the s…

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Custodian Who Stole Nearly $100K Worth Of Cannabis From Maryland Facility Gets Prison Time Custodian Who Stole Nearly $100K Worth Of Cannabis From Maryland Facility Gets Prison Time
Custodian Who Stole Nearly $100K Worth Of Cannabis From Maryland Facility Gets Prison Time A custodian working at a Maryland weed manufacturing facility took out more than the trash, according to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office. Abell resident Eric Dickerson, 51, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 worth of cannabis from his place of employment last summer while serving as a member of the custodial staff at a business licensed with the Maryland Cannabis Administration. In total, he made off with an estimated $98,480 in illicit product. During his seven months with the company's growing and processing location in Maryland, inve…

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Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event
Blue Supermoon: What You Need To Know About Rare Lunar Event There's an out-of-this-world lunar event set to begin this week.  From Monday, Aug. 19, through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the moon will appear bigger and brighter in the night sky than normal. It's called the supermoon. It's the first one of the year, but that's not why this one is special.  A supermoon occurs when the moon is full and closest to Earth in its orbit, according to NASA. That closeness makes the rocky satellite appear 15 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter.  What makes August's supermoon so unique is that it's a blue moon. No, the light of the moon won't change co…

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Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say
Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say A teen from Maryland who drove along the sidewalk of a busy Virginia trail while allegedly intoxicated before bailing on his vehicle was apprehended, police say. Luis Funez Medina, 18, of Columbia, Maryland, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out on Saturday on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Loudoun County. According to investigators, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 17, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to investigate reports of a driver who was on the sidewalk in the area of Crosstrail Boulevard SE.  Police say that F…

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Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says A minor implicated in a Lexington Park shooting earlier this summer will be charged as an adult with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday. Over the weekend, deputies executed a search and seizure warrant at a home in the 26000 block of Cox Drive in Mechanicsville, where one person was arrested. The warrant was issued following an investigation into a Lexington Park shooting on Wednesday, June 26, where deputies discovered casings, live rounds, and a projectile at a crime scene. No injuries were reported. According …

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DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds
DC Council Member Trayon White Arrested By FBI For Allegedly Accepting Bribes: Feds DC Council member Trayon White, Sr., who represents Ward 8, was arrested in connection to an investigation into claims of bribery, federal authorities announced on Monday. The 40-year-old Democrat, who is the Chair of the Council’s Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs, which oversees several agencies including the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is charged with accepting more than $150,000 in bribes. The complaint alleges that, beginning in June 2024, White corruptly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position as a DC Cou…

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Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (Developing) Police in Maryland are probing a possible abduction of two young siblings who were reported missing in Baltimore over the weekend. An alert was issued by the Baltimore Police Department regarding 10-year-old Alexis and 8-year-old Alex, who may have been taken late on Sunday afternoon. According to investigators, the pair were last seen shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 getting into a white or cream-colored SUV in the 4900 block of Edgemere Avenue. Alexis was last seen wearing a white and blue top, black pants, and black, red, and gray Jordan sneakers. Alex was last seen wearing a gr…

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Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week
Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week Concerns are mounting for the family of 42-year-old Crowley Wade Chambers, Jr., who has been missing out of Montgomery County for a week. An alert was issued this week by police as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Chambers, who was last heard from on Sunday, Aug. 11, one day after his family got together for a church service to honor their late grandfather's life. “He had breakfast with our mother, helped with our grandmother, packed up a few snacks left over from the gathering from Saturday and left the house,” his sister Brenda Chambers De Paz said. “He was traveling by …

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Man Convicted Of Sex Offenses In Maryland Admits To Possessing, Sharing Child Porn: Feds Man Convicted Of Sex Offenses In Maryland Admits To Possessing, Sharing Child Porn: Feds
Man Convicted Of Sex Offenses In Maryland Admits To Possessing, Sharing Child Porn: Feds A man already convicted of a sex offense in Maryland admitted to possessing child porn in court, federal authorities announced on Friday. Hagerstown resident Chad Christopher Langgle, 30, who preciously was convicted of sex offenses in Southern Maryland pleaded guilty on Friday to possession of child pornography. According to his plea deal, in December 2022, Langgle emailed more than 50 videos containing child pornography, and he was also caught with images of child porn on his phone with additional videos saved on his account. Langgle was previously convicted of sex abuse of a minor and s…

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Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Prince George's County Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Prince George's County
Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Prince George's County Kaedon Holland - also known as drill rapper "Baby K" - has received a harsh sentenced after he admitted to the premeditated school bus attack that took Prince George's County by storm, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced on Thursday. The now 17-year-old pleaded guilty to murder and weapons offenses following the botched attack on another teenager when his gun malfunctioned on the bus as he sought to kill him. On Friday, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that Holland has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. "This sentence brings closure and account…

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Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds
Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds A jury rejected a DC Parks and Recreation employee's claims of self-defense who was later convicted of killing 13-year-old Karon Blake last year, federal authorities announced on Friday. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury for the January 2023 killing of Karon Blake in the 1000 block of Quincy Street NE. Specifically, Lewis was convicted of three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed, committed against a minor. Prosecutors say that…

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