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Man Killed By Police After Assaulting Woman With Knife In Baltimore Intersection Man Killed By Police After Assaulting Woman With Knife In Baltimore Intersection
Man Killed By Police After Assaulting Woman With Knife In Baltimore Intersection A man is dead after being shot by police while he was reportedly assaulting a woman with a knife in Baltimore, authorities say. Detectives say Tyree Moorehead, 46, was armed with a knife on top of the woman in the intersection of N. Fulton and W. Lafayette Avenues around 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6, according to Baltimore police. Officers arrived on scene and verbally commanded Moorehead to get on the ground, where he got on top of the woman. One officer discharged his weapon, striking Moorehead several times. An officer was able to relocate the woman to safety while another officer rendered…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland AG IDs Teen Who Died In Crash Involving Baltimore City Police Officers Maryland AG IDs Teen Who Died In Crash Involving Baltimore City Police Officers
Maryland AG IDs Teen Who Died In Crash Involving Baltimore City Police Officers The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has identified the teen killed and officers involved in a fatal crash over the weekend in Baltimore. Baltimore resident Kweli Murphy Al-Mateen, 17, was pronounced dead at an area hospital on Saturday, Oct. 8 following a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles, according to the AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID). At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers from the Baltimore Police Northwest District Action team were on patrol when they began following a black Honda CR-V being driven by Al-Mateen through the area. As the offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting
AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has released new information after a reportedly suicidal man was shot and killed by police in Riverdale Park following a midday standoff with police. Riverdale Park resident Bryan Coupal, 75, was fatally shot by officer Chad Sunday following an armed standoff in the 4700 block of Oglethorpe Street on Sunday, Sept. 19, according to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. Sunday has 12 years of law enforcement experience, according to the IID, and has been with the Riverdale Park Police Department for…

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by Zak Failla
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Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG
Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG The ringleader of a group that terrorized Hispanic families in parts of Baltimore County during a string of home invasions and carjackings has been convicted, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced. Baltimore resident Jaylen Skinner has been convicted on charges tied to a home invasion and carjacking criminal enterprise that operated in Baltimore County and Baltimore City in Maryland. Skinner was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended, followed by two years of supervised probation upon release after pleading guilty to his role in five separate incidents. H…

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by Zak Failla
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Thrifty Furniture Sellers Settle In Frederick County For Shifty Scam Thrifty Furniture Sellers Settle In Frederick County For Shifty Scam
Thrifty Furniture Sellers Settle In Frederick County For Shifty Scam Several business owners in Maryland will face no further prosecution after reaching an agreement to refund payments for work that was unfulfilled or failed to match expectations, the Attorney General's Office announced. The AG’s Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement of the civil charges against Christopher Engel, Karol Engel, Matthew Dihel, MOCHA Furniture Limited Liability Company, Urbana custom décor Limited Liability Company, and Farmstead Custom Furniture LLC in Frederick County, according to AG Brian Frosh. Frosh said the group was "collectively charged with v…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Officer Who Killed 'Undercover Comedian' Won't Be Charged: Report Baltimore Officer Who Killed 'Undercover Comedian' Won't Be Charged: Report
Baltimore Officer Who Killed 'Undercover Comedian' Won't Be Charged: Report The investigative report concerning a police-involved fatal shooting last October in Baltimore County has been released, authorities say. Charges will not be pressed against involved Baltimore County Police Officer, Lieutenant Gregory Mead in regards to the Oct. 11, 2021 shooting that killed Jovan Lewis Singleton, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. Singleton's obituary remembers him as a "fun and loving undercover comedian," who was passionate about fixing cars. Singleton was allegedly involved in an armed robbery of a nearby 7-Eleven on Windsor Mill Road. and f…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Officials Decline To Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland Officials Decline To Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland
Officials Decline To Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland No charges will be filed against the sheriff’s deputies involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maryland, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. State's Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. announced that his office is declining to bring charges against the deputies involved in the Harford County shooting death of John Fauver on Saturday, April 23 in Forest Hills. Fauver, 53, was shot by a sheriff's sergeant and corporal after he was located behind CVS on Rock Spring Road following an hour-long search for him, according to the sheriff's office. At the time of the s…

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by Zak Failla
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IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting
IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting The Baltimore County officers and a gunman involved in a Towson shootout over the weekend have been identified, authorities say. Officer S. Johnson, Officer C. Klapha, and Officer R. Fitzgerald were the officials involved in the shooting of Joseph Robert Henry Thompson, 66, who was killed, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. Thompson was shot by officers after firing his gun at them outside of an apartment on the 500 block of Virginia Avenue shortly before 9 p.m., Saturday, June 4. During the gunfire exchange, one officer was shot resulting in non-life-threatening injuries…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Former Baltimore High School Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Minor Former Baltimore High School Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Minor
Former Baltimore High School Wrestling Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Minor A former Baltimore high school wrestling coach has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor while working at the school, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office reports. Neil Adleberg, 73, allegedly assaulted the minor, who was not a student, while he served as assistant coach for the team for the 2014-2015 season, the office reports. Adleberg was head coach in the 1970s. “The victim in this case was a child that was abused and assaulted by Adleberg,” said Attorney General Frosh. “We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who prey on vulnerable victims.” Adleberg faces…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Civilian Dead, Police Officer Critical In Maryland Shooting Civilian Dead, Police Officer Critical In Maryland Shooting
Civilian Dead, Police Officer Critical In Maryland Shooting One man died and a police officer was critically injured in an early-morning shooting Sunday, Jan. 30 in Anne Arundel County, authorities confirmed The incident occurred on the 990 block of Danville Ct., in Crofton around 4:45 a.m., county police said at a press briefing. More information was expected to be released in the coming days. Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad noted the past few weeks have been a tough time for first responders, citing the death of the three Baltimore firefighters and NYPD's Jason Rivera. "When one of us falls, we all rise," she said. "We all feel it." …

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by Cecilia Levine