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House Collapses, Two Killed In Calvert County Fire, Officials Say (UPDATED)

House Collapses, Two Killed In Calvert County Fire, Officials Say (UPDATED)

House Collapses, Two Killed In Calvert County Fire, Officials Say (Updated) Two people were killed in an overnight house fire in Calvert County, officials confirmed on Wednesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, multiple agencies were called to the 1600 block of Maurham Court in Huntingtown, where there was a fast-moving fire that broke out in an area home It is unclear what caused the fire, which was discovered by a neighbor who advised first responders that there could be two people trapped inside. Firefighters took nearly two hours to get the flames under control, and the home ultimately collapsed. On Wednesday morning, the Maryland State…

06/07/2023

Police & Fire

Smells Like Decomposition: Officers Sniff Out MD Grandma's Remains, Mom-Daughter Duo Charged

Smells Like Decomposition: Officers Sniff Out MD Grandma's Remains, Mom-Daughter Duo Charged

Smells Like Decomposition: Officers Sniff Out MD Grandma's Remains, Mom-Daughter Duo Charged A Maryland woman enlisted her 19-year-old daughter for help hiding her own mother's remains, which were found in the basement of their home weeks after her murder, authorities said. Candace Craig, 44, had help from her 19-year-old daughter Salia Hardy, hiding the remains of her mom, Margaret Craig, who she killed on May 23, police in Prince George's County said. Patrol officers responded to a home in the 200 block of Hill Road in Landover for a welfare check around 1:35 p.m. on Friday, June 2, when a 911 caller said he had not communicated with Margaret Craig for several days and was worrie…

by Cecilia Levine

06/03/2023

Police & Fire

Six Suspects In Custody In Connection To Body Found in Woods Behind MD Apartment Complex

Six Suspects In Custody In Connection To Body Found in Woods Behind MD Apartment Complex

Six Suspects In Custody In Connection To Body Found in Woods Behind MD Apartment Complex Six suspects have been arrested in connection to the November killing of 20-year-old Edvin Moises Agustin Leon in Montgomery County last year. On Wednesday, May 31, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that they have identified and apprehended six men who were implicated in the murder of Leon in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park. Those charged: Jonathan Edwardo Videz, 28, of Montgomery Village with: First-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit murder; First-degree assault; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; "Several other charges." Edwin Armando Sa…

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Head Found Dead On Couch In St. Mary's County: Sheriff

Man Shot In Head Found Dead On Couch In St. Mary's County: Sheriff

Man Shot In Head Found Dead On Couch In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A man and woman are facing charges in St. Mary’s County for their alleged roles in the death of a 51-year-old man who was found dead on Wednesday morning, the sheriff’s office announced. Marvin Orlando Johnson, 38, of Mechanicsville, and Marlee Lynn Stokes, 37, of Charlotte Hall, have been identified and apprehended in connection to the death of Raymond Franklin Woods, Jr., who was found shot in the head this week. Officials say that shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to conduct a welfare checkout an apartment in the…

05/25/2023

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District Man Accused Of Abusing, Killing GF's Toddler Son In Maryland: Police

District Man Accused Of Abusing, Killing GF's Toddler Son In Maryland: Police

District Man Accused Of Abusing, Killing GF's Toddler Son In Maryland: Police Police say that a District man has been implicated in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler son in Montgomery County earlier this year. Washington, DC resident Marlon Adilson Melendez, 28, is facing murder and child abuse charges for his alleged role in the death of 16-month-old Zavier Giron, who died in Silver Spring in March. The investigation into the child’s death was launched at on Thursday, March 11, when first responders in Montgomery County were called to the 7900 block of Chicago Avenue in Silver Spring, where there were reports of a boy who had stopped breathing at approximately 4…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Woman Found Dead In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment

Police ID Woman Found Dead In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment

Police ID Woman Found Dead In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment New details have been released by police investigators in Prince George’s County as they continue their search for a shooting suspect who killed a 28-year-old woman in her own home earlier this month. Tiffany Ward has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in the unincorporated section of College Park after her body was found last week early on Thursday, May 18. At approximately 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning, officers conducted a welfare check in the 6200 block of Westchester Park Drive, where they found Ward suffering from undisclosed trauma, according to police. She was pronou…

05/23/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID 20-Year-Old Found Dead In MD Parking Lot

Police ID 20-Year-Old Found Dead In MD Parking Lot

Police ID 20-Year-Old Found Dead In MD Parking Lot Detectives in Montgomery County are investigating a homicide that was reported in Silver Spring on Sunday night. Laurel resident Jedidiah Kehiku Ogboi-Gibson, 20, has been identified by investigators as the victim who was found late on Sunday, May 14 in the 1300 block of Fenwick Lane. Montgomery County Police is investigating a death in the 1300 block of Fenwick Lane in Silver Spring.More information will be released when it becomes available. #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/b5uHgaimOh — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) May 15, 2023 Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday night, …

05/15/2023

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Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD

Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD

Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD The mother who neglected her 18-year-old daughter for years until she died in her bed will spend nearly a decade behind bars for her role in what one prosecutor called "the worst case I've ever seen." Cobb Island resident Virginia Marie Stone, 46, has been sentenced to 10 years - with all but eight suspended - in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to neglect of a vulnerable adult in March in connection to the death of her daughter. In addition to her prison term, Stone was also ordered by a judge to serve five years of supervised probation upon her release from prison. Of…

05/11/2023

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Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Body Pulled From MD Apartment

Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Body Pulled From MD Apartment

Suspicious Death Investigation Launched After Body Pulled From MD Apartment Police in Prince George’s County have launched a death investigation after a body was found inside a burning apartment unit on Wednesday afternoon. First responders in Hyattsville were called at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, to the 6100 block of 42nd Avenue, where there was a reported apartment fire with one victim found inside, according to police. Detectives confirmed that there was trauma to the body, and the Prince George’s County Police Department was called in to assist with the investigation. The man’s death was ruled a homicide. Investigators have not confirmed …

05/04/2023

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'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss

'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss

'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss The schemer in Maryland who went through elaborate measures to plot and kill his boss after he was fired will never see the light of day after being sentenced on Monday, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Billy Phillips, 38, of Rockville, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 65 years after admitting to killing his boss, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago, according to officials on Monday, May 1. "For a period of time, Biddle trusted Phillips to work for his company, and he abused that trust by using what he learned during his employment to …

05/01/2023

Police & Fire

Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting

Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting

Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting A teenager was killed after being gunned down inside a Washington, DC McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, investigators say that 19-year-old Northeast DC resident Andre Wallace, Jr. was inside the restaurant when an unknown assailant shot him. Wallace was pronounced dead at the restaurant and his body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of his death. The latest shooting came a day after there was a mass shooting further down Benn…

04/13/2023

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Man Missing For Months In MD ID'd As Body Found In Potomac River

Man Missing For Months In MD ID'd As Body Found In Potomac River

Man Missing For Months In MD ID'd As Body Found In Potomac River Nearly two months after he was reported missing in Great Falls Park, a man has been identified as the body found along the Potomac River earlier this month. Rockville resident Neil Bernstein was reported missing on Friday, Feb. 17 in the Maryland side of Great Falls Park near Macarthur Boulevard in Potmoac, prompting an extensive search by concerned friends, family, and members of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the Angler's boat ramp at the Potomac River on the afternoon of Monday, April 3, to investigate a body that was found in the water. The body was…

04/12/2023