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Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police
Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police A man wearing a Disney-themed hat is wanted after being scared off by three female joggers while he was masturbating on a Montgomery County trail. An alert was issued by Maryland-National Capital Park Police this week as they attempt to track down a man wanted in connection to an indecent exposure incident on the Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park earlier this month. According to investigators, there were multiple claims of indecent conduct that was reported between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 on the trail between Jackson Road and Flower Avenue. Three women were approached by the wa…

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Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG
Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG An officer working at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Anne Arundel County admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with an incarcerated person, the Attorney General's Office announced. Ajee Xavier Myers, who has served as a Correctional Dietary Officer for three years, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office following an investigation into her conduct earlier this month. The investigation was launched in September last year, when the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was tipped off about a possibly inappropriate relationship between Myers and on…

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12-Year-Old Girl's Accused Killer Captured, Baltimore Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl's Accused Killer Captured, Baltimore Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl's Accused Killer Captured, Baltimore Police Say Police in Baltimore announced the arrest of Omar Passmore, who had been wanted in the murder of 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley. The girl was shot around 8 p.m. on Friday, July 19 in the 500 block of North Kenwood Avenue, police said. First responders performed CPR and attempted to save her life, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Passmore, 28, was identified as a suspect on Saturday, July 20, and captured in Baltimore County Sunday, July 21. Police did not say where.

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'Grievous Felon:' Illegal Migrant With Lengthy Rap Sheet Arrested In Maryland: ICE 'Grievous Felon:' Illegal Migrant With Lengthy Rap Sheet Arrested In Maryland: ICE
'Grievous Felon:' Illegal Migrant With Lengthy Rap Sheet Arrested In Maryland: ICE A 25-year-old national of Chad has been arrested for his role in an alleged murder and weapons offenses throughout Maryland after being released, federal authorities announced. US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers took Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli into custody near his Silver Spring home after being convicted of accessory after the fact of first-degree murder and was later released. According to investigators, Gombo-Tchouli legally entered the country in September 2005 at Dulles International Airport in Virginia; howev…

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Police & Fire
Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Into Maryland Home, Injuring Two, Sheriff Says Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Into Maryland Home, Injuring Two, Sheriff Says
Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting Into Maryland Home, Injuring Two, Sheriff Says The 17-year-old who fired several shots into a Calvert County home, sending two to the hospital, has been apprehended and will be charged as an adult, according to the sheriff's office. Huntingtown native Andre Xavier Howe has been arrested in connection to a recent shooting in Prince Frederick that left a woman with critical injuries and left another man injured. Deputies were called shortly after 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 to the 1600 block of Mint Court in Prince Frederick, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's offic…

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Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building
Buildings Evacuated After Driver Struck Gas Meter Attached To Montgomery County Building A library and day care in Montgomery County were among the buildings evacuated on Tuesday afternoon when a driver struck a gas meter attached to a building. First responders were called to Davis Library on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda at around 3:30 p.m. on July 16, where there was a reported gas leak after the crash, officials say. Twitt Crews from Washington Gas responded to the scene and were able to shut off the high-pressure gas line to the damaged meter. Aerial of the scene of a reported vehicle fire on 1200blk Spotswood Dr. pic.twitter.com/zVkdrHvO9z — Tim Pruss, MyDrone.Pro…

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Woman Burned In RV Fire Flown To Hospital In St. Mary's County Woman Burned In RV Fire Flown To Hospital In St. Mary's County
Woman Burned In RV Fire Flown To Hospital In St. Mary's County One woman had to be airlifted to the hospital On Monday after an RV fire broke out in St. Mary's County. Shortly after 8 a.m. on July 15, first responders were called to the 23200 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, when a fire inside the vehicle was reported.  According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, at the time the blaze broke out, the woman was inside the RV with two children. She suffered burns while extinguishing the fire, investigators said, and was flown to an area hospital for treatment. She had been released as of Tuesday, July 16. The cause of the fire remains under …

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Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland
Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland An alert was issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office over the weekend as they attempt to track down a creepy man implicated in a pair of suspicious incidents last week. Early on Wednesday, July 10, officers were called to Dorchester Circle in St. Charles, when a teen girl reported that a man drove up to her and asked for her number before she walked away and notified her parents. The following day, at around the same time and place, a man matching the description provided by the girl approached a woman and made a sexual comment towards her. He then fled when the woman took her cell p…

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Former President Trump Rushed Offstage After Apparent Shots Fired At PA Rally Former President Trump Rushed Offstage After Apparent Shots Fired At PA Rally
Former President Trump Rushed Offstage After Apparent Shots Fired At PA Rally Secret Service agents rushed to get former President Donald Trump offstage after loud bangs were heard and he dropped to the ground at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Just minutes after the early evening event on Saturday, July 13 in Butler, just north of Pittsburgh, started, the apparent shots were heard. Trump had turned to show a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs rang throughout the crowd. He ducked and was tackled by Secret Service members as members of the crowd gasped and chanted, "U-S-A." Possible gunshots at former President Trump's rally in Butler, PA. Secret Servic…

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Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say
Escapee Back In Custody After Going Rogue En Route To Maryland Detention Center, Police Say William Raynard Herold is back in custody less than two hours after he escaped in Annapolis while being transported to a detention center, police confirmed. Shortly before noon on Thursday, July 11, an alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department advising that officers, state police, and a police helicopter were hunting for the wanted 22-year-old man, who made his way to a wooded area near the Annapolis Exchange. He didn't make it far, and shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the agency announced that Herold has been tracked down and apprehended without further incident. …

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Shooter Apparently Hallucinating Apprehended After Short-Lived Standoff In Maryland: Police Shooter Apparently Hallucinating Apprehended After Short-Lived Standoff In Maryland: Police
Shooter Apparently Hallucinating Apprehended After Short-Lived Standoff In Maryland: Police Some residents in Prince George's got a scare on Tuesday afternoon in Bowie as police investigated reports of shots fired in an area home. A shelter-in-place order was issued on July 9, where there was police activity reported in the area of Sudberry Lane and Spangler Lane when an armed man reportedly broke into an area home. There is Police Activity in the area of Sudberry Lane and Spangler Lane. Please stay clear of this area. If you are currently in the area, please stay inside your residence. pic.twitter.com/l61sHAdmKJ — Bowie Police Department (@BowiePDNews) July 9, 2024 The incid…

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Child Critical, Adults Injured In Triple July 4th Shooting At Maryland Celebration: Police Child Critical, Adults Injured In Triple July 4th Shooting At Maryland Celebration: Police
Child Critical, Adults Injured In Triple July 4th Shooting At Maryland Celebration: Police A child suffered critical injuries and two adults were hurt when a hail of gunfire erupted during a Fourth of July celebration in Prince George's County, according to officials. At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Thursday night, Police Chief Malik Aziz said that families gathered in the 4500 block of Akron Street in Temple Hills to celebrate the holiday when shots rang out, resulting in three victims being treated.  Police say that they believe at least two people fired weapons in the direction of another person, leaving the adults with non-life-threatening injuries, while the child was hospital…

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