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Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Maryland Bus Stop, Jury Finds Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Maryland Bus Stop, Jury Finds Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Maryland Bus Stop, Jury Finds
Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Maryland Bus Stop, Jury Finds A Maryland man's booze-fueled search for his girlfriend ended with a stranger bloodied at a bus stop, prosecutors say. Alford Delone Johnson, 46, of Abingdon, had been drinking and was agitated while looking for his girlfriend in Aberdeen on Nov. 7, 2025, before turning his attention to two men waiting for public transportation on East Bel Air Avenue, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. One of them never saw it coming. Prosecutors said Johnson walked up to a 31-year-old man and, without provocation, struck him in the face with a liquor bottle. The blow left the vict…

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Maryland School Bus Ride Ends With Student In Hospital After Two-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING) Maryland School Bus Ride Ends With Student In Hospital After Two-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING) Maryland School Bus Ride Ends With Student In Hospital After Two-Vehicle Crash (DEVELOPING)
Maryland School Bus Ride Ends With Student In Hospital After Two-Vehicle Crash (Developing) A ride home from school ended with flashing lights and a trip to the hospital in Maryland. A Montgomery County Public Schools bus and another vehicle crashed at Black Rock Road and Darnestown Road in Darnestown at approximately 3:23 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, according to Montgomery County Police. Three high school-aged students and the bus driver were evaluated by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel following the crash. Police initially said their injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening. One of the students was later taken to an area hospital as a precaution, officials said. …

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Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police
Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Scammers posing as federal agents have stolen approximately $6.5 million in a nationwide gold scam, police announced on Friday, Sept. 25. Investigators are seeking a possible victim from the Myerstown area in Lebanon County who may have met with the same suspects on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to an earlier Pennsylvania State Police release. Victims have been identified across the country, including Maryland and Washington State, and investigators believe others remain unidentified, police said. Troopers stopped a silver 2025 Honda Accord with California license plate 9TTS143 near mile m…

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Bank Employee Calls Would-Be Robber's Bluff In Maryland, Leaves Suspect Penniless: Police Bank Employee Calls Would-Be Robber's Bluff In Maryland, Leaves Suspect Penniless: Police Bank Employee Calls Would-Be Robber's Bluff In Maryland, Leaves Suspect Penniless: Police
Bank Employee Calls Would-Be Robber's Bluff In Maryland, Leaves Suspect Penniless: Police So much for the big score. A would-be bank robber in Maryland allegedly threatened that he had a gun on Thursday, Sept. 24, only to leave empty-handed when the employee behind the counter didn't move quickly enough for him, police say. The attempted robbery played out shortly before 10 a.m. at the M&T Bank on Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Police, 44-year-old Guarzmjon Aioubov walked into the bank and made his way to the counter. He didn't say much. Instead, investigators say, Aioubov handed an employee a note. Give him money. He had a gun. But the…

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Here We Khat Again: Dulles Officers Bust Another Traveler With Bags Full Of Drugs Here We Khat Again: Dulles Officers Bust Another Traveler With Bags Full Of Drugs Here We Khat Again: Dulles Officers Bust Another Traveler With Bags Full Of Drugs
Here We Khat Again: Dulles Officers Bust Another Traveler With Bags Full Of Drugs Apparently, khat keeps finding its way into Virginia airports. The latest haul turned up Wednesday night, Sept. 23, at Washington Dulles International Airport, where federal officers say they found more than 65 pounds of the stimulant plant packed inside the checked luggage of a traveler arriving from Morocco. This time, it ended with an arrest. Bakari Wally, 24, of the Bronx, was taken into custody Thursday morning by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police and charged with possession with intent to distribute and transporting a controlled substance into Virginia, according to U…

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Speed Eyed In Deadly Virginia Crash Involving 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Sheriff Says Speed Eyed In Deadly Virginia Crash Involving 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Sheriff Says Speed Eyed In Deadly Virginia Crash Involving 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Sheriff Says
Speed Eyed In Deadly Virginia Crash Involving 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Sheriff Says A late-night ride in Virginia ended with a 29-year-old motorcyclist dead and another driver hospitalized. Thomas Bradley Johnson, of Spotsylvania, was killed shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle near Stanfield Road and Matta Way, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the crash around 9:50 p.m. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities believe Johnson was speeding when his motorcycle struck a vehicle that was making a left turn. The other driver survived and was taken to a local hospital with…

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West Virginia Man Crossed Into Maryland For Four-Day Bank Robbery, Carjacking Spree: DOJ West Virginia Man Crossed Into Maryland For Four-Day Bank Robbery, Carjacking Spree: DOJ West Virginia Man Crossed Into Maryland For Four-Day Bank Robbery, Carjacking Spree: DOJ
West Virginia Man Crossed Into Maryland For Four-Day Bank Robbery, Carjacking Spree: DOJ Jordon Redfern allegedly packed four violent crimes into a four-day bank robbery spree across Maryland. Now he faces decades in prison. The 30-year-old Martinsburg, West Virginia, man has been indicted on a host of charges following a crime spree in Washington County and Baltimore, federal authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 25. According to the four-count indictment, the spree began on May 29, when Redfern allegedly robbed a bank in Windsor Mill and made off with approximately $6,300 in cash. Two days later, prosecutors say he headed west and carjacked a luxury vehicle in Washington C…

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Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say
Virginia Man Had 'Carnal Knowledge' Of Teen He Knew Over Past Year, Police Say A Virginia man allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a child he knew over the course of a year, police say. Jacob Ritchie, 25, of Culpeper, was arrested after the allegations were reported to Culpeper Police on Wednesday, Sept. 23, prompting detectives to investigate what they say had been happening over the past year. The child is between 13 and 15 years old, according to police. Detectives interviewed those involved and reviewed digital and electronic evidence before charging Ritchie with five felony counts of carnal knowledge of a child between 13 and 15. More charges could be comi…

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Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs
Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is pushing to take his case before a Centre County jury in December after being held for court, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 22 show. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, previously of Carle Place, New York, was held for further proceedings following a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a motion filed by his attorney, Philip M. Masorti. His formal arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, but Abbatiello intends to waive that a…

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Farmhands Race To Save Maryland Farm As Smoke Rises From Towering Hay Stacks Farmhands Race To Save Maryland Farm As Smoke Rises From Towering Hay Stacks Farmhands Race To Save Maryland Farm As Smoke Rises From Towering Hay Stacks
Farmhands Race To Save Maryland Farm As Smoke Rises From Towering Hay Stacks A quick decision may have saved a Maryland farm from a far more expensive disaster. Smoke was spotted among towering stacks of hay at Deere Valley Farm in Dickerson at around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, prompting the owner and farmhands to call 911 and get to work before firefighters even finished arriving. They started moving the massive bales out. The fire at Deere Valley Farms in Dickerson. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO About 50 Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service firefighters ultimately responded to the farm on Dickerson Road near Mouth of Monocacy Road, where hay was smolderin…

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Firefighters Forced To Retreat As Burning Virginia Home Partially Collapses (VIDEO) Firefighters Forced To Retreat As Burning Virginia Home Partially Collapses (VIDEO) Firefighters Forced To Retreat As Burning Virginia Home Partially Collapses (VIDEO)
Firefighters Forced To Retreat As Burning Virginia Home Partially Collapses (Video) The house was already burning on both floors when part of it started coming down. Firefighters battling a raging two-alarm Virginia house fire late Thursday, Sept. 24, were forced to retreat and attack the flames from outside after part of the home collapsed, officials said. Crews were called to Fordson Road and Douglas Street in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County at 11:27 p.m. after multiple 911 callers reported heavy fire, black smoke and flames shooting through the roof. When firefighters arrived, they found a two-story home engulfed in heavy fire on both levels. Crews initiall…

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NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings
NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings Dale Caldwell is stepping down. New Jersey's lieutenant governor, hand-picked by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, resigned from his post on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, following the release of a 61-page report detailing his inappropriate behavior with women, the governor announced at a press conference. Caldwell is accused of making sexual remark to a female staffer, requesting staff help him find a "first lady," and a comment that having two female staffers "one on each arm" made him look good, according to the report, released on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Caldwell improperly brought personal gue…

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