Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man
Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say Zackary Lee Plumley didn't stop after smashing apartment windows, police say. He walked right into someone else's home. The bizarre chain of events was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when Prince William County officers rushed to the Dominion Lake Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge after reports of a burglary. Investigators say the 33-year-old, who has no fixed address, shattered the windows of two apartments before walking through the unlocked front door of a third. Unfortunately for Plumley, someone was home. Police said the resident yelled at the unexpected visitor, sending…
Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ
Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ A children's playground wasn't enough to keep Jermaine Fairnot away, prosecutors said. Federal jurors found the repeat narcotics offender guilty after prosecutors proved he was dealing PCP while armed with loaded handguns just steps from a Southwest DC recreation center and playground. The verdict came late on Wednesday, Aug. 5, following a four-day federal trial in Washington, DC, where jurors convicted the 46-year-old District man on multiple drug and weapon offenses. According to prosecutors, Metropolitan Police officers were patrolling the King Greenleaf Recreation Center on Oct. 14, 2…
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA 8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury, the SPCA said. The python was taken to the SPCA. An X-ray showed the python had eaten a large possum, the SPCA said. Fins and Feathers in Red Bank helped find a snake expert who will keep the snake safe until a permitted owner comes forward, the SPCA said.
Teen Girl Reached For Officer's Gun During Domestic Arrest, Police Say Teen Girl Reached For Officer's Gun During Domestic Arrest, Police Say
Teen Girl Reached For Officer's Gun During Domestic Arrest, Police Say She was already under arrest when police say things took an even more dangerous turn. A 16-year-old girl is accused of grabbing for an officer's holstered firearm while being taken into custody during a domestic dispute in Virginia early Thursday morning, authorities said. The incident played out around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, when Prince William County police responded to a home in the 7800 block of Crescent Park Drive in Gainesville to investigate a reported domestic dispute. Officers determined the teenager had assaulted a family member and placed her under arrest, according to …
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old. Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain. Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial
Best-Selling 'Life Coach' Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse After 'Spanking Fetish' Trial A man who built an online following as a "life coach" and sales strategist has been convicted of sexually abusing a child over a period of years, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Kyle Slaymaker, 39, was convicted following a two-day trial of felony indecent assault of a child under 13, felony unlawful contact with a child, felony endangering the welfare of a child, and misdemeanor indecent assault, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Testimony at trial showed Slaymaker repeatedly spanked a pre-teen child for his own sexual gratification over …
Missing Maryland Teen Taken To PA Hotel, Sexually Assaulted: PSP Missing Maryland Teen Taken To PA Hotel, Sexually Assaulted: PSP
Missing Maryland Teen Taken To PA Hotel, Sexually Assaulted: PSP A Maryland man is accused of taking a missing 14-year-old girl across state lines into Pennsylvania, where investigators say she was sexually assaulted at a hotel, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Jeremy Spikes Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the girl from her home in Maryland before driving her into Pennsylvania in a blue Honda Accord with Virginia registration, according to investigators. The girl was forcibly raped at an unknown hotel in the 2300 block of Molly Pitcher Highway in Guilford Township, Franklin County, investigators wrote. Stat…
Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder
Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder A storm drain. A bullet-riddled Honda. A victim who fired back before collapsing.  Prosecutors say the evidence led a Harford County jury to convict Trevor Taylor of murder in the 2025 killing of Travis Davis. The case dates back to approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, when Aberdeen police were called to the intersection of Washington and Dorsey streets after 911 callers reported a man lying in the roadway despite the freezing temperatures. Officers found Davis unresponsive with two gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving effo…