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Fugitive Wanted For Rape Kills Pedestrian While Evading Arrest In Maryland: Police Fugitive Wanted For Rape Kills Pedestrian While Evading Arrest In Maryland: Police
Fugitive Wanted For Rape Kills Pedestrian While Evading Arrest In Maryland: Police A fugitive wanted for rape struck and killed a pedestrian in Prince George’s County while fleeing police, authorities said. Warren Leonard, 23, of Washington, DC, was wanted for second-degree rape when a Hyattsville City Police officer attempted a traffic stop around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. Leonard briefly stopped in the 3300 block of East-West Highway before taking off westbound, investigators said. The officer ended the pursuit near 23rd Avenue, but moments later, Leonard lost control, swerved onto the shoulder, and fatally struck a pedestrian in the 2200 block of East-West Highwa…

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Dealer Rams Police Car, Buyer Caught With Drugs In Maryland, Police Say Dealer Rams Police Car, Buyer Caught With Drugs In Maryland, Police Say
Dealer Rams Police Car, Buyer Caught With Drugs In Maryland, Police Say A convicted felon is back behind bars after a botched drug deal in downtown Silver Spring ended with a police car getting rammed, a loaded stolen gun recovered, and felony charges stacked high, according to Montgomery County Police. The chaos kicked off around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, when plainclothes officers from the department's 3rd District spotted a suspected drug transaction during a proactive criminal enforcement operation. When officers moved in, the suspected buyer was caught with marijuana, cocaine, and prescription pills—some of which they admitted buying from the dealer, po…

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Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP
Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP New charges have been filed against Victor Caneza, days after he was able to make his great escape through the drainage system under I-495 while fleeing state police in Virginia. The chaos began around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 along the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Eisenhower Avenue when troopers were investigating a pair o crashes.  A third crash happened behind them, and one of the drivers involved—later identified as the 38-year-old Caneza—sped off from the scene after briefly stopping, state police said. Caneza made it less than a mile before getting into another cras…

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Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Arrested After Stolen Car Pursuit Through Virginia: State Police Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Arrested After Stolen Car Pursuit Through Virginia: State Police
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Arrested After Stolen Car Pursuit Through Virginia: State Police A high-speed chase through Fairfax County involving a stolen vehicle ended in dramatic fashion early Friday morning when police arrested the driver after a chaotic pursuit. Around 3 a.m. on Dec. 8, Virginia State Police attempted to stop a stolen vehicle at the intersection of Route 1 and Quander Road, officials said. Instead of pulling over, the driver sped off, veering into oncoming southbound traffic on Route 1. The vehicle struck a raised concrete median while trying to re-enter the northbound lanes, prompting all three occupants to flee on foot. With assistance from a Fairfax County K…

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Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court A 20-year-old Boyds man who led police on a deadly chase through Montgomery County was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, after pleading guilty to grossly negligent manslaughter and related offenses. Antoine Randall was sentenced this week in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Judge Harry Storm after pleading guilty to his role in a December 2023 crash that killed a minor who was in his vehicle. Prosecutors say that the incident began Dec. 13, 2023, when Montgomery County police attempted to stop a white 2016 Nissan Maxima near Bucknell Drive and Cambridge …

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Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland
Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of 2022 Deputy-Involved Shooting During Foot Chase In Maryland With Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello heading to prison for the rest of his life for firing at a Frederick County Sheriff's deputy in 2022, the agency has released body-cam footage of the officer-involved shooting. Bello took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced last month. He was convicted in July following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot …

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Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Maryland Chase Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Maryland Chase Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
Man Who Fired Shots At Sheriff's Deputy During Maryland Chase Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors The man who took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced. Lookman-Khalil Abolajo Bello was convicted following a six-day bench trial on a host of charges for the March 2022 incident that ended with him being shot by deputies returning fire in Frederick County.  This week, a judge sentenced the Hagerstown man to life plus 15 years in prison. According to prosecutors, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on March 18, 2022,…

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Body-Cam Footage Released By Maryland AG After Fatal Rollover Crash With Bartender (VIDEO) Body-Cam Footage Released By Maryland AG After Fatal Rollover Crash With Bartender (VIDEO)
Body-Cam Footage Released By Maryland AG After Fatal Rollover Crash With Bartender (Video) Harrowing video from a fatal crash scene has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as it continues an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old woman. Last month, Adelphi native Jasmin Gimon was killed in a rollover crash by a driver attempting to evade a traffic stop in Montgomery County, leaving her family "shattered with a hole that can never be filled."  Investigators with our Independent Investigations Division (IID) are on the scene of a police-involved fatal collision in the area of Rockville Pike and Twinbrook Parkway in Montgomery County. pic.twitter.com/zn…

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