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Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police A heavily tattooed Downingtown fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt is back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania earlier this week, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, new fugitive warrants have since been issued in Maryland and New Jersey, the source sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police
Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police A Maryland inmate was found dead inside his prison cell overnight, and now police suspect his own cellmate may have been involved. Maryland State Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Colin Wolf, an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, after he was found unresponsive inside a shared prison cell late Wednesday night, May 20. According to investigators, correctional staff found Wolf around 11:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the prison. Police say investigators believe Wolf’s cellmate was inside the cell at the time of his death.…

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by Zak Failla
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Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police
Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police A 52-year-old man who ran a cheer academy in Maryland is being held behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl last summer and over the spring, state police announced on Thursday. Annapolis native Dustin Moss Burket, who ran the Eastern Shore Cheer Academy in Stevensville, is facing rape and other charges following an investigation that was launched in April. According to Maryland State Police investigators, the alleged activities between Burket and the juvenile victim, a 9-year-old girl, occurred last summer and this spring on the property of the cheer academy. The …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds
Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds A former Maryland daycare worker is facing child sexual exploitation charges after investigators say she produced explicit images involving a young child while working as a substitute employee. Baltimore native Simone Unadrea Avery, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sexually exploiting a child and possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say Avery worked at a daycare center as a substitute when the alleged abuse happened in 2024. According to the indictment, Avery produced two image files on April 23, 2024, depicting a prep…

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by Zak Failla
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Everything Is NOT Awesome: Pair Accused Of Swiping $10K In LEGO Sets, Police Say Everything Is NOT Awesome: Pair Accused Of Swiping $10K In LEGO Sets, Police Say
Everything Is NOT Awesome: Pair Accused Of Swiping $10K In Lego Sets, Police Say Brick by brick, police in Virginia say a devious duo took the term "LEGO collector" to a new level, stealing thousands of dollars worth of sets during a lengthy theft spree. The two were not exactly what one could call master builders. Instead, investigators say Reima McPherson, 43, of no fixed address, and John-Ross Dika, 31, of Fairfax, spent months allegedly bouncing between Target, Walmart, and Home Depot locations, stuffing carts with LEGO sets, appliances, clothing, and other merchandise before allegedly flipping some of it to secondhand merchants around Fairfax County. Police announ…

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by Zak Failla
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Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home
Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home A barn behind a Northern Virginia home was already engulfed when firefighters arrived Wednesday night, sending flames towering into the rainy darkness before crews could stop it from spreading. Crews were called shortly after 9 p.m. on May 20 to the 200 block of Walker Road in Great Falls, where fire was ripping through the structure behind the residence. Photos from the scene showed firefighters facing a wall of orange flames before the barn was reduced to a smoking shell. Limited hydrant access forced crews to bring in tanker trucks while they fought the fire from the outside and protect…

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by Zak Failla
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McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police
McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police She's not lovin' it. A Maryland teen is in line for a side of pruno, not fries, after leaving her 6-month-old in squalor inside a Harford County home to go meet up with some friends at McDonald's. Kira Faust, 19, was arrested by the Aberdeen Police Department in connection with a child neglect investigation, authorities announced. Officers were called to the 600 block of West Bel Air Avenue on Monday, May 18, where there was a report of an infant who was left alone inside a home in "unsafe and unsanitary living conditions." While the child was left to her own devices, police say that Faus…

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by Zak Failla
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Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff The saying goes: nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m. Michael Alvaro Monjaras-Ramos did his best to prove that in Southern Maryland on Monday. During an early morning traffic stop on Monday, May 18, Monjaras-Ramos was busted with approximately $1,700 worth of meth, as well as a loaded privately made handgun, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 3:39 a.m. on May 18, a CCSO officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Chicamuxen Road near High Ground Farm Place in Indian Head, according to the sheriff's office. Police say the driver slowed down, but kept moving for…

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by Zak Failla
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PAR For The Course? Southern Maryland Man Busted In Country Club Heist Gone Wrong: Sheriff PAR For The Course? Southern Maryland Man Busted In Country Club Heist Gone Wrong: Sheriff
PAR For The Course? Southern Maryland Man Busted In Country Club Heist Gone Wrong: Sheriff Garfield Northey had a case of the Mondays in Southern Maryland. Now he's behind bars after breaking into a country club in Charles County. Northey, 50, took a swing and missed after prying his way into the Swan Point Golf Course pro shop and stealing thousands of dollars worth of clubs and balls before fleeing the scene, according to the sheriff's office. The stolen items totaled more than $5,000, officials said. On Tuesday, May 19, with an assist from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Northey was taken into custody at his Lusby home and stolen items taken during the burglary were rec…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Found With Open Alcohol Containers After DUI Crash Into Tractor-Trailer: Sheriff Maryland Man Found With Open Alcohol Containers After DUI Crash Into Tractor-Trailer: Sheriff
Maryland Man Found With Open Alcohol Containers After DUI Crash Into Tractor-Trailer: Sheriff A Maryland man was held behind bars after deputies say he admitted to drinking before rear-ending a tractor-trailer in Virginia. The crash happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, on Warrenton Road, when deputies responded to the area for a reported crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say Sykesville resident Mark Tucker, 38, who caused the crash, showed multiple signs of impairment, including glassy eyes, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. While speaking with Tucker, deputies said he was unable to locate his license,…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Scooter Rider Who Terrorized Women For Months Charged In Serial Assault Case: Police Teen Scooter Rider Who Terrorized Women For Months Charged In Serial Assault Case: Police
Teen Scooter Rider Who Terrorized Women For Months Charged In Serial Assault Case: Police Charges have been obtained against a teen scooter rider who has terrorized women in his Virginia neighborhood for months. The Prince William County Police Department announced on Wednesday, May 20, that a 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a series of sexual assaults in the Powell's Creek area in Woodbridge between May 2025 and April 2026. Specifically, the boy is charged with six counts of sexual battery. For months, women described nearly identical encounters: a man riding a black stand-up electric scooter approaching victims on trails and sidewalks before allegedly touching…

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Man Flees On Bus After Assaulting Woman During Strange Bus Stop Rant In Virginia: Police Man Flees On Bus After Assaulting Woman During Strange Bus Stop Rant In Virginia: Police
Man Flees On Bus After Assaulting Woman During Strange Bus Stop Rant In Virginia: Police What started as a strange conversation and global events at a Virginia bus stop ended with a 30-year-old man in jail after assaulting a woman, police say. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, to the Neabsco-Potomac Commuter Garage in Woodbridge, where there was a reported incident involving a 35-year-old woman at the bus stop. According to police, the woman was approached by Springfield resident Zohaib Jamil Ahmad, who began to badger her about hot-button issues. During the encounter, it is alleged that Ahmad beca…

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