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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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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Who Broke Into Federal Prison To Smuggle Contraband Now Sentenced To Stay There Maryland Man Who Broke Into Federal Prison To Smuggle Contraband Now Sentenced To Stay There
Maryland Man Who Broke Into Federal Prison To Smuggle Contraband Now Sentenced To Stay There James Hampton-Smith had a plan. It was not a great plan. It was a plan that ended with him spending more than a year in prison. The Maryland man who jumped the gate of a Pennsylvania penitentiary will spend time behind those bars after being busted attempting to smuggle contraband into the facility for an inmate. United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg Google Maps satellite view Hampton-Smith, an Aberdeen resident, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for conspiring with an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Lewisburg, in Union County. According to prosecutors, on …

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by Zak Failla
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Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest
Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest A former Massachusetts McDonald's employee has been arrested after a viral video she filmed allegedly showed her licking a customer’s fries before putting them in a bag and serving them. Kaylie Santos, identified as a night manager at the Southbridge location, was charged with distributing food with a harmful substance, according to court records obtained by USA Today. The alleged incident happened April 9 at an East Main Street McDonald’s, according to the report. Police said the clip was first shared on Snapchat before spreading across social media platforms, where it quickly drew ba…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Garage As Smoke Fills Sky Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Garage As Smoke Fills Sky
Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Garage As Smoke Fills Sky A raging garage fire tore through a Northern Virginia home Tuesday evening, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters raced to stop the flames from spreading through the structure. Crews were called just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, to the 11300 block of Bulova Lane in the Fairfax area for reports of a garage fire, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames pouring from the attached garage of a single-family home, with the fire already extending into the first floor of the residence. Dramatic images …

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by Zak Failla
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PG County Man Arrested Days After Fatal Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old Amari Clarke: Police PG County Man Arrested Days After Fatal Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old Amari Clarke: Police
PG County Man Arrested Days After Fatal Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old Amari Clarke: Police A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the midday murder of a teenager who was found dead outside his Maryland home earlier this month, authorities announced. Suitland resident Anforne Golden is being held without bail for his alleged role in the deadly stabbing of 17-year-old Amari Clarke in Silver Spring, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. At around 12:20 p.m. on Friday, May 8, officers were called to the 3800 block of St. Barnabas Road to investigate a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, they found Clarke suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was rushe…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff
Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff A fraudster who conned victims in multiple states out of tens of thousands of dollars was apprehended in Southern Maryland following a months-long investigation. Waldorf resident Annaya Lisette Hines, 26, has been arrested in connection with an ongoing identity theft and fraud investigation after allegedly stealing victims' banking information. The investigation began in September 2025, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, when Hines fraudulently obtained a victim’s banking information and used it to make unauthorized electronic payments to cover bills. Between then and late J…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff
Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff A pair from South Carolina, hundreds of miles from home, is facing charges in Virginia following a strange incident on a busy highway. What started as a "citizen report" ended with Lawrence Batchelder, 61, and Lynda Lee, 58, behind bars after a bizarre early-morning drug bust over the weekend. At around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were flagged down by a Good Samaritan about a man who was lying in the grass in the 10300 block of Patriot Highway. While speaking with the man, investigators say deputies observed signs of narcotics impairment, …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says
Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says A former educator and school administrator in Maryland who preyed on what he thought was a teenage boy online is facing criminal charges, authorities announced. Dennis Jutras, 61, has been arrested following an undercover operation into his alleged online solicitation of minors that kicked off earlier this month when a detective posing as a 15-year-old was contacted by the longtime teacher. According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, Jutras identified himself as an educator with Baltimore City Public Schools. Further investigation revealed that he had taught at Baltimo…

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by Zak Failla
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Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal
Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Four teens who torched a vacant building in Maryland are facing arson charges, according to the State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged four juveniles after a two-alarm fire heavily damaged a vacant four-story apartment building in Cumberland earlier this year, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 19. According to investigators, shortly before 6 p.m. on March 28, crews from the Cumberland Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to a building on Baltimore Street, where there was a reported fire. Approximately 60 firefighters worked for more than an hour …

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by Zak Failla
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$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland $6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland
$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland Millions of dollars in damages were reported when Battery Warehouse went up in flames on Monday night, sparking a two-alarm HazMat situation. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on May 18, first responders from the Westminster Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to the warehouse in the 800 block of Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster, after a passerby spotted smoke coming from the business. First-arriving crews in Westminster encountered a working fire inside the one-story warehouse and called for additional alarms as conditions worsened, officials said. Foam units, HazMat teams, a…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC
Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC A 56-year-old Westchester County woman was found dead inside an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night, May 18, police said.  The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. on Monday in front of 653 Fifth Ave., within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  Officers responding to a 911 call for an aided person arrived to find the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the open manhole.  EMS crews rushed the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  The woman was iden…

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by Ben Crnic
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Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police
Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police The Virginia man accused of brutally strangling an infant who later died from her injuries is facing new charges, authorities announced. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 22, was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on additional charges for the September 2025 assault of an 8-month-old girl who was choked and killed, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, officers were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition after investigators said she …

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