Nearly Half-Ton Of Psychedelic Drug Bound For Maryland Seized In Baltimore: CBP Nearly Half-Ton Of Psychedelic Drug Bound For Maryland Seized In Baltimore: CBP
Nearly Half-Ton Of Psychedelic Drug Bound For Maryland Seized In Baltimore: CBP Federal agents just pulled hundreds of pounds of hallucinogens off the streets of Maryland. Baltimore Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly 700 pounds of DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug similar to LSD, that was being shipped from Mexico to Harford County, authorities announced Tuesday, June 24. In total, CBP officers confiscated 695 pounds, 9 ounces of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) — just shy of half a ton — after inspecting three separate air cargo shipments that arrived in Baltimore between May 7 and May 27. The drugs were shipped from Chiapas, Mexico, and were destined …
Brutal Heat Wave Scorches Maryland As Records Fall, Sends Concertgoers To Hospital Brutal Heat Wave Scorches Maryland As Records Fall, Sends Concertgoers To Hospital
Brutal Heat Wave Scorches Maryland As Records Fall, Sends Concertgoers To Hospital fThe DMV is baking — again. After four daily high temperature records were either tied or shattered across the region, Tuesday, June 24 is shaping up to be even worse, with heat index values soaring as high as 110 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. National Weather Service In DC, the official high is expected to hit 102 degrees, prompting an Extreme Heat Alert from DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management.  Records could fall again at all eight local climate sites, forecasters said, with overnight lows staying dangerously warm. Baltimore Inner Harbor reached…
Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police
Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police A Baltimore man was killed in a car crash on Route 47 in Middle Township on Sunday, June 22, authorities said. At 9 a.m., officers responded to Route 47 North for a two-car crash after a Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling northbound crossed into a southbound lane and struck a Buick Encore, Middle Township police said. The driver of the Hyundai, Robert Burch, was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center-City Division, police said. The passenger, a 70-year-old woman was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The driver of the Buick, a 66-yea…
Gunman Killed, Cop Shot: AG IDs Suspect, Officer In Maryland Shootout Gunman Killed, Cop Shot: AG IDs Suspect, Officer In Maryland Shootout
Gunman Killed, Cop Shot: AG IDs Suspect, Officer In Maryland Shootout Authorities have released the names of those involved in a violent shootout in Baltimore this week that left a police officer injured and a gunman dead. Bilal Yusuf-Muhammad Abdullah Jr., 36, of Baltimore, was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with police near Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street on the night of Tuesday, June 17, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The officer injured in the shooting was identified as Det. Devin Yancy, an eight-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department assigned to the Group Violence Unit.  He was shot in the foot and …
Man Who Flew Drone Over Ravens Playoff Game, Triggered Security Scare, Avoids Jail: DOJ Man Who Flew Drone Over Ravens Playoff Game, Triggered Security Scare, Avoids Jail: DOJ
Man Who Flew Drone Over Ravens Playoff Game, Triggered Security Scare, Avoids Jail: DOJ A Baltimore man who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during a Ravens Wild Card playoff game has pleaded guilty in federal court — and will avoid jail time, officials announced. Alexis Perez Suarez, 43, admitted to knowingly and willfully violating national defense airspace when he launched an unregistered drone directly over the stadium on Jan. 11, during the NFL’s playoff matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Federal prosecutors said Suarez captured seven aerial photos over the crowd, triggering a temporary pause in the game and a full security response by NFL officials, the FBI, …
10K+ Without Power In Maryland, Virginia After Storms Slam DMV 10K+ Without Power In Maryland, Virginia After Storms Slam DMV
10K+ Without Power In Maryland, Virginia After Storms Slam DMV Thousands in the region remain without power in the DMV following the latest round of thunderstorms that rocked the area.  As of 10:45 a.m. on Friday, June 20, Baltimore Gas and Electric crews are still working to repair 524 active outages that continued to impact 9,913 of the company's 1.34 million customers.  Anne Arundel (6,255 customers) was hit the hardest, followed by Prince George's (2,485), Baltimore (332), and Harford (242) counties.  Pepco was also reporting nearly 5,000 customers without power. "We know how frustrating it is to be without power, especially in hot…
Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast
Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast A boy was struck by lightning as a potent system prompted severe thunderstorm and tornado watches and warnings across the East Coast. The 15-year-old is recovering after the incident on Thursday afternoon, June 19 at New York City's Central Park, on the upper East Side, near Fifth Avenue and East 96th Street. The NYPD say he was alert and conscious after the incident. The storms caused more than 500,000 power outages from North Carolina all the way up to Maine, hundreds of canceled flights, thousands of delayed flights, and airport ground stops in Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Newark.…
50,000+ Lose Power In Maryland As Storms Pound Region, BGE Says 50,000+ Lose Power In Maryland As Storms Pound Region, BGE Says
50,000+ Lose Power In Maryland As Storms Pound Region, BGE Says More than 50,000 residents in Maryland were without power on Thursday amid the ongoing storms rolling through the region. Crews were working around the clock on June 19 to repair more than 800 active outages that were impacting nearly 55,000 customers, according to Baltimore Gas & Electric. Baltimore Gas and Electric Here's a list of customers impacted by the storm as of 6:20 p.m. on June 19, according to BGE: Anne Arundel: 33,137 of 263,424 customers; Baltimore: 7,296 of 376,261 customers; Baltimore City: 900 of 282,730 customers; Calvert: 1,403 of 8,172 customers; Carroll: 583 of …
Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: Police Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: Police
Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: Police An armed carjacking in Maryland ended in a fiery crash — and with police recovering what appeared to be an AR-15-style rifle inside the stolen car, officials said. The chaos began around 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, when a 49-year-old man was approached by a person armed with a firearm in the 200 block of Washburn Avenue, according to Baltimore Police. The suspect ordered the victim out of his Honda Civic, then fled the scene in the stolen car. Roughly five hours later, shortly before 11 a.m., officers responded to a crash with injuries at South Hanover Street and West Cromwell Street, …
Gunman Opens Fire On Officers In Maryland, Killed In Hail Of Bullets: Police Gunman Opens Fire On Officers In Maryland, Killed In Hail Of Bullets: Police
Gunman Opens Fire On Officers In Maryland, Killed In Hail Of Bullets: Police A Baltimore police officer was shot and a suspect killed after gunfire erupted on a busy city street, investigators confirmed. The violent shootout happened around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, police said. Officers patrolling the area spotted a man they believed to be armed, according to the Baltimore Police Department. During the encounter, the man allegedly pulled a gun and opened fire, striking one officer in the foot. Three officers returned fire, hitting the suspect. Both the officer and the gunman were rushed to the Un…
Passenger Killed As Camaro Erupts In Fiery Wreck On Route 32 In Maryland: Police Passenger Killed As Camaro Erupts In Fiery Wreck On Route 32 In Maryland: Police
Passenger Killed As Camaro Erupts In Fiery Wreck On Route 32 In Maryland: Police A 22-year-old man from Maryland was killed and a young woman was hospitalized after a fiery crash late Sunday night on Route 32, officials said. A Chevrolet Camaro went up in flames after slamming into a center median guardrail in Anne Arundel County, killing the passenger and sending the driver to the hospital with injuries, authorities announced. The deadly crash happened around 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the eastbound lanes of Route 32, just past the Telegraph Road overpass in Severn, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. A 2021 Camaro veered off the road and hi…
Maryland Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ Maryland Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ
Maryland Woman Mistakenly Killed In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Mastermind Pleads Guilty: DOJ A Baltimore man admitted to orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that left an innocent woman dead in a tragic case of mistaken identity, federal prosecutors announced. Matthew Hightower, 43, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to using a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime resulting in the death of Latrina Ashburne, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said on Monday, June 16. Ashburne was mistaken for her neighbor, a federal witness whom Hightower had allegedly conspired to kill to prevent her from testifying against him in two federal cases — one for health care fr…