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Stolen Car From Prince George’s County Crashes Into Home After Chase In Maryland Stolen Car From Prince George’s County Crashes Into Home After Chase In Maryland
Stolen Car From Prince George’s County Crashes Into Home After Chase In Maryland A stolen car barreled off the road during a police pursuit in Maryland, smashing into a house and leaving three minors injured, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the chaos began around 5:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, when a white Kia Optima reported stolen out of Prince George’s County was spotted on Route 260 in Dunkirk. The driver sped away as deputies approached, officials said, weaving through traffic on the shoulder and speeding recklessly. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over. The chase carried onto Mt. Harmony Road, where …
Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff
Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff A wanted man was busted with a stolen car and drugs in the Walmart parking lot in Dunkirk, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Brendan Anthony Morris, 25, of Upper Marlboro, was caught with cocaine, Suboxone, and a stolen vehicle during an investigation in Maryland, officials said. A deputy was dispatched late last month to a southbound stretch of Southern Maryland Boulevard at Route 260 in Dunkirk for a report of a stolen car, according to a sheriff’s office report released Monday, Aug. 4. Deputies tracked the vehicle to the Walmart parking lot in Dunkirk and made contact wi…
Drunk Ref Busted At Maryland Soccer Park With Open Warrant In PG County, Cops Say Drunk Ref Busted At Maryland Soccer Park With Open Warrant In PG County, Cops Say
Drunk Ref Busted At Maryland Soccer Park With Open Warrant In PG County, Cops Say A referee working a youth soccer match in Southern Maryland was pulled from the field and cuffed after concerned parents said he appeared drunk — and deputies say he blew nearly three times the legal limit. James Adam Riffe, 44, of Waldorf, was arrested at a park in Dunkirk after allegedly showing up intoxicated to officiate games, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, May 6. The call came in late last month, when deputies were dispatched to the Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park on Ward Road for a welfare check.  Parents and witnesses told deputies the referee working t…
Maryland Man Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff Maryland Man Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff
Maryland Man Rams Deputies In Stolen Truck, Flees Into DC Before Arrest: Sheriff A man is behind bars after stealing a box truck and taking police on a high-speed pursuit that spanned from Maryland to DC, police say. Alexander Wade Foote, 28, of no fixed address, is facing a host of charges after allegedly stealing a truck and leading Calvert County deputies on a chase that stretched from Dunkirk to Southeast DC, according to the sheriff's office. It all started around 8:41 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, when a deputy attempted to pull over a reported stolen vehicle on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk. At first, Foote appeared to cooperate — until he hit the gas and bolt…
Tracking Device Leads Cops To Juvenile Suspect After Car Theft Spree In Maryland: Sheriff Tracking Device Leads Cops To Juvenile Suspect After Car Theft Spree In Maryland: Sheriff
Tracking Device Leads Cops To Juvenile Suspect After Car Theft Spree In Maryland: Sheriff A juvenile thief didn’t get far after a stolen car’s hidden tracking device led police right to him following a vehicle theft spree in Frederick County, authorities said. Deputies with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called around 6:17 a.m. on Sunday, March 23 to the 12000 block of Quiet Stream Court in Mount Airy, where a Nissan Altima had been stolen overnight. That car? It was secretly equipped with a personal tracking device. While investigating, deputies discovered the Altima wasn’t the only target. Multiple other vehicles in the area had been entered or tampered with, incl…
DUI Driver Slams Into Home, Lands In Culvert After Hit-Run In Maryland: Sheriff DUI Driver Slams Into Home, Lands In Culvert After Hit-Run In Maryland: Sheriff
DUI Driver Slams Into Home, Lands In Culvert After Hit-Run In Maryland: Sheriff A drunk driver slammed into a Maryland home, causing it to shake from the impact, before speeding off and crashing into a culvert, deputies said. The chaotic crash happened earlier this month, when deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded to the 3700 block of Larkview Court in Dunkirk for a hit-and-run. Homeowners told deputies they were inside when they heard a loud bang and felt the house shake.  A resident ran outside and saw a Jeep Crossover against the front of the house, with landscaping damage, before it sped away from the scene, authorities said. Deputies c…
Maryland Hunters Killed In DC Plane Crash With Army Helicopter Celebrated As Support Pours In Maryland Hunters Killed In DC Plane Crash With Army Helicopter Celebrated As Support Pours In
Maryland Hunters Killed In DC Plane Crash With Army Helicopter Celebrated As Support Pours In Support is swelling for the families of a group of hunters from Maryland who were on board the American Airlines flight that crashed into an Army helicopter and landed in the Potomac River. Fundraising efforts have been kicked off on behalf of the families of Jesse Pitcher, Mike Stovall, Alex Huffman, and Jonathan Boyd, who all left behind loved ones after the plane crash over DC.  Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of the hunters' families in the days following the crash through multiple GoFundMe campaigns that have gone viral. Each was remembered fondly by their…
Crash Causes Power Outage, Results In Armed Robbery At Maryland Liquor Store: Sheriff Crash Causes Power Outage, Results In Armed Robbery At Maryland Liquor Store: Sheriff
Crash Causes Power Outage, Results In Armed Robbery At Maryland Liquor Store: Sheriff A power outage caused by a car crash in Dunkirk took a turn when two armed suspects struck a local liquor store just minutes later. Earlier this month, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were called to R&J Liquors in the 2700 block of W. Chesapeake Beach Road following reports of an armed robbery.  Authorities said the robbery occurred just 15 minutes after a vehicle collision in the area plunged surrounding businesses into darkness. Two suspects dressed in dark clothing stormed the store, holding victims at gunpoint, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office said.&n…
No Plates, No Luck: Rider Crashes Stolen Motorcycle During Wild Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff No Plates, No Luck: Rider Crashes Stolen Motorcycle During Wild Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
No Plates, No Luck: Rider Crashes Stolen Motorcycle During Wild Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff A high-speed pursuit ended in dramatic fashion after a motorcycle rider crashed into a curb and was caught with a stolen bike in Calvert County, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 8, shortly after 3:15 p.m. p.m., a corporal from the sheriff's office stopped two black sport-style motorcycles speeding southbound on Southern Maryland Boulevard near Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk, according to police, but that was just the beginning of a long afternoon. The motorcycles, which had no visible registration plates, fled the scene, running a red light and hitting speeds over 100 mph, officials said…
Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree
Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree An investigation was launched in Calvert County over the weekend following complaints from neighbors about a potentially insensitive decoration that was leftover from Halloween, officials say. Members of the sheriff's office were called over the weekend to a home in Dunkirk, where there were reports from local homeowners about a "human-shaped object (that) had been seen hanging from a tree in the front yard of a residence."  According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, "concerned citizens initially believed the object to be a racially-motivated statement, causing alarm in the comm…
Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K
Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K The balls bounced right for a Calvert County man who turned a $10,000 Mega Millions prize into a $40,000 win.  Huntingtown native Tim Todd has plans to pay off some bills after adding the Megaplier feature to his ticket to quadruple his third-tier-winning prize on a ticket sold at Wawa in Dunkirk on Kirksville Lane earlier this month. Google Maps street view The big winner said he was running errands when he decided to check his $15 quick-pick ticket, at which point he received an unusual message: "Go To Lottery."  "I said, 'this must be something good,''" the 52-year-old elect…
Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County 7-Eleven Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County 7-Eleven
Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Prince George's County 7-Eleven Check your tickets!  Tuesday was a fortuitous night for several Maryland Lottery players who won five-figure prizes playing Bonus Match 5 and Mega Millions tickets across the state. In all, four tickets with prizes between $10,000 and $50,000 - good for $110,000 total - were sold in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties. The winning Bonus Match 5 ticket was sold at Weis Markets on Solomons Road in Edgewater with the winning numbers: 04-13-19-30-31 and a Bonus Ball that was 12. Winning tickets for Mega Millions were sold at:  Wawa in the 10200 block of…
'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Faces Life In Prison For Maryland Pursuit 'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Faces Life In Prison For Maryland Pursuit
'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Faces Life In Prison For Maryland Pursuit The man who shot a sheriff's deputy following a lengthy high-speed chase in Maryland has been convicted by a jury following a week-long trial, the Calvert County State's Attorney announced. Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 22, who was described as an "evil perpetrator" by Sheriff Ricky Cox, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to the shooting of Master Deputy James Flynt in December 2022.  The incident began at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 when sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop in the area of Yellow Bank Road in Dun…