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Virginia Woman Accused Of Killing Maryland Resident After Fight: Police
A 35-year-old woman is in custody, accused of killing a Capitol Heights resident during a fight inside a home late Thursday night, officials say. Officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the 6400 block of Cabin Branch Court at approximately 11 p.m. on Dec. 12 for a reported altercation. They found 54-year-old Connie Burns suffering from traumatic injuries, police said, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The suspect, Erica Terry of Shipman, Virginia, remained at the scene and was taken into custody, they noted. Investigators …
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19-Year-Old Shot Stray Bullet That Killed Innocent Teen Girl In Maryland: Police
A 19-year-old suspect has been taken into custody after firing a stray bullet during an altercation that struck and killed a teen girl in Prince George's County earlier this year, police say. Hyattsville resident Chance Waters has been arrested and charged with the murder of 14-year-old Khamya Ferrell in May. Khamya Ferrell GoFundMe According to police, the Suitland resident was shot on May 31 while inside an apartment on the 6600 block of Atwood Street. Officers responded to the scene around 1:50 p.m. on Friday, May 31, where they found Ferrell and a woman inside, both s…
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Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute
A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
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Woman Arrested For Fatal Maryland Parking Lot Shooting Hours Later, Police Say
It didn't take long for members of the Annapolis Police Department to apprehend a murder suspect wanted in connection to the fatal public shooting of a 59-year-old woman. On Thursday night, officers were called to the 1700 block of Forest Drive to investigate a reported homicide, where they found Allison Faye McIntyre suffering from a gunshot wound inside her vehicle in a parking lot. Paramedics treated McIntyre at the scene of the shooting, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were able to identify the suspect vehicle - a blue Toyota Camry with Maryland plates - and Annapol…
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Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Maryland Shooting
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…
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Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Maryland, Police Say
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the murder of his teenage girlfriend in Maryland earlier this month in Montgomery Village, authorities announced on Friday. Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Dania Cruz-Mejiain the 18600 block of Calypso Place in Montgomery Village earlier this week. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, first responders were called to the home at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, when Cruz-Mejia’s family members entered her home on Calypso Place after not kn…
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Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says
Two people were hospitalized overnight after being struck by a hail of bullets that were fired into a Calvert County home, officials say. Deputies were called shortly after 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 to the 1600 block of Mint Court in Prince Frederick, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's office found a man with a gunshot wound to a leg and a woman was hit several times in her upper body. According to investigators, an unknown suspect shot several rounds into the front of the residence, striking both, who were rushed t…
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Man Accused Of Attempted Sexual Assault Of Teenager In Maryland Elevator, Police Say
A 26-year-old man with no known address is facing attempted rape and other charges following an attempted sexual assault of a teenager in Montgomery County, police say. Gaithersburg resident Samuel Deweh Gray, Jr. was arrested this week following an investigation into an alleged incident that was reported at an office building, authorities announced. Police say that shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, June 17, a teen girl walked into an elevator in the 800 block of Russell Avenue in Gaithersburg, at which point Gray allegedly began violently assaulting her until witnesses intervened. He then …
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Police ID Family Involved In Overnight Murder-Suicide In Maryland
New details have been released by the Howard County Police Department after the patriarch of a family died at the hospital following a murder-suicide in Elkridge on Thursday night. Nayyar Abbas Syed, 61, the believed shooter, was pronounced dead at St. Agnes hospital overnight, according to officials, who also identified his other victims. The shooting suspect's wife, Syeda Aalia Nayyar, 57; daughter, Syeda Fatima, 25; and daughter-in-law, Alizey Fatima, 33, were all pronounced dead at the scene. His son, Muhammad Ali Hamza, 31, is currently at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma…
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15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say
Millions of dollars worth of stolen construction tools have been recovered by members of the Howard County Police Department in what was described as "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years," authorities announced. On Thursday afternoon, the agency reported that approximately 15,000 stolen tools have been recovered that have an estimated value of between $3 million and $5 million, according to investigators. #HoCoPolice have recovered approximately 15,000 stolen construction tools totaling $3-$5 million in what is believed to be one of the largest…
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Elementary School Teacher Accused Of Assault, Sexually Abusing Minors In Maryland: Police
An elementary school educator in Maryland was arrested at his Severna Park home following a weeks-long probe into allegations of sexual abuse involving minors, authorities announced. Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, who has been the subject of an investigation since March by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division Child Abuse Unit was taken into custody on Thursday, officials say. According to police, Schlegel was identified by students and school administrators as the subject of the investigation, and he was immediately removed from the school syst…
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Naked Man Asking For Directions In Maryland Wanted For Indecent Exposure: Police
A man is wanted in Prince George's County after an alleged indecent exposure incident in Greenbelt. An alert was issued on Monday, May 6 by the Greenbelt Police Department as they seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a naked man who was reportedly driving a blue truck while making crude gestures. According to police, a resident reported that a Black man in his 40s in a Chevy Suburban in the area of Ridge Road and Hamilton Place was naked when he approached her and made lewd gestures while asking for directions. The incident was reported in the area of Ridge Ro…
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Woman Stabbed Boyfriend During Deadly Argument In Maryland Apartment, Police Say
An argument over the weekend turned deadly for a couple in Prince George's County after a woman stabbed her 34-year-old boyfriend during a dispute, police say. Diamond Thomas, 32, has been arrested following an investigation into the fatal stabbing of Archie Phillips, both of Temple Hills, on Saturday afternoon, authorities announced. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at approximately 1:15 p.m. on May 4 to investigate a domestic-related stabbing that was reported inside an apartment in the 4200 block of 28th Avenue. Upon arrival, they found Phillips suf…
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Border Patrol Officers Intercept 32-Pound Load Of Pot Heading To London Through BWI Airport
Border patrol officers intercepted a 32-pound load of pot that was heading to London through BWI airport in late February. CBP officers said in a Wednesday, March 13 release that the load was smuggled through along with a 22-year-old California woman heading to London on Sunday, Feb. 25. It was found in a suitcase that was being loaded onto the Reykjavik, Iceland-bound flight. The traveler had follow-on travel to London. CBP officers identified the passenger using her baggage tag and met her at the departure gate. Officers then took both the passenger and her suitcase to CBP’s inspection …
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Stabbing Leaves Woman Critical In Montgomery County: Police
A woman is in critical condition after a stabbing in Montgomery County. Gaithersburg Police officers responded to the 500 block of Girard Street just before 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 and found the woman with lacerations, the department said. She was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. No further details were released. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
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Teen Drove Himself Away From Scene Of Shooting In Maryland Before Fatal Crash, Police Say
An 18-year-old has died after being found suffering from a gunshot wound during the investigation into a single-car crash on Tuesday night in Prince George's County. Upper Marlboro resident Olamide Olakanye has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who died at an area hospital following an investigation into the crash. At around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, officers from the agency were called to the 5300 block of Sheriff Road to investigate a single-car crash, where they found Olakanye suffering from gunshot wounds. According to the init…
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Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
A District man will spend nearly a decade behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Cedric Fonta Moore, 39, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended following an incident at the M&T Bank in Dunkirk in May. Those arrested at the time: Moore; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26. (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown…
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Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors
More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…
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Suspicious Substance Sent From Inmate Who Shut Down Maryland Courthouse Is Non-Toxic: Sheriff
All three staffers who had to be quarantined after being exposed to a suspicious powdery substance inside a Baltimore courthouse have been released from the hospital, officials say. First responders and HazMat crews were called to the Circuit Court building on North Calvert Street at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, where there was a curious package addressed from an inmate at a state correctional facility to the courthouse. UPDATE: This is an ongoing situation, at approx.. 2:40pm a court employee on the second floor on the Baltimore city circuit court, located at 111 N Calvert St o…
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6,320 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Mushrooms Seized In Massive Drug Bust
A two-year-long investigation has led to the arrest of 37 people from Pennsylvania and Maryland, the York County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The York County Drug Task Force and the Hanover Borough Police Department began the investigation in Nov. 2021, following the arrest of Billy Austin Norris who was allegedly caught delivering cocaine. The investigation uncovered a large network of illegal narcotics trafficking of Pennsylvanians and Maryland in southeast York County. The following people were caught in this investigation and charged as stated, per the…
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Third Teen Charged In Connection To Mass Shooting In Maryland
Another teen has been arrested for his alleged role in the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting in Baltimore, city officials announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, members of the Baltimore Police Department apprehended a 15-year-old inside a city residence, making him the latest to be arrested for the July shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Court that left two dead and 28 others wounded at a summer block party. He was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with 44 offenses that include: Attempted first-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; Attempted…
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Shooter, Getaway Driver Arrested For Roles In Maryland Murder, Police Say
Two teens have been arrested in connection to the murder of 19-year-old Davier Tucker in Montgomery County last week. Temple Hills resident Carlos Jordan and Capitol Heights native Desmann Aikens, both 18, have been arrested for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Prince George's County Police Department announced a week later. At approximately 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 5, officers were called to the 2900 block of Brinkley Road, where they found Tucker, a Fort Washington resident, outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital for …
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Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In MD: State's Attorney
A man from Prince George's County with a checkered criminal history will spend more time behind bars for the murder of a 53-year-old man last summer, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August last year. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 21600 block of Great Mills Ro…
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Jailed Man, Teen Charged In Connection To Mass Shooting In Maryland
One day after the after-action report on the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting in Baltimore was released, city officials announced that two more arrests have been made in the case. Aaron Brown, 18, and a 14-year-old are the latest to be arrested for the July shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Court that left two dead and 28 others wounded at a summer block party. Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20, were killed in the shooting, which is believed to have the largest number of shooting victims in any one single history in Baltimore’s bloody history. Brown was arrested earlier this month…
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Suspicious Suspect Arrested After Several Incidents With Women In Maryland: Police
Police in Baltimore County have apprehended a suspicious suspect who has been targeting women over the past week, according to authorities. Charles Wattles, 39, is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center after a series of incidents that were reported in Cockeysville and Towson. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, detectives said that a suspicious person approached a woman on the track at Towson High School. Then, on Saturday, Aug. 5, a second resident reported that a man attempted to enter her Towson home but was unsuccessful. Hours later, in Cockeysville, officers responded to a…
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Multiple Murder Charges For MD Man After Victim Found Shot Outside Apartment Building: State PD
Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a teen facing an uphill battle following a fatal shooting earlier this week, authorities announced. Bisheri Damond Jacobs, 19, has been arrested and charged with multiple murder counts following the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Kevin Lamont Chaney in Wicomico County. Both men were from Salisbury. Police say that shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, July 31, officers from the Salisbury Police Department were called to the Pemberton Manor Apartments on Fairground Drive to investigate a shooting in the area. A homicide investigation is…
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Five People Shot In Less Than Two Hours In Baltimore Overnight
It was another violent night in Baltimore that saw five people hospitalized following three separate shootings in less than two hours. Sunday night was a busy one for members of the Baltimore Police Department, who had their hands full following three reported shootings that happened minutes apart. The long evening began shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, when Northern District officers found a 24-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of Meridene Drive. He was taken to an area hospital and listed in stable condition on Monday morning. Approximately a half ho…
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21-Year-Old Fighting For Life After Latest MD Shooting: Police
A shooter remains at large in Maryland after a local resident was shot overnight in Baltimore, police say. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sunday morning, a 21-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds walked into an area hospital, officials confirmed. According to police, the injuries ware believed to be life-threatening. His condition was not immediately available on Sunday afternoon. The initial investigation found that the shooting happened in the 300 block of South Exeter Street, though no information about a suspect or motive has been provided by the police. The 300 blo…
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'Worst Day Of My Life,' Mom Of Victim Killed In Baltimore Mass Shooting Victim Says
A $28,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunman responsible for the Baltimore mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others wounded over the weekend. Those killed in the 12:30 a.m. incident Sunday, July 2 include Kylis Fagbemi, 20, and Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, officials said. Aaliyah's mom says the day her daughter died was the worst day of her life. The post had more than 300 comments as of Monday, July 3. "God this is a mistake!!!" she writes. "Please!!" Nine people were rushed to hospitals from the scene and another 20 got there either via pr…
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Unhappy Birthday: Teens Shot At Party In MD Park, Police Say
Two teens were hospitalized overnight when a gunman began firing at party-goers during a birthday celebration at a Montgomery County park. The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say that the agency has launched an investigation into a shooting after a 15-year-old boy and girl were shot at Clearspring Local Park on Scenery Drive in Germantown. MCPD responded to a call for a shooting in the 20000 block of Scenery Drive. Two people transported to area hospitals. The area has been secured and appears to be an isolated incident. Park Police is handling.#MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/VcztN…
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Pervy Passenger Gets Life For Raping, Robbing Woman Who Gave Him A Ride In MD: State's Attorney
The man who raped and tortured a driver during a harrowing ride in Maryland will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. Devon Allen Odell Scott, 40, of Edgewood, was sentenced to life plus 50 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year on rape and robbery charges, the Harford County State’s Attorney announced. The traumatic trip played out when Scott flagged down his 28-year-old victim - who sometimes worked as an unlicensed taxi driver for extra cash - in Baltimore and asked for a ride to the Edgewood area in August 2019, though he would not commit to a specific h…
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