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NJ Trucker Indicted For Murder After GF Found Stabbed To Death In MD: State's Attorney
A New Jersey truck driver who had a history of domestic violence with a 43-year-old woman found dead in his vehicle in Maryland has been indicted on murder charges, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, a grand jury indicted 43-year-old Matthew Sidney Watley, of Sicklerville, NJ on first- and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of his partner, Candice Thompson. Thompson was found dead in the cab of Watley's truck last month. The two had a long history of domestic violence incidents out of Winslow Township, detectives in Maryland found. Officials say that a strang…
Police & Fire
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police
A man who is wanted for violating his probation in Maryland didn't go down quietly and forced police in Virginia into a wild, unsuccessful high-speed pursuit to evade capture. Manassas resident Cristian Valle is behind bars after being arrested by Virginia State Police troopers in Fauquier County, but not before he took them for a ride earlier this week, the department announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old was the subject of a BOLO issued by the Fauquier Sheriff's Office at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when Valle was spotted driving recklessly in Warrenton. While canvasing th…
Police & Fire
Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police
A US Marine sergeant awarded the Purple Heart was being held in the Rappahanock County Jail on drug and DWI charges for a Stafford crash that sent two 14-year-olds to the hospital via medevac, authorities confirmed. Beth Ellen Abbott is being held on a $6,000 bond for two counts of DWI with serious injury and drug possession, according to jail records. Abbott's photo had been removed from the Marine Corps website as of Friday, June 2. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Aquia Harbour Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Aquia Drive for a re…
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Patrol Officers Recover PCP, Replica Firearm From Erratic Woman In Charles County: Sheriff
An erratic driver in Charles County has been released from custody after being busted with PCP and a replica weapon inside her vehicle during a traffic stop, the sheriff’s office announced. At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 26, EMS personnel spotted a vehicle in the intersection of Route 210 and Lower Wharf Road in Bryans Road, investigators said. While checking on the welfare of the driver - later identified as Indian Head resident Mary Hare, 65 - she started to move her vehicle and wound up parked in the middle of Lower Wharf Road. While checking on her, officers from the Charles…
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Killed In Fatal Fiery Head-On Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in the head-on St. Mary’s County crash that left one dead and one hospitalized in Park Hall on Friday night. Cesar Leonel Hernandez-Chacon, 46, of Dameron was killed on Friday, Jan. 27 in the 18000 block of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Hermanville Road when he was involved in a crash involving Hollywood resident Kristen Stefanic-Peters, 35, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, first responders said that they found two vehicles in the roadway, both of which were on fire, with a person trapped in one o…
Police & Fire
Woman With Kids In Car Busted With Needles, Drugs In Maryland Amid Crash Investigation: Police
A Maryland woman is facing charges for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs with children inside her car before crashing in St. Mary’s County, police say. Lexington Park resident Amy Leigh Burke, 36, is facing multiple charges from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into a motor vehicle crash in California. Deputies from the sheriff's office responded to the 22600 block of There Notch Road in California for the reported crash on Monday, Sept. 26, officials announced on Friday, Sept. 30. During the investigation, deputies said that Burke was …
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Wrong-Way Driver In Maryland Traffic Circle Busted With Drugs, Paraphernalia: Sheriff
A 61-year-old woman caught driving the wrong way in a traffic circle before hopping a curb in Maryland was allegedly drunk with a host of drugs in her car, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. La Plata resident Lisa Gale Richards was arrested and charged for alleged impaired driving while in possession of drug paraphernalia, Oxycodone, and a pill crusher, investigators said on Wednesday, July 27. Deputies responded to the area of Solomons Island Road and Calverton School Road in Huntingtown, where there was a report of a traffic complaint involving a wrong-way driver - later id…
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DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man
A 27-year-old St. Mary's County man is facing a host of charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and killing a popular 18-year-old teen in Maryland over the weekend. Lexington Park resident Matthew Mark Mazza was served a warrant on Sunday, July 10, after rear-ending Great Mills resident Jamari Duckett shorty after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office, resulting in the teen's death. Matthew Mark Mazza,St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Specifically, Mazza was charged with: Life-threatening injury by vehicle or boat while under the influen…
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Woman Killed By Driver Backing Out Known As 'Ma Kim' Was Maternal Figure In DC Community
A 52-year-old mother from Washington DC was killed after being run over by a car in Prince George's County over the weekend, police said. Kimberly Maria Tucker had fallen on the ground in a parking lot on the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway before she was struck by a vehicle backing out of a spot around 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Oxon Hill, county police said. Investigators were working to determine why Tucker fell. The driver remained on the scene and was not injured. Tucker was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver and the pedestrian did not know each other. Tucker's relat…
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