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Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG The Crofton man who struck his head after being struck by a Taser-like device during a police pursuit in Anne Arundel County has died, the state's Attorney General announced. Lavaughn Coleman, 21, died at an area hospital weeks after he was subdued by a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department while disobeying commands. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way in Gambrills, where there was a report of two men inside a vehicle with a gun and drugs. The initial investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Be Charged As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Be Charged As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say
Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Be Charged As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Police say that a 16-year-old has been arrested and will be charged as an adult after opening fire inside a Montgomery County home. Lekota Martin, Jr., of Clarksburg, was taken into custody on Monday following an investigation into a shooting in the 20700 block of Crystal Hill Circle in Germantown earlier this month, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21.  It is alleged that Marin shot into a home on Crystal Hill Circle, where officers found bullet casings and holes, though no one inside the residence was struck by the gunshots.  According to investigators, Martin was identif…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland
Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland See something, say something. A potential disaster was averted after a student at a Baltimore County high school was caught with a loaded handgun after investigators were tipped off, police say. Sparrows Point High School Assistant Principal Renee Crabbe issued a letter to parents on Monday afternoon advising that a student was caught with a handgun following a search earlier that day.  Crabbe said that administrators were tipped off that the student was bringing a weapon to class, and a School Resource Officer assigned to the building was able to track down the suspected student, and…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van
Wild Police Chase Ends Abruptly After Montgomery County Man Attempts To Carjack Detective's Van Police have arrested two young men from Waldorf on charges relating to attempted carjacking after assaulting a boy at a Montgomery County movie theater, authorities say. Marc Anthony Dacenay, Jr. 21, and Marquie Antonio Dacenay, 20, are accused of assaulting a juvenile boy inside of the Regal Majestic movie theater in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, according to a Montgomery County Department of Police spokesperson. The victim was reportedly sitting inside the lobby of the theater when he was approached by one of the suspects, who allegedly punched him…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Kia Thief Leads Police On Extensive Chase Through Montgomery County Kia Thief Leads Police On Extensive Chase Through Montgomery County
Kia Thief Leads Police On Extensive Chase Through Montgomery County A 21-year-old man has been arrested after being busted with a stolen Kia in Montgomery County, authorities say. Shaquan Demetrius Evans was taken into custody after a police chase in the stolen vehicle on Columbia Pike at Tech Road around 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, according to a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson. The theft comes after a string of Kia thefts across the region, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Police say that an officer called for backup when he noticed the stolen vehicle, and attempted a to stop Evans, who fled at the sight of police. Evans drove the …

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by Annie DeVoe
Schools
Teen Arrested At Maryland High School With Loaded Handgun, Police Say Teen Arrested At Maryland High School With Loaded Handgun, Police Say
Teen Arrested At Maryland High School With Loaded Handgun, Police Say Officers have arrested a young teenager who reportedly had a loaded handgun at a Maryland high school, authorities say. The 14-year-old student brought the handgun to Parkville High School on Monday, Nov. 7, causing the school to go on lockdown, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.  The lockdown has since been lifted. This is an ongoing investigation. 

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police
Two Men Charged In Two Days On Gun Offenses In Maryland: State Police Maryland State Police troopers arrested two men on gun charges following a pair of separate traffic stops in Montgomery County this week, officials announced on Friday, Oct. 28. First, Robel Habtu, 20, of Silver Spring, was stopped at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, by troopers from the Rockville Barrack on Piney Branch Road near Ray Drive for illegally tinted windows. While conducting that stop, troopers say that they suspected illegal drugs inside Habtu’s vehicle, and a search of his vehicle led to the seizure of a handgun that was reported stolen in South Carolina. Habtu …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police
Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police Investigators in Maryland have charged a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Dorchester County earlier this year, state police officials announced. Frederick resident Raykquon Dijon Molock, 25, was arrested on Brighton Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16 by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) Western Maryland agency following a lengthy investigation into the murder of Cambridge resident A’Corie Young in April. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, officials announced that a second suspect, Cambridge residen…

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by Zak Failla
News
Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police
Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police A Maryland high school student was arrested for bringing parts of a ghost gun to school — just two days after the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history, authorities say. A lockdown was placed after reports of a student with a gun were made at the Fairmont Heights High School on the 6500 block of Columbia Park Road, around 12 p.m., Thursday, May 26, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Parts of an un-serialized gun that would make an operable gun if assembled were found in a classroom. Officers identified the student and took him into custody.  The studen…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Loaded Handgun Stolen From Virginia Found Behind Glovebox In Maryland Man's Car: Police Loaded Handgun Stolen From Virginia Found Behind Glovebox In Maryland Man's Car: Police
Loaded Handgun Stolen From Virginia Found Behind Glovebox In Maryland Man's Car: Police A Germantown man has been arrested for carrying a loaded gun that he stole from another state, authorities said.  Brasean Wellington, 28, was arrested and charged for possessing the stolen firearm, which he is prohibited from having, on Monday, March 28, Montgomery County Police said.  Police were patrolling the Milestone Shopping Center when they saw Wellington's black 2009 BMW had an equipment safety violation just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, police said.  When officers approached the vehicle, they detected a strong scent of marijuana and searched the car.  …

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by David Cifarelli