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Taco Bell Chaos: Carjacker Runs Down 2 During Wild Glen Burnie Getaway, Police Say Taco Bell Chaos: Carjacker Runs Down 2 During Wild Glen Burnie Getaway, Police Say
Taco Bell Chaos: Carjacker Runs Down 2 During Wild Glen Burnie Getaway, Police Say A Taco Bell run went completely off the rails in Maryland when an erratic man allegedly dragged a driver from his car and ran down two people during his getaway. The chaos unfolded at around 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Taco Bell in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said the suspect and his ex-girlfriend had gotten a ride to the restaurant when he began acting erratically. Then things escalated. The man got out of the vehicle and approached a 2009 Toyota Corolla sitting in the Taco Bell drive-thru l…

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Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds
Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds A Maryland man who forced women into prostitution across several East Coast states is facing life in prison. Brandon Sartor, 33, a Prince George's County native, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the Department of Justice. Between December 2024 and April 2025, prosecutors say that Sartor used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and the withholding of drugs to compel two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. His …

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Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff
Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff A repeat offender is back behind bars after being busted on fresh child pornography charges in Virginia. Keynin Burgess, 24, used Snapchat to prey on victims between the ages of 11 and 17 over several months, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Now, investigators fear there could be more victims. According to investigators, the agency received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a man who was meeting young girls on social media and soliciting them for nude photos. If the girls refused, it is alleged Burgess would then threat…

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Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting
Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Calling himself "pervteach" online wasn't exactly subtle for a Virginia elementary school teacher caught in an undercover child solicitation sting. One year after Antonio Geno Ford was arrested at Lovettsville Elementary School, the 29-year-old Leesburg man was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Loudoun County Circuit Court to 16 years and eight months in prison. And it was his choice of Snapchat username that caught plenty of attention in court. "Pervteach." In January 2025, Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives in Florida were conducting an undercover sting on Snapchat, posing as a 1…

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He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody
He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody The international escape is over for a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Maryland and leaving the country the same day he reported her missing. Columbia resident Arjun Sharma, 26, is in custody in India nearly eight months after investigators say he killed 27-year-old Ellicott City resident Nikitha Godishala, the Howard County Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. International authorities notified Howard County police that Sharma had been captured, according to the department. He is expected to be extradited to the US, though police said there is no timeline yet for …

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DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff
DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff A Baltimore police officer tasked with giving a Harford County woman an escort home is facing multiple counts of rape, authorities announced. Officer Daniel Oxendine found himself on the wrong side of the jail cell following an investigation into an alleged on-duty sexual assault involving an Edgewood woman that was launched in June. On June 3, detectives were called to a local hospital to meet with a woman in the emergency department who reported that she had been sexually assaulted, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. It was later determined that Oxendine, a Balti…

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DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say
DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say Four University of Maryland students got an unwanted introduction to a stranger Wednesday night, police say. University of Maryland Police were called at approximately 8:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after a man allegedly exposed himself in the area of Norwich Road in College Park, according to the department. And police say it wasn't just one student who encountered him. There were four victims. All four UMD students, according to investigators. Officers responding to the report began searching the area and soon located a suspect nearby in the 4500 block of College Avenue. Police ident…

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Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers' Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers'
Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers' A DC family is trying to hold together a little boy's world after his life changed in an instant. Ashley Bynum died unexpectedly this week, leaving behind her son, Malachi, as loved ones mourn her sudden loss and step up for the boy who now has to grow up without his mother. Her sister, Troya Bynum, announced Ashley's death while launching a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and support Malachi in the days ahead. "I am creating this fundraiser with a very heavy heart after the unexpected loss of my beloved sister, Ashley," she wrote. "Ashley was deeply loved by our family, and he…

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Tornadoes, 70-MPH Winds, Large Hail Could Hammer DC, Maryland, Virginia During Evening Rush Tornadoes, 70-MPH Winds, Large Hail Could Hammer DC, Maryland, Virginia During Evening Rush
Tornadoes, 70-mph Winds, Large Hail Could Hammer DC, Maryland, Virginia During Evening Rush The atmosphere is getting ready to turn ugly across the DMV. A potentially destructive round of severe thunderstorms is expected to barrel toward the Baltimore-Washington region during the Thursday, Aug. 27 evening rush, prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Watch across much of Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia through 10 p.m. The National Weather Service said storms were already developing east of I-81 on Thursday afternoon and advancing north and east, with the main threat expected to reach the metros between approximately 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. And these aren't expected to be garden-variety sum…

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He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead
He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead A Maryland traffic stop lasted only seconds before everything went horribly wrong. Prince George’s County Police officers attempted to stop a driver at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, near Lanham Severn Road and Driscoll Drive in Bowie, where investigators say the man was wanted in connection with an open investigation. At first, he pulled over. Then he took off. Police said the driver fled toward 9th Street, prompting a supervisor to radio officers seconds later and order them to stop any further attempts to pursue him. About a half-mile from where the traffic stop be…

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Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery
Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery The body of a missing teenager was found in a Northern Virginia state park, police confirmed. Officers were called around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to Prince William Forest Park in the 18100 block of Park Entrance Road in Triangle to probe reports of a missing person. During a search of the park and its trails, members of the Prince William County Police Department found the missing 19-year-old man's body in a wooded area. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that there are no signs of foul play or a threat to the community. The investigation into the teen's death is on…

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Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods
Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods The hunt is over for a man accused of attacking a woman in a wooded area in Virginia. Curtis Lucas Brown Jr., 45, was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday, Aug. 26, a week after a 39-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted near the 8300 block of Sudley Road in Manassas. Brown, who police said has no fixed address, had been wanted since the alleged attack on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area at approximately 10:56 p.m. that night, where investigators learned that the woman had been sexually assaulted in…

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