Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials
Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials A well-armed employee who threatened to blow up the Maryland Vehicle Administration (MVA) building has been arrested and is facing multiple charges, according to the state fire marshal. Hagerstown resident Anthony Jacob Fritz, 38 - an employee of the MVA on Colonel Henry K. Douglas Drive - found himself in hot water with the police on Friday after allegedly making threats of mass violence.  Investigators say that on Friday morning, co-workers approached a Maryland State Police trooper to advise that Fritz claimed he was going to bomb their building. Following an investigation, the&nbs…
Pick-Up Truck Of Man Missing For Days Found In Prince George's County: State Police Pick-Up Truck Of Man Missing For Days Found In Prince George's County: State Police
Pick-Up Truck Of Man Missing For Days Found In Prince George's County: State Police Seen him?  Maryland State Police have issued an alert as they seek the public's assistance in locating a man who has been reported missing for days. Odenton resident Mark Raymond Mathias, 54, was last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 26 in Anne Arundel County police say. Mathias' truck, a white 2007 Chevy Silverado was located late on Wednesday night in the area of northbound I-95 near Brooklyn Bridge Road in Prince George's County following a single-vehicle crash. No one was in the vehicle when troopers arrived to investigate. Mathias was described as being 5-…
Teens Killed In Fiery I-270 Hit-Run Crash With BMW Identified By Maryland State Police Teens Killed In Fiery I-270 Hit-Run Crash With BMW Identified By Maryland State Police
Teens Killed In Fiery I-270 Hit-Run Crash With BMW Identified By Maryland State Police New details have been released by Maryland State Police following a fatal hit-and-run crash on I-270 as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the early morning incident. Gaithersburg resident Luis Isaac Bran, 17, and 18-year-old Rebeca Gabriela Vasquez Moreno, of El Salvador, were both killed in Montgomery County in a crash on Friday, June 21 that also left their 50-year-old driver hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. It is believed that the driver was Bran's mother and Moreno's aunt. Troopers were called shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday to a stretch of the nort…
Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash With Maryland State Police Trooper In Work Zone Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash With Maryland State Police Trooper In Work Zone
Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash With Maryland State Police Trooper In Work Zone An apparently impaired driver struck a Maryland State Police trooper who was inside his patrol vehicle in a work zone in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning, officials say. Montgomery Village resident Nithya Ramani, 37, has been charged with driving under the influence after crashing at around 1 a.m. on June 19.  Police say that a state trooper was inside his marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated on the outer loop of I-495 near Greentree Road in Montgomery County when his vehicle was struck by Ramani's Honda Accord. At the time of the crash, two lane…
New Details Emerge In Sen. Fetterman's Maryland Crash New Details Emerge In Sen. Fetterman's Maryland Crash
New Details Emerge In Sen. Fetterman's Maryland Crash A witness told Maryland State Police that Sen. John Fetterman was driving over the speed limit when his car rear-ended another on Sunday, June 9, according to a crash report.  Fetterman, his wife Gisele, and the other driver were all taken to the hospital after the I-70 crash. Fetterman's office said he was treated for a bruised shoulder and later released.  In a crash report from Maryland State Police, a witness said Fetterman's Chevrolet Traverse passed her "at a high rate of speed, well over the posted speed limit." He rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala after passing the witness, j…
Maryland State Police Trooper Injured After Being Struck By Driver During Pursuit, Sheriff Says Maryland State Police Trooper Injured After Being Struck By Driver During Pursuit, Sheriff Says
Maryland State Police Trooper Injured After Being Struck By Driver During Pursuit, Sheriff Says A Maryland State Police trooper had to be airlifted to the hospital after being struck by suspects fleeing from sheriff's deputies during a police pursuit in Calvert County.  Shadeed Gregory Graham, 23 of Capitol Heights, Malik Demencio Lewis, 27 of Hagerstown, and Jordan Green, 27 of Bowie are all facing a host of charges after striking the trooper while attempting to avoid stop sticks during the chase, officials say. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, deputies from the Calvert County Sherif's Office were called to Harris Teeter on Ward Road in Dunkirk to investigate a reported…
Sen. John Fetterman Involved In Maryland Car Crash Sen. John Fetterman Involved In Maryland Car Crash
Sen. John Fetterman Involved In Maryland Car Crash Senator John Fetterman's office said he and his wife Giselle were in a two-car crash on Sunday morning, June 9.  Maryland State Police said it happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Interstate 68 in Hancock. Fetterman was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe that struck the rear of a Chevrolet Impala "for unknown reasons," troopers said.  "Out of an abundance of caution, they were evaluated at a local hospital," a spokesperson said.  Fetterman was treated for a bruised shoulder and he and Giselle were discharged that afternoon, the spokesperson said.  A passenger in …
DUI Driver Charged For Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Infant, Young Parents In MD: State Police DUI Driver Charged For Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Infant, Young Parents In MD: State Police
DUI Driver Charged For Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Infant, Young Parents In MD: State Police A Delaware man who allegedly was driving under the influence is facing criminal charges weeks after a wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of a young family from New York traveling from New York with their 1-year-old son in Maryland, state police announced. State Police investigators identified Dean Alexander Dennison, 21, Sierra Rain Merchant, 20, and 1-year-old Grayson Dennison as the three people killed in a crash early on Sunday, May 19 on US Route 13.  According to investigators, shortly before 2:50 a.m. on May 19, troopers were called to investigate a head-on crash that was rep…
Florida Man Killed After Altercation In Maryland: State Police Florida Man Killed After Altercation In Maryland: State Police
Florida Man Killed After Altercation In Maryland: State Police A Sunday morning shooting that left a Florida man dead is under investigation by Maryland State Police as the shooter remains at large. Miami native Franklin Abraham Perez Rodriguez, 23, was identified by investigators as the person who was killed during an altercation in Wicomico County. According to officials, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 9, officers from the Salisbury Police Department were called to the 700 block of East Naylor Mill Road to investigate a shooting, where they found Rodriguez suffering from a gunshot wound after what was described as "a physical altercation wit…
Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash On I-97 In Anne Arundel County: State Police Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash On I-97 In Anne Arundel County: State Police
Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash On I-97 In Anne Arundel County: State Police A 29-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight in Anne Arundel County, according to Maryland State Police. Annapolis resident Shannon Rita Alan was identified by investigators as the driver who crashed shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 6 in the southbound lanes of I-97 near Route 50. According to a preliminary investigation, Alan was traveling on a ramp to Route 50 East and for unknown reasons left the road and struck an embankment.  She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not believe impairment was a contributing factor. The crash remains under in…
Child Airlifted To Hospital After Maryland Crash Dies Days Later, Police Say Child Airlifted To Hospital After Maryland Crash Dies Days Later, Police Say
Child Airlifted To Hospital After Maryland Crash Dies Days Later, Police Say An 11-year-old boy was taken off life support with family by his side days after being airlifted to the hospital following a serious crash in Anne Arundel County, officials announced. At approximately 7 p.m. on May 31, officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called to the area of Forest Drive and South Cherry Grove Avenue to investigate a multi-vehicle crash. Google Maps street view According to police, a blue Toyota Highlander being driven by a 17-year-old was turning left from Forest Drive onto South Cherry Grove Avenue, failing to yield the right of way to oncoming traf…
Father Dead, 7-Year-Old Son Injured In Maryland Construction Zone Crash: State Police Father Dead, 7-Year-Old Son Injured In Maryland Construction Zone Crash: State Police
Father Dead, 7-Year-Old Son Injured In Maryland Construction Zone Crash: State Police A 41-year-old father was killed, and his son suffered injuries in a crash in Carroll County on Friday night, according to Maryland State Police. Hampstead resident Geoffrey Brittingham has been identified by investigators as the person killed in a construction zone crash that also left his 7-year-old son injured. Police say that Brittingham was traveling north on Emory Road at Cedarhurst Road shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30 in Finksburg.  Investigators believe he failed to stop for a closed construction zone at the North Branch Patapsco River bridge replacement projec…