Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.  Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.  The Athletic said it did not conclude …
Maryland's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens Maryland's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
Maryland's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Crash Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Crash
Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Crash Investigators are searching for a Good Samaritan who pulled a driver from a burning vehicle after a crash on a busy Virginia highway. First responders were called around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, to a vehicle fire on Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Lane when a vehicle went off the road and caught fire. A passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The southbound lanes of Richmond Highway were shut down for an extended period of time to allow Stafford County Fire and Rescue to administer first aid and put out the fire. Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Lane …
Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland
Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland One person was killed, and another was ejected from a vehicle in a late-night crash in Maryland. The three-vehicle collision was reported shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, on northbound Indian Head Highway near Palmer Road in Prince George's County. First responders arrived to find one person trapped inside a vehicle and another who had been ejected, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. The trapped driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger who was ejected was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Prince George's County Pol…
43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say 43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say
43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say A five-minute meeting helped unravel a massive Maryland drug operation. The DEA investigation that began with the seizure of 43 kilograms of cocaine ultimately led agents to a Fort Washington stash house, where prosecutors say they found fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and loaded guns. Now, Ronthony Ward is facing life in federal prison. Prosecutors say evidence presented at trial showed Ward was a member of a "large-scale drug-trafficking operation" in Prince George's County. In August 2023, while investigating a suspected Baltimore cocaine trafficker, DEA investigators tracked the intended ta…
Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder
Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder The arrests haven't closed the book on Na'Ryah Adams' murder. The FBI has now put up $15,000 as investigators continue working to identify everyone involved in the Aug. 11 killing of the 5-year-old at her family's home in Linkwood, bringing the total reward offered in the Maryland case to as much as $25,000. “If you know something about this shooting, share it with us,” FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul said while announcing the agency's contribution. The renewed push for information comes after five people were charged across two shootings in Dorchester County that investig…
Abingdon Man Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff Abingdon Man Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff
Abingdon Man Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff The man at the center of a chaotic confrontation with Maryland deputies now has a name and a list of charges. Shemar Mekhi White, 23, of Abingdon, was charged following the Tuesday incident that ended with two Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies opening fire and White running from his vehicle, authorities announced Wednesday. The charges come a day after deputies with the sheriff's office Crime Suppression Unit responded to a community tip and spotted what they believed was drug activity near Abingdon Road. Deputies attempted to stop White's vehicle shortly after 12:20 p.m., but inves…
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say She followed her victim all the way to the car. A 26-year-old District woman is behind bars in Virginia after police say she threatened a woman, stole her keys and took off in her vehicle during a Sunday night carjacking in Arlington. Leah Elaine Johnson approached the woman from behind as she walked through the Colonial Village neighborhood shortly before 5 p.m. on Aug. 31, according to Arlington County Police on Wednesday. At first, Johnson allegedly tried to strike up a conversation. The woman kept walking toward her vehicle. Johnson followed. Then came the threat, police say. Inves…
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo looked like a different dog two months later. The tiny Yorkshire terrier had been healthy and bright-eyed when he was adopted from a Virginia shelter in May.  By the night of Wednesday, July 29, he was found dumped in a Norfolk field with broken bones, traumatic injuries, and so much fear that he panicked when people came near him, according to PETA. Now Rambo is dead, and a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered to find whoever abused him. A witness told PETA that a woman believed to be in her 30s pulled Rambo from a carrier near Armistead Avenue and East 24th Street, left h…
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING) Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING)
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (Developing) The Beltway came to a standstill in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. All three travel lanes of the I-695 Outer Loop were shut down in Baltimore County shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 2 due to police activity, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The incident was reported shortly before 2:15 p.m. past Exit 11A for I-95, near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. All three Outer Loop travel lanes were closed, along with both shoulders and the right exit ramp, according to the alert. The Inner Loop remained open. Traffic cameras showed a long line of vehicles backed up behind t…
Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials
Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials No match. No candle. No electrical spark. A pile of oily rags was enough to ignite a Virginia house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The flames broke out shortly after 7 a.m. on Aug. 31 at an occupied home in the 1200 block of Stafford Avenue in Fredericksburg, prompting a response from city firefighters and crews from Spotsylvania and Stafford counties. Everyone inside managed to get out on their own before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported, and a secondary search confirmed nobody remained inside. The fire in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg Fi…
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police He didn't stay unidentified for long. One day after a 15-year-old girl was followed through a Virginia Target by a man who exposed himself to her, police say they tracked their suspect to his home. Joel Robert Stevenson, 29, of Manassas, was arrested at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Stevenson is accused of following the teen through the Target at Fortuna Center Plaza in Dumfries shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31. Investigators say the girl was inside the store with acquaintances when she noticed a man she didn't know. Then …
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose ‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose The name sounded more like a “Breaking Bad” knockoff than an alleged darknet drug operation. Two Florida brothers accused of operating under the moniker “BarbaraWhite” were arrested after a fatal overdose in Virginia sparked a federal investigation, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The investigation began following a fatal overdose in Arlington, prosecutors said. What investigators say they ultimately uncovered stretched hundreds of miles south to Jacksonville. Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and his younger brother, Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, allegedly …
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…
Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff
Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff A monthlong drug investigation came crashing through the door at a Maryland home. Detectives executed a search warrant on Thursday, Aug. 27, at a residence in the 4800 block of Cardinal Drive in Wicomico County following an investigation into suspected drug distribution and stolen property, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. The investigation centered on Christin Donaway and Jordan Kirn, who detectives had been investigating over the previous month for the suspected distribution of controlled dangerous substances throughout the county. Investigators were also looking into t…
31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police 31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police
31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police A 31-year police veteran is now accused of rape and child sex abuse in Maryland. Anne Arundel County Police Sgt. James Shoults was charged on Monday, Aug. 31, with second-degree rape, sex abuse of a minor, second-degree child abuse and related offenses, according to the department. The charges came more than a month after Maryland State Police opened a criminal investigation into Shoults. Anne Arundel County police said they were notified about the investigation on July 20 and initially placed Shoults on administrative suspension with pay. That changed Monday. After a warrant was issued …
'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone 'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone
'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone Israel Velasco Ramirez was supposed to spend Sunday proudly pinning a new rank onto his son's shoulder. Instead, the longtime Maryland resident was in ICE custody while his son became an officer in the Army National Guard without him there. Ramirez was detained on Saturday, Aug. 22, while sitting in his truck in a Jessup parking lot waiting for a coworker, according to his son, Jose Velasco. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Elkridge family got the news it had spent more than a week waiting for. Ramirez was released and back home. "My dad is finally back home with us," Jose announced on Facebook.…
Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police
Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police The bullets found their way inside. Nearly three months after a 2-year-old boy was wounded when gunfire erupted at a DC apartment complex, police say the teenager accused of pulling the trigger has been arrested. Casanova Lamons, 19, of Northeast DC, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in connection with the June 10 shooting on Benning Road NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1700 block of Benning Road. Police say Lamons opened fire inside the apartment complex and fled before officers arrived. When police g…
Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff
Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Harford County Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff A suspected drug stop turned into a police-involved shooting in Maryland. The chaos unfolded at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, when Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies investigating a community tip spotted what they believed was drug activity near Abingdon Road in Abingdon, authorities said. Deputies tried to stop a vehicle. The driver didn't stop, according to the sheriff's office. Instead, investigators say the driver intentionally struck three other vehicles: a sheriff's office vehicle, a Harford County government vehicle that was not involved in the investigation, and…
MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…
Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say
Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say Two men conspired to kill 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua in Maryland, officials confirmed on Tuesday. In April, Douglas David Lacey was arrested in connection with the murder of Mutua, 23, who was found shot to death a month earlier in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Mutua was gunned down in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Fairdale Terrace on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The murder was just the beginning of a larger plot. Lacey was arrested in April 2025 and was charged with Mutua's murder. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, auth…
Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Sought In Shooting That Killed Asia Williams Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Sought In Shooting That Killed Asia Williams
Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Sought In Shooting That Killed Asia Williams One of Baltimore's most wanted is considered armed and dangerous. Police renewed their search on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for 24-year-old Dashawn Taylor, who is wanted in connection with a deadly double shooting that left one woman dead and another man wounded earlier this summer. The shooting happened on June 23 in the 5200 block of York Road, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Asia Williams, 38, was killed. A 27-year-old man was also injured in the shooting, though police did not disclose the extent of his injuries. More than two months later, investigators are still looking for Ta…
Man Followed 15-Year-Old Girl Through Virginia Target, Exposed Himself To Her: Police Man Followed 15-Year-Old Girl Through Virginia Target, Exposed Himself To Her: Police
Man Followed 15-Year-Old Girl Through Virginia Target, Exposed Himself To Her: Police A 15-year-old girl was followed through a Northern Virginia Target by a man who exposed himself to her, police say. The disturbing encounter happened shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, at the Target in Fortuna Center Plaza in Dumfries, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators say the teen was inside the store with acquaintances when she spotted an unknown man. Then he began following her. During the encounter, police say the man exposed himself to the 15-year-old and made obscene gestures before leaving the area. No physical contact was reported, and the teen was n…
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…
'I Will Behead You': Maryland Man Threatened President Trump On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Maryland Man Threatened President Trump On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Maryland Man Threatened President Trump On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…
Inmate Charged With Murder After Maryland Man Dies 9 Months After DC Shooting: Police Inmate Charged With Murder After Maryland Man Dies 9 Months After DC Shooting: Police
Inmate Charged With Murder After Maryland Man Dies 9 Months After DC Shooting: Police A Maryland man survived being shot in DC, but the bullet ultimately killed him more than nine months later. Now, nearly two and a half years after the shooting, police say the man accused of pulling the trigger is facing a murder charge. Sean Crawford, 46, of Hyattsville, was shot in the torso on the afternoon of April 4, 2024, in the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Crawford still conscious and breathing despite the gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital in critical but stable condition…
Teen Charged With Murder After Housemate Twice His Age Shot Dead In Maryland: Police Teen Charged With Murder After Housemate Twice His Age Shot Dead In Maryland: Police
Teen Charged With Murder After Housemate Twice His Age Shot Dead In Maryland: Police A teen who allegedly killed someone twice his age, whom he lived with in Maryland, has been arrested and charged with murder, police say. Eu’nyus Maddox, 18, has been arrested and charged in connection with the midday shooting of 36-year-old Levelle Mills in Largo, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Shortly after noon on Monday, Aug. 31, officers were called to the 500 block of Mt. Lubentia Court East, where there were reports of shots fired. FATAL SHOOTING: Officers responded to the 500 block of Mount Lubentia Ct at approx. 12:05 pm for a shooting. They located …