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Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police
Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member in the kidnapping, beating and killing of a 19-year-old man with autism, authorities said. Hayden Robert Garreffa, of Dilltown, PA, was found dead by state troopers in a wooded area of Brush Valley Township on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police think he was kidnapped, and beaten on the same day that he was kille…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff
Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff A pair of 12-year-old boys were able to avoid criminal charges but will face the wrath of their parents after police were called to a school bus stop where a middle school student in Maryland was wielding a replica of a semiautomatic handgun. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a school bus stop for students at Davis Middle School in the area of Silent Creek Road and Stewards Chance Lane after a witness called to report a kid pointing what appeared to be a handgun at other students. At the same time, some of the stud…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Teens Busted After Bystanders Step In To Stop Attempted Carjacking DC Teens Busted After Bystanders Step In To Stop Attempted Carjacking
DC Teens Busted After Bystanders Step In To Stop Attempted Carjacking Three young teenage boys from Washington D.C. have been arrested and charged with an attempted carjacking in Rockville Town Square, authorities say. The 14-year-old boys, all wearing ski masks, ran up to the victim who was walking away from her parked Toyota Rav4 in the 20 block of Maryland Avenue, before pushing her to the ground and demanding her keys at gunpoint around noon on Monday, Oct. 3, according to Montgomery County police. The victim began screaming, which got the attention of witnesses who ran to help, scaring off the boys.  The witnesses then chased the teens and took pic…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents
Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents One woman has been arrested after she and three young girls broke into a home in Anne Arundel County and beat the residents with baseball bats, authorities say. Detectives say the armed group entered the home on the 200 block of Hilltop Road around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, and attacked the residents, leaving them with minor injuries, according to Anne Arundel County police. The victims told officers that they had an ongoing issue with the group of girls, and that they knew each other. The adult female was subsequently charged. The three 14-year-old girls have not yet been charged. Thi…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School
Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School An arrest warrant has been issued for a Clinton teenager accused of taking a gun onto school property, authorities say. The 17-year-old boy was stopped by Prince George's County Public Schools security personnel for suspicions of having illegal drugs at Surratsville High School, around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, according to Prince George's County police. During the search, a loaded ghost gun was found inside of the student's backpack, causing the teen to run away from school property. The teenager has been charged as an adult with several charges, including possessing a loaded handgun o…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Child Charged After Stabbing Multiple People In Maryland Child Charged After Stabbing Multiple People In Maryland
Child Charged After Stabbing Multiple People In Maryland Detectives have charged a minor after they allegedly stabbed at least two people in Baltimore County, authorities say. The minor is accused of attacking the victims in the 300 block of Lord Byron Lane around 7:25 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, according to Baltimore County Cockeysville Precinct Detectives. Both victims were suffering from multiple puncture wounds and were transported to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.  Police do not believe there is a current active threat to the community.

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Here's What We Know After Three Teens Busted Following High-Speed Baltimore Police Pursuit Here's What We Know After Three Teens Busted Following High-Speed Baltimore Police Pursuit
Here's What We Know After Three Teens Busted Following High-Speed Baltimore Police Pursuit Three teens are in custody after being busted with illegal handguns and marijuana following a high-speed pursuit with police in Baltimore on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, a Baltimore Police officer’s License Plate Reader (LPR) alerted to a vehicle wanted in connection to an armed robbery, and when the teens noticed a police presence around them, they proceeded to speed away in an attempt to avoid being apprehended. Police said that the teen driver proceeded onto multiple highways, driving recklessly, and striking a civilian vehicle in further attempts to …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED) Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED)
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (Updated) Three teens are facing disciplinary action in Maryland after being busted with weapons at a Prince George’s County high school. The Hyattsville Police Department received an alert from a teacher at Northwestern High School at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 regarding a student who appeared to have a weapon. Officers were called to the building to investigate, and they located three suspects - one of whom had brass knuckles and bullets, police said. Two of the three face school administrative actions, and one who is not a student at Northwestern will face charges, according t…

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by Zak Failla
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Underage Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For String Of Home Burglaries: Sheriff Underage Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For String Of Home Burglaries: Sheriff
Underage Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For String Of Home Burglaries: Sheriff An underage suspect has been apprehended following the investigation into a string of residential burglaries in Maryland toward the end of the summer, authorities announced. In late August and early September, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office responded to multiple residential burglaries in Ijamsville that happened overnight while homeowners were home, according to the agency. During the investigation, the sheriff’s office said that deputies were able to ascertain surveillance footage from neighborhood cameras which provided information that pointed them in the direction of a juvenile s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store An unexpected suspect has been identified as the person who caused millions of dollars in damage to a Maryland store last week. The Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Sept. 12 that an 11-year-old has been charged in connection to the fire at Dollar General on South Main Street in Carroll County that caused $2.5 million in damage and destroyed the building. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, first responders in Hampstead were dispatched to the Dollar General Store on South Main Street for a reported building fire. The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm blaze shortly after firs…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Charged For Shooting At Group Of Students Near Elementary School: Police Maryland Teen Charged For Shooting At Group Of Students Near Elementary School: Police
Maryland Teen Charged For Shooting At Group Of Students Near Elementary School: Police A Maryland teen is in hot water with the law after being arrested for an alleged shooting in Prince George's County. The Greenbelt Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 10 that a 13-year-old - whose name has not been released - has been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this month in the area of Springhill Lane and Springhill Drive, authorities announced. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, members of the department responded to the area of the reported shooting, where there were calls regarding shots fired, officials said. The victim told investigators that …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Prince George's Teen Curfew To Begin This Weekend Prince George's Teen Curfew To Begin This Weekend
Prince George's Teen Curfew To Begin This Weekend The Prince George's County teen curfew is set to begin this weekend after a rise in juvenile crime has swept through the County over the summer, officials say. The curfew applies to all people under 16-years-old, and will operate on an education based system, according to Prince George's County Police. Police plan to educate teenagers who are violating the curfew by alerting them that the curfew is in place and contacting their parents/guardians before telling them to go home. If a youth is found to be violating the curfew again, parents/guardians will be notified. If parents/guardians are…

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by Annie DeVoe