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Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Turns Traffic Stop Into Bloody Brawl With Virginia Cops: Police Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Turns Traffic Stop Into Bloody Brawl With Virginia Cops: Police
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Turns Traffic Stop Into Bloody Brawl With Virginia Cops: Police What started as a routine traffic stop in Virginia spiraled into a foot chase, a bloody scuffle with police, and a drug bust that left one man in jail, officials said. The Fredericksburg Police Department said Andre Bennett was riding in a car pulled over on Wednesday, Aug. 27, after the driver rolled a stop sign and skipped a turn signal. The driver played it cool. Bennett did not. He claimed he had no ID and refused to give his name — a problem, since one of the officers on scene already recognized him and knew he had multiple warrants out of Stafford County and Charles County in Marylan…

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Bright Shirt, No Shoes, Big Problems: Virginia DUI Suspect Runs But Can’t Hide, Sheriff Says Bright Shirt, No Shoes, Big Problems: Virginia DUI Suspect Runs But Can’t Hide, Sheriff Says
Bright Shirt, No Shoes, Big Problems: Virginia DUI Suspect Runs But Can’t Hide, Sheriff Says A Virginia man ditched his shoes but couldn’t out run deputies after attempting to avoid a DUI stop in Virginia, officials said. On Saturday, Aug. 23, at 5:59 p.m., a deputy saw a Lexus blow through a red light on Richmond Highway near Coal Landing Road, ultimately leading to the arrest of 25-year-old Jose Villatoro, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When Oliveira pulled the car over, the driver’s side door swung open and Villatoro bolted on foot. Deputy Oliveira stayed with the vehicle and broadcast a description. Additional deputies canvassed the woods, spotting the man …

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Teen Shot By Deputy In MD Shopping Plaza Airlifted In Critical Condition: Sheriff (UPDATED) Teen Shot By Deputy In MD Shopping Plaza Airlifted In Critical Condition: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Teen Shot By Deputy In MD Shopping Plaza Airlifted In Critical Condition: Sheriff (Updated) A 19-year-old armed suspect was shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Maryland after a foot chase at a busy shopping plaza, authorities said. It happened around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, when deputies tried to arrest the teen — later identified as Nathaniel Mekhi Golphin - who was wanted on an outstanding warrant, at a retail store in San Souci Plaza in California, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies chased him through the plaza.  During the pursuit, the Golphin pulled a gun, and a deputy fired a single round, striking him. Deputies immediately rendered aid u…

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Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In Maryland Chase Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In Maryland Chase
Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In Maryland Chase Four suspects from DC were arrested after breaking into a store and leading police on a multi-vehicle pursuit and foot chase across Maryland, the sheriff’s office said. The chaos began around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 8, when deputies responded to a retail burglary alarm in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance video showed a Honda fleeing the scene, before deputies spotted the car in Mechanicsville and tried to stop it near the 26000 block of Three Notch Road — but the driver took off. Deputies deployed stop s…

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Teen Burglar Leads High-Speed I-495 Pursuit-Crash: Cops Teen Burglar Leads High-Speed I-495 Pursuit-Crash: Cops
Teen Burglar Leads High-Speed I-495 Pursuit-Crash: Cops An 18-year-old burglary suspect is in custody after leading Montgomery County police on a high-speed chase through Gaithersburg before crashing into a parked car, authorities say. Officers responded to a report of a commercial burglary on the 8000 block of Cessna Ave. around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, where they spotted a black Cadillac CT5 leaving the scene.  When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver - later identified as 18-year-old Michael Evan Cutler - took off, prompting a pursuit that continued down I-27 and onto I-495. The chase ended when the Cadillac …

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9-Year-Old Among Five Arrested For Violent Southeast Baltimore Carjacking, Police Say 9-Year-Old Among Five Arrested For Violent Southeast Baltimore Carjacking, Police Say
9-Year-Old Among Five Arrested For Violent Southeast Baltimore Carjacking, Police Say A shocking carjacking in Southeast Baltimore ended with the arrest of five suspects—including a 9-year-old boy, on Sunday night, authorities announced. The incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Dec. 22, when police say a 32-year-old woman was stopped at a sign at Grundy and Bank streets when four males approached her car.  One suspect, described by investigators only as a white man, smashed her window with a metal tool, dragged her out, and fled in her car. Officers tracked the stolen vehicle to the 1800 block of North Milton Ave. just over an hour later. Following a brief foot ch…

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Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Maryland Community: Police Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Maryland Community: Police
Shots Fired During Pursuit Leads To Temporary Shelter-In Place In Maryland Community: Police Two people were arrested overnight after shots were fired during a standoff in Baltimore County that resulted in a temporary shelter-in-place order for some residents that has since been lifted. Officers from the White Marsh Precinct were alerted by Maryland State Police about a stolen vehicle that failed to yield to deputies, leading to a temporary pursuit. Police say that the car was located by members of the Baltimore County Police Department, at which point all occupants inside the vehicle bailed out of the stolen vehicle in Nottingham, leading to foot chases, during which shots were fi…

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by Zak Failla