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Ghost Gun, Suspected Cocaine Seized During Major Southern Maryland Drug Bust, Sheriff Says Ghost Gun, Suspected Cocaine Seized During Major Southern Maryland Drug Bust, Sheriff Says
Ghost Gun, Suspected Cocaine Seized During Major Southern Maryland Drug Bust, Sheriff Says An investigation into suspected drug activity in Southern Maryland led to a massive bust on Friday morning, investigators say. Detectives from the St. Mary's County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Lexington Park resident Laroi James Burch in the early hours of May 8, following a probe into suspected drug activity in the region. According to the sheriff's office, during the execution of multiple warrants, detectives seized suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, $400 in cash, a Polymer80 handgun without a serial number, and a magazine with 9mm ammunition. Burch, 35, …
$220K Weed Plot Busted At Dulles: Baltimore Duo Accused In London Smuggling Run: CBP $220K Weed Plot Busted At Dulles: Baltimore Duo Accused In London Smuggling Run: CBP
$220K Weed Plot Busted At Dulles: Baltimore Duo Accused In London Smuggling Run: CBP A London-bound drug run unraveled at Washington Dulles International Airport, where federal officers say a Baltimore man and woman tried to fly more than 57 pounds of marijuana overseas for a massive payday. The bust went down on Wednesday, April 16, at Dulles Airport in Sterling, when US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted two checked bags packed with vacuum-sealed weed before it could make its way across the Atlantic, according to CBP. Carl Caran Raashad Henson, 31, and Tilesha Kelly Theresa Coles, 31, both of Baltimore, were arrested at the departure gate after officers tr…
Mugshot Released After Toddler, Preschooler Overdose On THC Gummies From Maryland: Police Mugshot Released After Toddler, Preschooler Overdose On THC Gummies From Maryland: Police
Mugshot Released After Toddler, Preschooler Overdose On THC Gummies From Maryland: Police A father’s mugshot has been released after a toddler and preschooler overdosed on THC gummies, police announced on Thursday, April 16. Mohammed Nasser Al Mawjari, 28, Waynesboro, is accused after a four-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were rushed to urgent care with suspected THC exposure in Franklin County around 1:22 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Officers responded to 601 East Main Street in Waynesboro, where EMS crews were treating both children, who were showing signs consistent with an overdose, authorities said. Inve…
Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Maryland Police Sweeps: MSP Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Maryland Police Sweeps: MSP
Illegal Car Rallies Shut Down, Gun Arrests Made In Late-Night Maryland Police Sweeps: MSP A regional crackdown shut down multiple illegal car rallies across Maryland, with state police making four arrests — including armed suspects from Virginia — during a late-night enforcement operation, officials said. Multiple large-scale street takeovers were dismantled by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and police agencies in Howard, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Police carried out high-visibility patrols on public roads, industrial areas, and parking lots, authorities said, preventing crowds of up to 300 people from engagi…
Virginia Driver Surrenders Nearly 2 Years After Deadly I-95 Hit-Run Crash: State Police Virginia Driver Surrenders Nearly 2 Years After Deadly I-95 Hit-Run Crash: State Police
Virginia Driver Surrenders Nearly 2 Years After Deadly I-95 Hit-Run Crash: State Police Nearly two years after a 31-year-old man was struck and killed in an I-95 hit-and-run, an Alexandria driver has come forward. James Puryear, 50, surrendered to police in Prince William County in connection with the fatal crash involving Trenton Schnakenberg in November 2023. The crash was reported shortly after 5 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2023, when a 2005 Infiniti G35 sideswiped a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer. The truck then went off the side of the interstate, struck a guardrail and support column while the Infiniti driver sped away from the scene. Schnakenberg, a Caret reside…
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting
Penn State Grad, Real Estate Agent Among 14 Caught In PA Prostitution Sting A Penn State graduate and a local real estate agent are among 14 men arrested in a human trafficking sting in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 25. The arrests were made during Operation Impact Demand XII, which was conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at a hotel in East Pennsboro Township, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The operation was led by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force in coordination with the East Pennsboro and Silver Spring Township Police Departments. The following men allegedly solicited female es…
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Virginia: Sheriff ‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Virginia: Sheriff
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Virginia: Sheriff A New York man with a prior DUI conviction is back in trouble after allegedly showing up drunk at a Virginia chicken wing joint with cocaine in his car, authorities said. Deputies were called to America’s Best Wings on South Gateway Drive in Stafford County around 8:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, for a report of a possible drunk driver, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A witness told deputies that the man appeared to be “hitting the sauce pretty hard, and not the buffalo flavored one.” Deputies located the man — later identified as Jeanpaul Donoso, 47, of Forest Hills in N…
Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police
Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police A Maryland woman is wanted in connection with the overdose death of her estranged husband in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of Murphy Road on Sept. 26, 2023, where they found 39-year-old Clinton Douglas Hyde deceased. Evidence at the scene suggested the death was drug-related. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be “mixed-drug toxicity,” police said. After a year-long investigation, authorities identified Heather Hyde, 41, of Street, Maryland, as the person who…
Four From Maryland Busted After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer: PD Four From Maryland Busted After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer: PD
Four From Maryland Busted After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer: PD An officer was injured on Tuesday before a larceny suspect who targeted a hardware store in Virginia was arrested with four others from Maryland, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to Ace Hardware in the 10300 block of Main Street on Nov. 5, where there was a reported larceny involving a group of people. Upon arrival, they located the suspects in a vehicle not far from the store, prompting a traffic stop; however, when the officer approached the vehicle, police say that the driver intentionally backed into a motor officer assisting with the stop, leav…
Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff A wanted Westminster man took deputies in Carroll County on wild ride in a vehicle reported stolen in Howard County before having to be subdued by officers with a taser-like device, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jacob Dukes-Celey, 21, caught the attention of a Carroll County Sheriff's deputy on patrol when he was spotted driving a white sedan without a front registration plate on John Street in the area of West Main Street in Westminster. After initially losing sight of him, the deputy tracked down Dukes-Celey turning Westbound onto West Main Street traveling towards Pennsylvania A…
Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD
Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD A real-life Grinch who allegedly sold the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in Montgomery County on Christmas Day is being held behind bars after being busted this week. Junior Salvador Alvarez Paz, 22, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged for selling the drugs that led to an overdose the morning of Sunday, Dec. 25 last year. It is alleged that on the morning of his victim’s death, Alvarez Paz arranged a meet, where he allegedly sold the drugs to him before he died, according to police. The cause of death was later determined by the Chief Medical Examiner to be caused by fent…