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Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police
Robbers Steal Hundred In Gift Cards From Dollar Store: PA State Police Two men distracted a store clerk and loaded hundreds of dollars onto gift cards, authorities say.  The two men pictured stole the gift cards and put $500 in them at the Family Dollar located at 3835 Lincoln Way West, Saint Thomas Township, Chambersburg at 3:24 p.m. on May 3, 2023, according to The Pennsylvania State Police Troop H – Chambersburg Station. The clerk was supposedly "distracted" during this incident, the police said, but did not detail how.  The suspects then fled in a silver-colored SUV, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.  A cash reward of an unkno…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student On School Grounds For Months In MD: PD Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student On School Grounds For Months In MD: PD
Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student On School Grounds For Months In MD: PD A sexual predator who preyed on a 15-year-old student he was tasked to teach in Maryland has been apprehended out of state for alleged sexual abuse on school grounds, authorities announced. Investigators from the Howard County Police Department have charged Mount Hebron High School teacher Matthew Barth, 44, for alleged indiscretions involving a teenager over the course of four months. Barth, an Ellicott City resident, was arrested on Thursday, May 4, following a brief investigation after allegations were levied against him by a friend of the victim, according to police. The claims of abu…

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by Zak Failla
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Fentanyl Traffickers Operating Feet From Elementary School Busted In Baltimore: Prosecutors Fentanyl Traffickers Operating Feet From Elementary School Busted In Baltimore: Prosecutors
Fentanyl Traffickers Operating Feet From Elementary School Busted In Baltimore: Prosecutors The joint investigation into an alleged fentanyl drug trafficking organization operating near an elementary school in Maryland has led to the apprehension of the ringleaders involved who now face nearly 400 years in prison on a host of criminal charges, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Lawmakers and leaders came together on Monday, May 1, to announce that a trafficking operation based out of two homes in the 300 block of South Franklintown Road has been dismantled following a months-long investigation that was launched in January 2023. Those charged: Dane Kennedy, a…

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by Zak Failla
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'Want Some Candy?': Wheelchair-Bound Creep Pulls Tired Old Trick In Maryland, Police Say 'Want Some Candy?': Wheelchair-Bound Creep Pulls Tired Old Trick In Maryland, Police Say
'Want Some Candy?': Wheelchair-Bound Creep Pulls Tired Old Trick In Maryland, Police Say Police in Montgomery County are on the lookout for a suspicious man who pulled his wheelchair up to a child and offered him candy on Sunday morning, April 16, according to authorities. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 16, members of the Rockville City Police Department were called to the area of Montrose Park in the 400 block of Congressional Lane, when a child advised his parents that he had just been approached by a possible predator. The initial investigation into the incident found that an unknown man in a wheelchair approached the minor and invited him back to his Maryland h…

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by Zak Failla
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Bomb Maker With Bad Intentions Accused Of Making Destructive Devices: Maryland Fire Marshal Bomb Maker With Bad Intentions Accused Of Making Destructive Devices: Maryland Fire Marshal
Bomb Maker With Bad Intentions Accused Of Making Destructive Devices: Maryland Fire Marshal Officials say that a man has been apprehended and is behind bars after he got sloppy and left evidence on a destructive device in Maryland. Christopher Heinrich Beitzel, 53, is being held behind bars in a Maryland jail after the Garrett County man left fingerprints on a device he allegedly built and left behind at an area home, leading investigators to even more of his creations, the state Fire Marshal announced. Earlier this month, Bomb Technicians from the Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Aiken Miller Road in the town of Accident, when the homeowners found a suspicious…

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by Zak Failla
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Bystanders Rush To Help Teen Girl Shot In Baltimore, Police Say Bystanders Rush To Help Teen Girl Shot In Baltimore, Police Say
Bystanders Rush To Help Teen Girl Shot In Baltimore, Police Say A teenage girl is recovering after being shot in Baltimore overnight, authorities say. Baltimore police were called to the 900 block of North Belnord Avenue around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4 after reports of a ShotSpotter alert. Once officers arrived at the scene, they were flagged down by citizens who were helping a 15-year-old girl who had just been shot.  The child was rushed to a nearby hospital where she received treatment for a gunshot wound in her arm and is expected to survive. Police have not yet identified any suspects or motives for the crime.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Gunman Accused Of Killing Baltimore Teen Busted Attempting To Flee The Country, Officials Say Gunman Accused Of Killing Baltimore Teen Busted Attempting To Flee The Country, Officials Say
Gunman Accused Of Killing Baltimore Teen Busted Attempting To Flee The Country, Officials Say Investigators say that a man with a checkered criminal history who is accused of gunning down a 16-year-old Patterson High School student in Baltimore has been apprehended in southern Texas as he was attempting to flee the country following the fatal shooting. Roger Mendoza, 23, has been identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of Izaiah Carter near his school two weeks ago on Monday, March 6. . @BaltimorePolice are asking for tips in the murder of 16 year old Izaiah Carter. He was killed in the 5900 blk of East Pratt Street in Joseph E. Lee Park, next to Patterson High School. S…

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by Zak Failla
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Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores
Serial Supermarket Thief Wanted For Targeting Montgomery County Stores Recognize him? An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they seek the public’s assistance in tracking down a 55-year-old man who is wanted for a series of crimes that were committed in the area in recent months. Gaithersburg resident Jonah Ammiel Carter is wanted after allegedly committing larceny and burglaries at locations in Burtonsville, Silver Spring, and Kensington. Carter is reported to have stolen “large quantities of items” from: Giant Food in the 1200 block of East West Highway on Monday, Jan. 16; Giant Food in the 15000 block of Old Columbia P…

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by Zak Failla
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Montgomery County Police Offer $10,000 Reward After Takoma Park Man Murdered Montgomery County Police Offer $10,000 Reward After Takoma Park Man Murdered
Montgomery County Police Offer $10,000 Reward After Takoma Park Man Murdered Authorities have identified a 20-year-old Takoma Park man who was killed earlier this week in Silver Spring. Walter Woods succumbed to his injuries after being shot in the 1700 block of Hampshire Green Lane the night of Tuesday, March 7, according to Montgomery County Police. Around 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, police responded to a call for help where they located Woods suffering from gunshot wounds.  First responders immediately rendered first aid until medics arrived and rushed Woods to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries a short time later. Police are actively looking…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore
Several Shot Throughout The Night In Baltimore Several people were rushed to the hospital after shots rang out overnight across Baltimore, authorities say. Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, officers were dispatched to a home in the 3800 block of Cedarhurst Road to investigate a reported shooting, according to Baltimore police. Police found a 24-year-old man at the home suffering from gunshot wounds, and were able to get the victim rushed to a hospital by ambulance. The victim's condition is not currently known. Later that evening around 7 p.m., an unidentified man was found after a shot spotter alert was put out in the 1200 block of W…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police
Baltimore Mother Was Fleeing From Restaurant When She Was Shot In Mass Casualty Event: Police Baltimore Police have released a video of the suspects they believe are connected to a mass casualty shooting over the weekend that killed two people and left several others, including an infant and toddler fighting for their life Maya Morton, 23, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30 from injuries sustained in the incident that also took the life of Gerald Fowlkes, 43 on Saturday, Jan. 28, according to Baltimore police. Police say that just after 6:40 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, the first shooting occurred, fatally striking Fowlkes and injuring a 65-year-old man in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Av…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police
Killers Of Teen Shot 18 Times At Popeyes Still On The Loose: Police Police have released images of the suspects accused killing a teen and injuring several more outside of a Popeye's during their lunch break earlier this month. Deonta Dorsey, 16, was at the Popeye's in the Edmonson Village Shopping Center with four other teens during his lunch break when he was brutally murdered on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 5, according to Baltimore police. Deonta was reportedly an innocent bystander who was not the intended target of the shooting. His body was struck by bullets at least 18 times, his family said in a GoFundMe. Deonta Dorsey was killed outside of…

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by Annie DeVoe