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Frederick, Maryland

Bowie, MD
News
MS-13 Leader Gets Life In Prison For Maryland Murders, Racketeering Conspiracy MS-13 Leader Gets Life In Prison For Maryland Murders, Racketeering Conspiracy
MS-13 Leader Gets Life In Prison For Maryland Murders, Racketeering Conspiracy Another MS-13 gang member in Maryland will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and federal drug charges. Brayan Contreras-Avalos - also known as “Anonimo,” “Humilde,” and “Malia,” 28, of Langley Park, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted during a lengthy for his participation in the deadly conspiracy, according to federal officials. Prosecutors say that Contreras-Avalos was the leader of an MS-13 clique operating in Frederick, Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties. …

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say One person was killed and two others injured in an early-morning crash on I-270 in Maryland, state police said Thabiso Mandela Mokuena, 24, was allegedly impaired and driving a Tesla shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 when a chain-reaction crash led to the death of 35-year-old Sandra Lorena Morales De Arevala. On Sunday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack were dispatched to a stretch of I-270 south near Montrose Road, where there were two separate, but related crashes reported. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 Tes…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
News
Reported Building Explosion Leads To Arrest For Man Who Nearly Shot Infant In Maryland: Police Reported Building Explosion Leads To Arrest For Man Who Nearly Shot Infant In Maryland: Police
Reported Building Explosion Leads To Arrest For Man Who Nearly Shot Infant In Maryland: Police An infant was nearly shot in Maryland after a man accidentally discharged a weapon in a Frederick County building, coming dangerously close to striking the child, according to police. Paul Viera, 25, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in city limits following an investigation into what was initially reported as a building explosion in Frederick County. The alleged incident happened at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in the 1400 block of Key Parkway in Frederick. Police said that upon arrival at the scene, officers and emergency personn…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
News
Back To Prison For Repeat Offender Busted On Weapon, Drug Distribution Charges In Maryland Back To Prison For Repeat Offender Busted On Weapon, Drug Distribution Charges In Maryland
Back To Prison For Repeat Offender Busted On Weapon, Drug Distribution Charges In Maryland A convicted felon will spend years behind bars after being sentenced as a repeat offender on weapon and drug distribution charges in Maryland, authorities announced. Frederick resident Blake Anthony Nivens, 26, pleaded guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court this week and a sentencing hearing was held regarding incidents that happened within four weeks of each other in March and April. Specifically, Nivens pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm after a conviction for a crime of violence for an incident on Wednesday, March 9. Additionally, Nivens pleaded guilty to possession of a firear…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Vehicle Fire That Spread To Maryland Townhomes Set Intentionally: Officials Vehicle Fire That Spread To Maryland Townhomes Set Intentionally: Officials
Vehicle Fire That Spread To Maryland Townhomes Set Intentionally: Officials A vehicle fire that extended to multiple townhomes in Maryland was determined to be intentionally set, according to officials in Frederick County. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, the Frederick County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire that broke out in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive in Frederick. Upon arrival, officials said that crews were met with a minivan that was fully engulfed in flames that had damaged two townhomes. Crews worked to extinguish the vehicle fire and protect the structures, according to officials in Frederick County, an…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live' North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live'
North Jersey Borough Is Great 'Off-the-Beaten-Path Town Where You Should Live' It's got a top-notch school system. Competitive real estate. Close proximity to New York City (with easy access to public transportation). These reasons and more are why House Method has named Fair Lawn to its newly-released list of "9 Great Off-the-Beaten-Path Towns Where You Should Live." The website, all-things real-estate and interior design, factored in unemployment rate, job availability, proximity to urban area, population growth and appeal of the area when compiling the list of U.S. cities. Here's how House Method says Fair Lawn stacks up: Median home price: $476,100 Av…

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by Cecilia Levine