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Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police
Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police The Montgomery County Department of Police is on the hunt for a man wanted in connection to the suspicious death of a Maryland parole and probation agent. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, May 31, officers responded to a home in the 2800 block of Terrace Drive in Chevy Chase to conduct a welfare check on the agent, who did not report back to work after a resident check of 54-year-old Emanuel Edward Sewell, a registered sex offender, officials say. Upon arrival, police say that officers found a man inside who was pronounced dead at the scene. Sewell was not in the apartment, and has not …

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Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors A drug dealer in Maryland will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for selling the fentanyl while on probation for a previous drug charge, authorities announced. Ronald Sullivan, 49, of Edgewood, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute narcotics and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 15 years to serve.  The case also trigged a probation violation for a 2011 possession with intent to distribute case that added another five years to serve, marking a total of 20 years in prison for Sullivan, according to prosecutors. In August 2023…

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Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD
Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday morning near Sandy Landing at Great Falls Park is believed to be that of a swimmer who was reported missing over the holiday weekend, officials say. Searches for the swimmer began on Friday night, when two men were reportedly attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland, but only one made it successfully through the trip. 5/27 8a Potomac River - body recovered - believe to be the missing swimmer https://t.co/i2Z90YSZkB — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 27, 2024 "Presumably this all began on Friday, where we had a report of a couple swimme…

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15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say 15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say
15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say Millions of dollars worth of stolen construction tools have been recovered by members of the Howard County Police Department in what was described as "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years," authorities announced. On Thursday afternoon, the agency reported that approximately 15,000 stolen tools have been recovered that have an estimated value of between $3 million and $5 million, according to investigators. #HoCoPolice have recovered approximately 15,000 stolen construction tools totaling $3-$5 million in what is believed to be one of the largest…

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Student From Maryland Falls $1 Short Of Massive Upset In Jeopardy! Debut Student From Maryland Falls $1 Short Of Massive Upset In Jeopardy! Debut
Student From Maryland Falls $1 Short Of Massive Upset In Jeopardy! Debut It came down to the wire, but a student from Maryland came up just short to a three-time champ in her nail-biting Jeopardy! debut on Monday. Bethesda resident Ivonne Zhou who studied biology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill made the most of her time on the quiz show, missing out on a monumental upset by a mere one dollar. Zhou's episode aired on Monday, May 20. During the episode, she was able to accrue a $7,000 score before doubling it on the Final Jeopardy! question for an impressive $14,000 total that was only bested by three-time champ Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk f…

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Business
Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County
Kensington Market To Permanently Close In Montgomery County A popular meat and seafood market in Maryland is set to permanently shutter its doors, its owners announced. Kensington Market is set to shut things down as of Saturday, May 25 after serving the community with fresh seafood, butcher cut meats, homemade pies, and other produce for years on Howard Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kensington Market (@kensingtonmarketmd) "This has been a difficult decision to make and we will miss serving the Kensington community so much," the owners posted on their website. "We'd like to sinc…

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Infant, Young Parents Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Maryland Crash Infant, Young Parents Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Maryland Crash
Infant, Young Parents Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Maryland Crash A young family with a 1-year-old son from New York was killed in a crash while traveling through Maryland over the weekend.  State Police investigators identified Dean Alexander Dennison, 21, Sierra Rain Merchant, 20, and 1-year-old Grayson Dennison as the three people killed in a crash early on Sunday morning on US Route 13.  According to investigators, shortly before 2:50 a.m. on May 19, troopers were called to investigate a head-on crash that was reported in Wicomico County south of St. Luke's Road involving the family and a Delaware man. The preliminary investigation determin…

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Man Doubling Down On New Lottery Numbers Claims Two $50K Prizes In Maryland Man Doubling Down On New Lottery Numbers Claims Two $50K Prizes In Maryland
Man Doubling Down On New Lottery Numbers Claims Two $50K Prizes In Maryland Fortune smiled on a forgetful Anne Arundel County man who lucked his way into not one, but two, five-figure Pick 5 wins good for a $100,000 windfall. The Severn man - who chose to remain anonymous - says that he typically plays Lottery games once or twice a week, but forgot to pick up his regular midday Pick 5 ticket, going for the evening drawing instead with two tickets playing the numbers "12123." Ultimately, he got to celebrate twice, but not after a serious of curious circumstances played out, leading to his victory. According to the winner, he initially wanted to play numbers “1…

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'Golden Bachelorette:' Maryland School Admin Named Leading Lady Of Popular Dating Series 'Golden Bachelorette:' Maryland School Admin Named Leading Lady Of Popular Dating Series
'Golden Bachelorette:' Maryland School Admin Named Leading Lady Of Popular Dating Series Joan Vassos: Golden Bachelorette. A 61-year-old school administrator and grandmother from Maryland has been named the first-ever leading lady of ABC's senior "Bachelor" franchise. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Vassos, of Rockville, left Gerry Turner's season of "The Golden Bachelor" just after a one-on-one date. She had gotten a call from her daughter, who had given birth in a complicated C-section 15 days before she left for the show. Since then, Vassos has remained friendly with the …

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$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz $50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz
$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz If at first you don't succeed... Just keep scratching. A Maryland man turned a $5 Money Money Money ticket into $50,000, though not before he lost on three previous tickets during a stop at Sheetz in St. Mary's County. The lucky winner said that he purchased four tickets at Sheetz in the 22700 block of Three Notch Road in California, but fate had a little fun with him before his unexpected windfall, which topped his previous top prize of $500. “I scratched one and scanned it, not a winner; two, not a winner; three, not a winner. The fourth one said ‘Go to the Lottery,’” he said, notin…

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Police & Fire
Volunteer FD Bilked By Cyber Criminals Out Of $200K Earmarked For New Ambulances In Maryland Volunteer FD Bilked By Cyber Criminals Out Of $200K Earmarked For New Ambulances In Maryland
Volunteer FD Bilked By Cyber Criminals Out Of $200K Earmarked For New Ambulances In Maryland Cyber criminals got the best of a Maryland fire department that is out of more than $200,000 that had been earmarked to purchase two ambulances.  The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department issued an alert on Thursday advising that a group posing as a vendor the agency had been working with had been bilked in late April as they continue to recover the cash. According to the department, the Montgomery County Department of Police, US Secret Service, and FBI have all been notified, and their bank has been able to return approximately half of the stolen funds. County government is also involv…

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DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland A DC driver who stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven to pick up Lottery scratchers before picking up a customer in Baltimore won a $50,000 prize. An anonymous Lottery player going by the moniker "H.B.," a regular Lottery player who travels throughout the DMV region for his job, is feeling lucky following his latest win, though he is no stranger to five-figure wins.  "H.B." said that he drives all over Maryland, Virginia, and DC for his work, and he occasionally stops by certain stores to grab scratch-of tickets in each jurisdiction. His visit to the 7-Eleven on North Point Boulevard in Balt…

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