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Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win
Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win A Maryland school teacher was stunned when his weekly $20 lottery budget paid off to the tune of $50,000. The New Carrollton man went for a $50,000 Cash ticket at the Landover Hills Exxon at 6579 Annapolis Road in Prince George’s County. The ticket provides 30 chances to win if a player matches one of five numbers at the top of the ticket. After scratching off the first 29 without a match, he got to the 30th number and found a $50,000 amount under a No. 7, which was one of the ticket’s five winning numbers, at the lower right corner of the ticket. “I got to the very bottom and saw that I …

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by Valerie Musson
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Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones
Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones Friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of the Maryland woman strangled by her boyfriend, a high school football coach. Patrina Best, 38, was found by police on Saturday, Feb. 17 during a welfare check at her inside of her Accokeek home, and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, a high school football coach, was charged with murder after turning himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department, and saying he'd strangled his girlfriend earlier that day, county police said. Carl Kearney, Jr. Prince George's Police Tributes an…

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by Daily Voice
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Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit
Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties.  Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza is accused of striking more than a dozen vehicles late on Friday afternoon during a lengthy police pursuit that started shortly before 5 p.m. when troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash that was reported at the inner loop of I-495 near the Greenbelt Metro Station. .@mdsp arrested a man suspected of stealing a @MDSHA vehicle and l…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Shooting, Kidnapping Young Family Member In Maryland, Police Say Man Charged With Shooting, Kidnapping Young Family Member In Maryland, Police Say
Man Charged With Shooting, Kidnapping Young Family Member In Maryland, Police Say A man has been charged with a shooting and kidnapping involving a young girl in Maryland, police announced. Prince George’s County Police were called to investigate reports of a shooting outside a business on the 7400 block of Livingston Road in Oxon Hill around 9:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15. A man was found with life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene until ambulance crews arrived. A follow-up investigation found that a young girl — a relative of the victim — had been abducted from the scene after the shooting, police said. Wayne Summers, 62, of Oxon Hill, was identified as …

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by Daily Voice
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Beloved Doughnut Shop Set To Reopen After Being Damaged By Car In Maryland Beloved Doughnut Shop Set To Reopen After Being Damaged By Car In Maryland
Beloved Doughnut Shop Set To Reopen After Being Damaged By Car In Maryland A popular eatery in Prince George's County is set to reopen after a son in Maryland rallied the community to support his parents after a car crashed into their business. One person suffered minor injuries shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 last year after crashing a Honda into the side of Laurel Tavern Donuts in the 100 block of Washington Boulevard in Laurel, leaving the building with substantial damage. The driver crashed into the side of the doughnut shop in Laurel. Prince George's County Fire/EMS In response, Sean Kwon started a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of his parents…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Wanted For Questioning In Connection To Toddler Shooting In Maryland: Police Two Wanted For Questioning In Connection To Toddler Shooting In Maryland: Police
Two Wanted For Questioning In Connection To Toddler Shooting In Maryland: Police The Prince George's Police Department has released new photos and video of a pair wanted for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child outside a Langley Park apartment complex last week. On Tuesday, the agency released new details about two persons of interest in the investigation into the murder of Jeremy Poou-Caceres on Thursday, Feb. 8.  Jeremy Poou-Caceres GoFundMe The new details come days after two men were arrested for the fatal shooting of the child. VIDEO: please call us if you recognize these 2 persons of interest in the investigat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Montgomery County: Police 'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Montgomery County: Police
'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Montgomery County: Police Chaos ensued for police who broke up what they called a “reckless driving meet-up” in Montgomery County over the weekend. The Takoma Park Police Department arrived to investigate the meet-up at the intersection of New Hampshire and Ethan Allen Avenues around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10 and saw several vehicles doing burnouts, donuts, and other dangerous maneuvers surrounded by a large crowd. The crowd subsequently surrounded the patrol vehicles and began hitting their hoods and bumpers, as well as taunting the police. Officers then activated their emergency lights and sirens in an atte…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two Arrested For Murder Of Toddler In Maryland During Shootout: Police Two Arrested For Murder Of Toddler In Maryland During Shootout: Police
Two Arrested For Murder Of Toddler In Maryland During Shootout: Police Detectives in Prince George's County worked around the clock and have apprehended two men wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child on Thursday outside a Langley Park apartment complex. Lewisdale residents Israel Fuentes, Jr., 33, and Johnny Alejandro Turcios, 28, have been arrested for their roles in the death of Jeremy Poou-Caceres shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. The boy's mother was also shot during the incident, but her injuries were considered non-life-threatening. Assistant Chief Hale and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Public Safety and Homeland…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Toddler Killed In Maryland Shooting That Injured Mother Police ID Toddler Killed In Maryland Shooting That Injured Mother
Police ID Toddler Killed In Maryland Shooting That Injured Mother A community is reeling after a 2-year-old child was shot and killed outside a Prince George's County apartment complex. Jeremy Poou-Caceres, of the Chillum area, has been identified by the police as the toddler who was shot, along with his mother, late on Thursday afternoon in Langley Park. The child died at a local hospital, while his mother is expected to survive.  Assistant Chief Hale and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Public Safety and Homeland Security Stanton provide preliminary details in Langley Park where a small child was killed. Posted by Prince George's County…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Person' Busted In Stolen Car With Stolen Plates Outside Maryland Business: Police 'Suspicious Person' Busted In Stolen Car With Stolen Plates Outside Maryland Business: Police
'Suspicious Person' Busted In Stolen Car With Stolen Plates Outside Maryland Business: Police There is no shortage of criminal charges for a wanted 31-year-old man who was busted by police in Montgomery County who were called to investigate a "suspicious person" at an area business over the weekend. Members of the Rockville City Police Department responded to Ulta Beauty Supply in the 1600 block of Rockville Pike on Sunday afternoon, where they say Germantown resident Phillip Andrew Murray was reportedly acting curiously, and may be armed, officials said. Responding officers confronted Murray outside the store as he was attempting to get into a Toyota - which had suspicious license …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney
Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a lengthy criminal history is heading back to prison for several decades for the murder of a 53-year-old man in the summer of 2022, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced late on Wednesday afternoon. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration, after being convicted convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August 2022. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commi…

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by Zak Failla