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ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (VIDEO) ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (VIDEO)
ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (Video) Police are attempting to identify the person caught on surveillance footage breaking into several apartments in Prince George’s County throughout the past week. The most recent was a residential robbery with an implied weapon on the 9900 block of Good Luck Road in Lanham around 5 a.m. on Monday, April 8, the PGPD said. Three other incidents occurred on the 9800 block of Good Luck Road: A residential armed robbery around 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 7 An attempted residential armed robbery around 6:55 a.m. Saturday, April 6 Breaking and entering around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 4 Video from …

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by Valerie Musson
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ID Sought For Man In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery In Back Of Baltimore Alley: Police ID Sought For Man In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery In Back Of Baltimore Alley: Police
ID Sought For Man In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery In Back Of Baltimore Alley: Police Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect in a Baltimore sexual assault and armed robbery. It happened in the back of an alley near the 2300 block of Mount Royal Terrace on Friday, Feb. 2, Baltimore Police said. Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2076 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.

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by Valerie Musson
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20 Juveniles Arrested For Series Of Armed Carjackings Across Baltimore: State’s Attorney 20 Juveniles Arrested For Series Of Armed Carjackings Across Baltimore: State’s Attorney
20 Juveniles Arrested For Series Of Armed Carjackings Across Baltimore: State’s Attorney Nearly two dozen juveniles were arrested for a series of armed carjackings throughout Baltimore, authorities announced Wednesday, April 3. The investigation into the repeated armed carjackings and related offenses began in mid-October and ended with charges for 20 juveniles between the ages of 12 and 53 incidents for a total of 113 cases across seven of the nine police districts in the city. "There can be no question that this group contributed significantly to the uptick in juvenile crime and carjackings that Baltimore experienced in 2023," said State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates. "W…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Arrested For Armed Robbery At 7-Eleven In Anne Arundel County: Police Man Arrested For Armed Robbery At 7-Eleven In Anne Arundel County: Police
Man Arrested For Armed Robbery At 7-Eleven In Anne Arundel County: Police A suspect was arrested following a pre-dawn armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Anne Arundel County on Easter Sunday, police said. Officers responded to the store at 1595 Nursery Road in Linthicum Heights around 1:35 a.m. According to investigators, a man entered the store, implied he had a weapon, and demanded money. The man took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled before he was tracked down by police a short time later. Gregory Allen Lassiter, 32, of Glen Burnie was identified and located with help from detectives. He was arrested and charged accordingly.

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by Valerie Musson
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Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police
Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police Two suspects have been charged - and a third is in custody - in connection to the armed robbery in Prince George's County on Thursday that led to an officer-involved shooting in the parking lot of a District Heights shopping center. Edward Leroy Brown, 24, and Kanard Bishop, 26, were arrested and charged for an armed robbery on March 28, police announced on Friday, while the third suspect, 18-year-old Kahlill Boyd, is facing charges pending his extradition after being apprehended and held in Washington, DC.  All three are from the nation's capital. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday aft…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say
Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say What started as a probe into an armed robbery in Northwest DC has turned into a homicide investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, two suspects took out a pair of handguns and walked into a business in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue NW demanding money and property, to which the victims complied. During the robbery, police say that one of the robbers fired his gun, striking Silver Spring resident Philip Prendergast before the two fled the area and were caught on nearby surveillance cameras. #Update: The investigation i…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Probing Officer-Involved Shooting With Armed Robbers In Maryland: Officials Police Probing Officer-Involved Shooting With Armed Robbers In Maryland: Officials
Police Probing Officer-Involved Shooting With Armed Robbers In Maryland: Officials An armed robber was shot by an officer from the Prince George's County Police Department after targeting a store in a District Heights shopping center, officials say. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, detectives were surveilling a carjacked vehicle in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Road, where two men wearing masks got out and walked into the business. We are on the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Road. We are gathering information, we will provide additional details once confirmed. pic.twitter.com/LGEoz895fH — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) March 28…

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by Zak Failla
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IDs Sought For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Montgomery County 7-Eleven IDs Sought For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Montgomery County 7-Eleven
IDs Sought For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Montgomery County 7-Eleven Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects in an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Montgomery County. It happened at the store on the 11400 block of Georgia Avenue in Gaithersburg shortly before 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, the MCPD said. Both suspects walked inside, the first holding a handgun and demanding money from the cash registers as the second stood by the side door. When the employee opened the cash registers, the first suspect removed the cash drawer with an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. The first suspect then handed the drawer to the second …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Probe Armed Robbery At Howard County Tobacco Shop Police Probe Armed Robbery At Howard County Tobacco Shop
Police Probe Armed Robbery At Howard County Tobacco Shop Police are investigating a late-night armed robbery at a tobacco shop in Howard County. It happened at Royal Tobacco & Vape on the 7100 block of Cradlerock Way in Columbia around 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, the HCPD said. Three men with their faces partially covered entered the store and wielded handguns at an employee before stealing cash and merchandise and fleeing. No one was injured, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Howard County Police at (410) 313-3200.

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Suspect Arrested For Brutal Montgomery County Home Invasion: Police Suspect Arrested For Brutal Montgomery County Home Invasion: Police
Suspect Arrested For Brutal Montgomery County Home Invasion: Police Police have made an arrest in connection with a brutal home invasion in Montgomery County from July 2023. Jaron Dante Ray, 33, of Hyattsville, was charged with first-degree assault, armed robbery, theft and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the MCPD announced Monday, March 25. The charges stem from an armed robbery reported at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Monday, July 10 on Key West Avenue in Rockville. The victim was approached by a group of armed suspects who announced they were robbing him as he parked his car in the garage of his Rockville apartment complex. The suspects …

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by Valerie Musson
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies A Baltimore man pleaded guilty this week to robbing three businesses at gunpoint, authorities announced. Gary Leon Holloway, Jr., 46, pleaded guilty Thursday, March 21 to committing an armed robbery and to using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release. Holloway’s plea stated that he and his co-conspirators “planned and committed” armed robberies of three businesses. Investigators later found that he was related to both co-defendants. On January 4, 15, and 22 of 20…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 Charged In Murder Of 35-Year-Old Man Whose Body Was Found In Maryland Woods: Police 3 Charged In Murder Of 35-Year-Old Man Whose Body Was Found In Maryland Woods: Police
3 Charged In Murder Of 35-Year-Old Man Whose Body Was Found In Maryland Woods: Police Three people have been arrested and charged in the murder of a Maryland man whose body was found in the woods last month. Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes detectives arrested Quinnton Eric Brown, 36, DeAngelo McRoy, 26, and Alicia Carson-Brown, 24, all of Gaithersburg, charging them with first-degree murder. The arrests were made about six weeks after Delondre Levert Sawyer, 35, of Germantown, was found unresponsive in a wooded area near the 11200 block of Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg and later pronounced dead. An autopsy conducted on Sawyer’s body located a guns…

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