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Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say
Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say Police say that a man with bad intentions is in custody for the alleged attempted murder during a domestic incident in Frederick on Friday morning. Kyler Philip Beard, 35, was taken into custody by members of the Frederick Police Department following a stabbing shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31 in the 600 block of Wyngate Drive following an investigation, according to officials. Upon arrival, police say that first responders were met by a single victim in his 60s, and began rendering aid, while Beard was identified as a suspect and was taken into custody. The victim was airlifte…

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Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC A serial rapist was hit with two life sentenced for home invasion sexual assaults committed in Washington, DC three years apart, federal authorities announced. DC resident Ronald P. Berton, 48, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possible release, plus 27 years for a June 2010 home invasion and sexual assault. Additionally, a judge gave him a second life sentence without the possibility of release for an October 2007 home invasion and sexual assault of a second woman. Berton’s downfall came during an investigation into the 2010 sexual assa…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking
DC Child Sex Offender Behind Bars Again — This Time For Carjacking A 43-year-old Washington, DC man is behind bars again after he was released following a 17-year-long sentence for the sexual assault of a child, authorities announced. Monteray Horn is accused of carjacking multiple people on the same day throughout Montgomery County after shooting at a man on a Metro train in Anacostia, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigation determined that Horn allegedly boarded the train and shot at the man, who was left unharmed, police say. After the train stopped, Horn reportedly carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in Washington, DC, and drove it to the Whea…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County
Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County Police have released additional information after two people were killed on Friday and two others were taken custody during a double fatal in Fairfax County. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called on Friday, Feb. 24 to the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Reston, where a 911 caller advised that a man had been shot and a woman stabbed inside the home. Officers are in the 13200 block of Stable Brook Wy in Reston for a shooting. Prelim, a woman was inside a home when she was stabbed. An occupant shot the suspect. One person declared deceased. One taken to hospital…

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Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD
Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Officials in Montgomery County announced that a Rockville man will face life in prison after he admitted to killing his 66-year-old boss in 2021. On Friday, Feb. 24, Billy Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the violent death of his former manager, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago. Specifically, Phillips pleaded guilty to: First-degree murder; home invasion; Armed robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, investigators received a report of a missing person at Pay…

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Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident
Man Asking For Help Lighting Cigarette Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Laurel Resident A 27-year-old man has been arrested after an argument turned physical near a home in Laurel, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Around 10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, officers responded to a report of a possible home invasion in the 3500 block of Lindenwood Drive, where they spoke to the victims.  The victims stated that the suspect, later identified as Justin Robert Wilson, knocked on his door and asked for help lighting a cigarette, police said.  Wilson and the suspect began to argue, which turned into a physical altercation. The suspect reportedly landed on top of the victi…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Home Invader Fails To Steal Woman's Car After Robbing Her In Montgomery County Kitchen: Police Home Invader Fails To Steal Woman's Car After Robbing Her In Montgomery County Kitchen: Police
Home Invader Fails To Steal Woman's Car After Robbing Her In Montgomery County Kitchen: Police The Takoma Park Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a home invader who didn’t think things through before breaking in and failing to make off with his victim's vehicle on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, officers from the department were called to the unit block of Philadelphia Avenue to investigate a reported armed home invasion robbery that had just taken place. Officials say that a woman was sitting in her kitchen when a man dressed in all black and with a full mask covering his face walked in and placed an object…

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Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal
Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal A man with apparent “daddy issues” is facing charges for allegedly setting his parents’ Charles Count home on fire over the weekend. Jordan Christopher Robinson, 21, is facing arson and other charges for attempting to set a Waldorf home ablaze, though his efforts were quickly thwarted by fire sprinklers, according to Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, officials said that first responders were called to the 9200 block of Misting Court when a homeowner reported that his son may have set a fire inside the house. Investigators from the C…

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Tiny Woman Jumps Brooklyn Resident In Her Sleep, Police Say Tiny Woman Jumps Brooklyn Resident In Her Sleep, Police Say
Tiny Woman Jumps Brooklyn Resident In Her Sleep, Police Say A home invader is at large after assaulting a Brooklyn resident, authorities say. Around 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, the suspect broke into a home in the 5300 block of 4th Street, according to an Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesperson. The suspect allegedly assaulted the victim as she was sleeping, striking her head and face. She then tried to steal the victim's purse, but the victim was able to wrestle it out of the suspect's hands. Investigators say that the physical assault continued until the woman left the residence; however, the alleged assailant returned to the home a s…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Home Invaders Posing As Police Walk Out Of Montgomery County Home Empty Handed Home Invaders Posing As Police Walk Out Of Montgomery County Home Empty Handed
Home Invaders Posing As Police Walk Out Of Montgomery County Home Empty Handed Armed home invaders who broke into a Montgomery County home and posed as police came up empty after giving a Germantown family quite a scare in the middle of the night. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert advising that earlier this week, three men broke into a home in the 21100 block of Archstone Way, shouting “Montgomery County Police, get on the ground!” The incident happened shortly before 3 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. According to investigators, the three men, armed with handguns, demanded cash and property, with one of the four victims getting struck in the back o…

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Man Convicted Of Murdering Former Roommate In Front Of Women, Infant In Montgomery County Man Convicted Of Murdering Former Roommate In Front Of Women, Infant In Montgomery County
Man Convicted Of Murdering Former Roommate In Front Of Women, Infant In Montgomery County A man who forced his way into his former Montgomery County home in 2021 may spend life living behind bars after he was found guilty of murdering 39-year-old James Beverly in front of his family in Silver Spring, the State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Tremayne Dorsey, 44, was convicted of murder and multiple other violent charges following an incident in Beverly’s apartment in the area of Fairland on Nov. 30, 2021. Specifically, Dorsey was found guilty of: First-degree murder; Felony murder; Home invasion; Two counts of first-degree assault; Three counts of use of a firearm in the commi…

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Breakfast Bandit On The Loose After Robbing Maryland Home At Knifepoint Breakfast Bandit On The Loose After Robbing Maryland Home At Knifepoint
Breakfast Bandit On The Loose After Robbing Maryland Home At Knifepoint Police are investigating a home invasion after a man was robbed at knifepoint in his Glen Burnie residence, authorities say. The 32-year-old victim was at home when a male suspect forced their way into his house around 8:20 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the 8100 block of Harold Court while armed with a knife, according to Anne Arundel County police. The suspect took cash from the victim and fled. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. The suspect is described as a black man around 45-50 years old, who was wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, brown boots and a black ski mask. …

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