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DC Woman Dies Days After Maryland Shooting; Two Suspects Face Charges, Police Say DC Woman Dies Days After Maryland Shooting; Two Suspects Face Charges, Police Say
DC Woman Dies Days After Maryland Shooting; Two Suspects Face Charges, Police Say A District woman who was shot during a dispute in Oxon Hill last week has died of her injuries at the hospital, police said. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, at approximately 2:45 a.m., officers responded to the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road for a reported shooting, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.  Upon arrival, officers found 26-year-old Tamara Jones inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound. Jones was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but succumbed to her injuries on Friday, Nov. 29, police said. Detectives determined that Jones was shot during an argu…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Maryland Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County Police ID Maryland Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County
Police ID Maryland Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Prince George's County Prince George’s County police investigators are searching for a driver who struck and killed a 52-year-old woman on Oxon Hill Road Thursday night, then fled the scene without stopping, officials say. Temple Hills resident Sandra Abarca Orellana has been identified as the person killed overnight by a hit-and-run driver. According to police, Abarca Orellana was struck and killed around 9:10 p.m. on Nov. 21 in the 6100 block of Oxon Hill Road. Officers responded to the scene and found the victim in the eastbound lane of the roadway, suffering from traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead …

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police A driver is at large after a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian over the weekend in Prince George's County, police say. Oxon Hill resident Melvin Garcia, 35, has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed by a driver who fled the scene on Friday afternoon.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around noon on Aug. 16, Garcia was struck in the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill in an area parking lot by a driver in a truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders in the area of the Oxon Hill Branch Library. …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash
Police ID 71-Year-Old Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash A 71-year-old woman was killed over the weekend after a three-vehicle crash was reported at a busy intersection in Prince George's County. Suitland resident Herminia Gamit has been identified by police as the woman who was killed in a crash on Friday afternoon in Oxon Hill, officials confirmed. At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Friday, April 19, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the area of Oxon Hill Road and Clipper Way, where there was a reported crash. Gamit was rushed to an area hospital, where she later died. The injuries sustained by the other…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven
Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven No fooling. There were no shortage of big Powerball winners in Maryland for Monday's April Fool's Day drawing, including two million-dollar wins that were sold in the same 7-Eleven and five others that won $50,000 prizes on tickets sold across the state. The winning numbers for the Monday, April 1 Powerball drawing were: 19-24-40-42-56 with a "Powerball" of 23. Two winning tickets worth $1 million were sold at the same 7-Eleven on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, while four other $50,000 tickets were sold at:  High's on Telegraph Road in Elkton (Cecil County); High's on Telegraph Roa…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Man Who Carjacked Off-Duty Maryland Officer Arrested: Police DC Man Who Carjacked Off-Duty Maryland Officer Arrested: Police
DC Man Who Carjacked Off-Duty Maryland Officer Arrested: Police Police have identified and captured the man who they say carjacked a Prince George's County police officer this week. Anthony Stewart, 19, of Washington DC, was arrested on charges of carjacking, robbery, theft, and more, county police said. The officer was loading his family into his private vehicle when he was approached by Stewart, forcing him out of the car on the 6700 block of Oxon Hill Road, around 5:05 p.m., Prince George's County Police Department brass said. The officer was able to get his family out of the car, and fired his service weapon, but the suspect fled wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Raging Mad Man Accused Of Murdering Driver During Dispute In Maryland: Police Raging Mad Man Accused Of Murdering Driver During Dispute In Maryland: Police
Raging Mad Man Accused Of Murdering Driver During Dispute In Maryland: Police A road-raging man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a beloved family man in Prince George's County. Oxon Hill resident Michael Derrington, 46, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder for his alleged role in the murder of 47-year-old Neris Requeno Rodriguez late last month during what police say is a road rage incident. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 30, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road, where there was a reported shooting, where they found Requeno Rodriguez suffering from a guns…

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by Zak Failla
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Daycare Worker Recorded Herself Abusing Children In MD While On The Job, Police Say Daycare Worker Recorded Herself Abusing Children In MD While On The Job, Police Say
Daycare Worker Recorded Herself Abusing Children In MD While On The Job, Police Say Weeks into a job working at a Prince George’s County daycare center, a 23-year-old woman has been arrested and fired after videos surfaced of her abusing children in her care, police announced. Oxon Hill resident Kayla Greenwell was arrested on Saturday, April 8, following an investigation by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit for allegedly assaulting children at the center. Police say that on Friday, April 7, the department received multiple videos that showed Greenwell abusing children at the daycare in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road. …

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by Zak Failla
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Vehicle Crashes Into Prince George's Hotel Vehicle Crashes Into Prince George's Hotel
Vehicle Crashes Into Prince George's Hotel An Oxon Hill hotel has structural damage after a vehicle crashed into it late this morning, authorities say. The vehicle crashed into the building in the 6100 block of Oxon Hill Road around 11:54 a.m., Thursday, July 14, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department. No injuries were reported in the collision and the extent of the damage to the hotel is unknown.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Man Walking On Roadside Dies Days After Being Struck By Car: Police Maryland Man Walking On Roadside Dies Days After Being Struck By Car: Police
Maryland Man Walking On Roadside Dies Days After Being Struck By Car: Police A 39-year-old man walking on the side of the road died two days after being struck by a car in Prince George's County, authorities said. Brandon Harris, of Oxon Hill, was walking in the far right lane when he was struck by a southbound vehicle on Indian Head Highway and Oxon Hill Road around 6:50 p.m. on Feb. 10, county police said. The driver remained on the scene and was not injured. Harris suffered critical injuries and died on Feb. 12, authorities said. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wishing …

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by Cecilia Levine