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Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Two Baltimore County men who posed as police officers to abduct and torture their victims as part of a larger robbery conspiracy have been convicted following a three-week trial, federal authorities announced. Dennis Allen Hairston, 34, of Windsor Mill, and 33-year-old Rosedale resident Donte Davon Stanley are facing a lifetime in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping and other offenses. Prosecutors say that between May 2021 and August 2021, Hairston and Stanley were part of a group that planned and organized the kidnapping of three people, two of whom worked at check cashing busine…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers
Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers Maryland residents are being advised to be on high alert following a recent rash of fraudsters posing as police. An alert was issued by Maryland State Police over the weekend warning residents to be aware of possible phone scam fraud attempts by police impersonators. Officials say that they've received multiple reports from several residents throughout the state who advised that they'd been contacted by people claiming to be either state troopers or police officers in an attempt to scam victims out of cash or personal information. According to police, the poser tells possible victims that …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Not So Fast: Security Guard Busted Impersonating Actual Police In Hyattsville Not So Fast: Security Guard Busted Impersonating Actual Police In Hyattsville
Not So Fast: Security Guard Busted Impersonating Actual Police In Hyattsville Police in Hyattsville arrested a man believed to be impersonating one of their own. Authorities say that District Heights resident Robert Muschette, Jr., 53, went through great lengths to pretend to be one of the “boys in blue” and is now facing charges after being busted posing as an actual officer. At approximately 11:25 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department spotted a dark green Ford Explorer driving in the parking lot of the Mall at Prince George's with red and blue emergency lights on in the front windshield, which drew their suspicion. Upon cont…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Impersonator Who Shot Man, Minor On The Loose In DC Area, Officials Say (PHOTOS) Police Impersonator Who Shot Man, Minor On The Loose In DC Area, Officials Say (PHOTOS)
Police Impersonator Who Shot Man, Minor On The Loose In DC Area, Officials Say (Photos) A police impersonator who posed as an officer to gain entry to a residential facility in Washington, DC before opening fire remains at large after shooting a man and a minor during an incident on Tuesday afternoon, according to investigators. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth Division responded to a stretch of the 6000 block of Clay Street to investigate reports of a shooting in a building. Upon arrival, officers were met by an adult and juvenile victim suffering from gunshot wounds inside the facility. DC Fire and Emergency…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton
Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton A police impersonator has been arrested after a traffic stop in Odenton, authorities say. Investigators say that on Tuesday, Nov. 8, officers conducted a traffic stop around 1 p.m., in the area of Piney Orchard Parkway and Ransom Drive, where they pulled over Raymonte Michael Washington, 28, according to Anne Arundel County police. When officers made contact with Washington, he identified himself as a police officer. When asked to produce his police credentials, the driver could not and continued to insist he was a police officer.  After further investigation, officers learned that th…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Woman Wanted For Allegedly Impersonating Police In Maryland Woman Wanted For Allegedly Impersonating Police In Maryland
Woman Wanted For Allegedly Impersonating Police In Maryland Police are seeking information on a woman who is suspected of police impersonation in Glen Burnie, authorities say. The police impersonator was allegedly targeting the area of westbound MD Route 100 at Governor Ritchie Highway around 1 a.m., Sunday, July 31, according to Anne Arundel County police. The victim was in the area when they saw a black Mercedes-Benz weaving through traffic, eventually getting behind the victim and activating red and blue flashing lights, police say. When the victim pulled over, the Mercedes pulled beside them and the operator rolled down their window, stating th…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Probe Possible PD Impersonator Maryland State Police Probe Possible PD Impersonator
Maryland State Police Probe Possible PD Impersonator Officials are investigating a possible police imposter in Rockville, authorities say. Maryland State Police received a call about a suspicious vehicle on I-270 that was activating red and blue lights to move vehicles off of the road around 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, according to the MSP office. The caller stated that the tan Chevrolet Malibu had police-like lights on the front and rear of the vehicle and was driving aggressively near Middlebrook Road.  The driver briefly got behind the witness before switching to the high occupancy vehicle lane and driving away, according to state p…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Fraudsters Posing As Actual Police Officers In Maryland Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Fraudsters Posing As Actual Police Officers In Maryland
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Fraudsters Posing As Actual Police Officers In Maryland Some fraudsters are going through elaborate methods to pose as police officers in Maryland to scam area residents. An alert was issued by the Hagerstown Police Department in Washington County following repeated complaints regarding scammers who are identifying themselves by the names of actual officers within the agency to solicit cash. According to officials, the posers have been demanding money, or else the person on the other side of the phone would go to jail. The scammers have been alleging that the victims have missed a court date and in order not to go to jail they must be made. In …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Police Impersonator Tells Driver Sexual Act Would Clear Her Of Wrongdoing Maryland Police Impersonator Tells Driver Sexual Act Would Clear Her Of Wrongdoing
Maryland Police Impersonator Tells Driver Sexual Act Would Clear Her Of Wrongdoing Authorities are seeking the police impersonator who stopped a Maryland driver and told her that if she performed a sexual act that "everything would be forgotten." The woman was heading south on Fort Smallwood Road near Kembo Road in Curtis Bay at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Feb. 3, when she was stopped by an unmarked vehicle illuminating solid (non-flashing) red and blue overhead lights, Anne Arundel County Police said. A white male dressed in an unknown police or security type uniform told her to get out of her vehicle under suspicion of impaired driving.  The male then conduct…

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by Cecilia Levine