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Suspect Arrested Days After 11-Year-Old Boy Killed In Maryland Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say Suspect Arrested Days After 11-Year-Old Boy Killed In Maryland Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say
Suspect Arrested Days After 11-Year-Old Boy Killed In Maryland Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say Days after a hit-and-run claimed the life of 11-year-old Mesiah Lafayette, police have arrested the man accused of leaving the scene of the deadly crash in Elkton. Nestor La Guillen Parra, 31, was apprehended on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Wilmington, Delaware, by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force as he was waiting to hitch a ride to Georgia, then Mexico when he was arrested, officials said. The fatal incident occurred on Saturday evening, Nov. 16, at the intersection of Elkton Road and Belle Hill Road, where Parra is accused of striking Lafayette and fleeing the scene. “This arrest would not h…
New Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia New Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia
New Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia Some areas in the DMV are subject to a new Tornado Watch as Tropical Storm Debby continues moving through the region and up the East Coast. Wind gusts exceeding 60 mph are expected on Friday, and tornadoes are possible, according to the National Weather Service, which extended the Tornado Watch through 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. 450a: Rotating storms producing tornado warnings sweeping through Virginia’s Northern Neck and parts of Charles County. These are pointed toward immediate DC area over next couple hours. We’ll post updates as they come through. pic.twitter.com/zEowLjNE12 — Capital…
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland A man who has been missing for nearly a year in Cecil County has been found dead, police in Elkton confirmed, offering a sense of closure for his family. Last April, the Elkton Police Department issued an alert for Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele, who was reported missing days after disappearing after leaving a family member's home on foot. On Tuesday, the agency announced that "with a heavy heart and great sadness," Steele had been located dead after last being seen on April 11, 2023. He was reportedly found in a vacant Delaware building. No details surrounding his death were released. …
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape.  Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office.  The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Shooting Man With Ex: Police 'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Shooting Man With Ex: Police
'Armed, Dangerous' Murder Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Shooting Man With Ex: Police A murder suspect who confronted a man at his ex-girlfriend’s home in front of their child is wanted in Maryland. The Elkton Police Department issued an alert on Monday, Sept. 19 for Mikal Djuan Keller, who is wanted following a fatal shooting in the 100 Block of Rudy Park over the summer. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, police said that officers responded to a residence on Rudy Park for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a man in an upstairs bedroom suffering from a single gunshot wound to his head. He was treated and transported to Christiana Hospital for tr…
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Delaware Fugitive Caught With Drugs, Underage Girl Leads Police On Pursuit In Pennsylvania A Delaware fugitive— was found with a 15-year-old girl and drugs in his car— before leading police on a pursuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a release by the police. William Edward Sawyer, 35, of Wilmington, was spotted by East Lampeter Township police in a silver 2018 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the American Music Theater 2425 Lincoln Highway East on Mar. 16 at approximately 3:48 a.m., the department stated in the release on Thursday. Police observed suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, but when they asked Sawyer to exit his vehicle he “pla…
Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA
Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA A 29-year-old man was caught with $520,000 worth of drugs, thousands in cash, and a ghost gun in Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorities in Chester County said. Artemio Garcia-Laniz, of Wilmington, DE, had three kilos of cocaine –worth an estimated $300,000 – and more than $1,100 in cash in his vehicle in Kennett Square, PA, they said. Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said detectives with her office found the drugs during a warranted search on Thursday, March 10, after he tried to sell drugs to a confidential informant. Later that day, D…