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Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police
Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police A group of crafty carjackers remain at large on Monday after stealing a Dodge Charger that was then involved in multiple crashes throughout DC over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Late on Friday, Sept. 7, investigators say that the Prince George's County Police Department contacted state police investigators to report an armed carjacking. According to officials, the victim was driving west on the Allentown Road ramp to northbound Branch Avenue, when two dark-colored vehicles boxed in the red Charger, and three or four suspects got out wearing black ski masks, pointed a gun …

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by Zak Failla
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Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say
Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say A teenager is among the two killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 on Saturday, July 13.  Quintin Barnes, 37 of Reisterstown, MD, and a passenger 19-year-old Jasmine Jeffries, were riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle north on I-495 "when for reasons unknown, struck the rear of the Dodge," as police stated in the release.  Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack were called to the scene near  Branch Avenue around 8 p.m., according to the release. The driver and passenger of the Dodge were taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medica…

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by Jillian Pikora
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VA Duo Bash Cop Cars In Pursuit To MD With Firearms In Stolen BMW: Police VA Duo Bash Cop Cars In Pursuit To MD With Firearms In Stolen BMW: Police
VA Duo Bash Cop Cars In Pursuit To MD With Firearms In Stolen BMW: Police A pair of Virginia men who bashed cop cars with a stolen BMW during a pursuit were eventually captured in Maryland, where various firearms in their possession were seized, authorities said. Terrell Talley, 21, and Marquette Staton, 18, both of Alexandria, were spotted Sunday evening, April 16 after a license plate reader alerted authorities in Fairfax County to a stolen vehicle, police said. An officer attempted a traffic stop near the 7500 block of Richmond Highway, but the driver fled, and intentionally struck multiple cruisers. Officers pursued the suspects into Prince George’s…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Shops At Iverson Shooters Captured In Surveillance Footage Shops At Iverson Shooters Captured In Surveillance Footage
Shops At Iverson Shooters Captured In Surveillance Footage Police have released photos of two shooters wanted in last week's incident at the Shops at Iverson. Both suspects fled the scene after hurting two men and a woman on Friday, June 10.  Two of the victims have been treated and released while the third remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in this case. PGPD officers working a secondary employment assignment at the mall in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue heard the sound of gunshots and immediately responded to the scene near a mall entr…

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by Cecilia Levine