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COLD CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney COLD CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney
Cold CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney A 67-year-old man is facing nearly two decades in prison after admitting to rape and sexual assault for a pair of attacks dating back to 1981 in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Friday. Marion Pearson, now living in North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Oct. 4 to second-degree rape and sex assault for the attacks of two victims in April and June 1981.  In March 2022, prosecutors say that detectives from the Montgomery County Police Cold Case Unit identified an open rape case from April 1981, and additional testing linked the crime to Pearson, who served 22 years behind bars…

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Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (VIDEO) Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (VIDEO)
Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (Video) Three men are wanted after trailing a person off a Ride On bus in Montgomery County they attacked during a botched robbery, police say. Surveillance video of three suspects who are wanted for an attempted armed robbery and assault was released by the police on Friday as they attempt to identify and locate the men involved in the incident. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating the assault and attempted robbery. mcpdmedia According to police, on Sunday, May 12, a minor got out of the bus in the area of Georgia Avenue and Connecticut Avenue in Wheato…

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Wrong Stop: Drinking Carjackers Attempt To Steal Ride-On Metro Bus In Maryland, Police Say Wrong Stop: Drinking Carjackers Attempt To Steal Ride-On Metro Bus In Maryland, Police Say
Wrong Stop: Drinking Carjackers Attempt To Steal Ride-On Metro Bus In Maryland, Police Say Two men who didn't like where their bus was heading took matters into their own hands and tried to take it over in Maryland, police say. Early on Friday morning, Ricko Ford, of Capitol Heights, 29, and 30-year-old Gaithersburg resident Wayne Pitt allegedly sought to a Ride-On Metro Bus in Wheaton in a strange carjacking that was called in overnight. The incident was reported shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 in the area of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue. Investigators say that the pair were picked up at the Glenmont Metro Station in Wheaton, when they advised the bus driv…

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by Zak Failla
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Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police
Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police A three-year-old from Silver Spring has died from injuries sustained in a car crash last week, authorities said.  Dreamie Dior Jackson sustained life-threatening injuries from a crash that happened at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Atherton Drive in Wheaton on May 12, Montgomery County Police said.  TRAFFIC ALERT: Several hurt in crash involving multiple vehicles in Montgomery County https://t.co/HiGoV16iUq #fox5traffic pic.twitter.com/Iv9DlEQ5y9 — FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) May 12, 2022 The crash occurred when the driver of a Ford F-150 tried turning left on Connecticut Avenue and…

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by David Cifarelli