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Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say
Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, Police Say The man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend before barricading himself inside a Carroll County home is facing a series of criminal charges, the Westminster Police Department announced. Matthew Skirka, 30, was arrested early on Wednesday morning following a standoff with officers after he kicked down his ex's door following a confrontation earlier on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers from the department were called at around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday night to the 200 block of East Main Street in Westminster, where there were reports of shots fired in the area involving Skirka and his ex-girlfriend.  …

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Security Guard Cut By Burglary Suspect During Safeway Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Security Guard Cut By Burglary Suspect During Safeway Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
Security Guard Cut By Burglary Suspect During Safeway Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Two grocery store thieves did not go down quietly after being caught red-handed stealing merchandise and then attacking an officer in Montgomery County, police say. Fernando Calix, 38, and Christian Alexander Gonzalez, 18, have been arrested following an incident that played out in Safeway on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington when they pulled a knife on a security guard attempting to stop them from stealing. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 10500 block of Connecticut Avenue earlier this week to investigate a reported armed robbery involving the pair. …

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Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff
Armed Robber Arrested For Armed Gas Station, Pizza Place Robberies In Charles County: Sheriff A man who is no stranger to law enforcement is back behind bars after being linked to at least two armed robberies in Charles County, the sheriff's office announced. Jeremiah Terrell Bryant, 24, is facing a host of charges following a weeks-long investigation into robberies targeting an area gas station clerk and pizza joint, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, in early January, Bryant entered a gas station brandishing a gun, stole an employee's phone, and proceeded to grab the cash drawer from the register before fleeing in a vehicle. Bryan…

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Fight Outside Condo Complex Ends With Fatal Shooting In Maryland: Police Fight Outside Condo Complex Ends With Fatal Shooting In Maryland: Police
Fight Outside Condo Complex Ends With Fatal Shooting In Maryland: Police An argument outside a Harford County condo complex led to a fatal shooting that landed a Bel Air man behind bars for murder, police say. Brian Michael Delen, 47, allegedly got into a heated disagreement overnight at the English Country Manor condominiums that rapidly escalated until he pulled out a handgun and began firing overnight. The incident was reported at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in the 600 block of Churchill Road in Bel Air. Upon arrival, members of the Bel Air Police Department found that the two had gotten into an argument in the parking lot of the complex during which…

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Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland
Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based hit show “The Wire” will decades behind bars after being convicted of two stabbing attacks in Montgomery County earlier this year.  Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 33, who has no known address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two Rockville stabbing incidents in May, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney. A judge sentenced Stanfield to 65 years in prison after he was found guilty of the two separate assaults, a spokesperson for the state's attorney announced on Monday…

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Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …

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Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials
Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials A family feud led to attempted murder and arson charges for a 51-year-old woman in Anne Arundel County who allegedly set her mother's Churchton home on fire late last month, officials say. This week, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department announced that Laurie Anne Canvan has been arrested in connection to an early-morning fire that was intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at her mother's home. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on the morning of the fire, members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a call from a woman who advised that her daughter had set fire to the home, though sh…

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Rapist Arrested 23 Years Later, Police In Maryland Say Rapist Arrested 23 Years Later, Police In Maryland Say
Rapist Arrested 23 Years Later, Police In Maryland Say Police in Montgomery County are fearful there may be more victims after arresting a Prince George's County man for a rape 23 years ago, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, James Lorenzo Greene, 47, was taken into custody decades after an alleged rape and robbery in July 2000.  According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, shortly before 2 a.m. on July 26, 2000, two victims were walking along Montgomery Village Avenue when they were approached by Greene, who was brandishing a handgun. Greene robbed them and raped one of the two before taking off…

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Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says
Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says Jasper Bernard Ford did not go down quietly in Charles County after allegedly threatening a man with a sword, authorities say. Ford went to the well and broke out all the tools in his tool belt during a bizarre assault that broke out after he got into an argument with a man in the 3000 block of October Place inn Waldorf that turned violent. The 36-year-old Waldorf resident reportedly got into an argument with a man living in the residence when he left, but later returned with a metal pole and a sword. He then allegedly used that pole to break a side window and threatened the resident with a…

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Career Criminal Caught With Ghost Gun While Acting Suspiciously In MD, Police Say Career Criminal Caught With Ghost Gun While Acting Suspiciously In MD, Police Say
Career Criminal Caught With Ghost Gun While Acting Suspiciously In MD, Police Say A 22-year-old man with a lengthy rap sheet is back on the wrong side of the law after being busted carrying a ghost gun in Prince George’s County. Capitol Heights resident Chaz Jones, who is no stranger to the police, has been arrested by members of the Seat Pleasant Police Department after he was caught acting oddly and was busted with an illegal weapon, according to authorities. Police say that early on Monday, July 10, Chaz was walking in the 6100 block of MLK Jr. Highway while holding his waistband as if he was concealing a handgun. When officers noted the suspicious behavior, they st…

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Teen Shooter To Be Tried As Adult For Murder Of 18-Year-Old In MD Metro Station: Police Teen Shooter To Be Tried As Adult For Murder Of 18-Year-Old In MD Metro Station: Police
Teen Shooter To Be Tried As Adult For Murder Of 18-Year-Old In MD Metro Station: Police A teen suspect has been apprehended following the latest fatal shooting inside the Wheaton Metro Station in Montgomery County earlier this month. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Leonard Simmonds, 16, has been charged with murder in connection to the death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, earlier this year in a fight that rapidly escalated and turned deadly. The arrest came after detectives learned that Simmonds and other minors were on an escalator, along with Leslie and a second group of friends, when the altercation broke out on Thursday, May 18 at the Georgia Aven…

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Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault
Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault The tow truck driver from Washington, DC who intentionally rammed his vehicle into the side of a Prince George’s County restaurant in an attempt to gain access to an employee has been tracked down by investigators weeks after a reported assault. Josyah Brown, 24, who had been wanted for reckless endangerment since an incident earlier this month, has been apprehended after nearly three weeks on the run, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department on Monday, April 24. The incident was called in shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4 at a restaurant in the 2900 block of Col…

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