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Beloved Father With 'Beautiful Smile And Dimples' Killed In Montgomery County Crash
A Maryland community is rallying around the family of a beloved father, brother, and son whose life was cut short at the age of 30 after he was killed in a head-on crash in Montgomery County. Gaithersburg resident Eddy “Tigga” Jara was killed shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15 after losing control of his Honda, crossing into the wrong lane of traffic, and striking a Ford Escape near the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road and Sycamore Road in Rockville. In response, the community has come together to support Jara's family, which includes two young sons who will grow up without a f…
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Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot
Police are warning the public about online threats and extortion attempts that are making their way through social media throughout Prince George's County after threatened students were sent images of their homes, officials say. Prince George's Police are warning parents about attempts that are being made after at least four middle schoolers were targeted through Instagram and TikTok. The students received threatening demands to their social media accounts to pay $1,000 or face harm. Detectives are actively investigating and attempting to identify and arrest any individuals behind the thre…
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Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys
A 25-year-old Maryland man who posed as a teenage girl on social media to exploit underage boys for illicit materials which he then sold for a profit has been sentenced to decades in prison. Baltimore resident Matthew K. Walsh, 25, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor in order to produce child pornography. Specifically, federal prosecutors say that Walsh created fictitious online profiles purporting to be a teenage girl to contact and induce underage boys between the ages of 12 and 17 to se…
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DC's Caleb Williams Valued At $2.1M Ranks Among Highest Grossing NCAA Athletes
Caleb Williams is making money moves. The 19-year-old Washington DC native and USC QB is ranked the seventh-most successful Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) moneymaker by On3 Sports. Valued at $2.1 million, Williams and thousands of other collegiate athletes have been profiting off of their own names since the NCAA lifted its NIL ban last year. Williams has 121K followers on Instagram and 18.4K followers on TikTok. He went viral last March when he surprised the USC basketball team with Beats by Dre, his first NIL partnership as a Trojan. Welcome to LA and the Beats family, @CALEBcs…
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Parents Demand Answers After Photos Of Autistic Son Using The Bathroom At School Posted Online
After an autistic 14-year-old boy was recorded unknowingly in a Prince George's County school bathroom, his parents are looking for those responsible to be held accountable, reports NBC Washington. A video of the freshman with his pants around his ankles while using the bathroom in Largo High School was reportedly posted to Instagram, prompting the school to contact his parents. His "heartbroken" parents say that their child functions at a third-grade level and would not have even understood what was going on, the outlet continues. The child is reportedly supposed to have an aide that assis…
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'Weasel': Doja Cat Feuds With 'Stranger Things' Actor Over Leaked DMs
Netflix's “Stranger Things” star Noah Schnapp has found himself in the crosshairs of Doja Cat after he leaked private messages between the two on TikTok. The “Kiss Me More” singer, 26, vented to fans about the leak during an Instagram Live session Thursday, July 7, in which she called the 17-year-old Westchester County native's actions “borderline snake (expletive)” and “weasel (expletive).” So what exactly was in those messages that has Doja Cat so fired up? In the now-deleted TikTok video, the singer can be seen asking Schnapp about his “Stranger Things” co-star, Joseph Quinn, whom she h…
Sports
Gronk Announces NFL Retirement
Gronk's professional football career will soon be coming to an end. The 33-year-old New England Patriots tight end, whose real name is Rob Gronkowski, announced his retirement on Instagram Tuesday, June 21. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) Gronk grew up in Amherst, NY but attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill Pennsylvania for his senior year. He played 11 seasons in the NFL, nine of which were with the Patriots, before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Gronk announced an initia…
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (
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Marlon Cooper had a message for those arresting him. The 19-year-old man had been wanted since the August 2021 killing of Samad Montgomery in Chester, and was taken into custody after a brief pursuit through Delaware County this week, the US Marshals Office said (scroll down for photos). A picture taken at the scene of Cooper's Media arrest shows him sitting in the back of a police vehicle, using his right hand to shield his face with his middle finger up. He was spotted driving on the on the 400 block of East Baltimore Pike in Wednesday, June 16, and tried to flee when he noticed the fe…
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Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder
Meta - the company formerly known as Facebook Inc. - is facing a new lawsuit from a family that is alleging that social media platforms led to a tween’s eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) filed a personal injury lawsuit against Meta, Inc., the parent company of Instagram, on behalf of Alexis Spence and her parents, Kathleen and Jeffrey Spence. Officials said that the lawsuit was filed on Monday, June 6 in US District Court in the Northern District of California, which the organization announced on Tuesday, June 7. According to the complaint…
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Maryland State Police Warns Parents Of Online Sexual Extortion Scam
The Maryland State Police are reminding parents to stay vigilant about monitoring their children's online activity after receiving multiple reports of sexual extortion scams. The suspects are contacting minors over various social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, professing romantic interest for the victim in order to gain their trust. As communication progresses, the suspects begin to ask for sexually explicit images of the minors, sometimes even sending photos back in return. After the minors send images to the suspect, the suspect account will demand money…
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Maryland State Police Issues Warning Of Online Scam Involving The Sexual Extortion Of Minors
The rise of sexual predators targeting minors on social media has led Maryland State Police officials to issue a warning to parents. Authorities said that state police investigators have received multiple reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who began conversing with them over messaging services on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. “Investigators believe online predators may often give the impression they are romantically interested in the minor being targeted, to gain their trust,” they stated. “As the chats progress, the suspect user will request sexually illic…
Police & Fire
Student Posts Instagram Photo With Glock He Brought To Baltimore School: Report
A 17-year-old student has been arrested after he brought a ghost gun to school and posted a photo of himself with it to Instagram Thursday, June 2, officials in Baltimore say. The teen was in custody after the 9mm Glock was recovered at Forest Park High School, district officials and authorities said. Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, President of Baltimore School Police Union, tells CBS News this is the 15th firearm found on school property during the current academic year. Ghost guns, which can be assembled at home, are required to have a serial number on them, as per a new requirement th…
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