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Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In NJ Traffic Stop: Cops
A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, a 7-inch folding knife, and a collapsable baton. Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover, as detailed in the police report. The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal, the police papers said. T…
Police & Fire
Hunt For Attempted Murder Suspect In Maryland Lands Three Behind Bars, Sheriff Says
The search for a Maryland man wanted for attempted murder in St. Mary's County led to a hit-and-run, police pursuit and three behind bars, according to the sheriff's office. A long afternoon for deputies began on Wednesday afternoon when they spotted Lexington Park resident Davione Syheme Mason, 23 - who was wanted on an open warrant for multiple offenses - inside the passenger's seat of a GMC Yukon in Hollywood. The incident began shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the southbound lanes of MD Route 235 and ended with a vehicle in the front yard of a California home. According to the St. Mar…
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Three Behind Bars For Exchanging Pills, Drug Possession In MD: Sheriff
What could have been a simple traffic stop of a suspect driver in Calvert County landed three people behind bars, according to the sheriff's office. The sticky situation began when deputies conducted a traffic stop of Prince Frederick resident Barbara Ann Magruder, 46, after she made multiple traffic violations in the area of Fairground Road. During the stop, a bag containing Alprazolam was observed in plain view, and Magruder advised investigators that she had just exchanged pills with a woman identified as Kimberly Marie Hamm in a red Pontiac. Further investigation led to the r…
Traffic
Police ID 74-Year-Old Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Baltimore County Crash
Speed may have been a factor that led to a vehicle crash in Baltimore County that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman. Investigators have identified Ida Berry as the person who was killed over the summer following a chain-reaction crash after she was rear-ended by a speeding driver, authorities announced this week. Police say that on Friday, May 24, Berry was driving her Toyota Corolla north on Reisterstown Road when she was struck from behind by a Kia Sorento that was "being driven at a high rate of speed." That crash sent Berry into the opposite lanes, where she struck a third …
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Driver Struck Cruiser, Deputy Near Maryland Church During Separate Pursuits, Sheriff Says
Jesus didn't take the wheel for an allegedly intoxicated man who was caught at the same Carroll County church twice before fleeing from members of the sheriff's office repeatedly. Westminster resident Steven Lee Rankin, 36, created a trail of terror on Sunday afternoon as he sought to avoid his arrest by any means necessary, striking at least one sheriff's vehicle, as well as a deputy, during an hours-long game of cat-and-mouse. The long day for members of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office began at around 5:21 p.m. on Aug. 11, when deputies were called to the 1400 block of East Mayb…
Traffic
Bad Drivers Rampantly Running Red Lights Highlighted By Police In Maryland (
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The Howard County Police Department is highlighting some of the area's worst drivers, who have come close to recklessly causing several crashes while blowing through intersections. In accordance with "National Coalition for Safer Roads Stop on Red Week," the agency released a new video showcasing multiple near-crashes while intently speeding past obvious red lights. It's @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek, and we're here with a simple reminder: stop for red lights. This video of near misses in #HoCoMd in the last year illustrates how dangerous red-light running can be. Please, don't drive dis…
Police & Fire
Teen Among Four Arrested After Being Busted With Stolen Handgun During Maryland Stop: Sheriff
A teenager is being charged as an adult along with three other suspects following a midday stop that found them in possession of a stolen weapon in Frederick County. At around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, officers from the sheriff's office stopped a vehicle in the area of Executive Way and Macon Street in Frederick for a reported traffic violation. During the subsequent stop, officials say that after "observing several indicators of criminal activity," the officer conducted a search of the vehicle and found a 9mm Taurus handgun that had been reported stolen out of Missouri. All four p…
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested Attempting To Steal Police Cruiser In Maryland
A 16-year-old boy was apprehended after being busted in a stolen pick-up truck, then attempting to steal a police cruiser in Montgomery County. Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department spotted a stolen Ford F-150 in the area of Travis Avenue, and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, though the teen had other intentions and began speeding up. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, a K9 officer observed the truck speeding in the area of 355 North and Appledowre Way, prompting a pursuit that came to a curious conclusion. Police say that the Ford stopped in the area o…
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Senator Fetterman Speeding Before Maryland Crash, Troopers Said: Report
Maryland state troopers who responded to Sen. John Fetterman's I-70 crash on June 9 said he might have been speeding before the accident, according to body camera footage obtained by the Washington Post. Fetterman and his wife Giselle were in a Chevrolet Tahoe that rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala on Interstate 70 near Interstate 68 in Hagerstown, officials said previously. Both Fettermans and the driver of the Impala were taken to a hospital, according to the MSP crash report. The Senator's office has said he was treated for a bruised shoulder and released. In the body camer…
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Loaded Gun, Magazine Seized From Unlicensed MD Duo In Virginia Traffic Stop: Cops
A loaded gun, magazine, and "distribution amount" of marijuana was seized from a Maryland couple during a routine traffic stop in Arlington, authorities aid. Officers stopped a vehicle at 15th Street S. at Richmond Highway Wednesday evening, March 27, for a moving violation and improper registration, police said. Neither the driver, Jonavan Nickens, 25, of Hyattsville, nor his passenger, Carlita Marbley, 25, of District Heights, had a valid driver's license, authorities said. During a search of the car, a loaded firearm with extended magazine and a distribution amount of marijuana wer…
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Seatbeltless Fugitive With 12 Open Warrants Busted During Traffic Stop In Maryland:
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An expired registration and lack of seatbelt led to the arrest of a man wanted on a dozen open warrants in Maryland, police say. Anne Arundel resident David H. Taylor, 27, tried to pull a fast one on Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police officers, giving a fake ID during a traffic stop this week as he attempted to avoid being detected. According to police, at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, an officer stopped a Ford Windstar in the southbound lanes of I-95 near Caton Avenue in Baltimore for a registration violation. During the subsequent stop, the officer attempted to ident…
Police & Fire
Women Who Used Homemade Device To Steal Mail Busted With Drugs In Maryland: Sheriff
Two women were caught with Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and other curiosities during a traffic stop when their vehicle failed them in Carroll County, authorities announced on Tuesday. Brittney Charlae Robinson, 31, of Baltimore, was found to be driving without a license while riding with Glen Burnie resident Tacha Naquel Crowner, 30 when she was stopped by members of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for an equipment violation. During the subsequent stop, a police K9 determined that there were drugs in the car and a search of their vehicle led to the recovery of more than 160 gra…
Police & Fire
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief
The Montgomery County Police sergeant who was run down by a reckless driver well known to the department has lost the use of both of his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp is hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon after 19-year-old Frederick Rafael Mayorga took police on a wild ride and intentionally struck him in a green Dodge Charger while speeding on I-270, something he is known to do, according to Police Chief Marcus Jones. Jones said that on Wednesday morning, officers in Germantown were monitoring the Charger, which hit speeds approaching 110 mph, as he attempted to bait poli…
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say
What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say. Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Takes Younger Brother On 3-Mile Wrong Way Police Pursuit Crashing Into Pole In PA
Hours before the snow began to fall, a 10-year-old boy apparently took his 6-year-old brother on a holiday joy ride in the wrong direction throughout Gettysburg on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, Pennsylvania state police say. Troopers first noticed the children in the 2005 Ford Explorer as it was traveling west without any lights on York Street in Gettysburg Borough at 11:55 p.m., the police detailed in a release the following day. As the Explorer sped around a traffic circle the wrong way, PSP troopers turned on their vehicle's lights and sirens in an attempt to stop the vehicl…
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff
What started as a routine traffic stop in Southern Maryland led to drug and weapon charges for two men in Carroll County, the sheriff’s office announced. Baltimore resident Aaron Michael Brown, 25, and Scott Devon Rush, Jr. 22, of Salisbury, are both facing charges following an early morning investigation during a traffic stop near the intersection of Route 140 and Ralph Street in Westminster. A spokesperson for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy on patrol shortly after 2:30 a.m. conducted a routine traffic stop when Brown’s 200 Acura TL committed multiple vehicle and tr…
Police & Fire
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic
What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland led to a weapons charge for a California man who is forbidden from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction in Virginia, authorities said. Walter Prince, 30, of Sherman Oaks, California, was busted for illegally possessing a Glock 9mm handgun and several rounds of ammunition in Montgomery County following a traffic stop over the weekend, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police patrolling in the area of Shady Grove Road stopped a …
Police & Fire
Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff
A Maryland man with a stolen handgun and illegal magazine is facing charges following a traffic stop in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Rondell James Thompson, 23, was stopped by a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the 21900 block of Spring Valley Drive following a traffic violation. During the stop, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that Thompson attempted to drive away and proceeded to ditch his vehicle before fleeing on foot. He was quickly apprehended, officials said, and inside his vehicle d…
Police & Fire
Man Prohibited From Possessing Weapons Busted Bearing Arms During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff
A man prohibited by law from possessing weapons is facing charges after being busted with an illegally loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Maryland, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Malik Shavon Jordan, 25, was stopped in the 22600 block of MacArthur Boulevard in California by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, when he committed a traffic violation, a spokesperson for the sheriff announced on Thursday, Aug. 18. During the stop, the spokesperson said that Jordan was identified as the driver and deputies noticed that he had a loaded handgun in his waistband, …
Police & Fire
Large Quantities Of Suspected Drugs Recovered In Routine Hanover Traffic Stop
A routine traffic stop sent a Baltimore man to jail after officers found a large amount of suspected drugs in his vehicle, authorities say. Charles Clayborne, 28, was pulled over for a registration violation in the area of Arundel Mills Circle and Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 30, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers learned that Clayborne was driving in violation of a restricted license. Upon a search of the vehicle, authorities seized around 190 grams of suspected marijuana, 46 grams of suspected heroin, 5 grams of suspected crack cocain…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Driving On Suspended License Arrested After Vehicle Search
A Baltimore man driving on a suspended license was arrested after officers found a large quantity of suspected drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Hanover, authorities say. Tavon Sprye Sr., 39, was pulled over for registration and moving violations in the area of Coca-Cola Drive and MD Route 100 East on Friday, July 29, around 10:30 p.m., according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers searched the vehicle and recovered around 89 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 13 grams of suspected heroin, 9 grams of suspected marijuana, and 3 grams of suboxone. Sprye was taken i…
Police & Fire
Family Of Chinese Nationals Killed By Red Light-Running Driver In Toms River: Police
A family of three Chinese nationals were killed when the Maryland driver of the car they were in ran a red light in Ocean County, authorities said. Tina Dung, 21, was stopped for the traffic light, but then went through the red signal and collided with a Legacy Towing flatbed wrecker heading east on Lakehurst Road around 12:25 a.m. Friday, July 22, Toms River police said. The three passengers in Dung’s car, all citizens of China, were killed as a result of the collision. They included a 54-year-old man, 52-year-old woman and 23-year-old man, all from the same family, police said. Neither d…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Was High On Coke In Maryland Traffic Stop: Police
A woman who admitted to being high on cocaine while driving is facing a host of charges in Maryland after being busted during an early morning traffic stop in Calvert County, the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, July 13. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office stopped Severn's Tiffany Rose Griffith, 32, on Route 4 in the area of Bowen Road in Huntingtown following multiple complaints of an erratic driver. During the subsequent stop, Griffith was unable to safely operate her motor vehicle, and the driver readily admitted that she w…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department
The Baltimore police sergeant dragged for two blocks by a violent repeat offender remains hospitalized, his department said Thursday, July 7. Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg was "on the mend" and receiving physical therapy, and while he has a good prognosis, he faces a long road to recovery, Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Mancuso said. Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, Ramberg would not be in this situation. "There is no reason why someone with multiple arrests for second-degree attempted murder, and almost 20 charges in connection to violen…
Police & Fire
Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities
Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, a Baltimore police sergeant wouldn't have been dragged by his vehicle for nearly two blocks earlier this week, authorities said. The sergeant was conducting a traffic stop on the notoriously dangerous 5200 block of Park Heights Avenue after Joseph Daniel Black, 36, committed a traffic violation, around 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, according to Baltimore officials. Upon approaching the vehicle, the sergeant noticed that Black was armed and told him to get out of the vehicle. When Black did not comply, the sergeant attempted to …
Police & Fire
Pair Asleep At 7-Eleven Gas Pump In Maryland Busted With Crack, Paraphernalia: Sheriff
Two suspects caught nodding off behind the wheel at a Maryland gas station are facing charges after being busted with crack pipes, paraphernalia, and other drugs, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaitlyn Marie Chenault, 24, and Halethorpe resident David Dale Adams, Jr., 31, were arrested by members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office after being caught sleeping in their car, a spokesperson announced on Thursday, June 23. It is alleged that shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Monday, June 13, deputies responded to the 7-Eleven on Prince Frederick Boulevard in Prince Frederick, where ther…
Police & Fire
Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Handgun In Anne Arundel
A Pasadena man with a loaded handgun was arrested after a routine traffic stop in Annapolis, according to authorities. Wesley Joseph Stankiewicz, 45, was pulled over by police for a traffic violation on Victor Parkway near Bay Ridge Avenue, around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, Anne Arundel County Police said. During the stop, police learned Stankiewicz had an outstanding arrest warrant. Further investigation revealed a 9mm Glock p80 handgun loaded with 14 rounds of ammunition inside the white 2004 pickup truck, police said. Stankiewicz was arrested and charged accordingly
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Killed In Maryland Crash Was Driving To School, Loved Ones Say
A 17-year-old boy killed in a car crash last week in Maryland was on his way to school, loved ones said on a GoFundMe for his family. More than $5,600 had been raised on the campaign launched in memory of Christopher Sosa as of Sunday, May 1, four days after the Accokeek crash in Brandywine. Sosa crossed the center line to pass a slower vehicle while traveling north on Accokeek Road, police said. He then lost control of his vehicle and crashed after an unmarked deputy with the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office activated his lights to observe the traffic violation, county police s…
Police & Fire
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities
A female suspected of driving under the influence died and her passenger was injured when she crashed her car while speeding away from a police officer overnight in Maryland, authorities said. A Montgomery County police officer stopped a 2011 Honda Civic near Route 355 and Nicholson Lane, after he saw the car commit a traffic violation around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, county police said in a release. As the officer approached the car and tried to make contact, the driver sped away. The officer pursued the vehicle eastbound on Randolph Road for suspicion of driving under the influenc…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities
A man who almost hit police officers during a traffic stop and then jumped behind the wheel to speed away was found with a "ghost" handgun and a large amount of pot, according to Anne Arundel County Police. On Dec. 17, 2021, at approximately 9:20 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Brookwood Road near Alley 33 in Brooklyn Park. As officers were speaking with the driver outside of the vehicle, the front seat passenger, identified as 29-year-old Timothy Bilal Robinson of Baltimore, moved to the driver's seat and accelerated, causing the open door of the vehicle to strike the officer. Th…
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