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Frederick County Sheriff Indicted For Shady Machine Gun Scheme With Firearm Dealer, Feds Say
A top cop in Maryland found himself on the wrong side of the law is facing federal charges for wielding his power while allegedly scheming with a Frederick County firearm dealer to illegally obtain machine guns, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Longtime Frederick County Sheriff Charles "Chuck" Austin Jenkins, 66, of Thurmont, and 36-year-old Frederick resident Justin Krop are both facing charges for their roles in the years-long conspiracy. Jenkins has been the Sheriff of Frederick County since his election in 2006. He was most recently re-elected in 2022. Krop is the principal…
Police & Fire
Safeway Robbed By Knife-Wielding Suspect In Frederick Still On The Loose: State Police
A busy grocery store was robbed at knifepoint early on Friday morning in Frederick County, according to Maryland State Police. Officials say that shortly after 8. a.m. on Friday, March 31, troopers were called to the Safeway store in the 100 block of Walkers Village Way in Walkersville to investigate a robbery that had just taken place. The initial investigation found that an unknown robber walked into the store, went through a checkout aisle and implied that he had a knife to a cashier before taking money from the register and fleeing on foot. No injuries were reported. The suspect was d…
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PowerPoint Presentation Threatening MS Students Under Investigation By Frederick County Sheriff
A middle school student went through great lengths to make a threat targeting Urbana Middle School classmates in Frederick County on Monday afternoon, according to authorities. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were notified about threats of violence made at the school after a student made a PowerPoint presentation that specifically threatened violence toward 10 other students. Deputies launched an investigation and identified the middle school student as a suspect. He will now face charges that include threats of mass violence …
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Sheriff's Deputy Hit With Child Abuse, Assault Allegations In Frederick County
A member of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office found himself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly abusing a 5-year-old child, authorities announced. Maryland State Police investigators arrested Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy 1st Class Allan Mandujano, 29, of Jefferson, and charged him with second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault for an incident reported earlier this week. Officials said that at the request of the sheriff’s office and Child Protective Services, state police launched an investigation into an allegation of assault involving the deputy. The inv…
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Multi-State Investigation Leads To Bust Of Thieving Romanian Nationals In MD Facing Deportation
Sometimes, it takes a village. A widespread, multi-agency investigation that coursed through multiple states has led to the apprehension of three Romanian nationals involved in a rash of recent regional burglaries and thefts throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. Officials in Frederick County announced the arrests on Friday, March 17 following the apprehension of the three suspects, who were wanted on multiple charges and could face deportation. Those charged on out-of-state warrants: Stefan Chicui, 43; Anisoara Nistor, 41; Ana Maria Velcu, 33. Following their arrests, US Immigrations…
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says
Thursday proved to be a hectic one for first responders in Frederick County who were called to investigate a pair of violent crashes that left at least one dead. At approximately 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 4200 block of Araby Church Road in Urbana, for a reported vehicle incident after his wife accidentally ran him over in their driveway. According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, the man’s wife was driving a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when she accidentally backed over him in their driveway at the edge of the …
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VA Man Took Buick For Wash, Set It On Fire After Running Over Ex-Wife In MD: State's Attorney
A Virginia man has been convicted in Maryland for what prosecutors described as “(the) brutal 2020 stabbing death” of his ex-wife, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 16. Winchester resident Lemuel Lee Roberts, 34, was found guilty by a judge for the first-degree murder of Kaitlin Nichole Roberts in the early hours of Jan. 11, 2020, whose body was found in a roadway near English Muffin Court and English Muffin Way in Frederick. Prosecutors say that the investigation into Roberts’ murder determined that she had traveled with her ex to Frederick, during …
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Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff
Investigators in Frederick County walked into a veritable dog graveyard over the weekend when they were called by neighbors to a Walkersville home for reports of dead and abused animals on the property. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Division of Animal Control responded to a call in the 8300 block of Water Street Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of malnourished and possibly dead dogs at the residence. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, while searching the property, investigators found a fenced-in kennel with two …
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Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ
A tip from an online video platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child porn led police to bust a Frederick County man who targeted minors for the better part of a decade, federal authorities announced. Walkersville resident Paul Francis Blaisse, 63, is facing a 13-count indictment in Maryland charging him for his role in distributing and receiving images and video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some pre-pubescent victims. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Blaisse used Internet chat applications to engage in sex…
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Man On Meth Drives To Frederick County Sheriff's Office With Weapons: Officials
New Market native Dustin Matthew May gave members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office a scare after allegedly threatening to kill himself and harm others before driving to the agency’s headquarters, authorities said. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, deputies at the sheriff’s office received a call for service of a suspect, later identified as 31-year-old May, who was making threats, allegedly while under the influence of methamphetamine. According to a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office, they were advised that May had a loaded handgun in his possession at the time he …
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Truck Thief Goes On Wild Joyride In Frederick County Before Being Busted, Sheriff Says
A woman who went on a joyride in a vehicle stolen from a Frederick County gas station didn’t get far and was quickly apprehended after causing mayhem on and off the road, officials said. Gabriella Christina Smoot, age 23, of Essex, is accused by Frederick County Sheriff’s investigators of stealing a GMC Sierra that was left unoccupied and running in the parking lot of the Valero gas station on South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg. The call for the stolen pick-up truck was made at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, when the owner advised that he left the vehicle running while he went in…
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Crime Spree Lands Repeat Offender Back In Custody: Frederick Sheriff
A repeat offender with a checkered criminal history in Frederick County is back in custody after being released from custody multiple times following a crime spree that began in December last year. Frederick resident Heather Ann Kennedy, 32, is facing multiple charges for vehicle theft and drug offenses after being picked up by members of the sheriff’s office for the fifth time since Dec. 7, 2022, officials annoucned. On that day, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to Capital Auto Sales on Urbana Pike, to investigate reports of the unauthorized use of a motor ve…
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