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'Stick-Up Steve' Heading To Prison For Crime Spree After Fleeing MD Drug Treatment Center 'Stick-Up Steve' Heading To Prison For Crime Spree After Fleeing MD Drug Treatment Center
'Stick-Up Steve' Heading To Prison For Crime Spree After Fleeing MD Drug Treatment Center Not even a drug treatment center could contain a Maryland man who is no stranger to law enforcement and is set to spend decades behind bars. Serial bank robber Steven Ray Beitzel, 33, of Germantown, was sentenced to 85 years in prison, with all but 32 suspended, after he attempted to disarm a sheriff’s deputy while he was in custody after he went rogue in Montgomery County, the state’s attorney’s office announced. In November 2021, Beitzel was being held in connection to a stolen vehicle before he was transferred to the Avery Road Drug Treatment Center on a court order, which he bailed fro…

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by Zak Failla
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Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors
Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors A retrial over a 2019 murder will land a career criminal back behind bars for at least two decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 25 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Kyle Noble, 30, who has no known address, but is familiar to law enforcement throughout the state, was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in the death of 31-year-old Efrain Arias in 2019, according to officials on Friday, June…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal'
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' A memorial fund has been created for one of two victims who died in a Fairfax County drug-related robbery. As of Tuesday, June 6, more than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Braden Deahl, a senior and varsity soccer player at Washington Liberty High School. Services for the other victim of the May 29 incident, Jonas Skinner, were being handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapel. Deahl had been recruited to attend and play soccer for St. Mary's College of Maryland, and was being remembered as a "fiercely loyal" friend and teammate. "He was described by coaches as having the heart o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Murderer Of MD Soldier Over $24 Found Dead: DOC PA Murderer Of MD Soldier Over $24 Found Dead: DOC
PA Murderer Of MD Soldier Over $24 Found Dead: DOC A 34-year-old killer serving a life sentence— for murdering a former US Army soldier during a robbery of $24— has died, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Thursday, April 13, 2023.  Ryan Lynn Horton, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 11, Eric Tice, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Somerset announced.  "Prison staff and medical personnel immediately responded and provided life-saving measures. EMS arrived and advanced life support measures were continued," Tice stated in the release.  Horton was declared deceased at 6:1…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Safeway Robbed By Knife-Wielding Suspect In Frederick Still On The Loose: State Police Safeway Robbed By Knife-Wielding Suspect In Frederick Still On The Loose: State Police
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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by Zak Failla
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Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase
Elderly Woman Killed In Baltimore Police Chase An elderly woman was killed in a crash after police attempted to stop a vehicle connected to a string of Westminster robberies, police say. Shortly before midnight, Saturday, March 25, police were alerted that a License Plate Reader had spotted a wanted vehicle near the 1000 block of West North Avenue, according to Baltimore Police Department officials. Officers immediately attempted to stop the vehicle, which sped off and ultimately crashed in the 5000 block of Roland Avenue. The 74-year-old front passenger of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was rushed to a nearb…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police
Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Baltimore police have identified a 35-year-old man who died from complications stemming back to a 2008 shooting. Antwan Horton was on his way home from the store when he was left paralyzed after being shot in the early morning hours of March 22, 2008 in the 500 block of N. Decker Street, according to Baltimore police. Investigation revealed that Horton was shot in a robbery that had gone awry.  On Friday, March 10, police were advised that Horton had died in Texas from complications stemming back to the 2008 shooting. The update upgrades the shooting case to a homicide and has been c…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Man Busted After Stealing Girl Scout Cookie Money Outside Rockville Safeway Man Busted After Stealing Girl Scout Cookie Money Outside Rockville Safeway
Man Busted After Stealing Girl Scout Cookie Money Outside Rockville Safeway A man has been busted in connection to several robberies in the Fallsgrove community after stealing from a Girl Scout Troop, authorities say. On Friday, March 3, a search and arrest warrant was served in the 700 block of Fallsgrove Drive after police identified Gerrard Luke Harrison, 24, as the suspect believed to be responsible for several robberies in the area, according to a release from the Rockville City Police. Police say that on Sunday, Feb. 12, Harrison reportedly stole money from a Girl Scout Troop who was selling cookies outside of a Safeway on Shady Grove Road. Just days later, …

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by Annie DeVoe
Sports
Philadelphia Eagles Player Robbed Of Diamond At Gunpoint In Maryland: Reports Philadelphia Eagles Player Robbed Of Diamond At Gunpoint In Maryland: Reports
Philadelphia Eagles Player Robbed Of Diamond At Gunpoint In Maryland: Reports Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Zach Pascal was robbed at gunpoint of a diamond necklace early Friday, March 3 in Maryland, according to various news reports citing sources in law enforcement. Pascal, 28, had his diamond necklace stolen in the assault in Upper Marlboro, his hometown, according to 6abc. Prince George's County police said their office was closed for comment until Monday. NBC Philadelphia says Pascal was treated for minor injuries at the scene. Pascal played football at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School, and helped lead Old Dominion to the Bahamas Bowl in 2016.  He si…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
Business
MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say
MD Robber Stole At Least $15K From Three Central PA Banks, State Police Say A Maryland woman who threatened to shoot tellers during three separate robberies months apart has been arrested on Thursday, February 2, according to the Pennsylvania state police. The woman pictured was identified as Tiffany Lawanda Martin after being linked to two cars used in the robberies at: Community State Bank on Lincoln Way West in St. Thomas Township on Sept. 19. Community State Bank on North Main Street in Mercersburg Borough on Nov. 1. F&M Trust Bank on Waterfall Road in Harrisonville on Jan. 20.  Each time she would arrive in the vehicles with Maryland license plates w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Student Robbed Walking To School Bus Stop In Central Pennsylvania: Police Student Robbed Walking To School Bus Stop In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Student Robbed Walking To School Bus Stop In Central Pennsylvania: Police A 14-year-old student was shoved up against a building and robbed "while walking to his bus stop," Northern York County Regional police announced in a release on Friday, Jan. 6. The teenager's encounter with an unknown male wearing a winter coat with a fur lined hood  in the 700 block of Albright Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 6:54 a.m. was caught on camera, according to the release. The man stole to remove the juvenile's cell phone from his pants pockets and  "looked through the juvenile’s phone for several moments," before  removing his backpack and also looking through the i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Child Charged With Attempted Murder After Robbery Gone Wrong Child Charged With Attempted Murder After Robbery Gone Wrong
Child Charged With Attempted Murder After Robbery Gone Wrong A teenager has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shooting that occurred earlier this month, authorities say. The 16-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 14 after being connected to the Friday, Dec. 2 shooting, according to Baltimore police. Police say that the teenager shot a 62-year-old man in the 100 block of West Hamburg Street during the course of a robbery. The teenager was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility where he was charged. 

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by Annie DeVoe