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Family Looks To Give Father Of Two 'Lit' Service After Fatal Maryland Shooting Family Looks To Give Father Of Two 'Lit' Service After Fatal Maryland Shooting
Family Looks To Give Father Of Two 'Lit' Service After Fatal Maryland Shooting Joseph "Joey" Holtz died a hero, his family says, now they are trying to rally the community to make his final wishes come true.  The 38-year-old Suitland man was fatally shot following a two-vehicle crash in Prince George's County over the weekend in the area of Suitland Road and Randolph Road in Morningside. "It’s with a heavy heart that we remember and honor Joey, known to so many as Rozay. Joey was taken from us by gun violence—not from street conflicts, but because he chose to protect others," Jamal Holtz said.  "Joey died being a hero. He was our hero, a true protector who …

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted
Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Maryland. Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 45 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff On Friday, July 19, the state's attorney's office announced that Taylor was convicted by a jury after just two hours of deliberation following …

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games
Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games The Ravens Flock is going to be one deeper for at least the next 20 years.  Thomas Humphries will be seeing the world through purple-colored glasses for at least the next two decades after being announced as the winner of Maryland Lottery's "Seats for 20 Years" event on Wednesday. Nearly a million entries were made by fans vying to secure their spot at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Nottingham native was the lucky winner, landing himself club seats to every home game through 2044.  Congratulations to Thomas Humphries, who won Ravens season tickets for 20 years! pic.twitter.com/…

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by Zak Failla
News
Police ID Father, Infant Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide Police ID Father, Infant Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide
Police ID Father, Infant Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department as they continue to investigate a murder-suicide involving a father and his infant son. Suitland resident Kenneth Petty, 38, has been identified as the man who allegedly shot and killed 2-year-old Sterling Glover Petty, of Frederick, after the two were found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds inside a car over the weekend Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at around 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon to the 1200 block of Mercantile Lane in the Largo area to conduct a welfare check, ac…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD
Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Maryland State Police investigators have released new details about the fatal I-95 crash that killed a 31-year-old truck driver on Thursday afternoon. Suitland resident Osama Abdelfattah Marey has been identified as the person who was killed when a driver from Laurel sideswiped several vehicles, setting off a chain-reaction crash. At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, troopers in College Park were called to the northbound lanes of I-95 at Powder Mill Road, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. Police say that Marey stopped to assist the driver of a Toyota Yaris that was d…

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by Zak Failla
News
Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials
Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 13 that an arrest has been made in the death of Belk, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 44 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff Washington, DC resident Andre Taylor, now 62, is facing charges that include rape and murder for his alleged role in Belk's disappearance and death decades ago. In August 1979, Belk was reported missing to…

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by Zak Failla
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Body Of Woman Found In Suitland Apartment Had Signs Of 'Trauma': Police Body Of Woman Found In Suitland Apartment Had Signs Of 'Trauma': Police
Body Of Woman Found In Suitland Apartment Had Signs Of 'Trauma': Police A $25,000 reward has been offered in connection to the murder of a 38-year-old Baltimore woman that happened in Suitland, authorities say. Andra Sweeper was found unresponsive with apparent trauma to her body inside of an apartment in the 3300 block of Curtis Drive on the night of Saturday, Feb. 4, according to Prince George's County police. Sweeper was pronounced dead on the scene. The extent of the trauma or cause of death has not been made available. Police are working to identify a suspect and motive for the crime, and are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 301-516-25…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Trio Busted With 387 Grams Of Pot, Semiautomatic Guns, Rifle During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff Trio Busted With 387 Grams Of Pot, Semiautomatic Guns, Rifle During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff
Trio Busted With 387 Grams Of Pot, Semiautomatic Guns, Rifle During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff Three 20-somethings in Maryland are facing drug and weapon charges after being busted during a routine traffic stop for a blown stop sign in Charles County, officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Jalonni La Monte Agee, 20, of Indian Head, Dontre Marquise Bryant, 23, of Suitland, and Shaniya Monet Hutchins, 21, of Lanham were apprehended by sheriff’s deputies after failing to stop at a stop sign near the area of Bannister Circle and Hamilton Place, according to investigators. During the stop, a sheriff’s deputy reported the smell of marijuana emanating from the inside of the vehicle, promp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Detectives Offer $25K Reward In Connection To Maryland Murder Detectives Offer $25K Reward In Connection To Maryland Murder
Detectives Offer $25K Reward In Connection To Maryland Murder A $25,000 reward is being offered in connection to the murder of a Suitland man, authorities say. Michael Morgan, 26, was found suffering from gunshot wounds on the sidewalk outside of a business on the 4600 block of Silver Hill Road around noon Sunday, Sept. 25, according to Prince George's County police. Morgan was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are currently working to figure out a motive and suspects behind the murder. If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to r…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery
Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a July robbery in Suitland, authorities say. Tanijah Evon Lee was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 31 for the robbery of a victim in the 3900 block of Suitland Road on Saturday, July 30, according to Prince George's County police. Detectives say that Lee and two other people came over to the victim's home while the victim was sleeping. When the victim woke up, one of the suspects held him down before all three suspects fled the scene with stolen property. Lee was discovered to be a suspect, and was arrested after investigators were made aware of h…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland
Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland It will be a decade behind bars for a man with a violent history who posed as a police officer in a tactical vest and robbed a Maryland family at gunpoint, Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced. Suitland resident Clyde William Peterson, 52, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree assault for an incident in Bryans Road last year. On July 13, 2021, officers responded to a residence in the 6900 block of Surrey Place in Bryans Road for the report of an assault with a weapon, the state’s attorney said. Upon arriv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report
MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report A 36-year-old dad was shot and killed in front of his son and his youth football team this week in Washington DC, according to police and NBC Washington. D Angelo Taylor, of Suitland, MD, was watching his son's youth football practice when the gunman shot him on the 1500 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast, just before 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1according to Metropolitan Police and the news outlet. First responders arrived to the scene after reports of a shooting where they found Taylor unresponsive with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene. A relative told NBC Wash…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Weekend Shooting Of Girl In Maryland: Police Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Weekend Shooting Of Girl In Maryland: Police
Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Weekend Shooting Of Girl In Maryland: Police A teenager in Maryland will be charged as an adult after allegedly murdering a 17-year-old girl in Suitland, authorities announced. On Monday, Aug. 29, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit announced that a 17-year-old man from Suitland has been arrested and charged in the death of Ter’Nijah Ryals on Sunday, Aug. 28. At approximately 1:50 p.m. on Sunday night, officers from the department responded to the 3300 block of Curtis Drive for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officials said they located Ryals with a gunshot wound. She was transported to an area hospital w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
$25K Reward Offered For Information On Suitland Murder $25K Reward Offered For Information On Suitland Murder
$25K Reward Offered For Information On Suitland Murder Police are offering a reward in connection to the killing of a Capitol Heights man after a shooting in Suitland, authorities say. Officers responding to a shooting in the 4000 block of Silver Hill Road located Marco Sawyer, 32, suffering from gunshot wounds around 4:40 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Prince George's County police. Investigators said that Sawyer was unresponsive on the scene, and was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Detectives are currently working to identify a suspect(s) and a motive for this shooting. A $25,000 reward is b…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Prince George's Head-On Crash Claims The Life Of Young Woman Prince George's Head-On Crash Claims The Life Of Young Woman
Prince George's Head-On Crash Claims The Life Of Young Woman Officials have identified the young woman killed in an early morning vehicle crash in Suitland, authorities say. Shanya Hoover, 20, was killed in a two-vehicle collision on the 3500 block of Regency Parkway around 1:30 a.m., Thursday, July 7, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  Initial investigation revealed that Hoover was driving north when her vehicle crossed the double yellow line, striking a car traveling south on Regency Parkway.  Hoover was pronounced dead on the scene.  Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analy…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD A 22-year-old Maryland man arrested four times since March was released each time, only to commit similar crimes again and again, according to authorities, court documents and news reports. Lorenzo Day, of Upper Marlboro, was being held without bond for his latest crime alongside Washington DC's David Zanders, 20: An armed robbery and kidnapping in Suitland, Prince George's County police said. The two were being held without bond for the June 30 incident in the armed robbery of a locksmith. Day is linked to several other incidents dating back to March 19. Each time, he was released:  …

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by Cecilia Levine