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Locked And Loaded: Maryland Drug Suspect Busted With Bullet In Chamber, Drugs, Sheriff Says
A suspected drug dealer in Maryland was packing heat with a bullet in the chamber when his luck ran out during a sheriff's office investigation, authorities say. Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 33, of Lexington Park, was taken into custody on Columbus Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after detectives investigating suspected drug distribution obtained warrants targeting him, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Braithwaite was arrested without incident, but a search turned up a loaded Canik METE MC9 semiautomatic handgun with a round already in the chamber. Deputies also recovered susp…
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Teen Driving BMW Involved In Deadly Virginia Crash That Killed 83-Year-Old Woman: Police
A teenager driving a BMW was involved in a deadly afternoon crash in Virginia that left an 83-year-old woman dead and two others injured. Sarah Jean Thompson, of Woodbridge, died after the Ford Focus she was riding in collided with a 2023 BMW i4 driven by a 19-year-old woman at the Prince William County intersection on Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported around 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the intersection of intersection of Dale Boulevard and Kingsman Road in Woodbridge. Investigators determined that the BMW was traveling along Dale Boulevard toward Kingsman Road when it collided…
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Virginia Teen Bolts From Car During Traffic Stop With Two Loaded Handguns: Police
A Virginia teenager apparently had more to worry about than a friend's speeding ticket when he took off running from police with two loaded handguns allegedly tucked into his waistband. The late-night encounter unfolded around 11:12 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, when Fairfax County detectives stopped a speeding vehicle near the intersection of Centreville Road and Frying Pan Road in the Fair Oaks area. Behind the wheel was a 17-year-old driver, but it was his passenger who quickly became the focus of the investigation. As the driver pulled over, police say Jefry Bonilla Serrano, 18, of Herndon,…
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Murder-suicide
: Missing Maryland Woman Found In Car, Man She Knew Found Dead In Home
A woman who was reported missing on Monday was found dead a day later in a purported murder-suicide in Maryland. Police say a suspect was found dead inside his home following the grisly discovery of 29-year-old Hyattsville resident Carias Garcia, who had been reported missing on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Officers were called around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday to a parking lot in the 2000 block of University Boulevard, where there were reports of an unresponsive person inside a vehicle. Upon arrival, they found Carias Garcia's body inside her own vehicle, suffering from traumatic injuries. She was pr…
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9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…
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Women Pepper-Spray Maryland Man Accused Of Stalking At Pennsylvania Fair: Police
Several women attending a Lancaster County fair pepper-sprayed an 18-year-old man after he repeatedly approached them for their phone numbers and Snapchat accounts, refused to leave them alone, and left them fearing for their safety, police said. The incident unfolded at the New Holland Fair near North Roberts Avenue and East Main Street around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a release issued by the New Holland Police Department on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Officers working at the fair were alerted to a physical altercation and arrived to find a man lying on the ground after being spr…
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Virginia Teen's Fentanyl-For-Gun Deal Ends With Much Bigger Bust, Police Say
What started as a deal for a teen to trade 50 fentanyl pills for a handgun led to a massive bust by undercover officers in Northern Virginia. Herndon resident Alhaji Sorie Kamara, 19, is behind bars following an investigation launched last week in Chantilly, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The probe began on Monday, Oct. 5, when the agency's Violent Crimes Suppression Unit started looking into narcotics dealing and firearms distribution in the region. Police say that during the investigation, detectives determined that Kamara agreed to exchange 50 suspected fentanyl pill…
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Six Weeks Of Freedom: DC Man's Parking Blunder Exposes Another Loaded Glock, Feds Say
Six weeks after getting out of prison for illegally carrying a loaded Glock, Sequan Collier was back behind bars. A poor parking job doomed the 29-year-old District man, who had previously been convicted on weapons charges and served nearly two years in prison before being busted again just weeks after being let out. This time, he was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison after he was caught by members of the Metropolitan Police Department while illegally parked with two other armed men in March 2025, according to federal authorities. Court documents say that at around 1:45 a.m. on Marc…
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Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know
A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…
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Maryland Cop's Embarrassing Fall Sparked A Lie That Landed Two Officers In Court: Prosecutors
A Maryland police officer who tripped over his own feet blamed a fleeing man for the fall, setting off a chain of events that would ultimately land him and a fellow cop in court. Baltimore Police Officers Mordechai Mandelbaum and Menachem Rosenbloom were found guilty on multiple charges on Wednesday, Oct. 14, following an encounter that ended with a surrendering man being pepper-sprayed four times and officers making false claims about what happened. The incident began on June 26, 2025, when the officers responded to a call in the 700 block of East Chase Street and discovered that a man had…
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Gunman Walks Up To Two Men Behind Maryland Tavern And Opens Fire, Sheriff Says
Two men standing behind a Maryland tavern in the middle of the night suddenly found themselves in the line of fire when a gunman allegedly approached and began shooting, leaving one fighting for his life. The shooting happened around 2:5 a.m. on June 20 behind a tavern and liquor store in Waldorf, where Charles County Sheriff's Office investigators say Terrell Anthony Burgess, 36, walked up to the men and fired multiple shots without warning. One of the men was struck several times, while the other was grazed by a bullet. Officers arriving at the business found the more seriously wounded v…
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Lottery Ticket Robbery Left Two Dead, But Virginia Suspect Wasn't Finished, Feds Say
Two convenience store employees were allegedly gunned down during a robbery for lottery tickets in Virginia, and more than four years later, federal prosecutors have charged a man with their murders. Newport News resident Jordan Isaiah Pierce, 24, was charged in a superseding federal indictment returned on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in connection with the deadly June 2022 robbery that investigators say was followed by another armed holdup less than a month later. According to federal prosecutors, Pierce and an accomplice targeted a convenience store on Kiln Creek Parkway in Newport News on June 15…
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DNA Breakthrough Came Too Late To Stop Virginia Serial Rape Suspect From Leaving US: Police
A suspected serial rapist was already out of the country when Virginia investigators got the DNA evidence they needed to link him to two violent attacks on women along popular walking trails. Now, he's back in custody. Fredericksburg police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Cesar Paau-Pan, 22, of Spotsylvania, was arrested in Guatemala following a months-long investigation that included two reported rapes, an unrelated indecent exposure arrest, and a critical DNA breakthrough that came weeks after he voluntarily left the United States. The investigation began on Oct. 19, 2025, when a w…
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Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports
A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…
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Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached MD: Feds
A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…
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Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight. The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…
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Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Maryland Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says
New details have been released in Southern Maryland after a 33-year-old driver was killed crashing into a tree along a quiet roadway. John Lawrence Connor, 33, has been identified by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as the driver who was killed Tuesday night in Lusby. Shortly after 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 13, members of the sheriff's office were called to investigate a serious single-vehicle crash in the area of Rousby Hall Road and Maryland Avenue. The Lusby resident was the only person inside the vehicle. Investigators say Connor was driving a 2021 Nissan Sentra east on Rousby Hall Road, …
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Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Assaulted Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds
A man who assaulted a woman who was nine months pregnant, in an attack she did not report until after giving birth in Southern Maryland, will face decades in prison. Mechanicsville resident Jeffery Francis Pappaianni, 34, was convicted following an investigation into a series of domestic violence offenses earlier this year in front of children, according to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office. The assault happened on Feb. 22, when Pappaianni repeatedly punched the woman in the face, fracturing her nose, before kicking and punching her in the stomach while she was nine month…
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Transporting Stolen Guns From Maryland Lands NJ Man In Prison: Feds
A 26-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting stolen firearms, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. An investigation into Luiz Vargas, "El Biggie" began in January 2025 after he trafficked firearms into New Jersey from Texas and Maryland, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. With help from a confidential source, officers conducted four controlled purchases of firearms, yielding two semi automatic rifles and six handguns, Frazier said. Two of the handguns were reported stolen out of Texas and Colorado, respectively, and the two semiau…
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Maryland Woman's Words Before Grandmother Was Gunned Down Land Her In Prison: 'There They Go'
A dispute at a children's basketball game ended with a Maryland grandmother dead and a lifetime sentence for the woman convicted in her killing. Cassandra McRae was sentenced to 140 years in prison for her role in a shooting that killed Anntoinette Jennings and wounded two others, including an 11-year-old child, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. On Jan. 22, 2025, Baltimore Police were notified of a shooting in the 5400 block of York Road involving multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside a Honda CRV. Upon arrival, they found Jennings dead and two other…
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Morning Commute Turns Deadly After Woman Struck By Vehicle In Maryland (
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A woman died despite the efforts of emergency crews to save her after she was struck by a vehicle on a busy Maryland roadway during the Wednesday morning commute. The fatal crash was discovered at approximately 7:08 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, near Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in the Colesville area of Montgomery County, where a 4th District police officer came upon the scene. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to find the woman suffering from traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle. She was treated at the scene by first responders, but pronounc…
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Husband Of Harvard-Stanford
Upmc
Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept
A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a UPMC pediatrician was killed by her husband, who then set her body on fire inside their Harrisburg home while their 7-year-old daughter slept upstairs, police said. Jonathan Alan Gatto, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson, arson, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the killing of his wife, Dr. Julia Pederson, 41, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gatto is being held at Dauphin County Prison without bail following his arrest on Tuesday, Oct…
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Power Grid Emergency Issued In Three States: What To Know About Unusual October Alert
The world's largest power grid operator has issued an emergency alert as unusually warm October weather and widespread equipment outages put pressure on electricity supplies across the region, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PJM Interconnection issued a Maximum Generation Alert and Load Management Alert for Tuesday, Oct. 13, as higher electricity demand and planned equipment outages put pressure on the regional power supply. The alerts mean power companies are being asked to keep as much equipment running as possible, including postponing maintenance that could take power plants or t…
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Duct-Taped Passenger's Emergency Landing At BWI Leads To Federal Indictment In Maryland
The American Airlines passenger who had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties during a flight that was diverted to Maryland is now facing a much bigger problem on the ground. Layne Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, Arizona, was indicted on charges stemming from a confrontation aboard a Dallas-to-Newark flight that was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County on Thursday, Sept. 3. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment on Tuesday, Oct. 13, alleging that Lundeen assaulted a fellow passenger and interfered with flight attendants and cre…
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Sick Secret: Maryland Paramedic Who Contaminated Items With Bodily Fluids Learns Prison Fate
The Maryland paramedic who intentionally spread bodily fluid while on the job will spend decades in prison, prosecutors announced. On Tuesday, Christopher Carroll, 36, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after his arrest when detectives linked the Baltimore County EMS to at least three separate incidents that resulted in people unknowingly consuming contaminated items. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department arrested Carroll on Tuesday, Feb. 4, following an investigation that began in November 2025, police said. He was initially charged with multiple offenses, including destr…
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All Westbound Lanes Closed On Route 175 Near I-95 Following Multi-Vehicle Crash (
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A two-vehicle crash that sent a Jeep through a guardrail has shut down all westbound lanes of a busy Maryland highway during the Tuesday evening commute. The crash was reported at approximately 5:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, along westbound MD Route 175 near I-95 in Howard County, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Traffic cameras showed a black Jeep stopped against a damaged guardrail, with a second vehicle farther down an embankment near a highway sign. A traffic pole was also toppled in the crash. Both westbound travel lanes, both shoulders, a right deceleration lan…
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'Cray' Gets Prison Time For Violent $300K Robbery Spree Across Maryland, Virginia, DC: DOJ
Ashley Gause helped turn a string of armed robberies across Maryland and neighboring states into a $300,000 criminal enterprise, and now she's headed to federal prison. Gause, 33, of Washington, DC, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to 140 months in prison for co-leading a crew that terrorized employees at more than a dozen pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, DC, and New Jersey. Known as "Cray," Gause helped orchestrate the robberies between May 2020 and May 2021, targeting businesses for prescription drugs and cellphones that could be resold in DC, according to fede…
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Unwanted Embrace: Virginia Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At 7-Eleven, Police Say
A 58-year-old man who preyed on a stranger more than 30 years his junior at a Northern Virginia 7-Eleven is behind bars. Jose Medina was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following a reported incident involving a 22-year-old woman in Manassas who was inappropriately touched, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, officers were called to a 7-Eleven in the 12100 block of Dumfries Road in Manassas to investigate reports of an earlier assault in the parking lot. Investigators say the Manassas man approached the woman and forcefull…
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Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…
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Police Investigate Threat At Virignia School, Assist With Dismissal (
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Police are investigating a threat made to a Virginia school as officers work to determine whether it is credible. The Arlington County Police Department was called to The Gardner School on Clarendon Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 13, following a threat made by phone. As of 3:30 p.m., officers remained on scene investigating the threat and assisting with dismissal. Police said no evidence of a crime had been found, though the credibility of the threat was still being assessed. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Attacked Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds
A man who assaulted a woman who was nine months pregnant, in an attack she did not report until after giving birth in Southern Maryland, will face decades in prison. Mechanicsville resident Jeffery Francis Pappaianni, 34, was convicted following an investigation into a series of domestic violence offenses earlier this year in front of children, according to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office. The assault happened on Feb. 22, when Pappaianni repeatedly punched the woman in the face, fracturing her nose, before kicking and punching her in the stomach while she was nine month…
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