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No Working Smoke Alarms Found After Extension Cord Sparks $416K Virginia House Fire No Working Smoke Alarms Found After Extension Cord Sparks $416K Virginia House Fire
No Working Smoke Alarms Found After Extension Cord Sparks $416K Virginia House Fire One bad extension cord was enough. No working smoke alarms made it even worse. A Virginia family is out of its home after investigators determined an extension cord sparked a fast-moving fire that caused more than $416,000 in damage, while also revealing the house had no working smoke alarms. The fire broke out just before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at a home in the unit block of N. Berlin Pike in Lovettsville, where Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find heavy flames pouring from the rear deck and extending into the house. Firefighters launched an interior attack while …

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by Zak Failla
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Smoldering Cardboard From Backyard Fire Pit Sparks Maryland House Fire Smoldering Cardboard From Backyard Fire Pit Sparks Maryland House Fire
Smoldering Cardboard From Backyard Fire Pit Sparks Maryland House Fire It wasn't out. What started as an attempt to light a backyard fire pit ended with smoke pouring from a Maryland basement after a homeowner brought smoldering cardboard back inside, believing it had already burned itself out. The accidental fire happened around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at a home in the 14900 block of Railroad Street in Midland, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the homeowner used cardboard to help start an outdoor fire pit before deciding to save what was left for another day. There was just one problem. The cardboard was s…

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by Zak Failla
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Report Of Man Loading Handgun At Maryland Bus Stop Ends In Deadly Police Shooting Report Of Man Loading Handgun At Maryland Bus Stop Ends In Deadly Police Shooting
Report Of Man Loading Handgun At Maryland Bus Stop Ends In Deadly Police Shooting A report of a man loading a handgun at a Maryland bus stop ended in a fatal police shooting on Sunday night, authorities say. The strange situation played out shortly after 6:45 p.m. on July 12 in the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg, where officers were called to investigate a suspicious suspect in the area. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, a tipster alerted the agency that a man was loading a gun at a bus stop in front of the Montgomery Village Plaza. Media Briefing: Lost Knife Road Officer Involved Shooting#MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/VTpDQO4ktX — …

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by Zak Failla
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Husband Detained After Wife Found Shot Dead In Northern Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Husband Detained After Wife Found Shot Dead In Northern Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Husband Detained After Wife Found Shot Dead In Northern Virginia Home (Developing) A man is in custody after police say his wife was found shot to death inside their Northern Virginia home on Sunday night. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called around 10:30 p.m. on July 12 to the 12000 block of Washington Brice Road in Fair Oaks, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, first responders were met by a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Chief Brendan Hooke said the woman's husband was detained at the scene and remains in custody as investigators work to determine what led to the fatal…

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by Zak Failla
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Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports
Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports A 35-year-old basketball player who starred at Fairleigh Dickinson University was shot and killed in what multiple outlets are reporting as a targeted attack during a Harlem basketball tournament on Friday, July 10. Kinu Rochford, of Brooklyn, died, and two other people were injured in the shooting behind 70 Lenox Ave. at approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the NYPD said.  Officers found the 6-foot-6 Rochford with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the forearm. Rochford was shot while…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties A 5-year-old boy was found naked walking in the middle of a Lebanon County road before Pennsylvania State Police uncovered what they described as hoarding conditions and a bedroom barricaded to keep him inside, authorities said. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, responded to Quarry Road and South Lancaster Street in Swatara Township at 7:29 a.m. Friday, July 10, after receiving a report that a young child was wandering in the roadway, police said. Good Samaritans kept the boy safe until troopers and EMS arrived. He was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital for a medical …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff
Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff A Southern Maryland man is fighting for his life after investigators say speed and alcohol appear to have fueled a violent head-on crash that left two people trapped Friday afternoon. The collision happened around 3:55 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the intersection of Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Piney Point, where St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived to find two mangled trucks, two people trapped inside, and one driver unconscious. Investigators say Robert Lumpkins, 38, of Leonardtown, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado north on Piney Point Road when the truck cros…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff
Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff Marlin Adams was arrested following a motorcycle crash. Then things somehow got worse once he was off the pavement and behind bars. The Stafford man accused of crashing his motorcycle while drunk was allegedly carrying a large knife and two firearms, fought deputies during his arrest, and was caught with suspected drugs after arriving at jail, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Adams, 32, was arrested shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, following a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Forbes Street and Cambridge Street in Stafford County. When deputies arrived…

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by Zak Failla
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'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape 'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape
'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape Her cries for help brought neighbors running. Now, a Maryland man is behind bars after deputies say he choked a woman outside a Prince George's County home, then escaped by diving through a rear window as officers closed in. Deputies responded on Monday, June 23, to a residence after neighbors reported hearing a woman yelling, "I can't breathe," according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived, they said they found Dimitris Oswald Gross grabbing the victim by the neck, pinning her against the outside of the home, and yelling in her face. Investigators said G…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say
Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say The manhunt is over. A second suspect wanted in connection with a deadly holiday weekend shooting in Maryland has been captured, bringing both murder suspects into custody less than a week after a 30-year-old man was gunned down in Washington County. Michael Timothy Wilder, 38, was arrested without incident around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 10, in the 900 block of Dual Highway, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Wilder was served with an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and other related offenses in the July 5 killing of Dalonte Dametrius Young, 30, of Hager…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds
Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds He helped stage fake car thefts, wrote bogus police reports, and cashed in on fraudulent insurance claims. Now, a former Anne Arundel County police officer has avoided prison. Jaron Earl Taylor, 32, of Fort Washington, was sentenced Friday, July 10, to three years of probation, including the first five months on home detention, for his role in a multi-year auto insurance fraud scheme involving multiple Maryland police officers, the US Attorney's Office announced. A federal judge also ordered Taylor to repay $38,670 to USAA, the amount prosecutors say the insurance company paid after Taylor…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police
Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police It wasn't just two suspects after all. Nearly a month after an 18-year-old was gunned down in Virginia and found dead in a nearby backyard, Prince William County detectives have arrested four more people, bringing the total number charged in the case to seven. The latest arrests stem from the June 15 killing of Luis Angel Chavez, 18, of Manassas, who was shot inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community before collapsing behind a home on Parrish Lane. Prince William County police announced on Friday, July 10, that detectives have charged four additional suspects following the ongoing homicide…

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by Zak Failla