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Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police
Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police A high-stakes drug bust in Hagerstown took a chaotic turn when a Maryland man took off running, tossing suspected fentanyl capsules into the air—and onto a pursuing officer, authorities said. The Washington County Narcotics Task Force was conducting surveillance on Feb. 4 when they spotted suspicious activity indicating a possible drug distribution operation, officials said.  They called in Hagerstown Police, who stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and identified the driver as Wesley Antonio Fulgham, 35, of Baltimore, and the passenger as Levar Atturra Octavion Cooper, 30, of Han…

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Man Tosses Fentanyl, Dashes Across Highway In Attempted To Evade Cops In St. Mary's: Sheriff Man Tosses Fentanyl, Dashes Across Highway In Attempted To Evade Cops In St. Mary's: Sheriff
Man Tosses Fentanyl, Dashes Across Highway In Attempted To Evade Cops In St. Mary's: Sheriff A routine traffic stop in St. Mary’s County quickly turned into a high-stakes chase and major drug bust, netting deputies fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a wad of cash, authorities announced. It all went down on Tuesday, Jan. 14, when deputies pulled over a GMC Yukon Denali on Three Notch Road near Buck Hewitt Road.  Things then took a turn.  While deputies questioned the driver, Lexington Park resident Toney Leonard Daye, they spotted CDS paraphernalia in plain sight, investigators say.  When asked to step out, the passenger, Thomas Austin Goldring III, who has no fixed …

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Pellet Gun Assault Leads To Drug, Weapon Busts In Maryland, Police Say Pellet Gun Assault Leads To Drug, Weapon Busts In Maryland, Police Say
Pellet Gun Assault Leads To Drug, Weapon Busts In Maryland, Police Say Five people were apprehended on Tuesday night following a series of unfortunate events that began with an assault involving a pellet gun and ended with a drug bust in an Anne Arundel County apartment, police say. Officers were called to the 100 block of Faywood Court in Glen Burnie shortly before 11 p.m. on Oct. 8 to investigate a reported assault that would ultimately lead to the arrests of five people for various offenses. Those arrested:  Jeremy Oliver, 36; Antoine Darnell Artis, 56; Whitney Ann Holland, 35; Milton Arthur Williams, 55; Lauryn Nicole Acosta, 37. According to police…

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Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Maryland: Police Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Maryland: Police
Man, Woman Busted With Drugs, Guns, Cash During Search In Maryland: Police Thousands of dollars worth of drugs are off the streets after police in Anne Arundel County made a large bust that led to the arrests of a man and woman, officials say. Jayson Steven Jones, 46, of Baltimore, and Glen Burnie resident Kayla McCaslin, 25, are both facing charges following an investigation into a man wanted for drug and weapon offenses. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were in the area of Southbridge Drive and South Hampton Road in Glen Burnie looking for a person that had an open warrant.  Police sa…

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by Zak Failla