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Home Invader Targeting Elderly Women In Maryland Apprehended, Police Say Home Invader Targeting Elderly Women In Maryland Apprehended, Police Say
Home Invader Targeting Elderly Women In Maryland Apprehended, Police Say The man who has been targeting and assaulting elderly women during home invasions in Montgomery County has been identified and arrested, police say. Silver Spring resident Devin Jones, 34, is facing charges for two recent home invasions where he exposed himself to one woman, attempted to sexually assault another, and detectives believe there could be more victims. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, at around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, officers were called to the 3700 block of Greencastle Road, where an 88-year-old woman reported that a man forced his way into…

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Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Maryland Shooting Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Maryland Shooting
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Maryland Shooting Police investigators have identified the 18-year-old who was found with a fatal gunshot wound in a vehicle not far from a Prince George's County funeral home on Tuesday. Officers were called to the 7400 block of Old Landover Road at around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 to probe a reported shooting, and further investigation led to the grisly discovery of Kesean Pollard's body in the 7100 block. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the initial investigation, investigators are searching for multiple suspects who arrived at the initial scene and opened fire before fleeing in a vehicle. N…

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Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police
Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Baltimore man who was found dead in a vehicle in Howard County, according to police. A 14-year-old from Severn will be charged as an adult after Kendrick McLellan, 26, was found dead in a vehicle behind a Howard County office building over the weekend. The teen was taken into custody at his high school in Anne Arundel County, police say. His arrest comes after a 17-year-old was apprehended - also at his school with a loaded gun in his backpack - earlier this week for his alleged role in McLellan's murder. Investi…

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Elementary School Teacher In Maryland Indicted For Coercion Of Former Student: Feds Elementary School Teacher In Maryland Indicted For Coercion Of Former Student: Feds
Elementary School Teacher In Maryland Indicted For Coercion Of Former Student: Feds An educator in Prince George's County has been indicted after allegedly coercing and enticing a child who was a former student, federal authorities announced. Bowie resident Mark Cobb, a former teacher at Cooper Lane Elementary School in Landover Hills, is now facing charges that include coercion and enticement of a child, as well as possession of child pornography, officials say. According to the indictment, between June 19 and June 25, the teacher allegedly engaged in a texting relationship with a 9-year-old student, during which he allegedly requested and received illicit photos fro…

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Thieves Ram Through Storefront With Pickup Truck, Steal ATM In Prince George's County (VIDEO) Thieves Ram Through Storefront With Pickup Truck, Steal ATM In Prince George's County (VIDEO)
Thieves Ram Through Storefront With Pickup Truck, Steal ATM In Prince George's County (Video) A pair of thieves went through great efforts in Prince George's County to steal an ATM from an area store after ramming their pickup front through the building. At approximately 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, newly released surveillance video showed two men ramming a truck through a storefront in the 1500 block of Livingston Road in Oxon Hill and stealing an ATM. In the video, the pair - dressed in all black with masks - can be seen driving through the front of the store and through merchandise before backing up and ramming through the building again, sending items flying. The two men the…

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Photos Released Of Man Wanted For Inappropriately Touching Student At University Of Maryland Photos Released Of Man Wanted For Inappropriately Touching Student At University Of Maryland
Photos Released Of Man Wanted For Inappropriately Touching Student At University Of Maryland New photos have been released by the University of Maryland Police Department as they continue their search for a suspect wanted in connection to a sex offense last month. In early September, members of the department responded to the 4600 block of College Avenue near the intersection of Princeton Avenue, where a student reported that she had been inappropriately touched. According to police, at around 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, the female student reported to investigators that she was walking along College Avenue when a man approached her and began asking questions. During that interacti…

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COLD CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney COLD CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney
Cold CASE: Serial Abuser Convicted Of 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney A 67-year-old man is facing nearly two decades in prison after admitting to rape and sexual assault for a pair of attacks dating back to 1981 in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Friday. Marion Pearson, now living in North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Oct. 4 to second-degree rape and sex assault for the attacks of two victims in April and June 1981.  In March 2022, prosecutors say that detectives from the Montgomery County Police Cold Case Unit identified an open rape case from April 1981, and additional testing linked the crime to Pearson, who served 22 years behind bars…

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'Radical' Ex-Con Sentenced For Plotting To Destroy Power Grids Across Maryland: Feds 'Radical' Ex-Con Sentenced For Plotting To Destroy Power Grids Across Maryland: Feds
'Radical' Ex-Con Sentenced For Plotting To Destroy Power Grids Across Maryland: Feds The Maryland woman who sought to “completely destroy” Baltimore with a neo-Nazi in Florida will spend years behind bars after admitting to planning to damage electrical facilities, federal authorities announced. Catonsville's Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 14 to conspiring to disable the facilities and for being a felon in possession of a firearm following a scheme she planned with 27-year-old Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, the US Justice Department said. Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Destroy The Baltimore Region Power Gr…

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Virginia Man Busted Breaking Into Maryland Homes By Cell Phone Motion Center: Police Virginia Man Busted Breaking Into Maryland Homes By Cell Phone Motion Center: Police
Virginia Man Busted Breaking Into Maryland Homes By Cell Phone Motion Center: Police A Virginia man who crossed over state lines to burglarize at least two Maryland homes in the middle of the day has been apprehended, authorities announced. Manassas native Gregory Jerome Stamps, 65, is facing charges in Montgomery County after being flagged by a Bethesda homeowner who caught him on camera red-handed breaking into an area home. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, Stamps was arrested in connection to at least two residential burglaries that were reported earlier this months in the 6000 block of Brookes Lane in Bethesda. Investigators …

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Man Robbed Of Wallet Outside Maryland Church By Motorcyclist, Police Say Man Robbed Of Wallet Outside Maryland Church By Motorcyclist, Police Say
Man Robbed Of Wallet Outside Maryland Church By Motorcyclist, Police Say Sunday services took a sour turn for a church-going man who was robbed in Anne Arundel County. Officers were called shortly after midnight on Sept. 22 to the Union Church on Hollins Ferry Road in Glen Burnie, where there was an armed robbery involving a motorcycle-riding suspect. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, officers were called to the parking lot in the 600 block of Hollins Ferry Road to investigate the reported robbery involving a 35-year-old man. Investigators say that a motorcycle-riding suspect busted out a handgun and demanded cash after…

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One Killed In Midday Maryland Shooting Near Busy Restaurant, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Killed In Midday Maryland Shooting Near Busy Restaurant, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Killed In Midday Maryland Shooting Near Busy Restaurant, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed in a midday shooting that was reported in Prince George's County on Friday, police confirmed. Officers were called at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 20 to the area of the 1000 block of Largo Center Drive, where there was a reported shooting that left one person down with critical injuries in Upper Marlboro. The incident reportedly happened at an Applebee's location in the area. According to officials, members of the Prince George's County Police Department were met in the middle of an area roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by…

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Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Maryland Store Before Smashing ATM: Police Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Maryland Store Before Smashing ATM: Police
Burglars Botch Break-In Busting Through Front Of Maryland Store Before Smashing ATM: Police The group of suspects went through extreme measures in an effort to break into an ATM inside a Giant Food Store in Montgomery County, but were ultimately thwarted and left without cash and a disabled stolen truck, police say. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, police say that a Dodge pick-up rammed through the front of the Germantown business in the 18300 block of Leaman Farm Road, at which point several people popped out and attempted to target an ATM inside store. Montgomery County Department of Police The suspects initially attempted to open the ATM unsuccessfully, then t…

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