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Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal
Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Four teens who torched a vacant building in Maryland are facing arson charges, according to the State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged four juveniles after a two-alarm fire heavily damaged a vacant four-story apartment building in Cumberland earlier this year, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 19. According to investigators, shortly before 6 p.m. on March 28, crews from the Cumberland Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to a building on Baltimore Street, where there was a reported fire. Approximately 60 firefighters worked for more than an hour …

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by Zak Failla
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$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland $6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland
$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland Millions of dollars in damages were reported when Battery Warehouse went up in flames on Monday night, sparking a two-alarm HazMat situation. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on May 18, first responders from the Westminster Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to the warehouse in the 800 block of Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster, after a passerby spotted smoke coming from the business. First-arriving crews in Westminster encountered a working fire inside the one-story warehouse and called for additional alarms as conditions worsened, officials said. Foam units, HazMat teams, a…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC
Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC A 56-year-old Westchester County woman was found dead inside an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night, May 18, police said.  The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. on Monday in front of 653 Fifth Ave., within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  Officers responding to a 911 call for an aided person arrived to find the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the open manhole.  EMS crews rushed the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  The woman was iden…

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by Ben Crnic
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Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police
Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police The Virginia man accused of brutally strangling an infant who later died from her injuries is facing new charges, authorities announced. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 22, was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on additional charges for the September 2025 assault of an 8-month-old girl who was choked and killed, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, officers were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition after investigators said she …

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by Zak Failla
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7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple AR-Style Gun Seized: Police 7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple AR-Style Gun Seized: Police
7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple Ar-style Gun Seized: Police A seventh suspect has now been charged in the horrifying Maryland triple-murder house fire that left three people dead inside a burning Washington County home last year — and investigators say the case is still growing. Jordan Conley Robey, 20, of Hagerstown, was arrested Thursday, May 18, in connection with the murders of Brittany Ray, 31, Harold Fliechman, 36, and Brianna Mae Weishaar, 25, Maryland State Police announced. Robey was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury on three counts of first-degree murder, arson, robbery, and additional offenses tied to the Nov. 18, 2025, killings.…

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by Zak Failla
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Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia
Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia Police in Northern Virginia are hunting a pink teddy bear in cowboy boots that looks like it escaped from the world’s most unholy children’s birthday party. Alarm bells are sounding for some in Fredericksburg as officers attempt to track down a terrifying-looking teddy bear who has reportedly been following kids around. An alert was issued by the Fredericksburg Police Department on Monday, May 18, following reports of unsettling sightings that have left many on edge. According to police, at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, the agency received a report of suspicious activity in the Laf…

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by Zak Failla
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Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police
Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police A 28-year-old Maryland man accused of murdering his mother and fleeing the state has been apprehended days after she was found stabbed to death, authorities announced. Burtonsville resident Ricardo Adelso Colato Salamanca is being held in a North Carolina jail following an investigation into the brutal weekend stabbing of his 50-year-old mother, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, to a home in the 3900 block of Blackburn Lane in Burtonsville, to conduct a welfare check on Glenda Patricia Salamanca…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says
Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says A road-raging 24-year-old woman who attempted to run down several people during an altercation in Southern Maryland is behind bars following a chaotic incident on Saturday night. Lexington Park resident Shayonna Renee Miles was arrested on assault and other charges following a reported fight involving shots fired over the weekend, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the area of Great Mills Road and Pacific Drive in Lexington Park shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, for reports of a disturbance involving multiple people and possib…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police
Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police What started as a reported crash investigation in Virginia ended in tragedy when officers discovered a 22-year-old man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the wrecked vehicle, police said. Prince William County officers were called around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, May 16, to the 18000 block of Joplin Road in Triangle for reports of a vehicle that had struck a tree. When officers arrived, they found the driver suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not publicly released the victim’s identity. …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police
Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police A naked man who became unresponsive after being taken into police custody at a Virginia hotel died days later at the hospital, police say. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were flagged down in the area of Days Inn in the 7200 block of New Market Court in Manassas, where there were reports of a man exposing himself in a side lobby. Officers attempted to provide assistance to the 53-year-old man, who police say became aggressive and showed signs of being under the influence of drugs. According to the department, the man was det…

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by Zak Failla
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Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store
Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store A Maryland grocery store was evacuated after a trash compactor fire sparked heavy smoke conditions behind a Sprouts Farmers Market location in Harford County. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, May 17, behind the Sprouts location on Marketplace Drive in Bel Air, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an odor-control fan motor seized and failed between the building and the trash compactor, sending sparks into the container and igniting the trash inside. Photos from the scene showed firefighters standing in piles of smoldering garbage as smoke poured from the …

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by Zak Failla
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Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police
Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police A 20-year-old Woodbridge man was stabbed to death outside a Virginia gas station after a fight with an employee near the pumps, according to Prince William County Police. Michael Orlando Dickey, 42, who police say has no fixed address, is charged with manslaughter in the killing of Jonathan David Ferreyra Agapito early Sunday morning. The stabbing happened around 12:10 a.m. on May 17 at the Shell station on Dumfries Road in Dumfries. When officers arrived, they found Ferreyra Agapito suffering from a stab wound near the gas pumps. Investigators say the victim became involved in a physical…

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by Zak Failla