Fair 64°
Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested Months After Deadly October 2025 Shooting In Maryland: Police Suspect Arrested Months After Deadly October 2025 Shooting In Maryland: Police
Suspect Arrested Months After Deadly October 2025 Shooting In Maryland: Police Months after a deadly shooting in Maryland, police say they have apprehended their suspect. Following a lengthy investigation, Darrien Robinson Jr., 23, was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Darrius Hines in October 2025, according to the Baltimore Police Department. A homicide probe was launched late in the afternoon on Oct. 15, 2025, when officers were called to the 500 block of Callender Street to investigate reports of shots fired. When they arrived, officers found Hines suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Robi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie
Vehicle Of Interest Becomes New Focus In Search For Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie A "vehicle of interest" has become the focus of the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, as authorities in Arizona ramp up efforts to find her. The search took a new turn after a neighbor reported seeing a large, unmarked white van parked suspiciously in the neighborhood days before Nancy vanished.  The neighbor told police the van had no company markings, and its occupants were seen looking into yards and asking about rides, behavior described as highly unusual for the area. Detectives are now reviewing surveillan…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Holstered Gun Found Outside Maryland High School After Dismissal, Police Say Holstered Gun Found Outside Maryland High School After Dismissal, Police Say
Holstered Gun Found Outside Maryland High School After Dismissal, Police Say A firearm was discovered on school grounds outside a Maryland high school after dismissal on Friday afternoon, prompting an investigation by Baltimore County Police. Officers were notified around 1 p.m. that a gun had been found outside the building on school property at Sparrows Point High School in Edgemere, on Friday, Feb. 6, police said. According to investigators, detectives determined the firearm was accidentally dropped by a relative of a student who was picking up a child from the school after a walkout had already concluded. The weapon was located outside the building, police confi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Masked Man Appears On Virginia Porch As Part Of Larger Murder Plot, Police Say Masked Man Appears On Virginia Porch As Part Of Larger Murder Plot, Police Say
Masked Man Appears On Virginia Porch As Part Of Larger Murder Plot, Police Say It started with a masked man on a Virginia porch. Then things actually took an even stranger turn. Now, months later, a man is behind bars after giving a resident a scare. Arlington County Police have arrested a 26-year-old Maryland man accused of plotting to kill someone in Virginia, then showing up at the person’s home wearing gloves, a mask, and possibly carrying a gun, police announced on Thursday. Officers were called around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2025, to the 3800 block of 7th Street S. in Arlington, after a witness reported a suspicious man standing on a porch, police said. The susp…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
$1M In Damage After Massive Overnight Inferno Tears Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS) $1M In Damage After Massive Overnight Inferno Tears Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS)
$1M In Damage After Massive Overnight Inferno Tears Through Maryland Home (Photos) Flames tore through a Maryland home overnight, causing more than $1 million in damage, according to fire officials in Montgomery County. Shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, first responders were called to the 15800 block of Phillips Oaks Drive in Spencerville, where crews were met by "heavy fire conditions" with flames showing throughout the residence.  According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer, crews were forced to go into "defensive firefighting operations," and more than four dozen firefighters responded to the scene as the blaze intensified.…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Inmate Death In Less Than A Month Under Investigation At Maryland Prison: State Police Second Inmate Death In Less Than A Month Under Investigation At Maryland Prison: State Police
Second Inmate Death In Less Than A Month Under Investigation At Maryland Prison: State Police For the second time in less than a month, an inmate was found dead in the North Branch Correctional Institution, according to Maryland State Police. Larry Horton, 51, has been identified by investigators as the inmate who was declared dead by paramedics at the Allegany County facility, and a fellow inmate has been identified as a suspect in his death.  Officials were called shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, by investigators from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit (DPSCS IID) about an inmate death.  The prelimin…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police
Rape Suspect Arrested Near Site Of Sexual Assaults In Maryland: Police Investigators in Maryland are seeking possible victims after a burglar allegedly sexually assaulted a woman late last year.  Stephen Holloway-Smith, 37, was taken into custody on Thursday, Jan. 8, in connection with an alleged abuse that was reported on Saturday, Dec. 27, in the 500 block of West Salisbury Parkway. During the investigation, Holloway-Smith was identified as a suspect, according to the Salisbury Police Department, and he was taken into custody without incident not far from where the sexual assault was reported. Holloway-Smith was charged with: First-degree assaul…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Kentucky Teen Missing For Months Found Inside Maryland Home As Kidnapping Case Unfolds Kentucky Teen Missing For Months Found Inside Maryland Home As Kidnapping Case Unfolds
Kentucky Teen Missing For Months Found Inside Maryland Home As Kidnapping Case Unfolds She vanished in October. She was found days before the New Year.  A missing Kentucky teen was located inside a Maryland home after a tip sparked a massive, multi-agency response. A 13-year-old Kentucky girl who disappeared more than two months ago was found safe inside a Montgomery County home after police followed a tip that led them straight to a Silver Spring residence, authorities said. Wynter Wagoner, of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, was located inside a home shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, in the 12000 block of Dalewood Drive in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomer…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Traffic
Man Found Dead In Median On Virginia Parkway, Police Investigating (DEVELOPING) Man Found Dead In Median On Virginia Parkway, Police Investigating (DEVELOPING)
Man Found Dead In Median On Virginia Parkway, Police Investigating (Developing) Police in Virginia are investigating after an adult man was found dead in the median of a busy highway, authorities said. Officers responded before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Dec. 23, to the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and Old Plains Road in Navy, where a man was lying in the median, according to the  Fairfax County Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. As of 9:26 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers were still at the scene of the fatal crash. Detectives were called to the scene and are actively investigating the circumstances surroun…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Death Behind Bars: Inmate Found Dead Inside Maryland Prison, Homicide Unit Investigates Death Behind Bars: Inmate Found Dead Inside Maryland Prison, Homicide Unit Investigates
Death Behind Bars: Inmate Found Dead Inside Maryland Prison, Homicide Unit Investigates An inmate was found dead inside a maximum-security Maryland prison. State police detectives are now investigating what happened behind the walls. An investigation is underway after a state prison inmate was found dead inside the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, State Police said on Monday, Dec. 22. Jordan Polston, 32, was declared dead by emergency medical services personnel at the prison after he was found unresponsive in a cell at the maximum-security facility in Allegany County early Sunday morning, officials said. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was contacte…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Body Found Inside Burning Van In Maryland As Deputies Scramble For Evidence (DEVELOPING) Body Found Inside Burning Van In Maryland As Deputies Scramble For Evidence (DEVELOPING)
Body Found Inside Burning Van In Maryland As Deputies Scramble For Evidence (Developing) Maryland deputies are investigating after a body was found inside a burning van in a Hagerstown neighborhood early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 17 to the 11400 block of Longview Drive in the Greenberry Hills neighborhood for reports of a van fire, officials said. When deputies arrived, they found a van that had struck several other vehicles, according to the Sheriff’s Office. During the response, deputies discovered a deceased individual inside the van, authorities said. The victi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gunman Arrested After Manhunt In DMV For Wanted Killer, Police Confirm (UPDATED) Gunman Arrested After Manhunt In DMV For Wanted Killer, Police Confirm (UPDATED)
Gunman Arrested After Manhunt In DMV For Wanted Killer, Police Confirm (Updated) A gunman is in custody in Virginia and a possible murder weapon was recovered following an extensive search and investigation in Fairfax County, police say. Officers responded to a residence shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the 12300 block of Fan Shell Court in Reston, after reports of a shooting inside the home, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside the residence, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Detectives remained on scene investigating the fatal …

SHARE

by Zak Failla