14 Killed In Maryland Traffic Crashes During Deadly Fourth Of July Holiday Week: State Police 14 Killed In Maryland Traffic Crashes During Deadly Fourth Of July Holiday Week: State Police
14 Killed In Maryland Traffic Crashes During Deadly Fourth Of July Holiday Week: State Police It was a deadly start to July on Maryland's roads. Fourteen people were killed in traffic crashes across the state between Monday, June 29, and Sunday, July 5, according to preliminary data released by the Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland State Police following the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. The deadly stretch pushed Maryland's traffic death toll to 195 so far this year, though that's down from 235 fatalities reported at the same point in 2025, according to state data. Officials said eight of those deaths have already occurred in July. Among this year's victims…
Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims
Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims A Virginia man who volunteered with youth at a church is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a teen girl in his care multiple times. Jeremy Mishler, 42, is in custody following an investigation into sex offenses as the Arlington County Police Department searches for possible additional victims, authorities announced on Monday, July 6. On June 5, detectives launched a criminal investigation after receiving a tip that Mishler had inappropriate contact with a teen he knew on several occasions in May 2026. According to officials, Mishler is known to have previously volunteered…
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police What started as a shopping trip inside a Virginia Dollar Tree ended with two women allegedly being secretly filmed, a confrontation in the aisle, and a man's arrest. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, inside the Dollar Tree on Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, where Prince William County police say Pedro Alvarado, 58, was using his phone to secretly record two women, ages 19 and 21, as they shopped. According to investigators, one of the women alerted a family member, who immediately confronted the suspect. Police said the encounter quickly turned physical. The suspect al…
Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police
Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police A deadly downtown shooting that shattered the early morning quiet in Maryland has now turned into a manhunt. Two Hagerstown residents are wanted on murder charges after police identified them as suspects in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man over the holiday weekend. Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department were called around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, to the first block of East Antietam Street, where they found Dalonte Dametrius Young suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Young, 30, of Hagerstown, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives with the department's Crimina…
VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey
Video: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…
Ex Charged After Capitol Heights Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police Ex Charged After Capitol Heights Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police
Ex Charged After Capitol Heights Woman Found Shot Dead In Car On Fourth Of July: Police A Maryland woman's Fourth of July ended in tragedy when she was found shot to death inside a vehicle, police say, and her former boyfriend is now charged with her murder. Prince George's County police were called shortly after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 4, to the 1900 block of Brooks Drive in Capitol Heights for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Dakota Keys suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives identified the suspect as 31-year-old Terrence Penn Jr. of Temple Hills, who police say fled after …
Maryland Father Dies Trying To Save 10-Year-Old Son Who Had Already Escaped House Fire Maryland Father Dies Trying To Save 10-Year-Old Son Who Had Already Escaped House Fire
Maryland Father Dies Trying To Save 10-Year-Old Son Who Had Already Escaped House Fire A Maryland father died after running back into his burning home to rescue his 10-year-old son Sunday night, only for investigators to later determine the child had already made it out safely. Firefighters from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, to the 22800 block of Thornbury Drive, where there was a reported house fire with a child believed to be trapped inside. By the time crews arrived, heavy fire had ripped through the two-story house. Believing his son was still inside, the homeowner went back into the…
Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS) Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS)
Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (Photos) She made it out. Then she went back for the cat. A Maryland woman narrowly escaped a fast-moving three-alarm house fire on Sunday after racing back inside her smoke-filled home to search for her pet, only to be forced back out as flames consumed the house. The fire broke out shortly after 4:20 p.m. on July 5, inside a home in the 3700 block of Hilltop Drive in Joppa, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The three-alarm fire in Harford County. Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal Investigators said the family's neighborhood had lost power during Saturday'…
Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO) Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO)
Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (Video) The flames just kept growing. So did the response. A Baltimore warehouse fire exploded into a massive four-alarm battle Saturday night, sending firefighters from across the city into an hours-long fight against towering flames and thick smoke pouring from a Sherwin-Williams facility. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Sherwin-Williams warehouse in the 1600 block of Filbert Street in the city's Brooklyn neighborhood, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. What began as a routine dispatch quickly escalated. Within minutes, the incident was upgraded to a work…
Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia
Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia A Virginia family's Fourth of July celebration ended in devastation after improperly discarded legal fireworks sparked a massive house fire that caused nearly $1.2 million in damage, destroyed much of one home, and spread to two neighboring houses, fire investigators said. The fire broke out just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at a home in the 20900 block of Deer Run Way in Ashburn, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire in the garage that had already pushed through the roof of the single-family home. The fire in…
Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS) Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS)
Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (Photos) A Maryland house fire turned deadly before dawn Sunday after firefighters rushed into a burning home, knowing there was a chance someone was still trapped inside. When crews arrived at a split-level home in the 2400 block of Harmon Road in Silver Spring shortly before 4:20 a.m. on July 5, flames were already tearing through the second floor and punching through the roof, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. With no occupants outside, firefighters immediately launched an aggressive search of the home despite rapidly deteriorating conditions. Inside, they found two women.&…
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced In MD, But Victims Seek To Be Heard Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced In MD, But Victims Seek To Be Heard
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced In MD, But Victims Seek To Be Heard A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead,  fugitive warrants were iss…
9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS) 9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS)
9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (Photos) A Fourth of July afternoon on the water turned into chaos in Maryland when a boat suddenly exploded, sending nine people to the hospital and forcing four victims to be airlifted to regional burn centers. The explosion happened just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews rushed to the waterfront after multiple 911 callers reported that an approximately 32-foot-long boat had exploded while tied up at the dock. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, seven of the injured were aboard the vessel, while two others …
Maryland Family Loses Everything After Home Firebombed With Flaming Gasoline Container (PHOTOS) Maryland Family Loses Everything After Home Firebombed With Flaming Gasoline Container (PHOTOS)
Maryland Family Loses Everything After Home Firebombed With Flaming Gasoline Container (Photos) Everything they owned was gone before the sun came up. A Maryland family returned to unimaginable devastation after investigators say someone threw a flaming gasoline container onto the front porch of their home, turning it into a raging overnight fire that destroyed nearly everything inside. The attack was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July, at a home in the 4300 block of Cooper Road in Whiteford, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say home surveillance cameras captured an unknown suspect approaching the house, throwing a flaming gasoline con…
Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING) Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING)
Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (Developing) The investigation didn't end with an arrest. A Maryland EMT has been removed from a Harford County fire company after his arrest in a child exploitation investigation that officials say involved multiple Fire/EMS stations across the county. Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, of Lusby, was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, by Maryland State Police and charged with six counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. State police said the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigation in November 2025 into the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. In…
Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say
Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say He wasn't looking for dates. Police say he was shopping for boudoir photos. Maryland investigators say an Allegany County man spent months posing as women online so he could sneak into strangers' private boudoir galleries, a bizarre identity theft scheme that ended with a conviction and 16 criminal charges across two separate cases. Mathew Mark Schartiger, 39, was sentenced this week after Maryland State Police said their investigation uncovered fake email accounts, stolen identities, and unauthorized copies of victims' intimate photographs. The investigation began in March after troopers …
Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Virginia: Police Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Virginia: Police
Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Virginia: Police A Virginia woman who was using a mobility device died after she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a roadway in Fairfax County, police said. The fatal crash happened around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Dart Drive in Hybla Valley, according to Fairfax County Police. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives said the driver of a 2026 Ford F-250 was turning right from Dart Drive onto northbound Richmond Highway when the truck struck the woman as she crossed Dart Drive from north to south in her mobility device. She was rushed to a nearby hospi…
Beagle Kicked Airborne At Dulles Refuses To Quit, Still Busting Smugglers A Year Later Beagle Kicked Airborne At Dulles Refuses To Quit, Still Busting Smugglers A Year Later
Beagle Kicked Airborne At Dulles Refuses To Quit, Still Busting Smugglers A Year Later You can't keep a good beagle down. A Virginia detector dog who was kicked so hard by an international traveler at Dulles Airport that he went airborne has made a full recovery and is back doing what he does best, catching smugglers one sniff at a time. One year after the shocking assault, Freddie, the 6-year-old US Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector beagle stationed at the Sterling airport, is thriving and still protecting America's food supply. In fact, Freddie celebrated a milestone this week. On Tuesday, June 30, the veteran beagle recorded his 200th agriculture detecti…
Dad Jailed On Drug, Gun Charges. Deputies Make Sure His Kids Get Dinner Dad Jailed On Drug, Gun Charges. Deputies Make Sure His Kids Get Dinner
Dad Jailed On Drug, Gun Charges. Deputies Make Sure His Kids Get Dinner Deputies in Virginia say a convicted felon was driving through Spotsylvania County with multiple narcotics, a firearm, and two young children inside his SUV before a routine traffic stop brought everything to a halt. William Maynard, 35, of Louisa, was arrested late on Sunday, June 28, by members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office after he was spotted driving with a suspended license in the 10100 block of Patriot Highway. Maynard couldn't legally drive away. And no one else in the vehicle could either. With no licensed driver available to take the SUV, deputies prepared to tow it an…
NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say
NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say A New York woman and Chinese national has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused her of running an alleged sex trafficking operation out of residential brothels in the Boston area. Zengzeng Liu, 40, of Flushing, New York, also known as "Bella," is accused of managing an international operation beginning no later than August 2025. Investigators say women, many of them foreign nationals from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, were recruited to travel to the Greater Boston area to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. She is…
'That's Some Karma': Maryland Man's Getaway Truck Stolen During Verizon Break-In (VIDEO) 'That's Some Karma': Maryland Man's Getaway Truck Stolen During Verizon Break-In (VIDEO)
'That's Some Karma': Maryland Man's Getaway Truck Stolen During Verizon Break-In (Video) Karma always has a way of biting back. For one man in Maryland, calling 911 to report his stolen truck turned out to be a spectacularly bad idea. Police say the truck was only parked in a Howard County shopping center because its owner had just burglarized the Verizon store across the lot, only to come back and discover someone else had stolen his ride. The strange scene played out in Howard County. Howard County Police Newly released body camera footage shows the bizarre encounter as the man reports his truck missing, while officers simultaneously begin connecting him to the smash…
Third Teen Arrested In Virginia Killing Of 18-Year-Old Found Dead In Backyard: Police Third Teen Arrested In Virginia Killing Of 18-Year-Old Found Dead In Backyard: Police
Third Teen Arrested In Virginia Killing Of 18-Year-Old Found Dead In Backyard: Police The arrests aren't over yet. A third teenager has been charged in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Virginia man who was shot inside a Manassas mobile home community before staggering away and collapsing in a nearby backyard, Prince William County police announced on Thursday, July 2. The latest arrest came a day earlier, when detectives, assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the US Marshals Task Force, arrested a 17-year-old Manassas Park resident at his home. He is now charged with: Felony murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; Cons…
8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Virginia Heat: Police 8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Virginia Heat: Police
8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Virginia Heat: Police The heat warnings stopped being theoretical in Virginia when a child was left alone in a hot car. With the region contending with temperatures approaching 100 degrees on Wednesday, police in Prince William County say an 8-year-old girl was left alone inside a parked vehicle in direct sunlight for nearly an hour before climbing out and seeking assistance. The incident unfolded around 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 8100 block of Flannery Court in the Manassas area to investigate a report of child neglect. Inve…
Driver Crashes Into Pickup, Tree Before Police Discover Texas Wants Him For DUI: Police Driver Crashes Into Pickup, Tree Before Police Discover Texas Wants Him For DUI: Police
Driver Crashes Into Pickup, Tree Before Police Discover Texas Wants Him For DUI: Police The crash wasn't the end of the trouble. A Virginia driver accused of causing a hit-and-run crash before plowing through a field and into a tree is also wanted hundreds of miles away in Texas on separate DUI-related charges, police say. The bizarre chain of events unfolded around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Culpeper Police were called after a witness reported a gray SUV weaving along Madison Road and repeatedly striking curbs. Before officers could catch up, investigators say the SUV entered the Southgate Shopping Center parking lot, then pulled back onto the road. Google Maps …
Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say
Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an aspiring teen electrician. Bristow native Jamal Dana Allen has been charged for his alleged role in the murder of Michael Sakyi Jr., 18, who was shot and killed in a targeted shooting in Manassas, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Thursday, July 2. Sakyi, a Bristow resident, was shot while behind the wheel of his vehicle shortly after 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, in the 7900 block of Community Drive in Manassas, according to Prince William County police.  His vehicle continued forwa…
Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl
Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl A 38-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to having sexually explicit conversations with an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, July 3. An investigation into Cristobal Slobodzian, a Hyattsville resident, began last July when he used a teen chat application to contact someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover agent with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Morris County …
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA The Maryland man convicted of shooting his passenger five times before stealing thousands of dollars and leaving his body along a highway in Pennsylvania has been sentenced, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 1. Kevin Shareed Harmon, 38, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Craig Stedman after a jury found him guilty in March of Third-Degree Murder, Theft By Unlawful Taking, and Firearms Not To Be Carried Without A License in the April 23, 2023, killing of 54-year-old Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Stedman sentence…
Maryland Murder Suspect Served Warrant From Hospital Bed After Woman Fatally Stabbed: Police Maryland Murder Suspect Served Warrant From Hospital Bed After Woman Fatally Stabbed: Police
Maryland Murder Suspect Served Warrant From Hospital Bed After Woman Fatally Stabbed: Police Detectives didn't find the suspect hiding. They found him in a hospital bed. A Maryland man accused of fatally stabbing Shonda Singleton, 56, inside a Baltimore home was served with a first-degree murder warrant while being treated at an area hospital, according to police. Baltimore investigators identified the suspect as Toi Stukes, 50, who will be transferred to the Central Booking Intake Facility once he is released from medical care.  Police have not said why Stukes was hospitalized. The murder happened shortly before 1:40 p.m. on June 20, when officers were called to a home in …
12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Killed In Bicycle Crash Identified By Police (UPDATED) 12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Killed In Bicycle Crash Identified By Police (UPDATED)
12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Killed In Bicycle Crash Identified By Police (Updated) A name now accompanies the heartbreak. The 12-year-old Maryland girl who was killed after falling from her bicycle into the path of a dump truck has been identified as Sanvika Selluka, Howard County Police announced a day after she was fatally struck. The fatal crash happened around 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, in the 2000 block of Daniels Road in Ellicott City. Police said Sanvika was riding her bicycle in the roadway when she fell into the path of a 2004 Sterling LT9500 dump truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The dump truck driver was not injured and remained at the scene w…
Off-Duty Virginia Officer Arrested After Assaulting Person He Knew: Police Off-Duty Virginia Officer Arrested After Assaulting Person He Knew: Police
Off-Duty Virginia Officer Arrested After Assaulting Person He Knew: Police The one wearing the badge ended up in handcuffs. A Virginia police officer has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding after investigators say he assaulted someone he knew while off duty inside an Arlington home. Vincent Baglio, 31, of Arlington, was arrested Tuesday, June 30, following an investigation by the Arlington County Police Department into an alleged assault that happened more than a month earlier. According to police, the incident occurred on May 24 while Baglio was off duty. Investigators say Baglio and the victim, who are known to each other, were inside a residence…