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17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say 17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say
17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say What started as a flat tire ended in tragedy. A 17-year-old from Edgewood was struck and killed while trying to change a tire along the Baltimore Beltway early Sunday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, to the outer loop of I-695 just east of southbound I-83 in Baltimore County for a reported pedestrian crash. Investigators say the teen had been riding in a Lexus IS with two other people when the vehicle became disabled in the far-right lane. As he worked outside the car to change the tire, a Honda Accord struck the r…

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Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024
Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 She still has no name. More than a year after a human skull was discovered in a wooded stretch of Baltimore County, detectives are making another plea for help identifying the woman they still can't bring home. The case dates back to March 9, 2024, when officers responded to the 8300 block of Bradshaw Road in Parkville for a suspicious circumstances call and found a human skull in the woods. Nearly three weeks later, on March 27, homicide detectives returned with volunteers from the Chesapeake Search and Rescue Dog Association. Their search uncovered several additional bones scattered near…

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'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia 'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia
'The World Deserved More Of His Light': Andrew Posadas Remembered For Joy, Kindness In Virginia Andrew Posadas had a way of making people feel like they mattered. The 16-year-old Woodbridge teen was found dead after he was reported missing from his Prince William County home on Monday, July 27, police confirmed.  Investigators said no foul play is expected. Posadas left his home on Linsey Court at approximately 7:05 p.m. after making concerning statements to his family, according to the Prince William County Police Department. An endangered missing-person alert followed as police, relatives, and community groups searched for the South County High School student. Days later, th…

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Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police It took a week, but detectives say the woman accused of killing an 18-year-old in Maryland is finally behind bars. Baltimore Police have arrested Dasianne Richardson, 34, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Brielle Handy, 18, in Southwest Baltimore. Richardson was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 1, by Warrant Apprehension detectives and transported to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where she was charged with first-degree murder, police announced Monday, Aug. 3. The arrest stems from a stabbing reported around 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the 3200 block of West Baltimore Stree…

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Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police
Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police A driver in a stolen car did not make it far from the nation's capital. Two suspects were taken into custody early Monday morning after a vehicle stolen in an armed DC carjacking crossed into Maryland, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Montgomery County police said officers, along with Gaithersburg police, located the stolen vehicle near Quince Orchard Road and Route 28 after receiving information from DC police that it had been taken in an armed carjacking. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver had other plans. According to the department, the driver sp…

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Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border
Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near Pa-md Border A search is underway after a kayaker disappeared in the Susquehanna River near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border Sunday evening, Aug. 2, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the area of Rock Run Landing in Port Deposit at approximately 6:25 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had capsized while kayaking in the Susquehanna River. The man did not resurface after the kayak overturned, Maryland Natural Resources Police told wmar2news. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Cecil County emergency crews and the Robert Fulton Fire Company in Lancaster County, Pennsylva…

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Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED) Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED)
Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. Virginia homicide detectives have arrested the 23-year-old man accused of gunning down his family member inside a Woodbridge apartment complex last week, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt. Thomas Lynwood Brown, of Triangle, was taken into custody on Sunday, Aug. 2, by members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a location on Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, according to Prince William County police. Brown is accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Ricardo Xavier Haley, of Gainesville, during a family dispute around 9:12 p.m. on Monday, July 27, …

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Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (Developing) The back of the house is almost unrecognizable. In Arlington, firefighters spent more than an hour battling a destructive blaze at a home in the 4400 block of 33rd Road North Sunday afternoon, leaving behind blown-out windows, smoke-blackened walls and one injured firefighter. Fire crews were dispatched shortly before 1:30 p.m., prompting officials to urge drivers to avoid the neighborhood as a heavy emergency response converged on the scene. By 2:28 p.m., Arlington County Fire and EMS announced the fire had been extinguished. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with non-life-threaten…

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Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis
Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Some battles can't be won with a badge. In Maryland, US Park Police Officer Andre Lassiter is facing the toughest fight of his life as he undergoes chemotherapy for stage 3 cancer that has spread to his lungs. The husband and father of four has spent much of his adult life serving others.  After more than nine years in the US Marine Corps, where he held leadership roles as an infantry team leader, infantry squad leader and career planner, Lassiter joined the US Park Police in June 2023. He also earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mount St. Mary's University last…

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Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning
Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Another overnight car meetup in Maryland ended with gunfire. A woman was shot during an illegal gathering in Landover early Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting Prince George's County police to once again warn that the increasingly popular events continue to put lives at risk. The victim walked into the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital around 3:51 a.m. with a gunshot wound, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. As officers investigated, they learned the shooting happened during a car meetup in the 2300 block of Beaver Road. Police responded to the scene, interviewe…

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Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (Developing) What started as a massive overnight car meet in Virginia ended with a teenager fighting for his life. Prince William County police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy critically wounded early Saturday, Aug. 1, after gunfire erupted at a gathering in Woodbridge. Officers were notified of the shooting around 2:02 a.m. after the teen arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to police. Investigators determined the shooting had happened earlier in the 14100 block of Crossing Place, where a large car meet had drawn a crowd. By the time o…

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Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal A fast-moving fire turned a backyard shed into an inferno before sunrise in Maryland. Firefighters were called to a property on Calvary Road in Churchville around 2:13 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, after flames broke out inside a wood-framed shed, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. By the time crews from the Level Volunteer Fire Company arrived, the Harford County structure was heavily involved in fire. About 25 firefighters brought the blaze under control in just 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading beyond the property. Investigators determined the fire started inside…

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