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'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape 'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape
'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape Her cries for help brought neighbors running. Now, a Maryland man is behind bars after deputies say he choked a woman outside a Prince George's County home, then escaped by diving through a rear window as officers closed in. Deputies responded on Monday, June 23, to a residence after neighbors reported hearing a woman yelling, "I can't breathe," according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived, they said they found Dimitris Oswald Gross grabbing the victim by the neck, pinning her against the outside of the home, and yelling in her face. Investigators said G…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say
Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say The manhunt is over. A second suspect wanted in connection with a deadly holiday weekend shooting in Maryland has been captured, bringing both murder suspects into custody less than a week after a 30-year-old man was gunned down in Washington County. Michael Timothy Wilder, 38, was arrested without incident around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 10, in the 900 block of Dual Highway, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Wilder was served with an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and other related offenses in the July 5 killing of Dalonte Dametrius Young, 30, of Hager…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds
Former Maryland Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds He helped stage fake car thefts, wrote bogus police reports, and cashed in on fraudulent insurance claims. Now, a former Anne Arundel County police officer has avoided prison. Jaron Earl Taylor, 32, of Fort Washington, was sentenced Friday, July 10, to three years of probation, including the first five months on home detention, for his role in a multi-year auto insurance fraud scheme involving multiple Maryland police officers, the US Attorney's Office announced. A federal judge also ordered Taylor to repay $38,670 to USAA, the amount prosecutors say the insurance company paid after Taylor…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police
Virginia Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police It wasn't just two suspects after all. Nearly a month after an 18-year-old was gunned down in Virginia and found dead in a nearby backyard, Prince William County detectives have arrested four more people, bringing the total number charged in the case to seven. The latest arrests stem from the June 15 killing of Luis Angel Chavez, 18, of Manassas, who was shot inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community before collapsing behind a home on Parrish Lane. Prince William County police announced on Friday, July 10, that detectives have charged four additional suspects following the ongoing homicide…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. WARNING: The following news stor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants
SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants A Virginia SWAT team was called in Friday morning after investigators identified a home connected to two suspects wanted on a combined 16 felony warrants. The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office SWAT Unit assisted the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police in serving a warrant at a home in the Stonehaven subdivision, resulting in a massive response on July 10. According to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton, one of the two wanted suspects was inside the home when officers arrived. Chilton said SWAT wasn't deployed simply because officers were serving warrants. The decision, he said, was b…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (UPDATED) Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (UPDATED)
Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (Updated) New details have been released three days after two children were shot and killed in Maryland. Police have identified the victims as 9-year-old Steve Allen and 15-year-old Giovanna Myrie as detectives continue searching for the person responsible. The pair was found on Tuesday, July 7, in the 6100 block of Talles Road in Gwynn Oak, where Baltimore County Police responded around 7:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Allen and Myrie suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to investigators. Both children died from their injuries. Their bodies were tr…

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by Zak Failla
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That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn
That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn It starts with a free Minecraft download. Now, police in Maryland are warning players and parents about a fast-spreading malware campaign that's turning fake game mods into a gateway for cybercriminals to steal passwords, hijack accounts, and even spy through victims' webcams. The Montgomery County Police Department issued the public safety alert on Friday, July 10, warning that malware known as "WeedHack" is being spread through fake Minecraft mods, game clients, YouTube videos, and download websites posing as legitimate sources. According to police, more than 116,000 players have been in…

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by Zak Failla
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'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion 'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion
'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion Lucky them? What was supposed to be a Fourth of July on the water has become months of recovery. Nearly a week after a boat exploded at a Cecil County marina, a Maryland family at the center of the blast is beginning what loved ones describe as a long physical and emotional road to recovery while the community rallies around them. The explosion was reported just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews responded after a roughly 32-foot boat exploded while tied to the dock. The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said nine …

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by Zak Failla
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Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (UPDATED) Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (UPDATED)
Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (Updated) A Virginia State Police trooper was struck while trying to intercept a wrong-way driver barreling along I-95, ending a dangerous pursuit that also left another driver caught in the crossfire. The chaos began around 7:37 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, when Virginia State Police received reports of a driver traveling north in the southbound I-95 Express Lanes near Route 294 in Prince William County. A trooper located the vehicle after it continued into Fairfax County along I-395. Rather than wait for the driver to come to him, the trooper entered the interstate north of the driver's location in …

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by Zak Failla
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Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete
Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete Sherron Turner wasn't just murdered. Police found the 44-year-old woman's body wrapped in plastic and partially encased in concrete inside a Maryland apartment she shared with her boyfriend. More than a year later, Michael McClanahan was convicted of her murder in Suitland, the Prince George's County State's Attorney announced Thursday. McClanahan, 38, was convicted of second-degree murder and disposing of a body in an unauthorized place in connection with the grisly April 2025 killing. The case began when officers conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of Ewing …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police
Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police He never made it out of the parking lot. A Virginia fugitive's attempt to slip away ended in handcuffs after a Fredericksburg police officer recognized him on sight, setting off a traffic stop that also landed the department another wanted man and a cache of illegal drugs. The arrests happened Wednesday, July 2, after Officer Sheffield spotted two men acting suspiciously in the 300 block of Amaret Street in Fredericksburg, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. One of the men was Damien Stewart, whom Sheffield immediately recognized as being wanted on active warrants out of Spo…

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by Zak Failla