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Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police
Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after three men from the region were busted by investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department. The lengthy Gang Unit investigation resulted in the arrest of two men from Maryland, and a third from the District, who were part of a major drug and weapon seizure, the agency announced on Thursday. Those charged:  Dream Edwards, 26, of Columbia; Romel Johnson, 22, of Laurel; Michael Jordan Thompson, 34, of Washington, DC. (left to right) Dream Edwards, Romel Johnson, Michael Jordan Thompson Prince George's County Police …

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by Zak Failla
News
Rape Suspect Apprehended In Unauthorized Road At BWI Airport: MDTA Police Rape Suspect Apprehended In Unauthorized Road At BWI Airport: MDTA Police
Rape Suspect Apprehended In Unauthorized Road At BWI Airport: Mdta Police A man accused of rape and assault was arrested while driving in an unauthorized part of the Baltimore Airport over the weekend. Wilfredo Pineda, 27, of Silver Spring, was stopped by an MDTA officer while driving a silver Dodge Ram on the inner roadway of the upper level of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. The roadway is a high pedestrian area that is limited to authorized vehicles only. A follow-up investigation found that Pineda was wanted on an open warrant for charges including second-degree rape and assault thro…

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by Daily Voice
Obituaries
Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World' Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World'
Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World' The 34-year-old passenger killed in a crash in Prince George's County last week is being remembered as a loving single mother who constantly sacrificed for her young teen daughter. Nickita Sammy of Accokeek was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive in Brandywine, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by a BMW driven by Timothy Brickhouse, 26, of District Height on Wednesday, Jan. 10, Daily Voice reported. Nickita was pronounced dead at the scene, while her driver was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. …

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by Valerie Musson
Business
'Strep Zoo' Infection Confirmed At Temporarily Closed Animal Shelter In Maryland 'Strep Zoo' Infection Confirmed At Temporarily Closed Animal Shelter In Maryland
'Strep Zoo' Infection Confirmed At Temporarily Closed Animal Shelter In Maryland New details have been released by health officials after a Maryland animal shelter had to shutter its doors due to a rapidly spreading infection. The Prince George's County Animal Shelter is still closed a week after the Animals Services Facility and Adoption Center (ASFAC) confirmed a bacterial respiratory infection named "Streptococcus Zooepidemicus," also referred to as Strep Zoo, as the virus that has been impacting animals at the facility. "Strep Zoo is a bacterium normally found in horses, cattle, and pigs that rarely causes disease," according to the agency. "When this bact…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Carroll County Wawa. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Wawa on Leidy Road in Westminster for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Jan. 10 drawing were: 15-29-30-31-37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 02. This marks the third top-prize winning sold so far in 2024 and comes on the heels of a winner on Tuesday on at ticket purchased in Riverdale. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Once Found With Fentanyl Busted With Crack In Routine Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff Man Once Found With Fentanyl Busted With Crack In Routine Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Man Once Found With Fentanyl Busted With Crack In Routine Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff A man wanted on an outstanding warrant was found with drugs in a routine St. Mary's County traffic stop, nearly two years after he was found with fentanyl in someone else's car, authorities said. St. Mary's County Sheriff's Deputy Tyler Westphal stopped a 2005 Honda Civic for operating without a front registration plate and additional safety equipment violations around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Lexington Park, the sheriff's office said in a news release. The driver, later identified as James Perry Bond, 33, of Dameron, gave Westphal a false name, officials said. W…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police
Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged for the deadly shooting of a father of four in late December, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Harvey Barnes III, of Upper Marlboro, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and other offenses, the Prince George’s County Police Department said. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status. Barnes is accused of fatally shooting Timothy Emmanuel Jones, 37, of Washington, DC on the 900 block of St. Michaels Drive in Bowie around 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28.  Jones was found inside a vehicle suff…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Family Reeling After DC Man Killed In Maryland Weeks After Mother Died Family Reeling After DC Man Killed In Maryland Weeks After Mother Died
Family Reeling After DC Man Killed In Maryland Weeks After Mother Died The hits keep coming for a Maryland family who suffered two unthinkable tragedies weeks apart during the holiday season. Late last month, 37-year-old District resident Timothy Jones, a father of four daughters, was shot and killed in the middle of the day in an otherwise quiet street in Prince George's County, according to police. The shooting was reported at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28 in the 900 block of Saint Michaels Drive. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. 900 block of Saint Michaels Drive in Bowie Prince George's County Police His death sent …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
New Snowfall Predictions Released For Mid-Atlantic, Worst Of Storm Yet To Come: Weather Service New Snowfall Predictions Released For Mid-Atlantic, Worst Of Storm Yet To Come: Weather Service
New Snowfall Predictions Released For Mid-Atlantic, Worst Of Storm Yet To Come: Weather Service The highly-anticipated weekend storm is under way in the mid-Atlantic. But according to the National Weather Service, the worst is yet to come. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 7 p.m. from the Baltimore/Washington DC National Weather Service, who warned of slippery and dangerous road conditions through the evening. Sleet and freezing rain were arrived in northern Virginia and Maryland Saturday morning, Jan. 6, and was expected to remain light until the afternoon and evening, the NWS said. In northern Maryland, between 2 and 4 inches of snow accumulation was expected by the e…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING) Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING)
Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (Developing) A 2-year-old toddler was killed and two others were sent to area hospitals in Maryland after a two-alarm blaze broke out in Washington County, according to the state fire marshal. At around 6:20 p.m. on Friday night, crews from the Smithburg Community Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to a house fire in the 20600 block of Military Road in Cascade, where there was a home converted into apartments up in flames, investigators said. Officials say that upon arrival, firefighters found a 24-year-old woman and 1-year-old child injured, with other tenants advising first re…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County A pair of winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million and $50,000 were sold in the same county in Maryland. The million dollar second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold at Green Meadows Exxon at 6762 Riggs Road in Hyattsville, while a third-tier $50,000 Double Play ticket was sold at 7-Eleven at 9500 Ruby Lockhart Blvd. in Bowie — both in Prince George’s County, lottery officials said. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 1 Powerball drawing were: 12, 21, 42, 44, and 49. The Powerball was 1. The winning numbers for the Powerball Double Play dra…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Fatal Triple Shooting In Maryland Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Fatal Triple Shooting In Maryland
Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Fatal Triple Shooting In Maryland Police have identified the 21-year-old killed in a triple-shooting in Maryland on New Year’s Day. Prince George’s County Police officers responded to the 7500 block of Blanford Drive around 3:50 a.m. and were told that Jarreau Sanders, 21, of Bowie, had been taken to the hospital following a shooting at the location involving two other victims, the department said. Sanders was pronounced dead a short time later. Another man remains critical, while a woman suffered injuries not considered life-threatening, police added. Investigators are working to determine a motive for the shooting and id…

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by Valerie Musson