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Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Calvert County: Sheriff Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Calvert County: Sheriff
Double Trouble: Second DUI Arrest After Passenger Flees Traffic Stop In Calvert County: Sheriff A Calvert County traffic stop spiraled into chaos when a passenger, instead of calling for a ride as instructed, took the wheel and made a wild getaway—while allegedly drunk himself, officials said. It all started late last month when a sheriff's deputy spotted a vehicle swerving along Route 260 near Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk, prompting him to stop the driver.  According to a spokesperson from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, After pulling the car over, officers discovered the driver, Jervis Jerome James, 52, of Glenn Dale, smelled strongly of alcohol.  Field sobriety tests …

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by Zak Failla
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4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Two Drivers Injured In Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police 4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Two Drivers Injured In Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police
4-Year-Old Girl Killed, Two Drivers Injured In Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police Police in Maryland are investigating a fatal crash that left a 4-year-old dead in Prince George's County.  Lanham resident Divya Akumbom has been identified by investigators as the child who was killed when two SUVs crashed on Tuesday morning in Glenn Dale, according to police. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called around 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 to the intersection of Glenn Dale Boulevard and Daisy Lane, where there were reports of a collision that left the girl with serious injuries. The crash was reported at the intersection of Glenn D…

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by Zak Failla
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Sheriff's Deputy Nearly Struck By Red Wine Drinking DUI Driver With Kids In Virginia Sheriff's Deputy Nearly Struck By Red Wine Drinking DUI Driver With Kids In Virginia
Sheriff's Deputy Nearly Struck By Red Wine Drinking DUI Driver With Kids In Virginia Red wine in red Solo cups doomed a 25-year-old Maryland mother who was caught driving recklessly and drunk with kids in the car while traveling through Stafford County, police say. Glenn Dale resident Claudia Sorto Ortiz had to be held behind bars over the holiday weekend after she was caught speeding and drifting off the roadway on Richmond Highway by members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The incident was reported shortly after 2:20 a.m. on Sunday morning when Ortiz sped past a deputy on duty who she nearly struck while failing to stay in her lane several times. According …

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Convicted Of Killing Man Looking For Love At Ex's Calvert County Home Gunman Convicted Of Killing Man Looking For Love At Ex's Calvert County Home
Gunman Convicted Of Killing Man Looking For Love At Ex's Calvert County Home Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland man who sought a romantic reconciliation with his ex in Calvert County, but instead was killed by a shooting suspect who attempted to evade arrest. Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 23, of Suitland, has been convicted by a jury after a weeklong trial for the voluntary manslaughter of 20-year-old Glenn Dale resident Tyree Richardson in Dunkirk last summer, Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced on Monday, April 24. In the early hours of June 13, 2022, officials said that Richardson sought to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend at her…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Two Killed In Gambrills Crash With Tow Truck That Left Two Others Injured Police ID Two Killed In Gambrills Crash With Tow Truck That Left Two Others Injured
Police ID Two Killed In Gambrills Crash With Tow Truck That Left Two Others Injured Police in Anne Arundel County say that two people are dead and two others injured after a violent crash involving a tow truck and Honda sedan early on Sunday morning in Gambrills. New details have been released by detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department following the fatal crash that took the lives of Glenn Dale residents Irene Nkechi Onwukwe, 54, and Josephine Monyei, 85, on Sunday, March 12. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers from the department were called to the southbound lanes of Crain Highway near Maryland Route 32, where there was a reported cr…

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by Zak Failla
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Child In Maryland Struck, Hospitalized By Stray Gunfire: Reports Child In Maryland Struck, Hospitalized By Stray Gunfire: Reports
Child In Maryland Struck, Hospitalized By Stray Gunfire: Reports An infant in Maryland has been transported to the hospital with critical injuries after suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities announced. In Prince George’s County, first responders were dispatched to a stretch of the 9900 block of Good Luck Road for a shooting shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, according to multiple reports. An 18-month-old girl suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her head inside an apartment in the Glenn Dale neighborhood, NBC Washington reported. The child was reportedly hospitalized with “critical injuries,” though no other information has been provided. …

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by Zak Failla
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Homicide Suspect In Maryland Indicted On Murder, Other Charges: Report Homicide Suspect In Maryland Indicted On Murder, Other Charges: Report
Homicide Suspect In Maryland Indicted On Murder, Other Charges: Report A 22-year-old Washington, DC man has been indicted on murder and multiple other charges in connection to a fatal shooting in Calvert County, according to a Southern Maryland news report. Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 22, was served an indictment on Monday, July 18 for the fatal shooting of Prince George's County resident Tyree Dashawn Richardson, 20, of Glenn Dale, following an incident on Lyons Creek Road in Dunkirk last month. Specifically, Yancey was reportedly charged with: Murder; Use of a firearm in a violent crime; First-degree assault; Second-degree assault; Four counts of reckless en…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Fatal Maryland Shooting Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Fatal Maryland Shooting
Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Fatal Maryland Shooting Investigators have identified the Prince George's County man who was gunned down in the bedroom of a Calvert County home. Glenn Dale resident Tyree Dashawn Richardson, 20, walked into a home in the 3900 block of Lakeside Court in Dunkirk when he was met by Terrance Kenneth Yancey, 22, of Washington, DC, who was lying in wait, a spokesperson for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting was reported to the sheriff's office shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 13. The preliminary investigation into the shooting determined that Richardson arrived at the residence and proceed…

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by Zak Failla
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Solar Panels Catch Fire On Roof Of Glenn Dale Building Solar Panels Catch Fire On Roof Of Glenn Dale Building
Solar Panels Catch Fire On Roof Of Glenn Dale Building The roof of a commercial building in Glenn Dale is in flames from what officials believe were caused by multiple solar panels, authorities say. Firefighters were dispatched to contain the flames at the building on the 7100 block of Holladay Tyler Road at 4:29 p.m., according to the Prince George's Fire Department. The fire is currently contained on the roof with no evidence of fire inside of the building. No injuries have been reported in connection to the incident.  This is a developing story and will continue to be updated as details are released. 

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by Annie DeVoe