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Wanted Man Attempts To Disarm Sheriff's Deputy During Arrest In MD: Officials Wanted Man Attempts To Disarm Sheriff's Deputy During Arrest In MD: Officials
Wanted Man Attempts To Disarm Sheriff's Deputy During Arrest In MD: Officials A wanted man did not go down quietly in Southern Maryland when sheriff's deputies attempted to apprehend him. Glenn Bernie Fulay Flores, 30, who had multiple warrants out for his arrest, was tracked down by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office late on Saturday, July 22.  However, he did not want to be taken into custody.  Flores resisted his arrest, assaulting three deputies and attempted to disarm one during the violent incident, according to authorities. Two reported minor injuries that required treatment. Flores was ultimately arrested and charged with:  A…

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Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility
Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility A bad romance led to trouble with the law for a former corrections officer in Maryland who conspired with her inmate boyfriend to smuggle drugs into a Prince George’s County facility. Waldorf resident Danielle Dominique Smith, 34, admitted that she found herself in an intimate and sexual relationship with a prisoner at the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Detention Facility, with whom she worked with to bring illegal materials into the building. According to her guilty plea, between November 2009 and April 2022, while working as a correctional officer, Smith developed a roma…

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Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police
Maryland Teacher Accused Of Rape, Sexually Abusing Students: Police Multiple sexual allegations have been levied against a teacher in Maryland who is now facing rape and other charges for acting in bad faith with students, police say. Karl Houston Walls, 27, a teacher at Northeast High School, was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel Police Department following an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct that was launched earlier this year. It is alleged that Walls sent sexually explicit text messages, photos, and videos to at least two students who came forward and reported his conduct to the authorities. Police say that Walls solicited child po…

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Fugitive Shooter Gets Life For Killing Sheriff's Deputy In MD During Police Pursuit Fugitive Shooter Gets Life For Killing Sheriff's Deputy In MD During Police Pursuit
Fugitive Shooter Gets Life For Killing Sheriff's Deputy In MD During Police Pursuit The man who was convicted of the 2022 murder of a sheriff's deputy in Maryland will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Austin Davidson, formerly of Delmar, was sentenced on Thursday to life without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 66 years, for the fatal shooting of beloved father and Wicomico County Sheriff's Cpl. Glenn Hilliard in Pottsville last summer. The 22-year-old was found guilty on multiple murder and other charges in May.  A memorial was set up for Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard.Facebook/Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Prosecutors say that on June 12, 2…

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Former Police Chief In Maryland Gets Eight Life Sentences For Targeted Revenge Arson Attacks Former Police Chief In Maryland Gets Eight Life Sentences For Targeted Revenge Arson Attacks
Former Police Chief In Maryland Gets Eight Life Sentences For Targeted Revenge Arson Attacks A judge in Maryland turned up the heat on a former police chief who was convicted of intentionally setting multiple fires as a means of revenge during a near decade-long crime spree. Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford, of Ellicott City, 71, will likely spend the rest of his days with some of the people he helped lock up after being sentenced to eight life sentences, plus 75 years in prison, for a serial arson case, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, June 27. The State's Attorney's Office noted that "Crawfords actual executable prison sentence is two ye…

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Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (Developing) One person was killed after being struck by a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office early on Wednesday morning, officials say. At approximately 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, a pedestrian was struck by a sheriff's deputy in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf who was in the roadway. The officer attempted to render first aid until paramedics arrived, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. During the investigation into the fatal crash, Crain Highway was temporarily shut down for several hours, with traffic detoured onto Smallwood Drive. Up…

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ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say
ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say A poser playing the role of a federal agent from Washington, DC crossed over state lines to sexually assault a woman in Prince George's County, according to police. Victor Antonio Reed, 26, is facing multiple rape charges following an incident in Oxon Hill earlier this week when he accosted his victim in the parking lot of an area shopping center while posing as a member of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, the Prince George's County Police Department was alerted of a sexual assault that had just happened in the 5400 block of Saint Barna…

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Purple Heart For Sheriff's Deputy Airlifted To Hospital After Arresting Assault Suspect In MD Purple Heart For Sheriff's Deputy Airlifted To Hospital After Arresting Assault Suspect In MD
Purple Heart For Sheriff's Deputy Airlifted To Hospital After Arresting Assault Suspect In MD A member of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office could not be stopped as he sought a wanted suspect in Lexington Park early on Monday morning. Patrol Deputy Devin Absher is being hailed as a hero after going the extra mile to arrest 29-year-old Antoine Keith Mackall III, who has no fixed address, after he assaulted him and left the officer with injuries. The scene played out shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Monday, June 12, in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road, when Mackall allegedly attacked several people inside an area home. While on patrol, officials say that Absher spotted Mackall leav…

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Popular Police Officer Killed In Crash With Box Truck In Maryland Popular Police Officer Killed In Crash With Box Truck In Maryland
Popular Police Officer Killed In Crash With Box Truck In Maryland A veteran police officer in Maryland died when he accidentally rear-ended a box truck this week in Queen Anne's County, authorities said. Sam Ferracane, 53, who worked for the Federalsburg and more recently the Centreville police departments, died when he rear-ended the vehicle at a light on Queen Anne Highway around 9 a.m. Monday, May 22, State Police said. The FPD welcomed our newest officer, Sam Ferracane, to our ranks. Here Town Clerk Kristy Marshall administers the Oath of Office at Town Hall. When you see Sam, say "hello." Posted by Federalsburg Police Department on Monday, March …

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State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland
State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland A potentially intoxicated driver hospitalized a Maryland State Police trooper early on Monday morning after crashing through his cruiser while it was parked in a Montgomery County construction zone, officials say. Charges are pending against Washington, DC resident Anthony Bowser, 31, who injured a trooper inside a work zone area in the inner loop of I-495 near University Boulevard at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 22. Police say that Bowser was driving a white Mercedes SUV when he lost control and sped into the construction zone, rear-ending the Maryland State Police patrol veh…

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Woman Stabbed In Labor, Delivery Wing Of MD Hospital, Police Say Woman Stabbed In Labor, Delivery Wing Of MD Hospital, Police Say
Woman Stabbed In Labor, Delivery Wing Of MD Hospital, Police Say A woman didn’t have to go far to get treatment after being stabbed by a raging 22-year-old North Carolina man at a Maryland hospital over the weekend. Charlotte resident Malcolm Lee Jones, is facing an assault charge following a stabbing incident at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Anne Arundel County on Saturday, May 13. Police say that at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, officers were called to the Glen Bernie hospital to investigate a reported verbal argument that turned physical in the labor and delivery wing of the facility. During the argument, investigators determined that…

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Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds
Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds A former top cop in Maryland will spend more than a year with some of the people he helped locked up after attempting to dupe federal investigators amid an ongoing tax evasion scheme. Edward Scott Finn, 48, of Dunkirk, a former lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department, was sentenced on Monday, May 15, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release for a tax evasion charge, according to officials. At the time he working with the department - between December 1995 and April 2021 - Finn also owned and operated Edward Finn Inc., a private compan…

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