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Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says
Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says A teen has been charged for his role in an alleged armed robbery with an 11-year-old in Maryland at a Charles County business, according to the sheriff’s office. The juveniles went for tricking, not treating shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, when they went into a business in the 1100 block of Smallwood Drive West in St. Charles, stole merchandise, and proceeded to flee on foot, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. When an employee followed and confronted the mischievous pair, investigators said that one of them pulled out a knife, threatened the employee, …

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Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland
Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland Three teens are facing multiple charges after taking police in Maryland on a high-speed pursuit while attempting to flee from a reported armed robbery in Montgomery County, officials say. Silver Spring resident Natnael Akalu, 18, Wesley Jose Nunez, 18, and Lorenzo Antonio Madrid, 19, both of Washington, DC, have been identified by police investigators as the suspects who took off from police before coming to a fiery halt when the driver crashed into a Metro Bus. The incident began shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, according to a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson. …

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Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney
Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney A teenage assault suspect has been sentenced to years behind bars for his role in the shooting and attack of a 17-year-old during a drug deal gone wrong in Charles County, the state's attorney announced. Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, has been sentenced to 53 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended following his guilty plea for shooting a teen and pistol-whipping his brother during a planned meeting to purchase marijuana. On Tuesday, March 23, officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting, where they found a 17-year-old…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver, Passenger Killed Fleeing From Armed Robbery In Virginia Police ID Driver, Passenger Killed Fleeing From Armed Robbery In Virginia
Police ID Driver, Passenger Killed Fleeing From Armed Robbery In Virginia Police investigators have released the names of a driver and passenger who were killed in a violent Virginia crash while fleeing an armed robbery. Ruther Glen resident Charles Boone, 39, and Jovann Paige, 27, of Stafford County, were both killed on Monday, Oct. 24 following a police pursuit that began shortly before 2:30 a.m. when Fredricksburg police received a call from a victim of an armed robbery near the Spotsylvania County line. According to police, the victim advised police that the suspect’s vehicle was traveling into the city along Lafayette Boulevard. A patrol officer eventu…

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Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police
Two Killed, Three Critical While Fleeing Armed Robbery In Virginia: Police Two people were killed and three critically injured in a crash while fleeing the scene of an armed robbery in Virginia, authorities said. The incident began around 2:25 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, when Fredricksburg police received a call from a victim of an armed robbery at the Spotsylvania County line, they said. A victim told police that the suspect's vehicle was traveling into the city along Lafayette Boulevard. A patrol officer eventually spotted the vehicle on Lafayette Boulevard near Longstreet Avenue and tried to stop it, but the driver sped away, police said. The speeding driver…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery
Detectives Search For Taser Wielding Teens On The Loose After Glen Burnie Robbery Detectives are looking for a group of armed robbers armed with a taser after a 20-year-old man was robbed while walking in Glen Burnie, authorities say. The victim was reportedly approached by one white male teenager and two black male teenagers while walking in the area of Carolina Avenue and Allen Road around 10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, according to Anne Arundel County Police. One of the teens pointed a taser at the victim while another implied he had a handgun as they demanded the victim's property. The victim complied and went home to call police. No injuries were reported as a result of…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Violent Armed Robber Who Fired Shots At Victims Sentenced In Maryland Violent Armed Robber Who Fired Shots At Victims Sentenced In Maryland
Violent Armed Robber Who Fired Shots At Victims Sentenced In Maryland A man with a checkered criminal history has been sentenced for firing a gun at his victims during an armed robbery of his acquaintance’s child’s father in Maryland, according to the Charles County State’s Attorney. Aaron William Saunders, 25, was sentenced to 30 years, with all but 15 years suspended in prison for armed robbery, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, and related charges following an incident in November 2020. At sentencing, Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Gerst asked for a 45-year sentence, noting Saunders’ prior offenses, and stating, “not only w…

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Shooter Gets Two Life Sentences For Role In Grisly Double Murder In Maryland Shooter Gets Two Life Sentences For Role In Grisly Double Murder In Maryland
Shooter Gets Two Life Sentences For Role In Grisly Double Murder In Maryland A Maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for his role in the murder of two people in cold blood in November 2019. Malik Brooks has been sentenced to two consecutive Life sentences plus 205 years in prison for his role in the murders of Ayranna James, 22, and Courtney Richardson, 21, in November of 2019 on the 1900 block of McHenry Street in West Baltimore. “This lengthy sentence can never return Ms. James and Mr. Richardson back home to their loved ones, but I hope it brings some measure of closure,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby stated.…

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by Zak Failla
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Paw-some: Puppy Reunited With Owner After Being Stolen At Gunpoint In DC Paw-some: Puppy Reunited With Owner After Being Stolen At Gunpoint In DC
Paw-some: Puppy Reunited With Owner After Being Stolen At Gunpoint In DC It was a happy reunion for a dog owner in Washington, DC as he was reunited with a puppy that was stolen during an armed robbery last week. On Monday, Oct. 17, the DC Police Department announced that Genesis has been located - though her captors remain at large - and returned to its owner safely. The pup has been found!🐶 Thank you to everyone who submitted tips to help find this furry friend!We’re still looking for the suspect in this case. If you have any info, please reach out to (202) 727-9099, or text 50411. https://t.co/1IEiEVA4aL pic.twitter.com/nEv2mRmtBl — DC Police Department…

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VIDEO: $10K Reward Offered For Information On Montgomery 7-Eleven Armed Robbery VIDEO: $10K Reward Offered For Information On Montgomery 7-Eleven Armed Robbery
Video: $10K Reward Offered For Information On Montgomery 7-Eleven Armed Robbery A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on suspects accused of violently robbing a 7-Eleven in Montgomery County, authorities say. Investigation revealed that two suspects entered the store in the 5100 block of River Road around 3 a.m., and placed merchandise on the counter at the cash register to pay for them. When the clerk was giving change back to one of the suspects, a second suspect lifted his shirt to reveal a handgun, and instructed the clerk to open the cash register to give them money, according to Montgomery County police. Detectives Investigate Armed Robbery of a 7…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife
Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife Two men wen were arrested after demanding tobacco products and money from a Maryland Gas Station employee at knifepoint over the weekend, authorities say. Richard Thomas Hawkins, 37, and Joseph Eugene Wright, 42, allegedly entered the Citgo Gas Station at 501 Crain Highway South and demanded tobacco and money from the clerk around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, according to Anne Arundel County police. The clerk was able to disarm Hawkins and remove him and Wright from the store before the two suspects ran off.  A responding officer was able to locate both Wright and Hawkins after finding…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Dognappers Wanted In Maryland For Armed Anne Arundel Apartment Robbery: Police Dognappers Wanted In Maryland For Armed Anne Arundel Apartment Robbery: Police
Dognappers Wanted In Maryland For Armed Anne Arundel Apartment Robbery: Police A group of dognappers is at large in Maryland after stealing three animals during a sale gone wrong, police in Anne Arundel say. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, officers from the Anne Arundel Police Department responded to a reported robbery that had just taken place in the 200 block of Etter Drive in Laurel. According to the victims, they met three suspects to sell a dog in the parking lot of an apartment complex at Jill Lane and Ertter Drive. When they arrived, two of the suspects allegedly brandished handguns and forced the victims to the exterior entrance of their basement …

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