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Police ID Maryland Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…
Police & Fire
Theft Suspect Rode On Hood Of Stolen Vehicle During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
Like a scene out of "Fast and Furious" a theft suspect jumped out of one stolen vehicle and temporarily onto the hood of another during a police pursuit in Charles County. District residents Dimiuan Paul Jackson and Robert Leroy Barnes, both 24, were arrested this week following an early morning investigation and subsequent chase after being busted breaking into cars, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly after 4:20 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, officers were called to the area of Cave Creek Court in Waldorf, where suspicious suspects were seen breaking into cars. Their shenanigans w…
Police & Fire
Mother Of Infant, Shooting Suspect Both Dead After Domestic Incident In MD: Sheriff (
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New details have been released by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following a domestic incident that left a young mother and her gunman both dead. Alaysia Janell Milburn has been identified as the 25-year-old woman who was killed in Lexington Park before police were taken on a multi-county pursuit that ended with him turning a gun on himself, investigators say. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46000 block of Rosewood Drive to investigate a reported domestic dispute. Upon arrival, deputies found Milburn…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Lexington Park, Suspect Hospitalized After Police Pursuit: Sheriff (
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One person is in custody following a fatal shooting in Lexington Park and police pursuit that spilled into Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called to investigate a reported gunshot victim in the 46000 block of Rosewood Drive in St. Mary's County in what was described as an isolated incident in the area. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, shortly before noon, deputies engaged in a short-lived chase before apprehending a suspect implicated in the shooting. At 1 p.m. investigators confirmed that a 25-year-old woman was rush…
Police & Fire
Two From Lexington Park Arrested While Attempting To Flee From Deputies, Sheriff Says
The search for a Maryland man wanted for attempted murder in St. Mary's County led to a hit-and-run, police pursuit and three behind bars, according to the sheriff's office. A long afternoon for deputies began on Wednesday afternoon when they spotted Lexington Park resident Davione Syheme Mason, 23 - who was wanted on an open warrant for multiple offenses - inside the passenger's seat of a GMC Yukon in Hollywood. The incident began shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the southbound lanes of MD Route 235 and ended with a vehicle in the front yard of a California home. According to the St. Mar…
Police & Fire
Driver Who Took Police On Wild Chase In Stolen Maryland
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A 27-year-old man is facing a lengthy prison stay after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza made a deal with prosecutors after doing his best Grand Theft Auto following an incident that saw him intentionally ram multiple state police vehicles, drive through power lines, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. The incident began at around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, when state police were…
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Trooper Injured After Being Struck By Driver During Pursuit, Sheriff Says
A Maryland State Police trooper had to be airlifted to the hospital after being struck by suspects fleeing from sheriff's deputies during a police pursuit in Calvert County. Shadeed Gregory Graham, 23 of Capitol Heights, Malik Demencio Lewis, 27 of Hagerstown, and Jordan Green, 27 of Bowie are all facing a host of charges after striking the trooper while attempting to avoid stop sticks during the chase, officials say. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, deputies from the Calvert County Sherif's Office were called to Harris Teeter on Ward Road in Dunkirk to investigate a reported…
Traffic
Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
A group of young suspects joyriding in a stolen vehicle sparked a multi-vehicle crash involving four other vehicles during a police pursuit in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a vehicle was stolen from a Great Mills residence, which was spotted shortly after 2:45 p.m. later that afternoon by sheriff's deputies, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. The chase continued north on Three Notch Road until a five-vehicle crash was reported near the inte…
Police & Fire
Innocent Woman, 37, Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In I-695 Police Pursuit (
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Police have identified the innocent driver killed by a wrong-way car thief during a police pursuit on I-695 earlier this week. Dimeka Thornton, 37, of Windsor Mill, was operating an Acura TSX when she was struck by a driver in a stolen car in the outer loop, on the ramp to Exit 18 to Liberty Road around 12:15 a.m. Monday, April 8, the Maryland Attorney General's Office said in a release. Just prior to the crash, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue in Windsor Mill when they saw a car reported stolen in a hotel parking lot, officials said. A man then got into the ca…
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Trooper Helps Apprehend Work Zone Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: State Police
A brazen hit-and-run driver who attempted to bypass a work zone in Maryland on Wednesday morning was apprehended by troopers following a brief pursuit in Wicomico County, according to state police. Marion Station resident Jamal Scarborough was driving in front of an off-duty trooper shortly before 10:30 a.m. on March 27 who was in his police cruiser heading south on Airport Road near Salisbury Regional Airport, when he stopped at a work zone where a flagging operation was in effect. At the time, workers were allowing northbound traffic to proceed in the area. According to the preliminary i…
News
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
A District man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Jemel Anthony Brown, 32, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison to be served at the Department of Corrections for his role in the robbery at M&T Bank in Dunkirk last May. Those arrested at the time: Brown; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Cedric Fondta Moore, 39; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26. (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel …
News
Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified. Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…
News
NJ Trucker Indicted For Murder After GF Found Stabbed To Death In MD: State's Attorney
A New Jersey truck driver who had a history of domestic violence with a 43-year-old woman found dead in his vehicle in Maryland has been indicted on murder charges, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, a grand jury indicted 43-year-old Matthew Sidney Watley, of Sicklerville, NJ on first- and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of his partner, Candice Thompson. Thompson was found dead in the cab of Watley's truck last month. The two had a long history of domestic violence incidents out of Winslow Township, detectives in Maryland found. Officials say that a strang…
News
Police ID Teen Driver, Passengers Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
New details have been released as police continue to investigate a fatal crash that left four dead in Prince George's County. Lanham resident Marquay Swann, 14, was the driver of the Kia Sorento that went up in flames after a fatal pursuit that also took the lives of 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed on Monday. A fourth passenger who died in the crash still has not been identified, police say. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford …
News
Four Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Police Pursuit, Fiery Crash In Maryland (
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New details have been released after four people were killed in a fiery crash after smashing a stolen car into a tree on Friday night in Prince George's County. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where there was a Kia Sorrento that crashed and was fully engulfed in flames after crashing during a police pursuit. Investigators say that they spotted the Kia with expired temporary tags, and when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver sped off before they lost sight and called off …
Police & Fire
Police K9 Recovering After Getting Injured During Carjacking Bust In Maryland
A police K9 is recovering in Maryland after being injured on the job. Last week, Seat Pleasant Police K9 Theo was among the officers sent to bust a carjacker who stole a 2022 Dodge Charger in the 3300 block of Benning Road in Northeast DC before crossing into Prince George's County. At around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, with an assist from a state police helicopter, officers were able to track down Capitol Heights resident Adam West, 18, after the stolen sports car came into Seat Pleasant. Officers attempted to apprehend West, though he was undeterred and a police pursuit was launched …
News
Sheriff IDs NJ Woman Found Dead In Tractor-Trailer Outside MD Costco Distribution Center
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a woman's body was found dead inside the cab of a tractor-trailer over the weekend. Investigators say that Candice Thompson, 46, has been identified as the victim who was found inside Matthew Sidney Watley's truck after he was busted for allegedly getting behind the wheel while he was intoxicated. Both the driver and victim are from Sicklerville, New Jersey. Watley was charged with multiple counts of murder on Sunday after a curious case outside the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia. Th…
News
NJ Truck Driver Charged With Murder After Woman's Body Found In Tractor-Trailer In Maryland
A New Jersey truck driver is facing multiple counts of murder after a strange scene played out and a woman's body was found inside his tractor-trailer. Sicklerville resident Matthew Sidney Watley, 46, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder after he was allegedly intoxicated and took police on a slow speed pursuit on Sunday morning in Frederick County, which led to the discovery of a woman's dead body in his cab. Officials say that shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia, there were calls of an allegedly dr…
News
Woman's Body Found In Cab Of Tractor-Trailer After Slow Speed Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
A woman's dead body was found in the cab of an allegedly intoxicated tractor-trailer driver who took police on a slow speed pursuit on Sunday morning in Frederick County, Officials say that a scene stranger than fiction played out at the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive in Monrovia shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, where there were calls of an allegedly drunk driver who smashed out the window of his own truck. Upon arrival at Costco, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office found the driver in the front seat of his truck with it running in the parking lo…
Police & Fire
Suspected Dealer Busted After Vehicle, Foot Pursuit With Deputies In Maryland: Sheriff
Ky'ree Truvell Miles did all that he could to escape members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office during a pursuit in Lexington Park. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies were able to apprehend and arrest the 27-year-old Lexington Park resident who was wanted and spotted while they were working the "Slow Down St. Mary's" initiative in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road. The deputies confirmed that Miles was wanted for an assault charge, and when they attempted to stop him, he refused to yield and instead sped away and launched a police pursuit. Miles didn't make it far, striking a curb an…
Police & Fire
Duplex Catches Fire After Car Crashes Through Fence, Into Maryland Home: Police
One person is in custody and one is at large after a police pursuit that spilled over from Washington, DC into Prince George’s County. Imaauddin Hawkins, 21, of DC, is facing charges in Maryland after a wild police pursuit ended with he and a second suspect crashing into a Temple Hills duplex before catching fire and displacing multiple residents, according to a police spokesperson. At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were asked to assist the Metropolitan Police Department’s Aviation Unit as they sought to track down suspec…
Police & Fire
Fast Food Restaurant Robbers Not Quick Enough To Escape Police In MD
It didn't take long for police in Prince George's County to track down a pair of teenage fast food bandits who robbed several restaurants. Hevander Maradiadi Lozano, 18, and Christian Garcia Carranza, 19, both of District Heights, were arrested by officers following a short-lived robbery spree earlier this week. The string of robberies began at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the 4800 block of Silver Hill Road according to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department. Police say that the pair robbed a fast food restaurant, and within an hour and …
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Homicide Busted After Crashing Into Police Cruiser In Maryland: MSP (
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A homicide suspect took police in Frederick County on a wild ride before smashing into a police cruiser on Saturday, authorities announced. Ohio resident Jose Aguilera Cespedes, 25, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after attempting to elude state police troopers during a lengthy pursuit that ended in Washington County. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, Maryland State Police in Hagerstown were alerted about a driver in a black Honda Accord who was driving on I-70 in the area who was wanted for a homicide and felony assault in Ohio. State police troopers were able to track d…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD
Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene did not go down quietly in Charles County. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office sought to track down the 33-year-old Brandywine earlier this week on multiple active warrants stemming from violent crimes throughout the region, but put up quite a fight before ultimately being apprehended. The long day for deputies began at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18. Wade-Greene was spotted in the area of Woodville Road in Brandywine driving a black pick-up truck that was towing a trailer, prompting a police pursuit. The wanted man refused to stop and …
Traffic
'Possible Carjacker' Killed While Fleeing From Officers In MD
Karma came calling for a possible carjacker who was killed after assaulting a woman in Charles County and attempting to evade members of the sheriff’s office. The fateful day began at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, when officers were called to a business in the 11900 in Waldorf to investigate a report of a man who was beating and choking a woman in what was described as a “random attack,” authorities say. A nearby officer on patrol responded and found the injured woman on the ground and a suspect speeding away in her car, prompting a police pursuit that led them to Mattawoman Beantown Road, w…
Police & Fire
DC Carjackers Avoid Being Shot, Not Arrested While Targeting Veteran Detective In Maryland
A pair of carjackers bit off more than they could chew in Prince George’s County when they accidentally targeted a police officer who took matters into his own hands. Charles Edward Owens, 24, and a 16-year-old teen, both from Washington, DC, were arrested following a police pursuit after an officer fired shots and scared off his would-be assailants, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Monday, June 12, a detective working for the Carjacking Interdiction Unit was driving in the area of Oxon Run Drive and Anvil Lane in Temple Hills in an u…
Police & Fire
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County
A naked woman kidnapped from a Washington DC convenience store was found in the back of a U-Haul after a police pursuit and crash in Prince George's County. The woman tells police that a man later identified as Dennis Bell, 62, of Lanham, pushed her into the back of the truck while at a store on Minnesota Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, May 13, and threatened her life if she didn't comply with his demands, Maryland State Police said. Bell drove around all day with the victim sitting on the floor board in the front seat, where Bell removed her clothing and used a pocke…
Police & Fire
Teens Take Sheriff's Deputies On Wild Pursuit Through Traffic In Charles County: Officials
Two teens will be charged as adults after taking members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on a police pursuit in a stolen vehicle, officials say. Shayne D’Lontay Watson, 18, and Jaylon Ahmod Hall, 19, both of White Plains, were busted by officers after being caught driving recklessly in Bryans Road in a vehicle that was previously reported stolen. According to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the stolen vehicle, but instead, the driver sped away on Billingsley Road toward White Plains. The pursuit then headed onto Crain High…
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Nine-Mile I-95 Pursuit: AG
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General has released new information on the fatal I-95 crash that killed a New Jersey woman driving erratically on I-95 in Cecil County who was pursued by Maryland State Police troopers for miles. Julie Clark, 26, of Tenafly, NJ, was killed on I-95 at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, when she was reportedly driving erratically along the roadway before attempting to elude Maryland State Police troopers attempting to stop her, according to the IID. Investigators say that veteran Maryland State Police Tro…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Near Nine-Mile NYE I-95 Pursuit With Maryland State Police Troopers: AG
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office is investigating a fatal New Year's Eve crash that took the life of an erratic driver who was pursued by state police troopers for miles in Cecil County. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General announced an investigation into a fatal I-95 crash that started at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31 when there were multiple reports of an erratic driver on the interstate. According to investigators, troopers attempted to pull over a vehicle matching the description that was provided by 911 caller…
Police & Fire
Suspect Shot Fleeing From Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland In Stolen Vehicle, Officials Say
A person fleeing from police in a reportedly stolen vehicle in Maryland was shot and hospitalized by officers following a temporary pursuit, authorities announced. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the 23400 block of Three Notch Road in California near the Wildwood Shopping Center shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19. Deputies were able to locate the stolen vehicle in the area of the shopping center and the suspect proceeded to flee on foot. During the pursuit, police say that he was shot by officers. First responders at the scen…
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