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Stolen Truck, Armed Carjacking, DC Crash: Maryland Man Charged In Wild Crime Spree, Police Say
His getaway didn't last long.
A Maryland man accused of pulling a gun on a woman and stealing her vehicle during a midday carjacking in Virginia was caught hours later after a pursuit ended with a crash in DC, police said.
Tyler Abrahim Afsar, 23, of Hyattsville, has now been charged in the Tuesday, July 14 carjacking in the Cherrydale neighborhood, Arlington County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 6.
It began at approximately 12:59 p.m. in the 4100 block of 18th Street North, where investigators say a woman was sitting inside her parked vehicle when Afsar pulled up in a pickup truck.
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18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated)
The gunman investigators say killed a 19-year-old during a late-night dispute in Maryland is no longer on the run.
Terrell Lamont Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the April shooting death of White Plains resident Tyon Makai Bias, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting was reported at approximately 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when officers were called to Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for reports of gunfire.
Investigators say a group of people had gotten into a dispute when multiple shots were fired, striking Bias.
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Torrential Rain, 70 MPH Gusts Main Threats As Severe Storm Shifts Toward Northeast
A steamy, unsettled pattern is setting the stage for a more concentrated round of dangerous weather across the Northeast.
Scattered storms will remain possible into Thursday evening, Aug. 6, but attention is shifting to Friday, Aug. 7, when stronger thunderstorms could affect a heavily populated corridor from Washington, DC, and Baltimore through Philadelphia and New York City.
The main dangers will be damaging wind gusts, torrential rain, frequent lightning, and localized flash flooding, according to AccuWeather.
Some storms could produce wind gusts approaching 70 mph, enough to bring dow…
Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors
It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it.
More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high.
Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel.
The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline.
According to prosecutors, Richardson was…
New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants
Diners are showing more interest in adults-only and dog-friendly restaurants, according to a new study.
Younger consumers are also driving demand for protein-packed menus, health-focused ingredients, and family-style meals, Lightspeed Commerce said in its State of Hospitality 2026 report. The survey included people in the US, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Three in four consumers said restaurants should offer some form of adults-only dining, including 79% of parents. Half of respondents said restrictions on children should depend on…
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police
One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest.
Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds.
DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…
Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas
A family vacation turned into a fight for survival after a young boy encountered a terrifying danger along a popular island beach.
Beau Brattain, 9, was collecting sand near Bimini Cove in the Bahamas on Tuesday, July 28, when six dogs escaped and attacked him, according to police.
The animals, all Staffordshire Bull Terriers, bit Beau, a Florida resident, 100 times across his head, face, arms, and legs, according to The Nassau Guardian. He also suffered a severe scalp injury that left tissue and nerves exposed, NBC6 South Florida reported.
A bystander chased the dogs away before Beau made…
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
