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Wanted Teen Tried Fooling Deputies Before Kicking Cop In Front Of Kids On Bus, Sheriff Says Wanted Teen Tried Fooling Deputies Before Kicking Cop In Front Of Kids On Bus, Sheriff Says
Wanted Teen Tried Fooling Deputies Before Kicking Cop In Front Of Kids On Bus, Sheriff Says What started as a probe into a possible burglary in Spotsylvania led to the arrest of a wanted Woodbridge teen who tried to pull a fast one on deputies — all in front of children, officials say. Samantha Rodriguez, 19, is being held behind bars after a strange scene played out last week during a call for an alleged burglary in progress at an area home. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14 to the 12200 block of Chewing Lane, where they found Rodriguez outside of the residence — though the homeowner said that …

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Fast-Food Stop Ends In Handcuffs For Man Soliciting Sex From Maryland Minor: State Police Fast-Food Stop Ends In Handcuffs For Man Soliciting Sex From Maryland Minor: State Police
Fast-Food Stop Ends In Handcuffs For Man Soliciting Sex From Maryland Minor: State Police A trip to a fast-food restaurant in Maryland ended with a man in handcuffs after he sought to solicit sex from an undercover officer posing as a minor online. Ellicott City resident Rohit Agarwal, 48, is facing charges following an investigation into a man who sought sex from a Maryland State Police investigator who he met through an online app, officials said. Police say that Agarwal made contact with the undercover officer, and was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 19 in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Anne Arundel County. Agarwal arrived at the location and was met by Mar…

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Convicted Felons Busted With Guns, Drugs, Cash Near Maryland Businesses: Sheriff Convicted Felons Busted With Guns, Drugs, Cash Near Maryland Businesses: Sheriff
Convicted Felons Busted With Guns, Drugs, Cash Near Maryland Businesses: Sheriff Two convicted felons tied to drug trafficking outside a busy strip of Maryland businesses were busted with guns, ammo, and cannabis, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the Neighborhood Enforcement Team launched an investigation in June 2025 after repeated complaints about drug trafficking in the 300 block of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, investigators observed 39-year-old Diontay Hattix of Waldorf and 28-year-old Domanic Marks-Wiggins of Washington, DC, engaged in what appeared to be a drug sale in a parking lot, officials said. Afterward, …

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Man Caught Smoking Cig At Maryland Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police Man Caught Smoking Cig At Maryland Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police
Man Caught Smoking Cig At Maryland Murder Scene Arrested Weeks Later: Police Weeks after he was caught on camera lighting up a cigarette while walking away from a Maryland murder scene, a wanted man has been apprehended, authorities announced. Last month, the Prince George's County Police Department issued a call for help to the community after 31-year-old DC resident Deon Damien Thomas was fatally shot by an unknown man sporting a jumpsuit.  At approximately 8:20 p.m. on July 12, officers were called to investigate a shooting in the 511 block of Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, where they found Thomas suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronoun…

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Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Child Sex Assault Suspect Captured In Maryland Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Child Sex Assault Suspect Captured In Maryland
Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Child Sex Assault Suspect Captured In Maryland A fugitive once featured on Texas’s Top 10 Most Wanted list for sexually assaulting a child has been captured in Maryland, authorities announced. Deputies with the Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Unit arrested 34-year-old Brian C. Stevenson on Wednesday, Aug. 13, in the 1700 block of Independence Court in Severn. Stevenson was wanted out of Anderson County, Texas, for eight counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and bail jumping – failure to appear (felony), the sheriff’s office said. According to officials, Stevenson was placed on Texas’s Top 10 Most Wanted list in…

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‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says ‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says
‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman’s alleged attempt to bribe her way out of a crash investigation with a $5 bill didn’t get her a pass — it got her arrested, again. Carolyn Davis, 68, was arrested after deputies say she crashed her Ford Explorer into two parked cars in the Malvern Lakes Circle area and then tried to flee — all in front of a witness who was walking his dog. Stafford County Sheriff’s officials said a deputy was called to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, where there were reports of a hit-and-run involving a Ford that struck two unoccupied vehicles. When the deputy arrived to …

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Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police
Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police Nearly 30 years after DC police officer Denna Fredericka Campbell was fatally shot in her White Oak apartment, her former live-in boyfriend has been arrested for her murder — again. A Maryland man is behind bars for the second time decades after a cold case killing that shook the DC law enforcement community and resulted in him changing his name. Amir Jalil Ali, 62, of Laurel, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, by Montgomery County officers working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, officials announced Wednesday at an afternoon press conference. Ali is charged in the 1995 murder of his t…

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Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff
Virginia Man Rubs Genitals On Stranger’s BMW, Caught Dancing In Street: Sheriff A Virginia man’s early morning antics at a Royal Farms gas station landed him behind bars after deputies say he rubbed his genitals on a stranger’s BMW before fleeing and breaking into song in the back of a cruiser. Stafford County resident Wendell Rose, 45, is accused of turning a routine gas stop into an offbeat spectacle shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to the sheriff's office, leaving deputies shaking their heads. First responders were called to the Royal Farms on Royal Falls Drive after Rose allegedly approached a BMW in the parking lot and began rubbing his private…

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Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police
Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In White Oak: Police A decades-old mystery in Montgomery County may finally be getting answers. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Denna Fredericka Campbell, a 24-year-old DC police officer who was found shot to death in her White Oak apartment nearly 30 years ago, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 5. According to Montgomery County Police, Amir Jalil Ali — also known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom — found Campbell in their home in 1995. At the time, Campbell was a four-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ali reportedly discovered Campbell’s body in the apartment they s…

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Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night In DMV: Sheriff Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night In DMV: Sheriff
Woman Stabs Friend After She Tried Playing Matchmaker During Boozy Night In DMV: Sheriff A Virginia woman was arrested after police say she slashed her friend with a kitchen knife — all because she tried to set her up with a man during a night of drinking. Deputies were called around 9:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, to a home on George Mason Road for a report of a disturbance involving a knife, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. Upon arrival, they found a woman with a visible wound who advised deputies that she had been slashed by a friend — Roanetta Washington — during a night of drinking. According to the sheriff's office, things took a turn when the 52-year-old Washington'…

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Maryland Man Caught With Coke, Tries Flushing Evidence During Virginia Stop: Sheriff Maryland Man Caught With Coke, Tries Flushing Evidence During Virginia Stop: Sheriff
Maryland Man Caught With Coke, Tries Flushing Evidence During Virginia Stop: Sheriff A Maryland man was busted in Loudoun County with cocaine and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop — and tried to destroy the evidence inside a soda bottle, authorities said. Irvin Portillo Nolasco, 35, was arrested in Sterling on June 17, 2024, after a Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputy spotted him driving suspiciously with expired registration tags, the sheriff’s office announced Monday, Aug. 4. The stop turned into a major drug seizure. According to deputies, Nolasco had “distribution-level quantities” of cocaine and was clearly trying to get rid of the evidence before it could be recove…

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Teen Tesla Driver Pulls Laser Gun In Highway Road Rage Meltdown: Sheriff Teen Tesla Driver Pulls Laser Gun In Highway Road Rage Meltdown: Sheriff
Teen Tesla Driver Pulls Laser Gun In Highway Road Rage Meltdown: Sheriff A teenage Tesla driver in Virginia allegedly forced another car off the road and pulled a gun — all because he wanted to get to his phone repair shop, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Jayden Horton, 19, of Stafford, was arrested after an unprovoked road rage incident on Richmond Highway that ended with a high-risk stop and a BB gun found in his Tesla, authorities said. The chaos started around 1:52 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, when deputies were called to the area of Richmond Highway and Coal Landing Road for a reported road rage encounter, according to the sheriff’s office.…

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