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Playground Pandemonium: Bulldozer Rampage Causes $100K in Damage at Maryland Park Playground Pandemonium: Bulldozer Rampage Causes $100K in Damage at Maryland Park
Playground Pandemonium: Bulldozer Rampage Causes $100K in Damage at Maryland Park The carefree laughter of children at Brantwood Park in Elkton was replaced by stunned silence this weekend after a bizarre and destructive act of vandalism left a playground in ruins. On Saturday, Nov. 16, Cecil County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Williams Road to investigate a jaw-dropping scene of "malicious destruction of property."  The culprit? A bulldozer. The victim? A children’s playground that had recently been updated to bring joy to the community’s children. Deputies arrived to find significant damage to both the playground equipment and other areas of the park, with t…

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Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Playground Area Of Maryland Park An investigation has been launched in Montgomery County after an 18-year-old from Silver Spring was shot to death in an area playground, authorities say. Christian Ortiz has been identified by police as the person who was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound near Seek Lane Park earlier this week, investigators announced on Thursday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers were called at around 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 1 to the area of Barron Street Drive and Domer Avenue, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Ortiz in the playground …

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ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (VIDEO) ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (VIDEO)
ATM Thieves Used Van As Battering Ram To Break Into Maryland Gas Station: Police (Video) A curiously coordinated smash-and-grab robbery using a 16-passenger van to break into a gas station and steal an ATM is under investigation in Montgomery County, police say. The group of robbers used the van as a battering ram to shatter the storefront of the Shell gas station in the 21000 block of Frederick Road in Germantown this week, before taking off with the ATM. In video released by the Montgomery County Department of Police, the group can be seen backing into the front of the gas station before several suspects got out, dragged the machine out of the store, and tossed it in the back…

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Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Identified By Police A driver is at large after a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian over the weekend in Prince George's County, police say. Oxon Hill resident Melvin Garcia, 35, has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed by a driver who fled the scene on Friday afternoon.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around noon on Aug. 16, Garcia was struck in the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill in an area parking lot by a driver in a truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders in the area of the Oxon Hill Branch Library. …

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Police ID 41-Year-Old Found With Fatal Stab Wound In Maryland Parking Lot Police ID 41-Year-Old Found With Fatal Stab Wound In Maryland Parking Lot
Police ID 41-Year-Old Found With Fatal Stab Wound In Maryland Parking Lot A 41-year-old District resident has been identified as the person killed in a midday stabbing in a Prince George's County parking lot over the weekend. At approximately 2 p.m. on Aug. 10, officers were called to the 5600 block of Silver Hill Road, where they found Christopher Woodland suffering from a stab wound. Prelim: At approximately 2:00 pm, officers responded to the location for a cutting. Once on scene, officers located an adult male in a parking lot suffering from a stab wound(s). The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. — PGPDNEWS (…

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COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say
Cold CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say A suspect implicated in a 1994 sexual offense involving a young boy has been apprehended 30 years later in Frederick County, police say. The Frederick Police Department announced on Thursday that Donald Bernard Brooks, 66, has been identified and arrested in connection to sex offenses and child abuse charges decades later. Last month, a detective at the agency was assigned an investigation to probe the 1994 crime. Working with the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, officials say that the detective was able to track down evidence linking Brooks to an incident involving an underage …

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Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted
Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Maryland. Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 45 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff On Friday, July 19, the state's attorney's office announced that Taylor was convicted by a jury after just two hours of deliberation following …

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'Helpless, Angry, Heartbroken' Family Stunned By Murder Of Beloved Grandmother In Maryland 'Helpless, Angry, Heartbroken' Family Stunned By Murder Of Beloved Grandmother In Maryland
'Helpless, Angry, Heartbroken' Family Stunned By Murder Of Beloved Grandmother In Maryland A family is "helpless, angry, and heartbroken," after a beloved 75-year-old grandmother and her granddaughter were found dead inside a Baltimore County home. Iona Sellers and Autumn Harvey, 29, were found by police with traumatic injuries shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7 in the unit block of Taos Circle in Middle River during a welfare check. Now, family, friends, and well-wishers are reeling as they continue to seek answers following the double homicide. "My son's beloved grandmother, Iona Sellers ("Mum Mum") and his cousin were found brutally murdered in their home," Heather Brittain O'S…

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Teen Found Shot To Death In Maryland; Suspect At Large, Police Say Teen Found Shot To Death In Maryland; Suspect At Large, Police Say
Teen Found Shot To Death In Maryland; Suspect At Large, Police Say A Maryland teenager was found shot to death outside of a Prince George's County home overnight, police say. Officers were called to the 900 block of Lake Overlook Drive in Bowie shortly after 6:30 p.m. on June 24, where there were reports of shots fired in the area with at least one victim down. Upon arrival, members of the Prince George's County Police Department found 17-year-old Bowie resident Re'Sheed Rice suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the area. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are now working to determine a possible motive and to identify a suspect. #N…

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'I Killed My Mother,' PA Man Tells Officers In DC Hours After Murder, DA Says 'I Killed My Mother,' PA Man Tells Officers In DC Hours After Murder, DA Says
'I Killed My Mother,' PA Man Tells Officers In DC Hours After Murder, DA Says A 49-year-old man accused of killing his mother in a blood-smeared Pennsylvania home has been arrested in Washington DC. Dolores Ingram, 82, was found dead inside 26024 Beacon Hill Drive on Sunday morning, June 16, after Bucks County radio dispatchers received a call from the Metropolitan D.C. Police Department to check on her well-being, the Bucks County DA's Office said. Ingram's son, William Ingram, 49, was arrested for assaulting an officer and damaged a police car in Washington DC, police said. During his arrest, Ingram told several Metro D.C. police officers that he had killed his mo…

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