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Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said.
Wagner was la…
Fisherman Was Heading Out To Catch Cobia, Then One Rogue Wave Changed Everything
One rogue wave changed everything.
TJ Hartney was heading out to fish for cobia with friends in Virginia on Saturday, Aug. 8, when their boat hit the wave, throwing him off balance and sending him sliding down the gunwale, according to his family.
Then came the impact.
Hartney was impaled by a cleat on the boat, causing a severe injury to his right arm, his family said.
The fishing trip was over. A much longer journey was just beginning.
Because of the severity of his injuries, Hartney was rushed to the emergency room at Virginia Beach General, where he has already undergone one surgery,…
$98K THC Haul Uncovered During Raids At Three Southern Maryland Smoke Shops, Sheriff Says
Nearly $100,000 worth of illicit cannabis and THC products just disappeared from Maryland store shelves.
More than 4,600 THC products and 1,263 grams of cannabis flower were seized on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when investigators raided three tobacco and smoke shops across St. Mary's County as part of a crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales, the sheriff's office announced Thursday.
The combined retail value of the haul: $98,072.23.
And investigators weren't looking in just one place.
Search warrants were executed at Point Lookout Tobacco in Callaway, Cloud Smoke Shop in California, and a Tobacco …
Teacher Pulled 3-Year-Old's Hair, Shoved Him At Reston Daycare, Police Say
A teacher at a Northern Virginia daycare facility is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a young child, police say.
Jaspal Bharaj, 61, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge following an investigation into the abuse of a 3-year-old boy in Reston, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Last week, detectives from the department were called to Bright Horizons Daycare in the 11400 block of Commerce Park Drive in Reston to investigate reports of an assault.
Detectives determined that Bharaj, while working as a teacher at the facility, assaulted a child …
Armed Crew Targeted USPS Carriers Before $1M Mail Scheme Exploded Across DMV: Feds
A District man is going to spend nearly two decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of a violent robbery spree targeting mail carriers across Maryland and the DC area.
DeAngelo Lewis, 30, was convicted following an eight-day federal trial in Greenbelt on Friday, April 24, tied to a string of armed robberies involving seven USPS workers in 2022.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities announced that Lewis has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the scheme.
The scheme stretched across Maryland, Virginia, and DC, where Lewis and his crew tracked down carriers, pulle…
Babies Suffer Injuries From Recalled Swings, Jumpers: See Which Ones
More than 41,000 baby jumpers and swings have been recalled after dozens of reported injuries.
Taleco Gear issued the recall for about 41,100 G Taleco Gear Baby Jumpers, Baby Swings, and 2-in-1 Baby Jumper & Swings, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. About 150 were also sold in Canada.
The jumpers and swings can become unstable, creating fall and impact dangers. Hanging restraint straps and seat openings can also pose a risk of strangulation.
Taleco has received at least 52 reports of fall, impact, and strangulation hazards, according to the CPS…
‘Sueshine’ Gone Too Soon: Virginia Dance Teacher Leaves Legacy Of Joy
Virginia lost a little of its "Sueshine" this month.
Susannah Gayle Keefe, the beloved Arlington mother, wife, dance teacher, and founder of Go Bananas Dancing, died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 52 after being reported missing.
Now, the community she spent years getting on its feet is rallying around the family she loved most.
A GoFundMe campaign launched in Keefe's memory has raised more than $37,000 from more than 270 donors, with contributions earmarked for future educational opportunities for her two sons.
"We are heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Susannah and deeply grateful for the e…
