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150+ Fentanyl Capsules, Guns Seized In Drug Bust At Maryland Motel 6: Police 150+ Fentanyl Capsules, Guns Seized In Drug Bust At Maryland Motel 6: Police
150+ Fentanyl Capsules, Guns Seized In Drug Bust At Maryland Motel 6: Police A late-night traffic stop outside a Maryland motel turned into a major drug and gun bust, with fentanyl, firearms, and cash recovered during a search. The investigation unfolded in Washington County, where a deputy with the sheriff’s office stopped a vehicle leaving Motel 6 on Massey Boulevard during the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1. Suspicious activity during the stop prompted the deputy to call in a K9 unit from the Hagerstown Police Department, which alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. That alert led to a full search, where officers uncovered two firear…

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by Zak Failla
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4 Pounds Of Cocaine, 2 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Maryland Drug Raid: Two Arrested 4 Pounds Of Cocaine, 2 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Maryland Drug Raid: Two Arrested
4 Pounds Of Cocaine, 2 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized In Maryland Drug Raid: Two Arrested Maryland drug agents seized a staggering haul of cocaine and fentanyl during a massive Washington County raid that landed two people behind bars. Timothy Grimes, 57, and Heather Schnebly, 39, both of Hagerstown, were busted Friday, Sept. 5, after Washington County Narcotics Task Force agents executed warrants at apartments on South Locust Street and South Cannon Avenue, authorities announced. According to investigators, the raid capped off a July 2025 probe into large-scale drug distribution tied to both addresses.  When agents, backed by the Washington County Special Response Team an…

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Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say
Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire rattled a Hagerstown neighborhood late Sunday night, ending in a drug seizure, a ditched Glock, and three arrests — including two suspects from Baltimore — according to police. Officers responded to the 400 block of Jonathan Street around 11:21 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, for a report of multiple gunshots, police said. They found numerous shell casings and drugs on the ground. Investigators quickly tracked two suspects to a nearby residence and took them into custody without incident. Officers say controlled dangerous substances were in plain view. Overnight, police secured a s…

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by Zak Failla
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Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police
Officer Exposed To Fentanyl During Chase With Dealer In Maryland: Police A high-stakes drug bust in Hagerstown took a chaotic turn when a Maryland man took off running, tossing suspected fentanyl capsules into the air—and onto a pursuing officer, authorities said. The Washington County Narcotics Task Force was conducting surveillance on Feb. 4 when they spotted suspicious activity indicating a possible drug distribution operation, officials said.  They called in Hagerstown Police, who stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and identified the driver as Wesley Antonio Fulgham, 35, of Baltimore, and the passenger as Levar Atturra Octavion Cooper, 30, of Han…

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Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…

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by Jillian Pikora