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Police & Fire
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 (
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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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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
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 …
Police & Fire
Driver Responsible For Transporting Gunmen Before Fatal Maryland Shooting Arrested, Police Say
The man who allegedly drove two gunmen responsible for the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Capitol Heights man who was found dead after a car crash in Montgomery County has been arrested, police say. Police and paramedics were called at around 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2023 to the 3600 block of Spruell Drive in Silver Spring following reports of a Toyota that had crashed into a parked vehicle. Neighbors pulled Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. from his Corolla after hearing the crash, and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were providing first aid when they reportedly found him suffering fro…