Belt Buckle Beating Leaves Man Hospitalized After Virginia Restaurant Argument: Police Belt Buckle Beating Leaves Man Hospitalized After Virginia Restaurant Argument: Police
Belt Buckle Beating Leaves Man Hospitalized After Virginia Restaurant Argument: Police Talk about getting belted. A late-night argument inside a Virginia restaurant took a bizarre turn when a patron allegedly pulled off his belt and used the buckle to beat another man before taking off, police said. Officers were called to Almita’s Restaurant at 13418 Occoquan Road in Woodbridge shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, after the unusual encounter left a 30-year-old man injured. Police say the victim was inside the restaurant when he was approached by a man he didn’t know. Whatever was said between the two apparently struck a nerve. The verbal altercation escalated, and th…
Maryland Helicopter Crews Train To Pluck Stranded Animals From Places Rescuers Can't Reach Maryland Helicopter Crews Train To Pluck Stranded Animals From Places Rescuers Can't Reach
Maryland Helicopter Crews Train To Pluck Stranded Animals From Places Rescuers Can't Reach Not every rescue comes with two legs. Maryland helicopter crews spent Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Aberdeen Proving Ground learning how to reach and evacuate animals when disaster leaves them stranded somewhere traditional ground crews cannot go. The exercise brought together the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Response Team, Maryland State Police Aviation Command, Maryland Army National Guard, Maryland Task Force 1 and Harford County Animal Control. The mission was straightforward: prepare for the animals that can get caught in the same floods, storms and other natural or man-made disasters that se…
115 MPH, 115 Months: Maryland Fugitive Gets Matching Prison Term After I-81 Chase: DOJ 115 MPH, 115 Months: Maryland Fugitive Gets Matching Prison Term After I-81 Chase: DOJ
115 MPH, 115 Months: Maryland Fugitive Gets Matching Prison Term After I-81 Chase: DOJ One month behind bars for every mile per hour. A Philly fugitive wanted out of Maryland who hit 115 mph while fleeing police in Virginia will now spend 115 months in federal prison, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Corey Frances Potter, 30, was sentenced following a February chase on I-81 that tore through a work zone before ending with his vehicle overturned in the median in Rockingham County. And what investigators found after the crash only made things worse. Potter was heading north from Roanoke toward Winchester when law enforcement caught up with him and attempted a tra…
Maryland Driver Hit 84 MPH Before Killing Elderly Woman Heading Home From Church: Prosecutors Maryland Driver Hit 84 MPH Before Killing Elderly Woman Heading Home From Church: Prosecutors
Maryland Driver Hit 84 MPH Before Killing Elderly Woman Heading Home From Church: Prosecutors Nineteen years of Jesica Argueta's sentence won't be spent behind bars. The 24-year-old Maryland driver who was going more than twice the speed limit when she caused a crash that killed an 85-year-old woman heading home from church has been ordered to serve just one year in prison. Jesica Argueta, 24, of Silver Spring, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to 20 years, with all but one year suspended, following her guilty plea in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The sentence comes more than a year after a violent morning rush-hour crash that left Josephine Gieske fighting for her life. …
'Needed To Put The Dog Down': Man Stabbed His Dog 14 Times In Maryland, Sheriff Says 'Needed To Put The Dog Down': Man Stabbed His Dog 14 Times In Maryland, Sheriff Says
'Needed To Put The Dog Down': Man Stabbed His Dog 14 Times In Maryland, Sheriff Says A 34-year-old Virginia man whose dog jumped out of his vehicle in Maryland is facing charges after putting the animal down by stabbing it more than a dozen times. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were met with a grisly scene early on Thursday morning, when they found Reston resident Erfan Behnam on the side of the road covered in blood and dog hair. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sept. 17, deputies were called to the 7900 block of Hollow Road when a passerby reported a disabled vehicle along the roadside with a driver who claimed he had run over his dog, killing it. The t…
Teen Arrested After Armed Robbery Reported Inside Maryland High School: Police (DEVELOPING) Teen Arrested After Armed Robbery Reported Inside Maryland High School: Police (DEVELOPING)
Teen Arrested After Armed Robbery Reported Inside Maryland High School: Police (Developing) A juvenile was arrested after an armed robbery was reported inside a Maryland high school on Thursday afternoon, police said. Montgomery County Police officers were called to Northwest High School in Germantown at approximately 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 17 for the reported robbery. Around the same time, a student told a staff member that another student had a gun inside a school bathroom and had shown the weapon to another student, according to a message Principal Scott Smith sent to Northwest families. Staff and security responded and contacted the police. As they approached the bathroom, the …
Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut All Eastbound ICC Lanes As Backup Stretches More Than A Mile Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut All Eastbound ICC Lanes As Backup Stretches More Than A Mile
Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut All Eastbound ICC Lanes As Backup Stretches More Than A Mile Drivers were squeezing past trouble on the shoulder of a busy Maryland highway Thursday afternoon. A vehicle fire shut down all three eastbound lanes of the Intercounty Connector past Layhill Road in Montgomery County shortly before noon on Sept. 17, according to Maryland transportation officials. The incident was reported at approximately 11:55 a.m. and involved one vehicle. As responders worked at the scene, MATOC reported debris in the roadway and warned that delays were building with all eastbound travel lanes blocked. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial of the scene of a reported vehicle f…
Gunman Steals DC Artist Shady Rose's Scooter, Leaving Them Without Ride To Work, Shows Gunman Steals DC Artist Shady Rose's Scooter, Leaving Them Without Ride To Work, Shows
Gunman Steals DC Artist Shady Rose's Scooter, Leaving Them Without Ride To Work, Shows A DC artist was left without their main mode of transportation after being robbed at gunpoint of the scooter they relied on to get to work and shows. Shady Rose, known to friends as Nana, had their black Buddy scooter forcefully stolen during what a friend described as a violent robbery. In response, Yousef Karim set up a GoFundMe campaign for Rose, which quickly garnered the community's attention. The fundraiser does not specify when or where the robbery happened, and authorities have not publicly announced an arrest in connection with the theft. For Rose, however, the scooter was more t…
Lexus, Mercedes Torched Outside Maryland Home In Suspected Arson: Fire Marshal Lexus, Mercedes Torched Outside Maryland Home In Suspected Arson: Fire Marshal
Lexus, Mercedes Torched Outside Maryland Home In Suspected Arson: Fire Marshal Someone apparently wanted these cars burned. A Lexus and Mercedes were found engulfed in flames outside a Maryland home early Thursday, Sept. 17, in what investigators believe was an intentionally set fire. The Indian Head Volunteer Fire Department was called to 10 Jameson Court in Charles County shortly before 1:30 a.m., according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Waiting for the four responding firefighters were a Lexus LS400 and Mercedes C240 burning in the parking area outside the residence. It took approximately 20 minutes to bring the one-alarm fire under control. Nobody was inju…
Man Faces Murder Charge After Infant Killed With Traumatic Injuries In DC: Police Man Faces Murder Charge After Infant Killed With Traumatic Injuries In DC: Police
Man Faces Murder Charge After Infant Killed With Traumatic Injuries In DC: Police More than a month after 2-month-old Khamyah Honesty was killed, police say they have made an arrest. Demetrius Beatty, 40, was tracked down by members of the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and arrested on a DC Superior Court warrant, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man with no fixed address is now charged with first-degree felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in Khamyah's death. Police have not said what Beatty's relationship was to the 2-month-old girl, though detectives said the killing had "domestic overtones." First…
Loaded Gun Found In 15-Year-Old's Bag As Students Arrive At Maryland High School (DEVELOPING) Loaded Gun Found In 15-Year-Old's Bag As Students Arrive At Maryland High School (DEVELOPING)
Loaded Gun Found In 15-Year-Old's Bag As Students Arrive At Maryland High School (Developing) A loaded gun didn't make it past the morning arrival rush. A 15-year-old student was caught carrying a loaded handgun into Joppatowne High School in Harford County on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, according to the sheriff's office. Students were arriving for the day when the school's weapons detection system flagged the teen for a possible weapon, prompting a school safety liaison to conduct a search. That search turned up a loaded handgun concealed in the student's belongings, authorities said. A school resource officer who was already on campus detained the teen before deputies took him t…
Measles Alert Issued After Infectious Visitor Stops At Maryland Beach Hotspots Measles Alert Issued After Infectious Visitor Stops At Maryland Beach Hotspots
Measles Alert Issued After Infectious Visitor Stops At Maryland Beach Hotspots A trip to the beach came with an unwanted passenger. Maryland health officials issued an alert after a person infected with measles visited several popular Ocean City destinations while contagious earlier this month. The potential exposures stretch from Wednesday, Sept. 3 through Saturday, Sept. 5, and include an Ocean City hotel, pizzeria, and restaurant, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Contact tracing is underway to identify and notify people who may have been exposed. Officials said anyone who visited these locations during the listed windows may have been exposed: Ca…
For Washington Woman Got Tired Of Waiting In Line, Then Came Back With A Gun: Sheriff For Washington Woman Got Tired Of Waiting In Line, Then Came Back With A Gun: Sheriff
For Washington Woman Got Tired Of Waiting In Line, Then Came Back With A Gun: Sheriff Tiffany Booze does not wait in line. The 38-year-old Fort Washington woman was arrested and released following a strange incident that played out at the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Earlier this month, officers were called when Booze allegedly became confrontational with a store employee after expressing frustration about waiting in line, prompting a second employee to open another register for her. That wasn't enough. Before leaving, it is alleged Booze punched the first employee in the face. There was a brief physical alterc…
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say
Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say A DC man thought locking his victim in the trunk would be enough. It wasn't. The man popped the emergency release and jumped from the moving car after Dajuane Goode and two others allegedly forced him inside during an armed carjacking in Southeast DC, according to federal prosecutors. More than two years later, Goode has admitted to his role in the ordeal. Goode, 25, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to carjacking and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced. The carjacking b…
'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting 'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting
'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting Sophie should have had decades left. Instead, the 27-year-old transgender woman was shot and killed in Maryland early on Friday, Sept. 11, leaving her family to plan a funeral and those who loved her asking that she be remembered for more than how she died. Baltimore Police were called to the 2300 block of Hunter Street at approximately 1:15 a.m. for a reported shooting and found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds in the 2400 block of North Calvert Street, officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not publicly identified the victim, though Baltimore Safe Haven id…
He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia? He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia?
He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia? A fugitive wanted on child sex charges in Colorado turned up more than 1,500 miles away in Virginia. Jose Saul Canas-Guandique, 49, was arrested by ICE officers in Falls Church after authorities said they learned he was wanted out west on three felony charges involving a child. Canas-Guandique, a Salvadoran national, is charged in Colorado with: Sexual assault on a child by a person of trust; Solicitation of child prostitution; Use of the internet to lure a child with intent to exploit. The arrest raises an obvious question that ICE's Wednesday, Sept. 16 announcement doesn't answer: How d…
Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (UPDATED) Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (UPDATED)
Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (Updated) The search for Nicholas Njuki's killer now has a name and a face. A 21-year-old Maryland man is wanted for murder after investigators identified him as the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of Njuki outside a Rockville restaurant early Sunday, Sept. 13, according to Montgomery County Police. Shayan Solimani Damabi, of Gaithersburg, remained on the run as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, three days after the 33-year-old Njuki was killed following a confrontation that began inside Quincy's on Seven Locks Road. Police say Damabi may be driving a red 2018 four-door Acura TLX with Maryland license …
Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG
Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG A 10-year-old recovering from open-heart surgery was left in severe pain in Maryland while the nurse entrusted with the child's morphine was diverting the drug for herself, prosecutors say. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Chalmers was working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore when another nurse began questioning why the child's pain wasn't under control, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The child had just undergone open-heart surgery. Chalmers, a registered nurse at the time, was responsible for administering the morphine p…
Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home
Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home Hundreds searched. Thousands of hours were spent. Still, the ending came painfully close to home. Nearly two weeks after 80-year-old Carolyn Taylor disappeared in Virginia, she was found dead by a neighbor on Sunday, Sept. 6, in a densely wooded area not far from her Lincoln-area home, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Now, investigators are detailing just how extensive the search for Taylor became before she was found. Approximately 315 people spent more than 2,400 hours combing over 6,000 acres of rural terrain after Taylor, who had dementia, was reported missing at 1:51 …
Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police
Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police A Virginia man who terrorized a woman he shares a home with during a harrowing early-morning ordeal has been apprehended, police say. Officers were called to Ivanhoe Court at approximately 6:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, where a woman had suffered serious injuries during an assault, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained in serious condition. Police say the woman and 38-year-old Jose Caal Choc are in a relationship and share a home on Roffman Road, though she was at a separate residence on Ivanhoe Court when he came looki…
Garden Hose Stops Porch Blaze From Spreading With Seven Inside Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Garden Hose Stops Porch Blaze From Spreading With Seven Inside Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Garden Hose Stops Porch Blaze From Spreading With Seven Inside Maryland Home: Fire Marshal A garden hose may have kept an incendiary fire in Maryland from becoming something much worse. Shortly before midnight on Friday, Sept. 11, an occupant of a home on the 4900 block of Morraine Street in Waldorf spotted flames on the rear deck and extinguished the fire with a garden hose, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Seven people were inside at the time. The fire wasn't reported until the following morning, when Deputy State Fire Marshals were called to investigate and determined it had been intentionally set. Damage was limited to approximately $1,500, and no injuries…
Cellphone Clue, License Plate Readers Led Detectives To Ex-CEO At Reagan Airport, Police Say Cellphone Clue, License Plate Readers Led Detectives To Ex-CEO At Reagan Airport, Police Say
Cellphone Clue, License Plate Readers Led Detectives To Ex-ceo At Reagan Airport, Police Say A cellphone and license plate readers helped Virginia detectives put a name to the man accused of secretly filming teen girls. Fairfax County Police revealed new details on Wednesday, Sept. 16, about how investigators tracked down Shawn Gremminger, 44, of Falls Church, before arresting him at Reagan National Airport on child pornography and unlawful filming charges. The investigation began on Aug. 16 and 17, when officers responded to reports that a man had unlawfully recorded three victims while they visited stores in the Tysons area. Two were 18-year-old women. The third was a 16-year-ol…
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with  CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.  Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth, Feds Say Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth, Feds Say
Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth, Feds Say Someone was breaking bad in Virginia. More than a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and multiple guns were among the haul investigators tied to Alonzo Lee Bonner Jr. during searches in Dinwiddie and Petersburg, federal prosecutors said. Nearly three years later, the 39-year-old Petersburg man is heading to federal prison for more than two decades. Bonner was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to 21 years and 10 months behind bars for federal drug and firearms crimes, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The case dates ba…
Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
Maryland Woman Killed After Driver Blows Through Stop Sign In Delaware: Police Maryland Woman Killed After Driver Blows Through Stop Sign In Delaware: Police
Maryland Woman Killed After Driver Blows Through Stop Sign In Delaware: Police A Maryland woman was killed after another driver failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into her SUV in Delaware, police said. The 54-year-old Mardela Springs woman was driving south on Old Stage Road in Laurel at around 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, when the crash happened at Salt Barn Road, according to Delaware State Police. Investigators say a 32-year-old Laurel man driving a Ford Maverick was heading west on Salt Barn Road when he failed to stop at the stop sign. The Ford struck the driver's side of the woman's Honda HR-V, police said. She was taken to an area hospital, where sh…
Virginia Teen Wakes Up, Talks To Family After High School Altercation Lands Him In ICU Virginia Teen Wakes Up, Talks To Family After High School Altercation Lands Him In ICU
Virginia Teen Wakes Up, Talks To Family After High School Altercation Lands Him In ICU Irvin Rodriguez Gaitan is awake, but the Virginia high schooler is still facing a long battle after a violent fight, his family says. An altercation at Meadowbrook High School led to Rodriguez Gaitan being hospitalized with serious injuries in the ICU, leaving his loved ones "praying for his recovery."  "This situation has affected our family very badly," Rodriguez Gaitan's brother, Kevin Rodriguez, wrote this week. "We are doing everything we can to stay close to him and support him through this, while also trying to carry the weight of everything this emergency has brought into …
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
NJ Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police NJ Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police
NJ Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police A 31-year-old Manchester man is missing, authorities said. Dillon Popper was last in contact with his family on Friday, Sept. 4, authorities said. Popper is 5'10" and weighs 170 lbs. with blond hair and blue eyes, Manchester police said. Numerous investigative efforts have been undertaken in an attempt to locate Popper. Investigators believe he may be in the Washington, D.C. area, police said.