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Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds
Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds A 24-year-old Maryland woman is facing federal charges following her arrest for sexual offenses involving a child in Maryland after state police released photos of her and tipsters stepped up, authorities announced. Capitol Hills resident Verena May Mathis was indicted this week for crimes that include the sexual exploitation of a child and for sex trafficking the minor, according to prosecutors on Thursday.  According to the two-count indictment, on Dec. 5, 2020, Mathis produced sexually explicit images of a minor victim and used the juvenile to engage in a commercial sex act, "in rec…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Police Pursuits, Standoff With Officers In Maryland Man Arrested After Police Pursuits, Standoff With Officers In Maryland
Man Arrested After Police Pursuits, Standoff With Officers In Maryland The man who took police in Maryland on a tricky pursuit before barricading himself inside his vehicle is facing more than a dozen charges after ultimately being apprehended, police say. Frederick resident Jason Idell Chenevert, 41, put police officers through their paces on Thursday night following a domestic disturbance and robbery that was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Ballenger Drive. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to the call, where they found a family member who had allegedly been assaulted by Chenevert, who fled the area befor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Robbed, Assaulted At Gunpoint On Route 495: Maryland State Police Woman Robbed, Assaulted At Gunpoint On Route 495: Maryland State Police
Woman Robbed, Assaulted At Gunpoint On Route 495: Maryland State Police A woman was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint on Route 495 in Maryland early Wednesday morning, Feb. 28, state police said. It happened on the outer loop in Prince George’s County around 2:30 a.m. The woman saw a dark passenger vehicle following her while she was driving on Route 1 near Ikea Way. The suspect vehicle then struck the woman’s vehicle as they entered the outer loop of Route 495 from Route 1, state police said. According to investigators, the suspect vehicle tried to run the victim’s vehicle off the road before she pulled over in the area of Route 495 and Riggs Road. Several p…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School
Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School A 17-year-old boy is in police custody for bringing a gun to Central Dauphin East High School on Thursday, Feb. 15, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced on Friday night. The unnamed minor was arrested "in cooperation with the Central Dauphin School District Police," as stated in the police release around 9 p.m. on Feb. 16.  The gun he allegedly brought into the school forced a massive "systematic search" involving numerous police agencies including the Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Police explained that the gun was st…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police A woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital after an afternoon crash in Anne Arundel County on Thursday, Feb. 16, police said. It happened at the intersection of Magothy Bridge Road at Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Pasadena around 1:15 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. A 77-year-old Glen Burnie woman began turning left onto Baltimore Avenue from the westside of Magothy Bridge Road when she was struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado heading eastbound. The woman was taken to the University of Maryland R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by Maryland State Police Trooper 1 with life-threa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland
Maryland State Police Offer $14K Reward Relating To Infant Sex Abuse Case In Maryland Maryland State Police in Pikesville are offering up to $14,000 to anyone with information leading to the identification of a woman wanted for questioning in an infant sex abuse case. A woman captured in video screenshots from 2020 is believed to have “specific knowledge related to the identity of a female infant that was sexually abused,” Maryland State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The victim is now likely four or five years old. The woman has distinctive tattoos including a chest tattoo and multiple arm/hand tattoos, one wrist tattoo appearing to read ’12-17-16,’ according…

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by Valerie Musson
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Snow Emergency Plan Goes Into Effect In These Maryland Counties Snow Emergency Plan Goes Into Effect In These Maryland Counties
Snow Emergency Plan Goes Into Effect In These Maryland Counties Winter weather has replaced the unseasonably warm weather over the weekend, and now parts of Maryland are facing a fresh batch of wet, heavy snow, officials are warning. The Maryland State Police announced on Tuesday morning that Snow Emergency Plans were put into effect on Tuesday morning in Allegany, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties as the conditions on the road continue to deteriorate.  "Once a Snow Emergency Plan has gone into effect, (Maryland) law requires motorists to operate vehicles that are equipped with chains," the agency noted on social media. "D…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice
Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice A 28-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to a pair of bank robberies at the same location that were caught on camera years ago in Carroll County over the course of several months, officials say. Jimmie Lee Benjamin Haney pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of robbery and one count of armed robbery for two separate bank robberies at the same Capital One branch in September 2016 and January 2017. Haney was caught on camera entering the bank on East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mt. Airy in September 2016, when he handed a note to the teller demanding cash, which they complie…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Locate Missing Maryland Woman's Car In Prince George's County, Officials Say Police Locate Missing Maryland Woman's Car In Prince George's County, Officials Say
Police Locate Missing Maryland Woman's Car In Prince George's County, Officials Say Concerns are mounting for the friends and family of a missing 54-year-old woman in Maryland who has not been seen for days, though her car was found several counties away on Thursday night. Maryland State Police issued a fresh alert for Stevensville resident Laura Shallue out of Queen Anne's County after her car was reportedly found in Greenbelt, though she is still no where to be found. #Update: Shallue's vehicle was located in Greenbelt, Maryland last night. Shallue was not located with the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to please contact the @MDSP Centreville Barrack at 410…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Florida Man Killed Walking Along Maryland Roadway Police ID Florida Man Killed Walking Along Maryland Roadway
Police ID Florida Man Killed Walking Along Maryland Roadway A 29-year-old Florida man was killed over the weekend after being struck by a van while walking in Carroll County, state police say. Maryland state Police identified Casselberry, Florida resident Christian Sage Del Guidice as the person who was killed on Sunday night when he was struck by a silver 2011 Chevrolet Express Van. The incident was reported at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 in the northbound lanes of Route 30 near Tracey Mill Road.  According to police, a deputy from the Carroll County Sherif's Office was conducting a traffic stop in the area when Guidice was str…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds
Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds A Pennsylvania man who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens' AFC Championship Game loss is facing felony charges, authorities announced. Chadds Ford resident Matthew Hebert found himself in the crosshairs of federal officials during the Raves' loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Jan. 28 and will now face prison time after taking several photos of himself with the drone at the game, which had to be temporarily suspended. "An administrative timeout... you may have not heard of one like that before. But it was a drone apparently that was interfering …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff
Teen Arrested For Shooting That Left Man With Critical Injuries In Harford County: Sheriff Weeks after a man had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital with critical injuries following a shooting in Harford County, the sheriff's office says that a teen suspect has been taken into custody. A 17-year-old is in custody and is being charged for the January shooting of Rosedale resident Oluwatishe Oluwatamilore Ilori, 22, who was struck multiple times by the gunman, according to investigators. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 17, deputies were called to the area of Harford Square Drive at O&P Court in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired with one person down. …

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by Zak Failla