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Port Of Baltimore Shut Down Again Amid Ongoing Nationwide Longshoremen's Strike Port Of Baltimore Shut Down Again Amid Ongoing Nationwide Longshoremen's Strike
Port Of Baltimore Shut Down Again Amid Ongoing Nationwide Longshoremen's Strike Just months after being reopened following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the Port of Baltimore is again closed amid an ongoing nationwide strike. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike this week, with workers walking picket lines from Maine to Texas, after they were unable to reach an agreement with the US Maritime Alliance on a new master contract. A deadline was set for 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, prompting members of the Port of Baltimore to join other members across the country in solidarity. International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Shu…

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by Zak Failla
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Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police
Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police An incensed armed man who barricaded himself inside a Virginia apartment was safely taken into custody without incident following an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 3300 block of Rio Drive in Falls Church shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a report of a man on a balcony shouting threats and waving a rifle. The man remained inside the apartment for hours, a spokesperson from the department said, as officers negotiated with him as they sought a peaceful resolution to the incident, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police
Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police A 51-year-old man is hospitalized and being evaluated after barricading himself inside a Maryland home and threatening police with weapons, authorities announced. Westminster Police Department Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Ewing Drive shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, where there was a report of a man experiencing a behavioral emergency, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, police said that officers found that the man - whose name was not released - was in possession of multiple “edged weapons,” which he threatened them with before barri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …

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by Cecilia Levine