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Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff
Thieves Targeting Retailers Throughout Maryland Caught Red-Handed In Calvert County: Sheriff A pair of not-so-subtle thieves targeting very specific items are facing charges in Calvert County following a string of robberies throughout Maryland. Hanover resident Natara De'Asia Ortiz, and Hyattsville resident Curtis Gibral Tucker, Jr., both 22, were caught red-handed after being spotted stealing from Bath and Body Works on North Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, according to the sheriff's office. Late in the afternoon on Sunday, deputies were called to the Fox Run Shopping Center to investigate a theft when a man and woman wearing masks walked in, shoved several items from th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
‘Overwhelming:’ Photos Document Toddler’s Rescue, PICU Stay After Playground Fall In Maryland ‘Overwhelming:’ Photos Document Toddler’s Rescue, PICU Stay After Playground Fall In Maryland
‘Overwhelming:’ Photos Document Toddler’s Rescue, Picu Stay After Playground Fall In Maryland Maryland emergency crews came to the rescue of a critically injured toddler after a playground fall, leading to a helicopter flight and a two-day stay in the PICU at Johns Hopkins for the beloved boy — an experience that was documented by the state police’s aviation command. Two-year-old Lucas’ journey began on Saturday, March 16, state police said. He suffered serious injuries due to a fall at a local playground, prompting an immediate response by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. EMS crews evaluated the extent of Lucas’ injuries requested MSPAC for rapid transport after determining…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage
Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Some officials in Anne Arundel County are picking up the pieces following an overnight fire that tore through a DPW building, causing millions of dollars in damage. First responders from multiple agencies were called to Broadneck Road shortly after midnight on March 19, where a fire was reported in the 10,500-square-foot DPW Traffic Engineering building. Anne Arundel County Fire Department Investigators say that the The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call at 12:13 a.m. from a MDTA representative who was in the area and could see fire coming from the roof of the bu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Suspect ID’d In Pamela Conyers Cold Case Homicide In Maryland Second Suspect ID’d In Pamela Conyers Cold Case Homicide In Maryland
Second Suspect ID’d In Pamela Conyers Cold Case Homicide In Maryland Police have identified a second suspect in the murder of a Maryland 16-year-old that went cold over 50 years ago. Pamela Lynn Conyers was reported missing by her family in October 1970 in Anne Arundel before her vehicle was recovered three days later from a wooded area near Mountain Road and Route 100. Conyers’ body was found a short distance away from her vehicle, and on-scene evidence coupled with advancements in technology and the use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) investigative techniques led to the identification of Forrest Clyde Williams (III), 74, of Virginia, as a suspect. Wil…

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by Valerie Musson
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12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Maryland: State’s Attorney 12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Maryland: State’s Attorney
12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Maryland: State’s Attorney A dozen members of an an alleged Drug Trafficking Organization that was operating out of an Irvington neighborhood have been indicted on a slew of charges following the discovery of mass quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and pot, officials said Thursday, March 14. The charges came following a four-month investigation by the State’s Attorney’s Office and BPD resulting in 10 search warrants on a trafficking organization operating out of 200 block of Collins Avenue and the 4100 block of Frederick Avenue. Ten members were apprehended, and detectives recovered nine firearms, 38 grams…

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by Valerie Musson
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Maryland Woman Accused Of Shooting At Driver During Road-Rage Incident: Police Maryland Woman Accused Of Shooting At Driver During Road-Rage Incident: Police
Maryland Woman Accused Of Shooting At Driver During Road-Rage Incident: Police A road-rage incident between two women who knew each other led to a shooting in Anne Arundel County that landed a Waldorf woman in trouble with the police. Tawana Amari Watkins, 24, was taken into custody by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office on Monday after a warrant was issued for her arrest in Anne Arundel County following an incident late last week. Shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Friday, March 8, officers were called to investigate a shooting on the ramp from Route 32 East onto the southbound lanes of the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Police say that the two women were involve…

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by Zak Failla
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Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials
Slain MD Athlete's Estranged Wife Found Dead By Suicide, Murder Suspect Jailed: Officials Disturbing new details have been released by prosecutors amid the investigation of a grisly murder of a former area athlete whose body was found in a car in Maryland. Baltimore's Keon Wilson-Hawkins, 20, of Baltimore, is believed to have abducted 66-year-old Brice Wendell Boots from his Pikesville home, just before 4:40 a.m. Jan. 10, the Frederick County State's Attorney said. They drove together to Frederick County, where Wilson-Hawkins killed Boots and left his body in a mud- and blood-spattered 2003 Toyota Sequoia, nearly 650 feet in a field off of the roadway, as previously reported by D…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD A Calvert County woman had to "keep calm and carry on" after winning big on a Maryland Lottery ticket. The lucky Southern Maryland lotto player had to keep her cool after purchasing a top-prize winning "$100,000 Ca$h" instant ticket while out running errands with her daughter in Anne Arundel County. She says that the two made a pit-stop at 7-Eleven in Edgewater to pick up snacks, and her daughter, who often purchases pairs of scratch-offs for her mother, bought a soda for herself and two $30 "$100,000 Ca$h" instant tickets for her mom. When the daughter returned to the car, she handed…

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Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home
Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home A Maryland man who terrorized and sexually abused a member of his household for months while she was just a child has been convicted after she came forward as a teen, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced. Leonel Esquivel-Grijalva, 35, is back behind bars after being found guilty of physically, mentally, and emotionally abusing an 8-year-old girl while they shared a home in Glen Burnie. In March 2022, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services received a report that a 15-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted and raped by a man, later identified as Esqui…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police A possibly suicidal man who brutalized his ex-girlfriend is facing charges following a domestic incident in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called late on Monday night to a home in the 400 block of Oaklawn Avenue to investigate a reported dispute involving 29-year-old Antonio Brown and his ex, who got into a verbal altercation that rapidly escalated. The woman said that she told Brown that he needed to pack up his belongings and leave “before one of them got hurt," police say. She told officers that Brown gathered his belongings and …

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Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor A 33-year-old woman who tried to flee to Florida after shooting a father of three in Maryland last Spring will spend decades in prison, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced on Tuesday. Ronnisha Harris, who has no fixed address, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with all but 30 suspended, with the first five years to be served without the possibility of parole for the murder of Raphael "Ray-Ray" Johnson, Jr. last year. On March 2, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 100 block of Obery Court, where there were rep…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Weapons, Drugs Seized During Bust In Maryland, Police Say Weapons, Drugs Seized During Bust In Maryland, Police Say
Weapons, Drugs Seized During Bust In Maryland, Police Say Tipsters led police in Anne Arundel County to make a drug and weapons bust, officials say. Brittany Nicole Shelley, 35, of Millersville, is facing charges after being busted following a weeks-long investigation into reported drug deals in the area. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, in January, the agency received a tip about possible narcotics distribution in the region, leading investigators to identify Shelley as a possible suspect. Shelley was found away from her home on Thursday, leading to the execution of a search warrant at her home in the 200 block of Chalet C…

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by Zak Failla