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Eastern Shore Drug Ring Crumbled: Cocaine, Fentanyl, And Firearms Seized: Maryland State Police Eastern Shore Drug Ring Crumbled: Cocaine, Fentanyl, And Firearms Seized: Maryland State Police
Eastern Shore Drug Ring Crumbled: Cocaine, Fentanyl, And Firearms Seized: Maryland State Police Nearly 40 people accused of running a large-scale drug-trafficking ring on Maryland’s Eastern Shore were indicted following a massive five-month investigation by local, state, and federal law enforcement, authorities announced. The operation, led by Wicomico Narcotics—a collaboration between the Maryland State Police, Fruitland Police Department, Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Administration—dismantled a network accused of distributing cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs across Wicomico, Dorchester, and Baltimore counties. Search warrants executed in Augu…

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Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland
Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland Two teens have been arrested for their alleged roles in the murder of a popular 26-year-old father who was gunned down in Southern Maryland earlier this month. Jo’Mir Omar Norman, 18 and Brian Jermaine Wongus, Jr. 15, both of Cambridge have been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of Virgil Simms last weekend in Dorchester County.  According to Maryland State Police, at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, officers from the Cambridge Police Department responded to the area of Pine Street and Dunns Court to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they foun…

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Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police
Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police A man who shot his co-worker at a Maryland gas station before attempting to flee in a work van has been apprehended and charged with attempted murder, state police say. Antonio Lamont Bolden, 36, is behind bars following a reported shooting at a Talbot County gas station that left a 29-year-old man hospitalized days later. Investigators say that first responders were called shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the 4100 block of Ocean Gateway in Trappe, where they found 29-year-old Salisbury resident Aigner Smith suffering from gunshot wounds to his arm and face. He was airlifted to a…

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Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a million dollars in damage was caused when a butcher shop fire spread to a home of a vacant home that has stood for more than a century in Maryland, officials say. First responders were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to the 5000 block of Stone Boundary Road in Cambridge, where the owner of a butcher shop reported a fire that rapidly spread to nearby structures. According to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal, the fire originated inside the Dorchester County butcher shop while the owner was working inside, and embers landed on the cedar shingles of the vacan…

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Lifestyle
Small Business Owner Not Ready For Retirement After Winning $5M On Maryland Lottery Scratcher Small Business Owner Not Ready For Retirement After Winning $5M On Maryland Lottery Scratcher
Small Business Owner Not Ready For Retirement After Winning $5M On Maryland Lottery Scratcher The dedicated owner of a fire protection company says he’s still not quite ready to retire — even after winning a whopping $5 million on a Maryland lottery scratcher. Troy Deneau of Dorchester County won the second of three $5 million top prizes on the 50 Years! scratch-off game. The ticket was purchased at 7201 Main Street on Willards in Worcester County last Thursday. “We are very grateful for this win,” said the Eastern Shore man as he stopped by lottery headquarters alongside his wife, Rachel. “I am now set for retirement.” Troy says the $50 scratch-off is the only lottery game …

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Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…

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Mobile Home Razed By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal Mobile Home Razed By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Mobile Home Razed By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal A mobile home was destroyed by a midday two-alarm fire in Maryland that took firefighters nearly an hour to get under control. The fire marshal says that the fire was reported in Dorchester County shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, on Partridge Lane in Reliance when there was an electrical failure underneath the mobile home that sparked the blaze in the living room of the residence. More than two dozen firefighters from the El Dorado Volunteer Fire Department took approximately 45 minutes to get the two-alarm fire under control, but not before it caused upwards of $70,000 in dam…

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Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Hunter After Falling From Tree Stand Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Hunter After Falling From Tree Stand
Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Hunter After Falling From Tree Stand An injured hunter who found himself in a precarious position after falling more than a dozen feet from a tree stand had to be airlifted to an area hospital by Maryland State Police crews, authorities say. First responders responded to a call shortly after noon on Friday, Dec. 2, regarding a hunter who was stranded near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge after falling 14 feet from a tree stand and landing in an awkward position. According to police, the aerial crew assigned to the Easton Section responded to the area near the refuge in Dorchester County to assist a man who required medica…

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Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal An investigation has been launched by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a dwelling burned down overnight in Dorchester County. First responders from the Vienna Volunteer Fire Company in Cambridge were called to Griffith Neck Road shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, when a neighbor reported a fire that broke out in a vacant two-story home. Officials say that it took a team of nearly two dozen firefighters approximately a half hour to get the flames under control, but not before it caused an estimated $40,000 ($25,000 to the structure, $15,000 to its contents) in dam…

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Murder Suspect In Custody After Dead Body Found Shot In The Woods Near Maryland Roadway: Police Murder Suspect In Custody After Dead Body Found Shot In The Woods Near Maryland Roadway: Police
Murder Suspect In Custody After Dead Body Found Shot In The Woods Near Maryland Roadway: Police US Marshals helped Maryland State Police investigators apprehend a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting earlier this month. Cambridge resident Geett Cornish, 30, is facing multiple murder and other charges for allegedly shooting and killing Kevin Dwayne Raeford and dumping his body in a wooded area in Dorchester County. Specifically, Cornish was charged with: First-degree murder; Second-degree murder; First-degree assault; Use of a firearm in a felony; Illegal possession of a firearm; Second-degree assault; Reckless endangerment; Illegal possession of a handgun in a vehicle; Ille…

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Eleventh Suspect Apprehended In Connection With Fourth Of July Murder: Maryland State Police Eleventh Suspect Apprehended In Connection With Fourth Of July Murder: Maryland State Police
Eleventh Suspect Apprehended In Connection With Fourth Of July Murder: Maryland State Police Maryland State Police investigators have announced the 11th arrest in connection to the Fourth of July murder of Tyuane Johnson in Dorchester County. Zakai Curtis, 18, was apprehended in Easton and charged for his role in Johnson’s murder as state police continue to investigate the circumstances of the fatal shooting. Curtis was charged with: Attempted first-degree murder; Attempted second-degree murder; Two counts of second-degree assault; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony or violent crime; “Other criminal charges.” He was extradited from Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is …

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Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police
Victim ID'd, Second Suspect Arrested For Murdering 20-Year-Old Man In Maryland: State Police Investigators in Maryland have charged a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Dorchester County earlier this year, state police officials announced. Frederick resident Raykquon Dijon Molock, 25, was arrested on Brighton Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16 by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) Western Maryland agency following a lengthy investigation into the murder of Cambridge resident A’Corie Young in April. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, officials announced that a second suspect, Cambridge residen…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Faces Murder Charge After Being Busted By US Marshals Maryland Man Faces Murder Charge After Being Busted By US Marshals
Maryland Man Faces Murder Charge After Being Busted By US Marshals A fugitive wanted for murder in Maryland has been apprehended by US Marshals, authorities announced. Frederick resident Raykquon Moloch, 25, was arrested on Brighton Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16 by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) following a lengthy investigation into a murder in Cambridge. Officials said that CARFTF members conducted surveillance in the 6900 block of Brighton Court, and at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning when they observed Molock exit the apartment, where he was detained without inciden…

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Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze
Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze A late-night fireworks show in Maryland led to multiple Dorchester County homes getting damaged when one went awry and set an outdoor trash pile ablaze, according to the state fire marshal. A team of nearly two dozen firefighters from the Rescue Fire Company in Cambridge responded to a Hubbard Street home shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a reported trash fire that broke out. It took first responders approximately a half-hour to control the fire, which caused an estimated $10,000 to the structure. The initial investigation determined that it was accidental in nat…

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News
Five More Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police Five More Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police
Five More Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police Five new suspects have been apprehended in connection to a fatal Fourth of July shooting in Maryland, bringing the total to nine arrests, according to state police. In Dorchester County, Tyuane Johnson, 24, of Cambridge was shot on Monday, July 4 in the 1000 block of Cosby Lane, police said, later succumbing to his injuries after being rushed to the Dorchester General Hospital. The autopsy results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Johnson’s death was a homicide from a gunshot wound, officials said. According to state police, the investigation into the fatal shooting has …

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Unattended Stove Sparks Two-Alarm Fire During Scorcher In Maryland Unattended Stove Sparks Two-Alarm Fire During Scorcher In Maryland
Unattended Stove Sparks Two-Alarm Fire During Scorcher In Maryland An unattended stovetop that was left inside a Maryland kitchen made a hot day even hotter as it caused $100,000 in damage to a single-family home in Dorchester County, state officials announced. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, crews from multiple agencies responded to a Washington Street home in Cambridge, when a passerby alerted the Rescue Fire Company to smoke and flames coming from the side of the residence. Crews were able to knock down the bulk of the fire within a few minutes of arriving, according to fire officials, but due to the heat, overhaul, and lack of manpower…

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Four Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police Four Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police
Four Facing Charges In Felony Fourth Of July Shooting In Maryland: State Police Multiple arrests have been made in connection to a fatal Fourth of July shooting in Maryland, state police announced. In Dorchester County, Tyuane Johnson, 24, of Cambridge was shot on Monday, July 4 in the 1000 block of Cosby Lane, police said, later succumbing to his injuries after being rushed to the Dorchester General Hospital. The autopsy results from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Johnson’s death was a homicide from a gunshot wound, officials said. According to state police, the investigation into the fatal shooting led to the arrest of four men who are facing these …

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Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large
Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large A fatal Fourth of July homicide remains under investigation by state police after a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in Dorchester County, authorities said on Thursday, July 7. Cambridge resident Tyuane Johnson, Jr. was pronounced dead at the Dorchester General Hospital on Monday, July 4 after he was found with a gunshot wound by members of the Maryland State Police Department. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Cambridge Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge for a reported shooting, a spokesperson for the department said. Upon thei…

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