Support Swells For 'Shaken, Heartbroken' Family After 21-Year-Old Son Gunned Down In MD Support Swells For 'Shaken, Heartbroken' Family After 21-Year-Old Son Gunned Down In MD
Support Swells For 'Shaken, Heartbroken' Family After 21-Year-Old Son Gunned Down In MD Members of a tight-knit Maryland community are rallying around the friends and family of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed in Prince George's County. Cameron Smith was identified on Monday as the person who was gunned down at approximately 1 a.m. on Friday, July 21 in the 13300 block of Edinburgh Lane. The Laurel resident was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders from the Prince George's County Police Department. No shooter has been apprehended. Following the announcement of his death, hundreds of dollars have been raised for the family, which is reeling from Smith's u…
Early Morning Two-Alarm Fire Engulfs Maryland Home Early Morning Two-Alarm Fire Engulfs Maryland Home
Early Morning Two-Alarm Fire Engulfs Maryland Home Several homes were damaged on Wednesday morning when a two-alarm fire broke out in a Prince George’s County home. At approximately 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, all hands were on deck in the 13900 block of Chadsworth Terrace in Laurel, where multiple agencies were called to a massive blaze that prompted evacuations. House Fire, 6:15am 13900 Blk Chadsworth Terr., Laurel. PGFD arrived to find a single family home, fully involved in fire. Defensive operations have been ordered & a 2nd alarm has been sounded as a precaution to protect nearby home. Occupants self-evacuated. No reported injurie…
Maryland Man Accused Of Groping, Sexually Abusing Clients At DC Clinic Maryland Man Accused Of Groping, Sexually Abusing Clients At DC Clinic
Maryland Man Accused Of Groping, Sexually Abusing Clients At DC Clinic A Maryland man who worked at a Washington, DC clinic is facing charges for allegedly groping and inappropriately touching clients on at least two occasions years apart.  Haileleoul Erbello, 47, of Laurel, has been charged with six counts of second-degree sexual abuse or a patient or client for a pair of incidents that were reported in August 2019 and April 2021, according to federal officials. According to an indictment, Erbello worked at the Metro Lab clinic in DC, and on Aug. 20, 2019, he was performing a physical exam on a patient when he allegedly groped her breasts, pressed h…
Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police
Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police A toddler nearing its second birthday was killed when a driver failed to see him and accidentally struck him with a car in Laurel, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced. On Wednesday, June 14, a child was hospitalized after being accidentally hit by a 37-year-old woman in a commercial parking lot when the child wandered in front of her Nissan Pathfinder. The incident was reported at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3600 block of Laurel - Fort Meade Road. Police say that the woman dropped off two passengers, and while she was talking with one of them, the toddler wa…
Drivers Involved In Fatal I-695 Crash In MD That Killed Six Workers Indicted: Police Drivers Involved In Fatal I-695 Crash In MD That Killed Six Workers Indicted: Police
Drivers Involved In Fatal I-695 Crash In MD That Killed Six Workers Indicted: Police Two people have been indicted on charges associated to the crash that left six highway construction workers dead earlier this year on I-695 in Baltimore County. Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, of Randallstown, and Melachi Duane Brown, 20, of Baltimore, are facing a host of charges for their roles in the fatal crash in March. New details have been released by Maryland State Police as they continue their probe into the fatal Baltimore Beltway crash that killed the six workers. The day after the crash, on Thursday, March 23, the six victims of the fatal crash were positively identified by state polic…
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said. What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said. The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said. Two days …
Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police
Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police Additional details have been released by Maryland State Police as they continue their probe into the fatal Baltimore Beltway crash that killed six highway workers. The day after the crash, on Thursday, March 23, the six victims of the fatal crash were positively identified by state police investigators, hours after they laid out the details of the events leading up to the fatal incident.  The victims were identified as:  Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel; Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, of Frederick; Jose Armando Escobar, 52, of Frederick; Mahlon Simmons III, 31, of Union Bridge; Mahlon …
Former Police Chief In Maryland Convicted Of Targeted Arson Attacks: State's Attorney Former Police Chief In Maryland Convicted Of Targeted Arson Attacks: State's Attorney
Former Police Chief In Maryland Convicted Of Targeted Arson Attacks: State's Attorney The Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office is seeking multiple life sentences for a former police chief in Maryland who was connected to a dozen different arson cases that spanned multiple counties over two decades. David Crawford, 71, was found guilty by a jury on multiple attempted murder and other charges for his lengthy crime spree that stretched out for years, Howard County State’s Attorney Rich Gibson announced on Thursday, March 9. Specifically, Crawford was found guilty on Thursday of: Eight counts of first-degree attempted murder; Three counts of first-degree arson; Malicious …
Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police
Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police An elderly woman was able to escape into her vehicle and drive to the police station while a 54-year-old woman struck her multiple times with a hatchet outside of her home in Maryland, authorities said. Wendy Yvette Shabazz, of Laurel, is facing a first-degree assault charge for hitting the 83-year-old woman with the weapon multiple times the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14 on the 30 block of Orchard Towne Court, Laurel police said. The victim was able to get in her car and drive to the police station, where police treated her for non life-threatening injuries before she was hospitalized. …
Lucky Fan Wins Season Tickets To Baltimore Ravens For The Next 20 Years Lucky Fan Wins Season Tickets To Baltimore Ravens For The Next 20 Years
Lucky Fan Wins Season Tickets To Baltimore Ravens For The Next 20 Years A lucky Pasadena man has won club-level season tickets to see the Baltimore Ravens for the next 20 years after claiming a coveted contest with the Maryland Lottery, officials announced. Angelo Contrino III was announced as the winner of the Maryland Lottery's 2022 "Seats for 20 Years", earning two club-level tickets and a parking pass for all pre-season and regular-season home games for the next 20 years, announced Lottery officials. Contrino was one of six finalists and was able to tour the stadium and locker rooms before being met by former Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith, who announced Con…
Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials
Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials Justice appears to have finally been served after a Laurel man was sentenced following the conviction of a rape and murder case that went cold over 40 years ago, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, Jr., 62, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of the rape and murder of Laney Lee McGadney in 1982, according to multiple reports. Bradberry was arrested at his home back May 2021 after DNA test results linked him to the 1982 crime scene where the body of McGadney was found. “Nothing will ever erase the pain of losing a loved one in such a violent and tragic way", sai…
Woman Injured After Tree Falls Through Home in Laurel Woman Injured After Tree Falls Through Home in Laurel
Woman Injured After Tree Falls Through Home in Laurel One woman is seriously injured after a tree fell through her home in Laurel, authorities say. Around 11:16 a.m., police responded to reports of a home collapse in the 67000 block of Park Hall Drive, according to Prince George's County police.  Once on the scene, crews found a single-family home with a tree that had fallen through the roof, and occupant with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.  Approx 11:16am #PGFD units were dispatched to the 67000 block of Park Hall Dr in Laurel for a collapse investigation. On scene crews found a tree through a single-family home. 1 adult fem…