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COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say COLD CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say
Cold CASE: Suspect Arrested For Sexually Abusing Boy 30 Years Ago, In Maryland, Police Say A suspect implicated in a 1994 sexual offense involving a young boy has been apprehended 30 years later in Frederick County, police say. The Frederick Police Department announced on Thursday that Donald Bernard Brooks, 66, has been identified and arrested in connection to sex offenses and child abuse charges decades later. Last month, a detective at the agency was assigned an investigation to probe the 1994 crime. Working with the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, officials say that the detective was able to track down evidence linking Brooks to an incident involving an underage …

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Canine Section Officer Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found Mistreated In MD: Police Canine Section Officer Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found Mistreated In MD: Police
Canine Section Officer Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog Found Mistreated In MD: Police An officer employed in the Canine Section of the Prince George's County Police Department is facing animal cruelty charge for his alleged mistreatment of Daisy, a 2-year-old bloodhound assigned to him, authorities announced. On July 14, Cpl. David Acosta was suspended for an unrelated incident, and as part of that suspension process, police say that two Canine Section handlers were ordered to retrieve Daisy and Acosta’s second dog, a Belgian Malinois named Spartacus. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, once the dogs were retrieved, handlers found injuries related…

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Target Temporarily Evacuated During Sheriff's Investigation In St. Mary's County (DEVELOPING) Target Temporarily Evacuated During Sheriff's Investigation In St. Mary's County (DEVELOPING)
Target Temporarily Evacuated During Sheriff's Investigation In St. Mary's County (Developing) A Target location in St. Mary's County was temporarily evacuated on Wednesday afternoon while the sheriff's office conducted an investigation in the area. An alert was issued at 1:15 p.m. on July 31 cautioning that deputies were at the scene at Target in the First Colony Shopping Center in California for an active investigation. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, "at the request of store management, personnel, and customers have been evacuated."  The nature of the investigation was not disclosed.  Officials said that there were no injuries and no damage to prop…

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Fugitive From DC Wanted For Attempted Stabbing Of Woman In Maryland May Be Armed, Sheriff Warns Fugitive From DC Wanted For Attempted Stabbing Of Woman In Maryland May Be Armed, Sheriff Warns
Gary Courtney Stewart Wanted For Assaulting Woman In MD Recognize him?  An alert has been issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as they attempt to locate a wanted man from DC who allegedly assaulted a woman.  Officers were called at around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 to the 2300 block of Alava Court in Waldorf, where there was an assault investigation involving 50-year-old Gary Courtney Stewart, who was able to flee the area before they arrived. According to investigators, Stewart punched the woman in the face and attempted to stab her during the altercation, though she was able to escape and call 911, leading to an arrest w…

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Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police
Masturbating Man Wearing Disney Hat Wanted Following Incident On Maryland Trail: Park Police A man wearing a Disney-themed hat is wanted after being scared off by three female joggers while he was masturbating on a Montgomery County trail. An alert was issued by Maryland-National Capital Park Police this week as they attempt to track down a man wanted in connection to an indecent exposure incident on the Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park earlier this month. According to investigators, there were multiple claims of indecent conduct that was reported between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 on the trail between Jackson Road and Flower Avenue. Three women were approached by the wa…

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Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds
Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds A 23-year-old Maryland man who was one of two dozen charged in connection to a massive cross-country fentanyl smuggling ring will spend more than a decade in prison. Temple Hills resident Andre Edmond - also known as "Draco" - was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone pills from Southern California to the East Coast. Prosecutors say that the pills were shipped from LAX in California to Dulles International Airport in laundry product bottles. The probe into Edmond and his cohorts was launched in Washington, DC wh…

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Armed Man Shot TV, Threatened Pair Before Arrest In Charles County, Sheriff Says Armed Man Shot TV, Threatened Pair Before Arrest In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Alfredo Arroyo Arrested Peacefully Following Brief Standoff A man who fired shots at a TV and threatened two people inside a Charles County home was apprehended peacefully due to the measured work of officers, according to the sheriff's office. La Plata resident Alfredo Arroyo, 45, is facing charges following an incident that played out over the weekend that led to a large police presence and could have ended tragically if not for officers de-escalating the situation, officials said on Wednesday. On the morning of Saturday, July 13, officers were called to the La Plata home, where there was a report of shots fired.  "Responding officers i…

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Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland
Suspicious Man Who Approached Teen Girl, Woman In Separate Incidents Wanted In Maryland An alert was issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office over the weekend as they attempt to track down a creepy man implicated in a pair of suspicious incidents last week. Early on Wednesday, July 10, officers were called to Dorchester Circle in St. Charles, when a teen girl reported that a man drove up to her and asked for her number before she walked away and notified her parents. The following day, at around the same time and place, a man matching the description provided by the girl approached a woman and made a sexual comment towards her. He then fled when the woman took her cell p…

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Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says
Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says Two people were hospitalized overnight after being struck by a hail of bullets that were fired into a Calvert County home, officials say. Deputies were called shortly after 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 to the 1600 block of Mint Court in Prince Frederick, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's office found a man with a gunshot wound to a leg and a woman was hit several times in her upper body. According to investigators, an unknown suspect shot several rounds into the front of the residence, striking both, who were rushed t…

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Smiling Suspect Busted For DUI After Calvert County Crash, Sheriff Says Smiling Suspect Busted For DUI After Calvert County Crash, Sheriff Says
Smiling Suspect Busted For DUI After Calvert County Crash, Sheriff Says A smiling suspect is laughing his way to jail after being busted for allegedly crashing while under the influence in Southern Maryland, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday. Leonardtown resident Wade Faron Robinson Robinite, 32, is facing charges following the investigation into a crash earlier this month near the intersection of Langley Lane and Solomons Island Road in Solomons. Google Maps street view According to investigators, deputies made contact with Robinite at the scene of the crash, where he was allegedly shouting profanities and making threats …

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US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting
US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting A lover. A soldier. A friend. This is how Chris Moore is being remembered. Moore, 36, was shot just after 10 p.m. by Davon Dabbs, 20, of Taneytown, after his fiance had showed up with a handgun in an effort to protect him, the county sheriff's office said. Posts shared to Facebook say Moore served in the US Army, having been deployed for more than a year to Egypt. In a Facebook post, Dominic Mancuso said he served alongside Moore in Egypt, adding that "he was such a good guy, beloved by those who knew him, and such a solid heart." Good Morning Carroll County. As many of you know we h…

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Road Rage Shooter Used Victim's Fiancé's Gun To Kill Him, Carroll County Sheriff Says Road Rage Shooter Used Victim's Fiancé's Gun To Kill Him, Carroll County Sheriff Says
Road Rage Shooter Used Victim's Fiancé's Gun To Kill Him, Carroll County Sheriff Says The accused killer in the July Fourth roadway shooting used the handgun of a woman trying to protect her fiance to kill him in Carroll County, authorities said in announcing an arrest. Davon Joseph Dabbs, 20, has been charged with murder and assault in the killing of Christopher Moore around 10:05 p.m. Thursday, July 4 at Bear Run and Runnymede roads in Taneytown, the county sheriff's office said. Dabbs and his 26-year-old passenger had gotten out of one car when Moore, 36, got out of another car at the intersection and began to argue, the sheriff's office said. Things turned physical and …

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by Cecilia Levine