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Man Wanted For Waving Handgun, Making Racial Slurs To Soccer Players At Maryland Park Man Wanted For Waving Handgun, Making Racial Slurs To Soccer Players At Maryland Park
Man Wanted For Waving Handgun, Making Racial Slurs To Soccer Players At Maryland Park Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man accused of waving a gun at a group of soccer players while shouting racial slurs at them at a park in Gaithersburg, authorities say. The suspect was seen shouting at the group around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 in Hunters Woods Local Park, according to Maryland-National Capital Park Police.  We need your help to identify a subject wanted in a crime at Hunters Woods Local Park in Gaithersburg on October 8 at 12:15 pm.If you have information, please contact investigators at 301-929-2748 or CrimeTips@mncparkpolice.org and reference…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Photo Released Of Accidental Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants Photo Released Of Accidental Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants
Photo Released Of Accidental Mall Gunman Who Fired Shots While Fixing His Pants Police have released a picture of the suspect accused of accidentally firing shots in the food court area of the Arundel Mills Mall while adjusting his pants, authorities say. Witnesses say the suspect appeared to have been adjusting his pants when the firearm he had been concealing went off into the floor of the food court area of the mall around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The suspect, described as a Black male with a dark complexion, medium build, black hair and wearing black cargo type pants, black sneakers with white soles, a black shirt and t…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants
Man Fires Shots In Arundel Mills Mall Food Court While Adjusting His Pants Police are searching for a suspect accused of firing shots while adjusting his pants in the food court area of the Arundel Mills Mall over the weekend, authorities say. Witnesses say the suspect appeared to have been adjusting his pants when the firearm he had been concealing went off into the floor of the food court area of the mall around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The suspect, described as a Black male with a dark complexion, medium build, black hair and wearing black cargo type pants, black sneakers with white soles, a black shirt and tan jacke…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
New Details Released After Barricade Situation In Maryland: Police New Details Released After Barricade Situation In Maryland: Police
New Details Released After Barricade Situation In Maryland: Police What a day in Baltimore. A potentially dangerous scenario was resolved without incident after a suspect reportedly barricaded himself inside a building in Baltimore, police said. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the unit block of Moline Circle at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, where there was a reported standoff in the Essex area, according to authorities. Investigators said that a barricade situation was unfolding at the scene at the time, leading to road closures in the area while police negotiated with the suspect. The barricade incident…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Teens Charged Following Frederick Fair Fights, Banned From Returning: Sheriff Two Teens Charged Following Frederick Fair Fights, Banned From Returning: Sheriff
Two Teens Charged Following Frederick Fair Fights, Banned From Returning: Sheriff Two minors are facing charges following a fracas at the Frederick Fair over the weekend. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office conducting traffic direction at the main gate of the fair intervened when they saw a large group of minors forming and a fight broke out, officials said. Deputies and security officers were able to get the group outside, and when officers attempted to apprehend the primary aggressor, the crowd interfered with the arrest, forcing a deputy to deploy OC spray to disperse them, according to the sheriff's office. The crowd was broken up and a minor was tak…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Football Game Fight Clears Frederick High School Stadium Football Game Fight Clears Frederick High School Stadium
Football Game Fight Clears Frederick High School Stadium The stands at Frederick High School were cleared after a fight broke out during a football game amongst spectators Friday, Sept. 9, officials said. The fight did not involved athletes on the field and was not between rivals of Middletown High School, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said. The game resumed after the stadium was cleared. "School administration worked in collaboration with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office and the Frederick Police Department to ensure the safety and security of the event," officials said.  There will be a coordinated investigation between FCPS …

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by Cecilia Levine
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DC Public Charter School On Lockdown Following Shooting DC Public Charter School On Lockdown Following Shooting
DC Public Charter School On Lockdown Following Shooting A public charter school in Washington D.C. is on lockdown after two boys were allegedly shot nearby, reports FOX 5. The shooting reportedly occurred in the 4500 block of Lee Street near the intersection of 45th Street around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31. The IDEA Public Charter School put the school on a precautionary lockdown following the shooting, continues the outlet.  Both boys are reportedly conscious and breathing after the shooting. The outlet continues to say that there was another unrelated shooting of a boy in the 4600 block of Alabama Avenue.  To read the full repor…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident D.C. metro police have arrested the suspect in a recent stabbing incident, officials said.On August 23, Antownne Turner, 51, stabbed two victims at around 3:50 p.m. on the Red Line platform, according to the Metro Transit Police Department. The male victim, who Turner stabbed in the stomach during an argument, is in serious but stable condition, officials said. The female victim was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities reported. Turner was placed into police custody, officials said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Potentially Explosive Device Dug Up In Maryland Yard Deemed 'Inert,' Sheriff Says Potentially Explosive Device Dug Up In Maryland Yard Deemed 'Inert,' Sheriff Says
Potentially Explosive Device Dug Up In Maryland Yard Deemed 'Inert,' Sheriff Says Alarms were sounded in the heads of some officials in Maryland when a suspicious device believed to be explosive in nature was uncovered after it was buried in a Harford County yard. The Harford County Sheriff's Office issued an alert on Wednesday, Aug. 17 advising that deputies responded to a residence in the 3700 block of Any Road after a homeowner reportedly found the suspicious device. Deputies responded to the screen and secured the area, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, while officers with the State Fire Marshal were called to secure the device. “At this time, th…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son
Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son Howard County is celebrating an emergency dispatcher who went "the extra mile and beyond" to help ensure a man's safety after he had trouble breathing following a race, authorities say. On Saturday, July 23, Trish Geiman took a call from a Delaware woman who had grown worried after her son called her to tell her that he was having difficulty breathing after finishing a 5K race, according to Howard County police. The woman stated that her son was a resident of Howard County and that she was unable to get back in contact with him after the call. The worried mother told Geiman that she was un…

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by Annie DeVoe
Lifestyle
North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore
North Ocean Beach In Maryland Reopens After Military Debris Washes Up On Shore A Maryland beach is reopened after it was forced to temporarily close due to several pieces of military munitions debris that washed ashore onto the sand over the past two weeks, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Parts of North Ocean Beach in the Maryland District of Assateague Island National Seashore had been closed since the end of July before reopening on Thursday, Aug. 4 after the discovery of old munitions on the beach. During the 1940s the area around the beach was used as a test range for US Navy missiles and bombs, according to NPS officials. Debris from that program w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event
Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event The show must go on. The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that they will move forward with their Annual Carnival, opting to postpone it rather than cancel after a teen opened fire and struck another youth during an incident over the weekend. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19, of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. In response, officials said that the heads of those agencies met with "the goal to decide if …

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by Zak Failla