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Off-Duty Officer Charged Month After Hit-Run Crash In Maryland With Marked Police Vehicle
An off-duty Anne Arundel County Police officer has been charged following a hit-and-run crash involving a marked police vehicle last month, officials said. The incident was initially reported late in December 2024, when a marked Anne Arundel County Police car was involved in a property damage crash. According to police, the vehicle left the scene, but investigators were able to identify it and determine the driver was Cpl. Russell Ruehl, a five-year veteran of the department assigned to the Bureau of Community Services. According to a spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police D…
Police & Fire
Elderly Pedestrian Killed In Anne Arundel County Crash Identified By Police
A 70-year-old man from Baltimore County was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Ritchie Highway in Severna Park, police said. Investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department say a 2018 Mazda SUV, driven by 27-year-old Da’Von Tawain Bell of Annapolis, was heading southbound on Ritchie Highway when it struck Barry Stephen White of Gwynn Oak, who was in the roadway. The crash happened around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, near Whites Road. Emergency responders from the fire department pronounced White dead at the scene. Bell was uninjured in the crash. The incident is…
Police & Fire
Officers In Maryland Indicted For Misconduct Following Fatal 2023 Crash; Chief Responds
Two Anne Arundel County police officers have been indicted for misconduct in office following an investigation into their actions during a fatal crash in Pasadena last year, officials announced. Cpl. K. Schnell and Cpl. E. Vasquez were issued criminal summonses on Friday, Dec. 6 following an investigation led by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, according to Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Amal E. Awad. The indictments stem from a crash that occurred on Dec. 7, 2023, but details about the alleged misconduct have not been disclosed. Damione Gardner, 22, of Baltimore, wa…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Teen Accused Of Gunning Down Man In Backyard, Leaving Another For Dead In MD: Police
An 18-year-old from Baltimore has been arrested in connection to a pair of fatal summertime murders in Anne Arundel County, police say. Deondre Tywon Sharps was charged for his alleged role in the slayings of Keion McKinney, 18, in an area yard, and 34-year-old Joshua Ray Holland, of Curtis Bay, who was found left for dead after being shot. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, on Friday, June 14 officers found the Severn man suffering from a gunshot wound sustained after he exited a townhouse. The shooter fled the area before officers arrived. Approximately two weeks la…
Police & Fire
Fight Investigation Lands Two Behind Bars For Drug, Weapon Charges In Maryland, Police Say
What started as an investigation into a fight reported outside an Anne Arundel County home led to a pair landing behind bars for separate drug and weapon charges, police say. Gwynn Oak resident Zafrin Xavier Stevens, 20, was busted with drugs in a Honda Crosstrek, while a .22 caliber handgun was recovered from 18-year-old Ladamian Deshawn Johnson's gold Honda Odyssey following a probe into the incident. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, July 19, there was a reported fight involving a group in the area of Aventura Cour…
Traffic
'I Just Really Wish You Were Here:' 9-Year-Old Daughter Devastated By Mom's Death In Maryland
A 9-year-old girl has been devastated by the unexpected loss of her mother following a fatal crash into an Anne Arundel County home that left five others with serious injuries. Friends and family of Pasadena native Julie Michelle Nushawg, 26, are coming together in support of her daughter, De'Layah in the days after the early morning crash after her driver attempted to avoid a traffic stop early in the morning of Monday, May 6. Anne Arundel County Police Department investigators say that Trayquan McKesson lost control of a Lexus IS 350, failed to negotiate a curve and struck a vacant h…
Traffic
Passenger Killed When Speeding Driver Fleeing From Traffic Stop Crashes Into Maryland Home: PD
A woman was killed and five others suffered serious injuries when a Lexus driver attempting to avoid a traffic stop lost control and crashed into a Jessup home, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday morning, an officer on patrol spotted a Lexus IS 350 driven by Odenton resident Trayquan Edward McKesson, 26, speeding in the area of Annapolis Road and Reece Road in Severn, prompting an attempted traffic stop. Police say that the vehicle sped away from the area, and the officer did not pursue the driver; however, minutes later, there was a 911 …
News
Man Who Hid Out In El Salvador For Years Sentenced For Cookout Murder In Maryland: Prosecutors
A man who fled to his native El Salvador for years following a fatal shooting in Anne Arundel County will be spending decades stateside - in a prison cell - authorities announced on Wednesday. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, was sentenced to 90 years in prison with all but 55 years suspended, with the first 10 years to be served without the possibility of parole, after admitting to a 2020 shooting at a company party. According to Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, the fatal and non-fatal shooting of two men were reported at a construction company…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Teens Busted With Guns During 200+ Person Fight In Hotel Lobby: Police
Two teens were arrested with weapons when a massive melee broke out inside the lobby of an Anne Arundel County hotel. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called over the weekend to Embassy Suites at 1300 Concourse Drive in Linthicum to help break up a fight that broke out involving more than 200 people. Google Maps street view Witnesses said that two boys wearing ski masks during the incident had handguns, and an unknown person pepper-sprayed several people. Two suspects, a 15 year old and 16 year old, were both charged after being caught with the weapon. Both ar…
Traffic
Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland
Many drivers opted to simply turn off their vehicles as traffic was stopped on the Bay Bridge for hours due to a multi-vehicle crash involving more than a dozen drivers in Maryland. The busy bridge was shut down on Jan. 27 as first responders in Anne Arundel County worked to clear the scene and investigate what caused the crash, which sent several people to the hospital, according to reports. The crash halted traffic on Saturday. Twitter via MDTA All westbound lanes were shut down, leaving the roadway as a parking lot as of 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The Maryland Transportation Aut…
Police & Fire
Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD
Two men were arrested and a third charged in Anne Arundel County after an axe handle assault of a suspect driving a stolen car in Linthicum, authorities announced. Gwynn Oak resident Malik Anthony Carr, 27, and Markell Armon Carr, 25, of Baltimore, were both taken into custody for their alleged roles in the assault of city resident Brian Keith Whittington on Tuesday morning. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, officers responded to a reported assault in the area of West Nursery Road and Andover Road, where witnesses reported that two men -…
News
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney
An Anne Arundel Judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man spend life in prison for the grisly murder of his mother in their Tracy's Landing home in 2021, authorities announced. Andrew Beavers was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his mother, cybersecurity executive Juanita Naomi Koilpillai, 58, whose body was found poorly outside of their home after being reported missing. Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess added that on top of the life sentence, Beavers was also hit with three years on a weapons charge. On July 25, 2021, prosecutors say that …
Police & Fire
Body-Worn Camera Footage Captures Violent Anne Arundel County Crash (
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Bodycam footage captured the aftermath of a Maryland crash that critically injured a 23-year-old driver and left his passenger dead at the scene. Damione Gardner, 22, of Baltimore, was killed when a Infiniti G37 driven by Meziah Johnson smashed into a pole at the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road at the intersection of Bay Harbor Road in Pasadena on Thursday, Dec. 7, Daily Voice reported. According to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General, the vehicle was traveling on the Stoney Creek Drawbridge while two patrol vehicles from the Anne Arundel …
News
Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen
The Fairfax County man who cyberstalked two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital will be spending time behind bars not a keyboard after copping to the crime earlier this year, federal authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, the Fairfax resident sent his first victim series of sexually explicit and threatening text messages using an …
Police & Fire
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church
A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …
Police & Fire
Teen Rams Into Police Vehicle With Stolen Volkswagen Before Fleeing In Maryland
Two wanted car thieves took police on quite a ride overnight in Maryland after ramming a detective's vehicle and attempting to flee in Anne Arundel County. Police say that a 17-year-old from Baltimore was driving Glen Burnie resident Nicholas Thomas Battle, 20, near the intersection of Elvaton Road and Tall Pines Court when officers spotted their 2023 Volkswagen Taos, which had been previously reported out of Montgomery County. The ordeal began at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Western District. According to a spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department, detect…
Police & Fire
Police ID Retired Service Member, Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide (
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Police have identified the family members involved in a murder-suicide in Anne Arundel County that remains under investigation. Officers were first called at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday morning to the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton, where they found 34-year-old Steven Michael Nabakowski suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police Activity - Units on scene of a suspicious death in the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton. More information will follow when available. pic.twitter.com/yQk8Bz5vRB — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) November 1, 2023 According to p…
Police & Fire
Police Probing Apparent Murder-Suicide Involving Father, Son In Maryland (
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An investigation into an apparently murder-suicide involving a father and son is under investigation in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers were first called at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday morning to the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton to investigate a reported suspicious death involving a 34-year-old man who was found inside a home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police Activity - Units on scene of a suspicious death in the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton. More information will follow when available. pic.twitter.com/yQk8Bz5vRB — Anne Arundel County Police D…
News
Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds
A Fairfax County man admitted to federal cyberstalking charges after sending sexually explicit and threatening messages to two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital, authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, will face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, Ghali sent "Victim M.B.," an acquaintance he met at church, a series of unwanted messages using an app that allows users to acquire phone number…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police
One person was killed and a second was hospitalized in a double shooting in Anne Arundel County early on Friday morning. Lamarge Antoine Prettyman, Jr., 20, was shot and killed in the hallway of an apartment complex in the 7800 block of Bruton Court in Glen Burnie by an unknown assailant who immediately fled the area after firing multiple shots, police say. The shooting was reported at approximately 12:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A second person, 23, was also struck and suffered a non-life-threatening injury, while a third person with the group was uninjured. Both victims are from Baltimo…
Police & Fire
Maryland Counties Having Technical Issues With 911 Calls
At least two locales in Maryland are having issues at their 911 call centers, officials are advising. Alerts were issued in Washington and Anne Arundel counties on Tuesday, Aug. 22, as they dealt with technical difficulty involving emergency calls. Both were still reporting outages as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. 8/22/23 at 1:45pm: Anne Arundel County is currently experiencing technical issues with the 9-1-1 system which is also impacting the City of Annapolis. Call 410-222-0701 for emergencies or text 9-1-1 until further notice. @CityofAnnapolis @AnnapolisPD @AnnapolisFire — Annapo…
News
Police Searching For Inmate Who Escaped From Custody In Maryland
Police in Maryland are warning area residents to be on the lookout after a resident escaped from custody. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Howard County Police Department were notified that Randy Morris, an inmate, escaped from a transport van. The 38-year-old - who was in custody for burglary - got away in the area of Dorsey Run Road and Route 32. The Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Maryland State police departments are now searching for him on foot and with drones. Morris was described as being 5-foot-9, weighs between 130 and 140 pounds, is bald with a b…
Police & Fire
Joyriding Teens Take Stolen Car From Baltimore Into Anne Arundel Before Crash: Police
A group of joyriding teenagers who crashed into a yard in Brooklyn took Anne Arundel County Police officers for a ride overnight. Shortly before midnight, the Baltimore Police Aviation Unit alerted the Anne Arundel County Police Department about a stolen vehicle that was tracked to the area of Doris Avenue and 4th Street in Brooklyn. Police say that five minors were seen getting out of the stolen Hyundai Sonata and getting into a Kia Sportage which crashed in a yard at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Following the crash landing, all five minors fled the vehicle, though four…
Police & Fire
Bank Robbers Flee From Wells Fargo On Moped Before Being Tracked Down In Baltimore
Two men are in custody following an Anne Arundel bank robbery and brief barricade situation that played out in Baltimore, according to authorities. Frank Edward Williams, 35, and Bernard Albert Turner, 44, both of Baltimore, are locked up following a reported incident at the Wells Fargo on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie early on Saturday afternoon. Robbery at the Wells Fargo, 6708 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie. Both suspects are in custody. Expect increased police presence. pic.twitter.com/MOQCfv5TyN — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) July 15, 2023 Officers from the An…
Police & Fire
Three Charged For Hate Crimes, Vandalism At MD Churches: Police
Justice has been served for some communities in Maryland after suspects implicated in a string of hate crimes at area churches were arrested. Three people are in custody in Anne Arundel County after terrorizing places of worship throughout Odenton and Annapolis over the past several weeks, authorities announced on Thursday, June 29. Blake Krenzer, and Brandon Krezner, of Gambrills, and Jarren Alexander are facing multiple charges for their roles in vandalizing at least four churches over the past two weeks. Churches targeted include: Ark & Dove Presbyterian Church on Piney Orchar…
Police & Fire
'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is attempting to locate three masked men who were caught on camera vandalizing a “Black Lives Matter” sign that was posted at an area church. Photos have been released by the police of vandals who targeted the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church on Piney Orchard Parkway in Odenton earlier this week. It is the same church where LGBTQ+ signage was stolen last month. Police say that the BLM sign was vandalized at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13. In the photos, one suspect can be seen wearing a shirt saying “AMERICAN” with a reverse American …
News
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…
News
Silver Alert Issued For Elderly Man Reported Missing In Maryland
Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are asking the public to be on alert for a 75-year-old man who has been reported missing. A Silver Alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding Ralph Carbone, who was last seen on Wednesday, April 19 in Glen Burnie. Officials say that Carbone left in a silver Toyota Camry with a Florida registration with the license place "VC8AH." They noted that he forgot his cellphone and has not been heard from since he went missing. Anyone with inforamtion regarding Carbone or his whereabouts has been asked to contact police by call…
Police & Fire
Police ID Two Killed In Gambrills Crash With Tow Truck That Left Two Others Injured
Police in Anne Arundel County say that two people are dead and two others injured after a violent crash involving a tow truck and Honda sedan early on Sunday morning in Gambrills. New details have been released by detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department following the fatal crash that took the lives of Glenn Dale residents Irene Nkechi Onwukwe, 54, and Josephine Monyei, 85, on Sunday, March 12. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers from the department were called to the southbound lanes of Crain Highway near Maryland Route 32, where there was a reported cr…
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