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Man Arrested For Abusing Infant Treated For Broken Bones In MD, Police Say
Police say that a 33-year-old man is facing charges in Maryland for allegedly abusing an infant child who is now being treated in Washington, DC. Keith Patrick Lewis has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse following an investigation that was sparked by Child Protective Services involving a 6-week-old child in Frederick County. The Frederick Police Department was alerted by CPS last week after a child was treated at Frederick Health Hospital and later transferred to the Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC for additional evaluation. Investigators say that…
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Reported Building Explosion Leads To Arrest For Man Who Nearly Shot Infant In Maryland: Police
An infant was nearly shot in Maryland after a man accidentally discharged a weapon in a Frederick County building, coming dangerously close to striking the child, according to police. Paul Viera, 25, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in city limits following an investigation into what was initially reported as a building explosion in Frederick County. The alleged incident happened at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in the 1400 block of Key Parkway in Frederick. Police said that upon arrival at the scene, officers and emergency personn…
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Suspect At Large After Shooting At Maryland Skate Park Leaves One In Critical Condition: Police
A midday shooting at a Maryland skate park left one hospitalized in critical condition in Frederick County, according to police. Members of the Frederick Police Department responded to the Hill Street Skate Park in Frederick City shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, where there was a reported shooting, investigators said. Upon arrival, officials said that officers located an adult man with a confirmed gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene and transported to an area trauma center where he was listed in critical condition, the department said on Monday, Aug. 29. “Through the pr…
Police & Fire
Texas Mom Who Abducted Her Own Kids Captured In Maryland: Authorities
A woman wanted in Texas for taking her young children away from their father and fleeing to Maryland has been apprehended after interfering with a divorce decree and custody agreement, authorities announced. The Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas alerted the Frederick County Sheriff in Maryland last week to advise that Frederick resident Amanda Lynn Shaw, 32, was believed to be in the area after violating a court-issued decree. In December 2021, Shaw received custody of her two children - ages 8 and 9 - under a divorce decree, according to the sheriff’s office. However, later that mont…
Police & Fire
Vehicle Fire That Spread To Maryland Townhomes Set Intentionally: Officials
A vehicle fire that extended to multiple townhomes in Maryland was determined to be intentionally set, according to officials in Frederick County. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, the Frederick County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire that broke out in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive in Frederick. Upon arrival, officials said that crews were met with a minivan that was fully engulfed in flames that had damaged two townhomes. Crews worked to extinguish the vehicle fire and protect the structures, according to officials in Frederick County, an…
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New Alert Issued For Missing Pregnant Teen Runaway Possibly Staying In RV With Maryland Tags
A new alert has been issued for a teenage runaway reported missing out of Virginia who could potentially be staying in an RV with a Maryland registration. Kiley Elizabeth O-Neil Carter, 15, ran away from her Frederick County, Virginia home at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, according to the sheriff’s office, while officials in Frederick County, Maryland, advised that she could be staying in a vehicle with Maryland tags. She was last seen near the Apple Pie Meadows neighborhood of Apple Pie Ridge Road in Virginia. According to The AWARE Foundation, Carter “is possibly bein…