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Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD
Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Officials in Montgomery County announced that a Rockville man will face life in prison after he admitted to killing his 66-year-old boss in 2021. On Friday, Feb. 24, Billy Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the violent death of his former manager, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago. Specifically, Phillips pleaded guilty to: First-degree murder; home invasion; Armed robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, investigators received a report of a missing person at Pay…

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Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal New details have been released by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a body was pulled from the wreckage of a home in Bel Air that burned to the ground over the weekend. A joint investigation between the fire marshal and Harford County Sheriff's Office is ongoing days after first responders were called to a McGregor Way home to knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out on Saturday, Feb. 18. It took crews from multiple agencies approximately two hours to get the flames under control, and eventually a large portion of the home collapsed, according to the fire marshal. Offi…

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Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal One person is dead in Harford County after a reported explosion leveled a home in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a two-alarm fire on Glenwood Road in Bel Air on Saturday, Feb. 18, that rapidly spread in part due to tricky conditions. Officials say that two homeowners were located safely, though the search for a third party led to the discovery of a victim at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 as crews searched at the scene. BEL AIR | 2ND ALARM | 10 MCGREGOR WAY | 3STY SFD FIRE ALL FLOORS | ELDERLY COUPLE UNA…

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Know Him? Police Attempt To ID Suspect Wanted After Body Found Outside Baltimore Middle School Know Him? Police Attempt To ID Suspect Wanted After Body Found Outside Baltimore Middle School
Know Him? Police Attempt To ID Suspect Wanted After Body Found Outside Baltimore Middle School The Baltimore County Police Department has issued a new alert as they continue their search for a wanted murder suspect after a woman's body was found behind Lansdowne Middle School earlier this month that was ruled a homicide by detectives. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, members of the Baltimore County Police Department were called, when the body of 37-year-old Audra Pineda was found behind the school as children were arriving to class. New information was released on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as investigators released a photo of a potential suspect on social media as they seek the pub…

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Human Remains Found In Brush Near Busy Baltimore County Roadway: Police Human Remains Found In Brush Near Busy Baltimore County Roadway: Police
Human Remains Found In Brush Near Busy Baltimore County Roadway: Police Police in Baltimore County are investigating after human remains were found discovered in the brush a short stretch away from businesses and a busy roadway, authorities announced. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department’s Homicide/Missing Persons Unit were called to the 11000 block of Owings Mills Boulevard to investigate the reported remains. Police say that the body was recovered and taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in an attempt to determine the identity of the person. No other information about the body was r…

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Schools
Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide
Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide New details have been released by the Baltimore County Police Department as they continue to investigate after a woman's body was found behind Lansdowne Middle School earlier this week that was ruled a homicide by detectives. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, members of the Baltimore County Police Department were called, when the body of 37-year-old Audra Pineda was found behind the school as children were arriving to class. Original story - Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School On Thursday, Feb. 2, the agency announced that the death has been ruled a homicide and is being…

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Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School
Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School Police say that a woman’s body was found behind Lansdowne Middle School in Baltimore County on Tuesday morning as children were arriving to class. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2400 block of Lansdowne Road to investigate a reported dead body that was discovered in the area. No details of the death have been released by police investigators, who have called it “suspicious.” The body has since been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Prin…

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Boy Dead, Second Child Hospitalized After East Baltimore House Fire (VIDEO) Boy Dead, Second Child Hospitalized After East Baltimore House Fire (VIDEO)
Boy Dead, Second Child Hospitalized After East Baltimore House Fire (Video) One young boy is dead and another remains in the hospital after an early morning fire broke out in a Baltimore row home. Fire officials say that first responders were dispatched shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, to the 1600 block of East Oliver Street, where there were reports of a house on fire with dark, heavy smoke billowing through the air in the area. #BCFD responded to the 1600blk of E. Oliver St. Upon arrival units discovered 2 story dwelling with fire showing & reports of people trapped. FF’s quickly rescued 2 children that were transported to the hospital. T…

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Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff
Domestic Assault Suspect Hangs Himself At Harford County Detention Center: Sheriff Authorities say that an inmate at the Harford County Detention Center killed himself in his cell over the weekend. Middle River resident Nathaniel Maurice Powell, Jr., 26, who was placed in custody in January for a domestic assault, was found unresponsive in his cell by prison guards early on Sunday morning during regularly scheduled tours. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Powell was found by a correctional officer at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, unresponsive in a cell with a sheet tied around his neck. Deputies worked to save Powell’s life and called for m…

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MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police
MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police An undocumented immigrant from El Salvador believed to be a member of the MS-13 street gang has been charged with strangling a 20-year-old autistic woman to death last summer in Harford County, police say. The Aberdeen Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 19 that a 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Kayla Hamilton in the afternoon of July 27, 2022. Kayla HamiltonGoFundMe photo According to police, on the day of the murder, officers were called to a home in the unit block of East Inca Street in Aberdeen to investigate the death of a woman who had gone into cardi…

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Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports
Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports A 35-year-old man who once apparently robbed a Maryland gas station at gunpoint has been charged with murder and related offenses for killing a female pedestrian and critically injuring another while fleeing members of the US Secret Service last week near the White House, authorities announced. Spiro Stafilatos was in a 2001 Buick LeSabre when he was pulled over by the Secret Service on the 700 block of 15th Street around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The Buick was apparently not registered and was displaying an incorrect license plate.  That'…

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Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field
Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police have identified the teenager whose charred remains were found inside a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County earlier this year. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that 16-year-old Washington, DC resident Marquette Knight’s body was found in a burning vehicle in Maryland in September. The investigation was launched at approximately midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 27, when officers and firefighters responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Lane in Laurel for reports of a car that was on fire approximately 100 yards off the roadway in a ne…

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