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Housemate Who Killed Prominent Sculptor From NJ Gets Prison Time
The woman who admitted to murdering her 92-year-old sculptor roommate and attempting to make it look like a natural death will spend decades behind bars, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Julia Birch, 28, of Kensington, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 23 years suspended for her role in the death of her family friend and renowned artist Nancy Ann Frankel, who hails from Orange, NJ. Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death investigati…
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Housemate Admits Killing
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orn Sculptor In Maryland
A Maryland woman has admitted to killing her 92-year-old sculptor roommate, a New Jersey native, and attempting to make it seem like a natural death, authorities said. Julie Birch, 27, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of East Orange native Nancy Ann Frankel, whom she first attempted to suffocate, then strangled to death during an incident in July 2021, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said. Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death inve…
Police & Fire
Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash
A 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from a small plane that crashed into a power tower in Montgomery County Sunday, Nov. 27. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York, in a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane, before crashing in Gaithersburg around 6:45 p.m., officials said. Nearly 85,000 people were without power for about six hours, PEPCO records show. Update - Gaithersburg, Maryl…
Obituaries
Former Maryland HS Football Standout, Penn State LB Bani Gbadyu Dies From Pancreatic Cancer
Former Maryland high school football standout and Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 34. Friends and family of Gbadyu announced on Saturday, Oct. 22 that he died due to complications from cancer, leaving behind three young children and his wife, Molly. The terminal cancer diagnosis was delivered last month during a doctor’s visit, according to the York Daily Record. Former Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu is in the hospital. If you're able to lend a hand, here's a GoFundMe. https://t.co/6NR2KYRdAl — Roar Lions Roar (@RLRblog)…
Police & Fire
US Diplomat Killed While Biking In Maryland: Reports
A State Department employee was identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a flatbed truck this week in Bethesda, NBC Washington reports. Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, was in the bike lane when the red 2014 Volvo D13 turned right into the parking lot of 5244 River Road and struck her around 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, Montgomery County police said. Langenkamp was pronounced dead on scene. Repose toi Lionne. Depuis la Côte d'Ivoire nous te pleurons Sarah Langenkamp Posted by Valerie Vai on Friday, August 26, 2022 Various news reports cite Langenkamp as the head of the International …
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Armed Man Threatened To Kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh Near His Maryland Home: What We Know
An armed California man who threatened to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh near his Maryland home was in custody Wednesday, June 8, officials said. The man was reportedly upset over the leaked draft opinion that the high court was set to overturn Roe v. Wade. He was armed with multiple weapons in Montgomery County when he was apprehended near the justice’s home in Chevy Chase, According to officials, the suspect - whose ID has not been released by police - never made it to Kavanaugh's property, but was apprehended on a nearby street. “As the President has consistently made…
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Maryland Dentist Charged With Killing Patient Turned Lover Who OD'd In His Care (
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A Germantown oral surgeon has been arrested and charged with killing a woman with whom he was romantically involved and was giving prescription drugs, authorities said. Dr. James Ryan was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of Sarah Harris, 25, on Tuesday, March 22, Montgomery County Police said. Harris fatally overdosed after being given controlled substances, including Propofol, by Dr. Ryan on January 26, 2022, police said. Ryan had been giving Harris drugs, which he obtained through work, since March 2021, police said. A Montgomery County Dentist has been arrested a…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (
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A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death over the weekend in Maryland, according to authorities and NBC Washington. Sergio Elysee Koyangbo has been accused of stabbing 46-year-old David Beasley, in the 5600 block of Lambeth Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, Montgomery County police said. On Wednesday, Koyango was ordered to be held without bail, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m. When police arrived, officers found Beasley inside the home wit…
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Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor Sexually Assaults Sponsee In Maryland: Police
A man in Montgomery County has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman he met and sponsored through Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), according to police. On Dec. 27, 2021, investigators responded to a hospital where they met with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted in the 4100 block of Landgreen St. in Aspen Hill. The investigation conducted by Montgomery County Police determined that the victim joined a local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) approximately 10 weeks prior. AA group leader Michael Joseph Weschler, Jr., befriended the victim and invited her to his home, to h…
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Police In Maryland Investigate Fliers Blaming Jewish People For
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Police in Montgomery County, MD say someone in Silver Spring was spreading Anti-Semitic fliers reportedly blaming Jewish people for COVID-19 and they're trying to find out who is responsible. Investigators say on Dec. 19, at around 9:40 a.m. officers responded to the 1900 block of Brisbone Street on the report of a bias related incident. When they arrived, they observed literature containing Anti-Semitic language. A witness says they saw an unknown male in a Volkswagen Jetta throw the literature from his car window at around 12:45 a.m. Numerous fliers containing…
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Police: Klepto Car Thief Strikes Twice At Bergen Dealerships
A serial car thief from the Bronx who's repeatedly victimized high-end dealerships in Bergen County was already being sought for a Rochelle Park theft when she did it again – using another stolen ride, authorities said. Nyaomi James, 19, was spotted a short time before a 2019 Acura RDX was stolen earlier this year from the used car lot of Park Avenue Acura on Route 17 , Police Lt. James DePreta said. Detectives alerted area law enforcement agencies and obtained a warrant for James’s arrest, DePreta said Friday. Police in North Jersey are all-too familiar with James, who has…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Three Charged In Fatal Stabbing Outside Plainfield Nightclub
Three suspects have been charged following a stabbing outside a nightclub in Plainfield that left one person dead and three others injured, authorities said. Plainfield Police found 30-year-old Plainfield resident Olvin Benitez Lopez with critical injuries outside Chez Maree nightclub on Watching Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release. Three men ages 27, 28 and 30 were also at the scene and identified as victims of the stabbing, authorities said. Lopez was subsequently pronounced dead, and the three other vi…
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