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Rabies Alert Issued In Anne Arundel County After Raccoon Tests Positive Health officials in Anne Arundel County have issued an alert after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was found on Lee Boulevard, near John Marshall Park in Shady Side, on Friday, April 5, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health said. Anyone who may have had contact with the infected animal, or whose pets have unexplained wounds, is being instructed to contact the Department of Health. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals (warm-blooded animals who nurse their young) and is spread through the saliva of the infected animal, usually by a bite or scratch, o…

by Valerie Musson

04/09/2024

Police & Fire

Suspect Charged In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins: Police Police have identified and charged a suspect in a string of apartment break-ins in Prince George’s County. Augustine Koroma, 22, of Lanham, was charged with a residential robbery at a home on the 9900 block of Good Luck Road that occurred on Monday, April 8. Koroma allegedly broke into the apartment around 5 a.m., implied he had a gun and demanded the victims’ property. “In fear for their lives, they complied,” said police. Koroma fled and was arrested later that night on an unrelated second-degree assault warrant, authorities said. A search of his home allegedly turned up items connected…

by Valerie Musson

04/09/2024

Police & Fire

5 Teens Arrested For Attempted Armed Carjacking In Columbia: Police Five teens were arrested Tuesday, April 7 after an attempted armed carjacking in Howard County with two of them linked to a series of robberies from several months ago, police said. Three males ages 15, 14, and 14, as well as two 15-year-old females, all of Baltimore City, were charged with armed robbery, carjacking and other offenses, the HCPD said. Both females were previously charged in a pair of armed robberies from last November in Ellicott City as well. Officers responding to investigate the attempted armed carjacking found the suspect vehicle near the 10500 block of Green Mountain C…

by Valerie Musson

04/09/2024

Police & Fire

Suspect Charged With Murder Of Teen In Baltimore’s Central District: Police A suspect has been arrested and charged days after the deadly shooting of a teen in Baltimore’s Central District, police said. Dejuan Cole, 19, was charged with first-degree murder, Baltimore Police said Tuesday, April 9. Cole, of Pikesville, is accused of shooting 17-year-old Devron Tyner near the 200 block of East Pratt Street on Monday, April 1. Tyner was found wounded at the scene shortly before 8:30 p.m. and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Cole turned himself in Monday and was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility.

by Valerie Musson

04/09/2024

Police & Fire

ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (Video) Police are attempting to identify the person caught on surveillance footage breaking into several apartments in Prince George’s County throughout the past week. The most recent was a residential robbery with an implied weapon on the 9900 block of Good Luck Road in Lanham around 5 a.m. on Monday, April 8, the PGPD said. Three other incidents occurred on the 9800 block of Good Luck Road: A residential armed robbery around 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 7 An attempted residential armed robbery around 6:55 a.m. Saturday, April 6 Breaking and entering around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 4 Video from …

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

Police & Fire

1 Killed, 3 Seriously Injured After High-Speed Infiniti Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police One person was killed and three others were left with serious injuries in a high-speed Infiniti crash in Anne Arundel County over the weekend, police said. Mateo Green, 23, was sitting in the back seat of a 2012 Infiniti G37 that was heading northbound on Sands Road near Patuxent Mobile Estates in Lothian at a high rate of speed when the Infiniti crossed over to the southbound lane and struck a utility pole on the opposite side of the road around 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, according to police. The vehicle then continued in a northbound direction on the opposite side of the road before …

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

Police & Fire

Stolen Vehicle Report Leads To Drug Bust, Charges For 2 In Anne Arundel County: Police A stolen vehicle investigation led to a foot chase and the discovery of a large quantity of drugs and weapons in Anne Arundel County, landing two residents with several charges, police said. Officers responded to a stolen vehicle report just before 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 5 and saw a stolen Infiniti parked in a driveway on the 8200 block of Highpoint Road in Orchard Beach. Police then saw two people exit the vehicle and attempt to run. One suspect was arrested after a brief chase, while the other was found a short time later. Officers obtained and carried out a search warrant for the ho…

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Pursuit Leaves Innocent Driver Dead On I-695, Police Say (Update) Authorities have released new information in a deadly crash that closed I-695 in Baltimore County overnight Monday morning, April 8. County police were trying to stop a stolen vehicle near the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue, but the driver refused and headed onto the outer loop of I-695 traveling in the wrong direction, according to county police. “Officers did not follow the stolen vehicle onto the highway,” said the BCPO. The stolen vehicle struck an Acura TSX, killing driver. The officers involved were equipped with body-worn cameras. The investigation is being led by the Indep…

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

Police & Fire

6 Taken To Hospital After Fiery Dump Truck Crash On 495 Outer Loop In Prince George's County A dump truck crash went up in flames during a multi-vehicle crash that left six patients hospitalized, two in critical condition, on the outer loop of 495 in Prince George’s County Monday morning, April 8, authorities said. It happened just before 10:45 a.m. on the Outer Loop of 495 at Pennsylvania Ave., according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Crews found flames showing from the overturned dump truck and transported six patients to a local hospital for treatment, they said. Approx 10:44am PGFD units were dispatched to the Outer Loop of 495 at Pennsylvania Ave for a …

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

Police & Fire

Skateboarder Killed In Montgomery County Hit-And-Run: Police Police are on the lookout for a white Acura that was involved in a hit-and-run that left a skateboarder dead in Montgomery County overnight Monday, April 8. The man was riding a skateboard in the westbound side of Veirs Mill Rd., just prior to Monterrey Dr., when he was hit by a white Acura TL heading westbound shortly after 12 a.m., Montgomery County Police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver fled, according to police. The Acura is believed to be a 2009 model with damage to the front right corner, including a missing portion of the bumper cover and a missing/broken …

by Valerie Musson

04/08/2024

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