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Lexington Park, MD
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Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Great Mills Boy, Sheriff Says
A second person has been arrested in connection with the abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy earlier this year in Southern Maryland. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division took over the ca…
Phillipsburg, NJ
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Man Arrested By US Marshals For Phillipsburg Homicide: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Sept. 11 with the fatal shooting of a man in Phillipsburg, authorities said. James Dawes was apprehended by members of the United States Marshal’s Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in Newark, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Dawes was charged last month following the death of Kevin Clerville on Monday, June 2 in Phillipsburg, authorities said. Dawes faces charges of homicide and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said.
New Carrollton, MD
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Video Shows Three Suspects Moments Before Fatal Shooting Of New Carrollton Man (
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New video has been released showing the moments leading up to a fatal shooting in Maryland. The Prince George's County Police Department released video on Wednesday, Sept. 10, showing three suspects who are wanted in connection with the August murder of Nathaniel Stephon Grier. Officers were called shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20 to the 4900 block of Indian Head Highway, where they found the 25-year-old Grier suffering from a gunshot wound. The New Carrollton resident was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Our Homicide Unit is asking for the community’s …
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A manhunt is underway for a parolee with a violent criminal history wanted in the deaths of a couple in their Queens, NY home, authorities said. Jamel McGriff, 42, is wanted in the killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, which happened Monday, Sept. 8, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Tisch said McGriff went to the Oltons’ home that morning, claiming his cell phone battery was dead and he needed to charge it. Video shows McGriff speaking with Frank Olton before being allowed into the couple’s backyard, Tisch said. The two then walked inside through the back door of the…
Brentwood, NY
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Son Murdered Mom Inside Her Brentwood Home, Police Say (
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A Long Island man is accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Brentwood home. Jason Kurumoglu, 30, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his mother Melida Velásquez, 59, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the pair’s residence on West White street for a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. They found Velásquez dead inside with multiple stab wounds. Kurumoglu was taken into custody and is being held overnight at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 11, at First District Court in …
Haverstraw, NY
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ID Released Of 22-Year-Old Man Shot Dead While Sitting In Car In Haverstraw: Police (
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This story has been updated. Police have released the name of a 22-year-old man fatally shot while sitting in a car in Rockland County. In an update on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 10, Haverstraw Police said Muhssia King, of Haverstraw, was killed around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, while seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle on Clove Avenue. According to investigators, one or more suspects approached the car and fired multiple rounds, striking King several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould previously said the shooting occurred outs…
Brunswick-Jefferson, MD
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Teen Gets Life For Rape, Murder Of Frederick County Woman Found By Daughter: State's Attorney
A Maryland man who was just 17 when he brutally raped and murdered a 61-year-old woman in her Brunswick apartment will spend the rest of his life behind bars, officials announced. The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that Juwuan Terry Stewart, 19, of Brunswick, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and rape in February. Stewart entered the plea on Feb. 19, 2025, in connection with the killing that was discovered on Jan. 22, 2024, when the victim’s daughter found her mother unresponsive inside her home. The woman…
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA
A Pennsylvania father’s conviction in the death of his infant daughter has been vacated, and his lengthy sentence was cut, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Sept. 8. Matthew Wolfe, 40, of Whitehall, pleaded no contest to Third-Degree Murder and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before Judge James Anthony, resulting in a sentence of 4½ to 9 years in prison followed by two years of probation, according to the DA. He had previously been convicted by a jury in 2017 and sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison, the DA said. The case was reopened after a re…
Suitland, MD
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Death Of 22-Year-Old Man In Suitland Now Investigated As Homicide: Police
The death of a 22-year-old man in Maryland is now being investigated as a homicide, Prince George’s County Police announced. The victim has been identified as Saunders Mitchell of Suitland, according to police. On Monday, Sept. 1 at around 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of Darel Drive, where they found Mitchell outside suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, the department said. “Based on additional evidence, the PGPD’s Homicide Unit has now assumed this active investigation,” police announced in an update on Sept.…
Bowie, MD
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Fight Turns Fatal: Man Accused Of Gunning Down Longtime Acquaintance In Bowie, Police Say
A 58-year-old man is behind bars after police say he fatally shot a man he knew during an argument in Maryland. Herbert Keith Mason Jr. is facing murder and other charges in connection with the deadly shooting of Lanham resident Benjamin Francis, 59, in Bowie over the weekend, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to the 4300 block of Rockport Lane in Bowie at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, PGPD said that officers found Francis outside suffering from a gunshot wound. Francis was taken to a…
Silver Spring, MD
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Double Murder Connection: Maryland Teen Killed In Long Branch Park Shooting, Police Say
A Maryland teen was gunned down in Long Branch Park in a shooting now tied to another homicide just weeks earlier, police announced. The Montgomery County Department of Police said 17-year-old Charly Blayner Vail Lucas of Silver Spring was killed and a 21-year-old man critically injured after gunfire erupted shortly after 9:45 p.m. Friday night in Long Branch Local Park. There were reports of shots fired in the 700 block of Langley Drive on Sept. 5, where officers and Maryland-National Capital Park Police found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. Lucas was pronounced dead at the scen…
Lansdowne-Darby, PA
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Man Killed In East Lansdowne Shooting, Suspect Charged With Homicide: Police (
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A Philadelphia man is facing murder charges after fatally shooting another man during a dispute in East Lansdowne, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 7. Marquise Rasheed Smith, 27, shot and killed Jermaine Richardson, of the 200 block of Blanchard Road in Upper Darby, during an altercation on the 100 block of Wildwood Avenue around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, according to East Lansdowne police. Smith pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots into Richardson’s chest, causing his death, police explained. Smith was arrested at the scene and the weapon was recovered. He was arraigned by…
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