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'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (
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A late-night disturbance in Maryland left three people stabbed and a man in handcuffs. Officers were called to the 400 block of Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found 38-year-old Ryan David Matthews inside a home displaying “erratic behavior,” according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Then they found the victims. Three people at the scene had suffered stab wounds, police said. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before ultimately deploying Tasers to take Matthews into custody. All three victims were rush…
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Woman Killed In Busy Northern Virginia Crosswalk Identified By Police
New details have been released after a 48-year-old woman was struck and killed at a busy intersection in Northern Virginia. Katherine Krueger has been identified by the Arlington Police Department as the pedestrian who died on Sunday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 16, first responders were called to the intersection of S. Glebe Road and 14th Street S. to investigate a reported crash. S. Glebe Road and 14th Street S. in Arlington Google Maps street view A driver was heading south on S. Glebe Road when he struck Krueger near the intersection. Krueger suffered critica…
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Spooked Traveler Clears BWI Customs, Leaves Behind Bags Stuffed With Illegal Substance: CBP
Someone left a whole lot more than luggage behind at a Maryland airport. Five abandoned duffel bags caught the attention of US Customs and Border Protection officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 11, after a flight from London cleared the airport. Inside was nearly 331 pounds of what initially looked like tea leaves. It wasn't tea. Field tests identified the leaves as khat, a controlled substance grown primarily in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that is chewed for its amphetamine-like effects, according to CBP. And apparently, the…
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Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (
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Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
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Man Hit, Killed By Lexus, BMW In Virginia As Family Hopes To Bring Him Home To Honduras
A 44-year-old man was struck and killed by two luxury vehicles in Northern Virginia. Now, his family is hoping to send his body home to Honduras. Triangle resident Emmanuel De Jesus Burgos Mejia was struck and killed over the weekend while walking late on Saturday night in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called around 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 15 to the intersection of Dumfries Road and Fraley Boulevard, where there were reports of a pedestrian who had been struck. Upon arrival, they found Burgos Mejia, who was struck by a 2017 Lexus RX350 t…
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Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
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Virginia Man Opened Fire On Basketball Court After Argument, Police Say
Talk about a sore loser. A Virginia man allegedly grabbed a gun after an argument during a basketball game and opened fire toward the court. Adrian Dwight Taylor, 51, is facing more than a dozen charges following an investigation into shots fired at the basketball courts at Gunston Middle School on Saturday, July 25, according to the Arlington Police Department. Shortly before 10 p.m. that night, officers were called to the 1400 block of 28th Street South, where there were reports of gunshots in the area. Investigators later determined that Taylor was playing in a basketball game with sev…
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Loaded Guns Found After Drivers Try To Duck Deputies At Maryland Pool: Sheriff
A late-night trip to a Maryland community pool apparently came with more than towels and sunscreen, according to the sheriff’s office. Three young men found themselves in deep water after St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducting a proactive patrol at the Wildewood Community Pool in California spotted two vehicles in the parking lot shortly after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 16. Then, deputies say, things moved quickly. As they approached a Hyundai Sonata and Ford Focus, both vehicles immediately attempted to leave the parking lot, prompting deputies to initiate traffic stops. In…
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Homeowner Airlifted After Going Inside Burning Maryland Home To Investigate Smoke
He smelled smoke, went inside to find the source, and wound up being flown from the scene of a raging Maryland house fire. A 64-year-old homeowner was outside talking with a neighbor when they noticed the smell of smoke shortly before the fire broke out on North Adams Street around 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Havre de Grace, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. He went back inside to investigate. That's when he discovered a fire burning in a rear bedroom, investigators said. As the homeowner tried to make his way back outside, he suffered smoke inhalation. Community F…
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Mother Killed, Child Injured After Being Struck In Maryland Crash: Police
A woman is dead, and her young son was injured in Maryland after being struck by a car that slid onto an embankment, officials confirmed. The woman and her child were hit near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville at approximately 8:25 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Montgomery County police and fire officials. Both suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized, where the mother later died. The son is expected to survive. The driver remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation, police said. It is unclear what caused the crash. Additional information i…
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Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
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Former Virginia Corrections Sergeant Admits To $1.1M Prison Drug Smuggling Plot: DOC
A former Virginia corrections sergeant is now facing prison time herself. April Parrott, of Gordonsville, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 14, in Goochland County Circuit Court to conspiring to deliver drugs to a prisoner and possession of a Schedule III controlled substance, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The case stems from a months-long investigation into an attempted drug smuggling operation at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. And this wasn't a small stash. VADOC valued the drugs targeted in the alleged smuggling operation at approximate…
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