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Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Three men died in what Hyattsville police say was a drug overdose this week. EMS personnel responding to a 911 call placed by residents on the 5700 block of Queens Chapel Road found the men unconscious and not breathing around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, local police said. Medics administered Narcan and performed CPR but were unable to revive the men. There was no visible evidence of trauma to their bodies. Anyone with information is urged to call the City of Hyattsville Police Department at 301-985-5060. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Fatally Shot At Maryland Mall, Police Say (Developing) Police are investigating reports of shots fired at a Maryland mall that reportedly left at least one person dead and others possibly injured, authorities announced. Shots rang out at approximately 4 p.m. inside the food court at the Mall at Prince George's County, the Hyattsville Police Department confirmed. Upon arrival, officials located at least one victim who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The department noted that it is not an active shooter situation and the scene was declared secure amid the investigation. No suspects have been identified, nor …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County
Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Prince George’s County A Maryland man is facing a host of charges after being busted by state police and Homeland Security investigators with child porn on multiple devices in Prince George’s County, authorities announced. Hyattsville resident Erlyn Matta Jimenez was arrested by investigators, state police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 16, charging him with seven counts of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Jimenez’s arrest came following an investigation that was launched in July by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Beginning in …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff
Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff A kidnapping suspect in Maryland who allegedly assaulted a victim in a quest to retrieve a cellphone password, set a vehicle on fire, and fired gunshots at her, has been apprehended, authorities announced. Dijon Cornelle Blunt was arrested on a warrant for kidnapping by members of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Intervention Division, the agency announced on Monday, Aug. 15, following an investigation into a series of incidents in the region. According to the warrant, on Monday, Aug. 8, deputies responded to an address in the 1000 Block of Glen Willow Drive in…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme
Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme Two Maryland men have been convicted after running a $13 million business email compromise scheme, authorities say. Onyewuchi Victor Ibeh, 33, of Mitchellville, and Jason Eugene Joyner, 42, of Hyattsville, participated in the scheme to launder proceeds by infiltrating computer systems of victim companies through phishing and malware attacks, according to the Department of Justice. Once the pair would gain access to the accounts, prosecutors said they would pose as the victim's business partner and claim the bank account information has changed so the victim business sends money to accounts …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Teen Arrested After Fatal Shooting In DC Maryland Teen Arrested After Fatal Shooting In DC
Maryland Teen Arrested After Fatal Shooting In DC A Hyattsville teenager has been arrested in connection to a January homicide, authorities say. The 15-year-old was arrested on Tuesday, July 19 for the murder of Devin Brewer, 19, back in January 2022, according to Metropolitan police. The suspect - whose name has not been released due to his age - allegedly shot Brewer and another man in the 5000 block of Cloud Place, Northeast just before 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, police said. Both victims were transported to the hospital where Brewer was pronounced dead a short time later. The second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuri…

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash The victim of a violent fatal collision in Seat Pleasant has been identified as a 28-year-old Hyattsville man, authorities said. Jose Hernandez Chaves was killed after the driver of a pickup truck rear ended Chaves at a red light, pushing Chaves's vehicle into a third vehicle, on the 8400 block of Central Avenue around 3:45 p.m., Monday, May 23, Prince George's County Police say. Chaves was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other drivers involved were not injured.  Police ask that anyone with information that could help investigators to call the Collision Analysis …

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by Annie DeVoe