VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Virginia Homes Released After Arrest: Police Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Virginia Homes Released After Arrest: Police
Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Virginia Homes Released After Arrest: Police A gunshot near several Virginia homes ended with an 18-year-old behind bars. He didn't stay there long. Amen Giorgis, 18, of Lorton, was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun into the ground in a West Springfield neighborhood at approximately 5:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Fairfax County Police. Witnesses told officers that Giorgis was among a group of men gathered in the 5000 block of Hall Street when he allegedly fired the weapon near several homes. Then everyone took off. The group split up and left the neighborhood in separate vehicles before police arrived, investig…
14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff 14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff
14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland teenager's afternoon walk ended with a flight to the hospital. The 14-year-old was walking near St. Thomas Drive and Alderman's Place in Waldorf when a car approached at approximately 3:27 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Then two people got out. Both opened fire, investigators said, striking the teen in the leg before the victim was airlifted to a hospital. The injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to the sheriff's office. What sparked the shooting remains unclear. Detectives said Friday, Aug. 7, that they are pur…
Business Dispute Turns Deadly Before Suspect's Fatal I-95 Flight: Police Business Dispute Turns Deadly Before Suspect's Fatal I-95 Flight: Police
Business Dispute Turns Deadly Before Suspect's Fatal I-95 Flight: Police A simmering business dispute exploded into gunfire in Maryland, then sent a murder suspect fleeing north before his own death hours later, police say. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, Prince George's County Police were called to the 6900 block of Stoddert Lane in the Landover area, where they found 41-year-old Silver Spring resident Malcolm King outside suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspected shooter was already gone. Detectives moved quickly. Within hours of King's killing, investigators identified an adult male suspect and obtain…
‘Wait For Him To Go To Sleep’: Chilling Text Preceded Maryland Killing ‘Wait For Him To Go To Sleep’: Chilling Text Preceded Maryland Killing
‘Wait For Him To Go To Sleep’: Chilling Text Preceded Maryland Killing “Look, wait for him to go to sleep and we'll kill him.” That chilling message came before a 19-year-old man was killed inside a Maryland apartment and dumped behind a bus stop, according to prosecutors. Nearly two years later, a Montgomery County jury in Rockville found Silver Spring resident Abraham Luna Perez, 28, guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his brother-in-law, Diego Edilberto Borja Cardona. The verdict was returned on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Luna Perez now faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The conviction closes another chapter in a …
Homicide Suspect's I-95 Getaway Ends With Fatal Gunshot Near Maryland Military Base: MSP Homicide Suspect's I-95 Getaway Ends With Fatal Gunshot Near Maryland Military Base: MSP
Homicide Suspect's I-95 Getaway Ends With Fatal Gunshot Near Maryland Military Base: MSP A homicide suspect's flight from police ended with a fatal gunshot near a Maryland military installation, according to state police. The pursuit ended near the gate of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County shortly after it spilled off I-95 and onto Maryland Route 152 on Friday, Aug. 7, Maryland State Police said. The driver, later identified as 41-year-old Forestville resident Charles Glenroy Smellie Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the preliminary investigation indicates Smellie suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No officers fired their weapons. The pursuit be…
WATCH: Fiery End To 96-Second Maryland Police Pursuit Revealed In Dramatic New Footage WATCH: Fiery End To 96-Second Maryland Police Pursuit Revealed In Dramatic New Footage
Watch: Fiery End To 96-Second Maryland Police Pursuit Revealed In Dramatic New Footage It took barely a minute and a half for a Maryland police pursuit to end in an inferno. Newly released body-worn and dashcam footage shows the violent end of the June 9 pursuit in Harford County, where investigators say 45-year-old Tremayne Murphy of Edgewood fled a deputy before a five-vehicle crash erupted into flames at Route 40 and Riverside Parkway in Belcamp. Murphy, who was killed in the crash, was publicly identified on Friday, Aug. 7, when the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division released the footage from the fatal police-involved collision. The video put…
Scooter Showdown: Simple Request Sparks Gun Threat At DC Store, Police Say Scooter Showdown: Simple Request Sparks Gun Threat At DC Store, Police Say
Scooter Showdown: Simple Request Sparks Gun Threat At DC Store, Police Say A request to leave a DC convenience store allegedly came with a menacing response: threats and the flash of what appeared to be a gun. The confrontation unfolded at approximately 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, inside a convenience store in the 4500 block of Benning Road SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Two suspects entered the store, but one brought something extra inside with him. His scooter. An employee asked him to leave, police said. That's when things escalated. Rather than simply heading out, the pair allegedly threatened the employee, and police say they showed…
No Charges For Maryland Officers Who Fatally Shot Armed Man Running At Cop: AG No Charges For Maryland Officers Who Fatally Shot Armed Man Running At Cop: AG
No Charges For Maryland Officers Who Fatally Shot Armed Man Running At Cop: AG A suicidal 911 call turned into gunfire on a Maryland street in a matter of minutes. At approximately 9:12 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, Baltimore City dispatchers were told that 46-year-old Louis Jackson was at 820 S. Caton Ave. with a gun and threatening to kill himself, according to a newly released report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division on Friday. Eight minutes later, Baltimore Police Officer Sharod Watson was driving his marked cruiser near South Caton and Wilkens avenues when he radioed that a man on the corner had fired at his patrol vehicle. Tha…
WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …
Ford Ranger Goes Up In Flames At Maryland Park-And-Ride Before Dawn: Fire Marshal Ford Ranger Goes Up In Flames At Maryland Park-And-Ride Before Dawn: Fire Marshal
Ford Ranger Goes Up In Flames At Maryland Park-And-Ride Before Dawn: Fire Marshal A Maryland passerby stumbled onto quite the wake-up call before sunrise on Friday. The 1998 Ford Ranger caught fire at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, at the park-and-ride at 250 Silverwood Lane in Prince Frederick, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The passerby reported the burning pickup with its owner at the scene, prompting a response from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department. Ten firefighters had the one-alarm blaze under control within 15 minutes. Investigators determined the fire started in the Ranger's engine compartment, where the flames were conc…
Hit-Run Driver Strikes 10-Year-Old Bicyclist, Takes Off In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Hit-Run Driver Strikes 10-Year-Old Bicyclist, Takes Off In Virginia, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Hit-Run Driver Strikes 10-Year-Old Bicyclist, Takes Off In Virginia, Police Say (Developing) A 10-year-old bicyclist was hit. The driver didn't stick around. Fairfax County police were called to the intersection of Baron Cameron Avenue and Reston Parkway in Reston on Friday morning, Aug. 7, after a child riding a bicycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The child was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said shortly after 10 a.m. The driver, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found. Police say the striking vehicle fled the scene and was last seen heading east on Baron Cameron Avenue. Investigators described it only as a dark-colo…
An Old Address Just Made This Lottery Player $200K Richer An Old Address Just Made This Lottery Player $200K Richer
An Old Address Just Made This Lottery Player $200K Richer Who says you can’t go home again? A Maryland man turned an old address into a new fortune after playing the same five numbers four times and watching every last ticket hit for a cool $200,000 Lottery payday. Russell Bowie, of Gaithersburg, has a list of numbers he regularly plays in the Maryland Lottery’s Pick games, including one Pick 5 combination pulled from an old home address. That address just paid him back with interest. “I play all three Pick games,” Bowie said. “And I have a list of numbers I play pretty regularly.” Some get a little more love than others. “Some of them are my …
Deported 3 Times, Back For More: Man Steals US Citizen's Identity At Virginia DMV Deported 3 Times, Back For More: Man Steals US Citizen's Identity At Virginia DMV
Deported 3 Times, Back For More: Man Steals US Citizen's Identity At Virginia DMV Three deportations apparently weren't enough to keep Carlos Alexis Chavez-Paz from coming back. The American Dream was apparently too great. Chavez-Paz, a Honduran national, illegally entered or reentered the US four times before stealing an American citizen's identity in an attempt to stay under the radar of immigration authorities in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced. It was a trip to the DMV that ultimately landed Chavez-Paz in federal court. On Jan. 10, 2025, Chavez-Paz walked into a DMV customer service center in Stafford County armed with an authentic Kentucky driver's license…
New Video Shows Drunk Driver Demanding To Call Dad After Killing Bride On Wedding Night New Video Shows Drunk Driver Demanding To Call Dad After Killing Bride On Wedding Night
New Video Shows Drunk Driver Demanding To Call Dad After Killing Bride On Wedding Night “I would like to call my dad right now.” Newly released police video shows Hunterdon County native Jamie Komoroski repeatedly asking to call her father after the drunken South Carolina crash that killed a bride on her wedding night. The series of videos released by South Carolina news station WCSC shows Komoroski at a bar before the 2023 crash in Folly Beach, speaking with police near the wreckage, and later being processed at police headquarters. Police body-camera footage shows Komoroski sitting on the lawn of a home near the crash scene, where her rental car can be seen resting against …
DC Man Denied His Own Name, Flew To Turks And Caicos, Then Pleaded Guilty To Fraud: DOJ DC Man Denied His Own Name, Flew To Turks And Caicos, Then Pleaded Guilty To Fraud: DOJ
DC Man Denied His Own Name, Flew To Turks And Caicos, Then Pleaded Guilty To Fraud: DOJ Apparently, stealing $1.35 million wasn't enough drama for Robert Terrell. Terrell, 51, a DC and Bowie resident, pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week after prosecutors say he falsified documents to secure more than a million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds for his business. That, somehow, may be the least bizarre part of the case. After he was indicted, Terrell initially appeared in federal court and acknowledged that his name was "Robert Alphonso Terrell," according to prosecutors. Then he changed his tune. At his next hearing and several that followed, Terrell denied that he was "Ro…
Maryland Knows His Face, Now An ‘OC Legend’ Is Watching His World Fade Maryland Knows His Face, Now An ‘OC Legend’ Is Watching His World Fade
Maryland Knows His Face, Now An ‘OC Legend’ Is Watching His World Fade The world is getting harder to see for a Maryland man who has spent years being a familiar face to others. Ocean City native Jason Cropper has suffered significant vision loss over the past six months, and doctors suspect he has Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or LHON, a rare inherited disorder that causes sudden, painless loss of central vision, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched this week by his brother, Steve Cropper. For Jason, the uncertainty is mounting. He lives alone. His eyesight continues to decline. And he does not know how much longer he will be able to work and suppo…
VA Purchases Linked To NJ Nordstrom Fraud Bust VA Purchases Linked To NJ Nordstrom Fraud Bust
VA Purchases Linked To NJ Nordstrom Fraud Bust Two Bronx men are accused of using stolen identities to open fraudulent Nordstrom credit accounts and carry out a multistate retail fraud scheme before they were arrested at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, police said. Erik A. Lake, 30, and David M. Suliz, 29, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Paramus police investigated a suspected fraudulent merchandise return at the Nordstrom store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. At approximately 1 p.m., Officer Vincent LaBarberia, who is assigned to the Paramus Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit, was alerted by a Nordst…
Stolen Truck To Stolen Car: Armed Virginia Carjacking Ends With Crash In DC, Police Say Stolen Truck To Stolen Car: Armed Virginia Carjacking Ends With Crash In DC, Police Say
Stolen Truck To Stolen Car: Armed Virginia Carjacking Ends With Crash In DC, Police Say His getaway didn't last long. A Maryland man accused of pulling a gun on a woman and stealing her vehicle during a midday carjacking in Virginia was caught hours later after a pursuit ended with a crash in DC, police said. Tyler Abrahim Afsar, 23, of Hyattsville, has now been charged in the Tuesday, July 14 carjacking in the Cherrydale neighborhood, Arlington County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. It began at approximately 12:59 p.m. in the 4100 block of 18th Street North, where investigators say a woman was sitting inside her parked vehicle when Afsar pulled up in a pickup truck. T…
Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB
Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB Rowland Babcock Jr.'s final flight lasted only minutes before something went terribly wrong. New details released on Thursday, Aug. 6, by the National Transportation Safety Board are shedding light on the moments before the 78-year-old Ruther Glen pilot was killed in a crash near Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg in July. Babcock was conducting a test flight in an experimental Montana Coyote after repairs were made to the plane following an earlier mishap, according to the NTSB's preliminary report. Family members told investigators the aircraft had been repaired after a "landing grou…
Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS
Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS A Maryland murder case just became the latest flashpoint in the immigration fight. The Department of Homeland Security took aim at state officials on Thursday, Aug. 6, after 34-year-old Noe Castillo-Mendez was charged in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Dolores Leiva Hernandez, claiming the accused killer had previously been released from custody despite an ICE detainer. Castillo-Mendez, of Riverdale Park, is charged with second-degree murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, inside an apartment in the 5400 block of Kenil…
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) 18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated) The gunman investigators say killed a 19-year-old during a late-night dispute in Maryland is no longer on the run. Terrell Lamont Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the April shooting death of White Plains resident Tyon Makai Bias, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when officers were called to Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for reports of gunfire. Investigators say a group of people had gotten into a dispute when multiple shots were fired, striking Bias. T…
Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (Developing) A 17-year-old driver was killed after an SUV left the road and crashed near the intersection of Liberty Road and Lyons Mill Road in Randallstown late Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called to the scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Investigators said a 2013 GMC Acadia was traveling eastbound on Liberty Road when it left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The driver, identified as 17-year-old Angel Callejas Fuentes, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV's front-seat and rear-seat passengers were also rushed t…
Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors
Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it. More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high. Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline. According to prosecutors, Richardson was…
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest. Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…
Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man
Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…
To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says
To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Woodbridge Home, Police Say Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Woodbridge Home, Police Say
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Woodbridge Home, Police Say Zackary Lee Plumley didn't stop after smashing apartment windows, police say. He walked right into someone else's home. The bizarre chain of events was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when Prince William County officers rushed to the Dominion Lake Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge after reports of a burglary. Investigators say the 33-year-old, who has no fixed address, shattered the windows of two apartments before walking through the unlocked front door of a third. Unfortunately for Plumley, someone was home. Police said the resident yelled at the unexpected visitor, sending…