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Peeping Tom Hid Camera In University Of Maryland Dorm Bathroom: Police Peeping Tom Hid Camera In University Of Maryland Dorm Bathroom: Police
Peeping Tom Hid Camera In University Of Maryland Dorm Bathroom: Police A 19-year-old Maryland man turned himself in after police say he placed a hidden recording device inside a bathroom at a University of Maryland residence hall, officials announced. Noah Michael White, of Belcamp, turned himself in to the Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro on Tuesday, March 18, after detectives identified him as the suspect in a voyeurism case on campus, according to University of Maryland Police (UMPD). The incident unfolded a week earlier on March 11 when a resident at Johnson-Whittle Hall in College Park discovered a portable recording device inside a single-use …
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested for assaulting police in Virginia following a weekend pursuit, authorities said. Reggie P. White, 24, of College Park, sped away from a Virginia State Trooper initiating a traffic stop on Route 1 in Fairfax County at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 17, a State Police spokesman said.  Traveling in a stolen gray sedan, White rammed a state troop car twice approaching the Beltway then continued onto Interstate 495 westbound, according to VSP. There, White struck the same trooper’s vehicle a third time, and then onto Interstate 95 southbound, where the trooper…
Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online Apprehended Months Later: Police Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online Apprehended Months Later: Police
Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online Apprehended Months Later: Police A 26-year-old man who met a young girl on social media late last year and allegedly raped her has been taken into custody in Prince William County, according to police. Dimas Alexis Lazo has been arrested following a months-long investigation into a reported sexual assault in Woodbridge involving a minor. Shortly after midnight on Nov. 26, 2023, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a Woodbridge home after a family member intervened when Lazo was allegedly sexually assaulting the juvenile. Police say that when the family member intervened and separated th…
250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police 250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police
250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police A 26-year-old Maryland man is being sought for raping a girl he met on social media, authorities in Virginia said. Dimas Alexis Lazo, of College Park, met the girl on a social media app and arranged to meet at a home in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. Lazo was found sexually assaulting the girl inside of the home by a family member who intervened on Nov. 26, 2023, around 12:30 a.m., county police said. Lazo fled the home and has been charged on warrant with rape. He's described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’8”, 250lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes.
Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Maryland Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Maryland
Shoppers Rejoice! IKEA Opening New Format Store In Maryland IKEA announced plans to open a new store in Maryland, increasing its footprint in the DMV region, officials announced. Later this year, IKEA US plans to open a Plan & order point with Pick-up in Annapolis, which will allow customers to shop online and then pick up their orders up at the new location. The new store will offer home furnishing inspiration and personalized interior design planning, according to officials. Purchases can also be arranged to be shipped to customers' homes or other points of delivery. It is expected to be complete in late 2023 at 2512 A Solomons Island Road in…
Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset
Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset Frances Tiafoe's 2023 US Open run ended in an upset on Tuesday, Sept. 5. For Ben Shelton, though, it's only just begun. Tiafoe, who is ranked No. 10 in the world, fell to 20-year-old Shelton in the quarterfinals 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2, in Queens, NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by US Open (@usopen) The match was historic in that it was the first time two Black men faced off, and that Shelton's win makes him the youngest American to reach the Open semis since Andy Roddick in 2003. He'll face Novak Djokovic on Friday, Sept. 8. Shel…
Lunchtime GOAT: Popular Mediterranean Chain Opens Another DMV Location Lunchtime GOAT: Popular Mediterranean Chain Opens Another DMV Location
Lunchtime GOAT: Popular Mediterranean Chain Opens Another DMV Location A fast-growing, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant is dropping its dreamy falafel, pita, and bowls deeper into the DMV. Fresh off of feeding an army of reporters and staff outside of the Federal Courthouse in downtown DC last week, taim is opening its fourth DMV location in Fairfax's Westfair shopping center. Taim's newest location will officially open Friday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. The first 50 customers will receive taim swag. Expanding from Dupont Circle, which has been named “The Lunchtime GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time), Fairfax's taim joins locations in College Park, MD, and Tysons Corn…
Police ID Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment Police ID Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment
Police ID Man Who Gunned Down Woman In Her Own Luxury MD Apartment A Virginia man has been identified and charged for his role in a fatal shooting last month in a swanky Prince George's luxury apartment building, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Keith Marcellus Ford, 39, has been accused of his role in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Tiffany Ford in her own College Park home on Thursday, May 18.  PGPD is investigating a fatal shooting in the unincorporated section of College Park. The victim is 28-year-old Tiffany Ward.https://t.co/3MpX0a8P9G pic.twitter.com/9ZLfu1DbFr — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) May 23, 2023 At approximately 8:45 a.m. on May 1…
Holy Aioli! One Of America's Best Burgers Sold At This MD Eatery Holy Aioli! One Of America's Best Burgers Sold At This MD Eatery
Holy Aioli! One Of America's Best Burgers Sold At This MD Eatery A “holy” experience at a popular burger joint with locations across the DMV region has earned an area eatery the distinction of serving as one of the best burgers in America. The Holy Aioli burger from Dog Haus Biergarten, made the cut for popular food and drink website Tasting Table, which ranked the dish among the most delicious in the nation, sitting right alongside other heavy hitters across the country.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dog Haus (@doghausdogs) The website highlighted the burger’s thin patty, which is served …
DC Man Changing Tire Killed By Out Of Control Driver On I-495 In Maryland: State Police DC Man Changing Tire Killed By Out Of Control Driver On I-495 In Maryland: State Police
DC Man Changing Tire Killed By Out Of Control Driver On I-495 In Maryland: State Police New details have been released after a Washington, DC man was killed by a 21-year-old driver on I-495 in Prince George’s County over the weekend. Olumide Stephen, 55, has been identified as the man changing a tire who was killed after Boyds, Maryland resident Surya Padmanahban unexpectedly lost control of his Toyota Prius and struck him in College Park. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Stephen was driving a 2021 Toyota Highlander when he stopped to change the right rear passenger side tire after getting a flat. The fatal incident was reported at approximately 2 p.m. on Fr…
Former MPD Officer Gets Jail Time For Fatal Crash That Killed Anne Arundel Couple Former MPD Officer Gets Jail Time For Fatal Crash That Killed Anne Arundel Couple
Former MPD Officer Gets Jail Time For Fatal Crash That Killed Anne Arundel Couple A former Metropolitan Police Department officer has been sentenced to more than a year in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in connection to a 2021 crash that killed a couple in Anne Arundel County, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Austin Kirk Smith, 27, of College Park, was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in jail for his role in an early-morning crash that took the lives of Chesapeake Beach resident Leah Mae Foster and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Nicholas Raymond Harris in May 2021. At approximately 12:50 a.m. on May 27, 2021, officers were called …
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as the investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County continues. New Jersey native Delando Woody, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on I-95 near College Park after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the interstate. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park barrack were called to a stretch of I-95 near Maryland Route 212 in Beltsville. The initial investigation…
Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband
Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband A third co-conspirator will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in Maryland involving a cheating wife and vengeful husband, federal officials announced. Jose David Navarro Cervellon, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted following an eight-day trial on federal charges for serving as a middle-man involving a husband who wanted his wife killed for cheating, prosecutors announced. Specifically, Cervellon was convicted for the use of interstate commerce facilities in the …
Alert Issued For Flasher Wanted For Exposing Himself To Students On University Of Maryland Bus Alert Issued For Flasher Wanted For Exposing Himself To Students On University Of Maryland Bus
Alert Issued For Flasher Wanted For Exposing Himself To Students On University Of Maryland Bus The University of Maryland Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man wanted for an indecent exposure incident on a shuttle bus. An alert was issued by police in College Park as they attempt to track down a man (pictured above) who has been identified as a suspect for allegedly exposing himself on Friday, Sept. 2, on a Shuttle-UM bus. A female student reported to police that she and two friends got on the Shuttle-UM 104 bus at the Wind Tunnel Building on the day of the incident. As the bus was traveling towards the College Park Metro, an unknown attempted…
Climate Protestors Aggravate Drivers On Capital Beltway — Again (VIDEO) Climate Protestors Aggravate Drivers On Capital Beltway — Again (VIDEO)
Climate Protestors Aggravate Drivers On Capital Beltway — Again (Video) Seven protesters from across the country were arrested by Maryland State Police troopers during a climate change demonstration on the Capital Beltway Monday, Oct. 10. Horns blared as activists from the organization Declare Emergency sat on the inner loop holding banners and dancing to the beat of a drum around 10:30 a.m. in Montgomery County. Water protectors and ordinary people stop traffic on the DC beltway on Indigenous People's Day, calling on @POTUS to #DeclareEmergency and end fossil fuel extraction on #Indigenous land.#A22Network #ClimateEmergency #StopLine5 pic.twitter.com/mjqYe…
Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland
Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland The ongoing labor dispute between CSX Transportation and its labor unions could have a major impact on riders in Maryland and Virginia. CSX has notified the Maryland Transit Administration that if an agreement on a new contract isn’t reached that there is a potential for a labor strike beginning the morning of Friday, Sept. 16. Officials noted that since CSX owns and operates the Camden and Brunswick lines and dispatches MARC trains, any labor disruption would force the immediate suspension of service on those lines until a resolution is reached. 📌ICYMI📌If a potential labor strike bet…