She Was No Master: Virginia Spa Owner's Laser Treatments Left Clients Burned, Scarred, Feds Say She Was No Master: Virginia Spa Owner's Laser Treatments Left Clients Burned, Scarred, Feds Say She Was No Master: Virginia Spa Owner's Laser Treatments Left Clients Burned, Scarred, Feds Say
She Was No Master: Virginia Spa Owner's Laser Treatments Left Clients Burned, Scarred, Feds Say They came for cosmetic treatments. Some left with burns and scars after putting their trust in a Virginia spa owner who wasn't qualified to perform the procedures, federal prosecutors say. Hayley Nicole Atwood, 33, of Chesapeake, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after federal prosecutors say she spent years falsely presenting herself as a master esthetician while operating spas in Virginia and North Carolina. Atwood held only a basic esthetician license through the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, but had been claiming more advanced credentials since at least 2…
Driver, 21, Ejected From Honda In Fatal Maryland Crash Identified By Police (UPDATED) Driver, 21, Ejected From Honda In Fatal Maryland Crash Identified By Police (UPDATED) Driver, 21, Ejected From Honda In Fatal Maryland Crash Identified By Police (UPDATED)
Driver, 21, Ejected From Honda In Fatal Maryland Crash Identified By Police (Updated) A 21-year-old Maryland man who was killed in an early-morning crash was ejected from his car after it overturned and struck a utility pole, authorities said. Angel Canales, of Silver Spring, has been identified as the driver killed in the single-vehicle crash near Randolph Road and Bluhill Road shortly before 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Canales was driving a gray 1990 Honda Civic westbound on Randolph Road when he lost control of the vehicle for reasons that remain under investigation. The Honda struck a curb, overturned, and crashe…
He Left Venezuela For A Better Life In DC, Now His Family Is Fighting To Bring Him Home He Left Venezuela For A Better Life In DC, Now His Family Is Fighting To Bring Him Home He Left Venezuela For A Better Life In DC, Now His Family Is Fighting To Bring Him Home
He Left Venezuela For A Better Life In DC, Now His Family Is Fighting To Bring Him Home He came to America chasing a better life. Now, after a Maryland father was gunned down waiting for a bus home from work, his grieving family is fighting to bring him back to Venezuela one final time. Yeferson Alejandro Moreno-Gimenez, 27, of Temple Hills, was shot at a bus stop in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue NE in Washington, DC, around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. Less than 20 minutes later, his accused killer, William Louis Chase Jr., 47, was shot by a police officer during a separate confrontation just blocks away, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. But for those w…
Trick-Or-Treat Traffic Takes Wild Turn As Maryland Driver Leads Virginia Deputies On Chase Trick-Or-Treat Traffic Takes Wild Turn As Maryland Driver Leads Virginia Deputies On Chase Trick-Or-Treat Traffic Takes Wild Turn As Maryland Driver Leads Virginia Deputies On Chase
Trick-Or-Treat Traffic Takes Wild Turn As Maryland Driver Leads Virginia Deputies On Chase Trick-or-treaters weren't the only ones in for a Halloween surprise when a Maryland man turned a festive night in Virginia into a police pursuit. Drew Mason, 37, of Hughesville, found himself in handcuffs after deputies in Spotsylvania County used their cruisers to bring his fleeing vehicle to a stop as families were heading home from Halloween festivities, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. The incident began shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, when deputies were called to Indian Acres at 6437 Morris Road for a reported hit-and-run crash involving a pedestria…
Halloween Hooliganism: Nine Arrested During Boozy Virginia Weekend, Sheriff Says Halloween Hooliganism: Nine Arrested During Boozy Virginia Weekend, Sheriff Says Halloween Hooliganism: Nine Arrested During Boozy Virginia Weekend, Sheriff Says
Halloween Hooliganism: Nine Arrested During Boozy Virginia Weekend, Sheriff Says Halloween weekend brought more than costumes and candy to one Virginia county, where nine people found themselves posing for mugshots following a series of alcohol-related arrests. The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office reported nine arrests over the holiday weekend, including five for driving under the influence and four for being drunk in public. Deputies described the arrests as alcohol-related "hooliganism" in a Halloween-themed roundup that included a collage of all nine suspects. According to the sheriff's office, two of the DUI arrests were made on Marsh Road (Route 28), while the oth…
Halloween Horror Comes Back To Haunt Two Masked Men Who Targeted Maryland Homeowner Halloween Horror Comes Back To Haunt Two Masked Men Who Targeted Maryland Homeowner Halloween Horror Comes Back To Haunt Two Masked Men Who Targeted Maryland Homeowner
Halloween Horror Comes Back To Haunt Two Masked Men Who Targeted Maryland Homeowner There was neither trick, nor treat. Two masked men who survived a Halloween night shootout with a Maryland homeowner that left their accomplice dead are now facing criminal charges. Elias Bitar, 22, and Aaron Walker Jr., 24, have been charged with attempted home invasion, assault, and firearm-related offenses following the deadly confrontation in Cockeysville, Baltimore County Police announced on Monday, Nov. 2. Both men are being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Investigators also revealed that the Halloween night encounter appears to have been targeted, though…
A $75 Deal, A Fake Friend, A Fatal Gunshot: Maryland Killer Learns His Fate A $75 Deal, A Fake Friend, A Fatal Gunshot: Maryland Killer Learns His Fate A $75 Deal, A Fake Friend, A Fatal Gunshot: Maryland Killer Learns His Fate
A $75 Deal, A Fake Friend, A Fatal Gunshot: Maryland Killer Learns His Fate A $75 marijuana deal arranged through a friend's Instagram account cost a Maryland man his life.  For one of the men responsible for turning the transaction into a deadly robbery, it will cost him 45 years in prison. Demari Brown, 21, of Montgomery Village, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 2, to life in prison with all but 45 years suspended for the execution-style murder of Henry Krishawn Gilbert, 20, who was shot in the head during a robbery in April 2025. What Gilbert believed was a routine marijuana sale had actually been orchestrated by Brown and Jorden Hungerford, 20, who prosecuto…
Donut Disaster: Virginia Driver's Late-Night Joyride Ends In Ditch, Jail Cell Donut Disaster: Virginia Driver's Late-Night Joyride Ends In Ditch, Jail Cell Donut Disaster: Virginia Driver's Late-Night Joyride Ends In Ditch, Jail Cell
Donut Disaster: Virginia Driver's Late-Night Joyride Ends In Ditch, Jail Cell A driver doing donuts on a Northern Virginia roadway wound up behind bars after a hit-and-run, a police pursuit, a crash into a ditch, and one last unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot, authorities said. Stephon Wilkins-Booker, 36, of Spotsylvania, was arrested following the incident, which began around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Patriot Highway and Orchard Ridge Drive. According to the sheriff's office, callers reported that two Dodge Chargers were driving recklessly and performing donuts in the roa…
Virginia Business Destroyed, Cars Damaged As Flames Spread Toward Railroad Tracks (VIDEO) Virginia Business Destroyed, Cars Damaged As Flames Spread Toward Railroad Tracks (VIDEO) Virginia Business Destroyed, Cars Damaged As Flames Spread Toward Railroad Tracks (VIDEO)
Virginia Business Destroyed, Cars Damaged As Flames Spread Toward Railroad Tracks (Video) A Virginia business was destroyed in a massive overnight fire that damaged more than a dozen vehicles and spread toward nearby woods and railroad tracks. Firefighters were dispatched around 2 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, to the 6700 block of West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike in Bedford County, where they encountered a large, single-story commercial building already engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to numerous vehicles, while a separate brush fire was advancing toward a wooded area and nearby railroad tracks, according to the Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Department. Phot…
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor 80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor
80-Year-Old Gynecologist Sexually Assaults Three Patients: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Pennsylvania man is charged with sexually assaulting patients in his New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 2. Jerome Check sexually assaulted three patients in his Mount Laurel office, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Department Chief Timothy Hundall said.  The sexual assaults occurred between December 2024 and March 2025, when Check, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, was alone in the examination room with the victims during their appointments, authorities said. Two of the victims believed t…
Two Beer Store Workers Dodge Prison After Underage Driver Kills Maryland Woman Two Beer Store Workers Dodge Prison After Underage Driver Kills Maryland Woman Two Beer Store Workers Dodge Prison After Underage Driver Kills Maryland Woman
Two Beer Store Workers Dodge Prison After Underage Driver Kills Maryland Woman Two Maryland beer store employees who sold booze to an underage driver before he caused a fatal crash that killed a 71-year-old woman have learned their fates in court. William Bolek and Richard Bolek, both employees of Travilah Beer & Wine in Rockville, pleaded guilty to selling alcohol to 20-year-old Brody Richardson before the July 21, 2025, crash that killed Mary Elizabeth Moody, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Both men were sentenced to two years in prison, with their entire sentences suspended, followed by three years of supervised probation and 200 h…
No Known Connection Between Maryland Murder Victim, Accused Teen Killer: Police No Known Connection Between Maryland Murder Victim, Accused Teen Killer: Police No Known Connection Between Maryland Murder Victim, Accused Teen Killer: Police
No Known Connection Between Maryland Murder Victim, Accused Teen Killer: Police A Maryland man was found fatally shot inside his own home, and the 19-year-old accused of killing him may have had no connection to his victim, police say. Domingo Saavedra-Escalona, 50, was found suffering from a gunshot wound inside his Capitol Heights residence early on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  Investigators have since arrested Anthony Javier Rubio, 19, also of Capitol Heights, in connection with his death. Officers responded to the unit block of Quire Avenue at approximately 4:35 a.m. on Halloween after receiving a report of a …