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He Fought For His Country For More Than A Decade, Now He's Fighting The US He Fought For His Country For More Than A Decade, Now He's Fighting The US
He Fought For His Country For More Than A Decade, Now He's Fighting The US Benjamin Littlejohn fought for his country for more than a decade. Now that same country is trying to ship his wife out. Littlejohn married his wife Sayaka during his time stationed on a US Navy destroyer in Yokosuka, Japan, he wrote in a GoFundMe based out of Catonsville that quickly took off. The serviceman explained that after marrying his wife and returning stateside, they received a letter from an immigration court stating that Littlejohn's wife must be deported. "Yesterday, (Monday, Aug. 17), we received a letter from an immigration court that stated Sayaka missed a court hearin…

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BWI Saw 2 Massive Khat Busts, Then Dulles Officers Opened These Eight Suitcases BWI Saw 2 Massive Khat Busts, Then Dulles Officers Opened These Eight Suitcases
BWI Saw 2 Massive Khat Busts, Then Dulles Officers Opened These Eight Suitcases Apparently, BWI wasn't the only airport getting buried in khat. After federal officers seized more than 1,250 pounds of the illegal stimulant at the Maryland airport in back-to-back busts, another massive load surfaced one day later and about 60 miles away. This time, someone wound up behind bars. New York native Mohamed Diawara, 25, arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport on a flight from Paris on Friday, Aug. 14, when US Customs and Border Protection officers sent him for a secondary inspection, federal officials announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Then they opened his luggage. …

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Sick People Reported As High Carbon Monoxide Levels Hit Maryland Bank, High-Rise (DEVELOPING) Sick People Reported As High Carbon Monoxide Levels Hit Maryland Bank, High-Rise (DEVELOPING)
Sick People Reported As High Carbon Monoxide Levels Hit Maryland Bank, High-Rise (Developing) What started as the smell of gas quickly became a bigger concern in Maryland on Thursday afternoon. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the 8300 block of Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda shortly before 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 20 following reports of an odor of gas inside and people feeling sick, according to spokesperson David Pazos. Then the meters started picking something up. Firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside the Wells Fargo bank at the address, Pazos said. The readings weren't limited to the bank. Elevated carbon monoxide levels were also de…

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Ex-Cop Gets Prison For Fake Reports In Insurance Fraud Scheme. Feds Say Ex-Cop Gets Prison For Fake Reports In Insurance Fraud Scheme. Feds Say
Ex-Cop Gets Prison For Fake Reports In Insurance Fraud Scheme. Feds Say A Maryland cop who helped turn police reports into props for an insurance fraud scheme is trading his badge for a prison jumpsuit. Michael Anthony Owen Jr., 37, of Accokeek, was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Greenbelt to six months in federal prison for falsifying records while serving as a Prince George's County Police officer, federal prosecutors announced. And prison won't be the end of it. US District Judge Lydia Griggsby also sentenced Owen to two years of supervised release, with the first six months to be served on home detention, and ordered him to pay $17,585 in restitution.…

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Maryland's Most Wanted: 'Armed, Dangerous' Teen Suspect At Large After 17-Year-Old Killed Maryland's Most Wanted: 'Armed, Dangerous' Teen Suspect At Large After 17-Year-Old Killed
Maryland's Most Wanted: 'Armed, Dangerous' Teen Suspect At Large After 17-Year-Old Killed A manhunt has been launched as authorities search for a man wanted in connection with the deadly July shooting of a Milford Mill Academy student in Maryland. Metro Crime Stoppers has issued a cash reward as they attempt to hunt down 18-year-old Christian Hursey, who is accused of fatally shooting Jada Sellers, 17, late last month. Sellers was shot on Friday, July 31, in the 700 block of Lyndale Avenue in the Edgewood neighborhood, leaving behind a grieving family who confirmed her death last week. On Thursday, Aug. 20, the Baltimore Police Department confirmed that Hursey was a suspect in …

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12-Year-Old Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Ahmad Mims In DC: Police 12-Year-Old Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Ahmad Mims In DC: Police
12-Year-Old Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Ahmad Mims In DC: Police A child is dead in DC, and police say another child is responsible. More than a month after 13-year-old Ahmad Mims was found shot on a Northeast DC sidewalk, a 12-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The arrest comes after a homicide investigation that began on Saturday, July 11, when Fifth District officers were called to the 1600 block of Rosedale Street NE for a report of a man down. What they found was a 13-year-old boy. Ahmad was lying on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded, but there w…

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It Was Already A Long Day At Mi Rancho, Then The Roof Caught Fire With 3 Workers On Top It Was Already A Long Day At Mi Rancho, Then The Roof Caught Fire With 3 Workers On Top
It Was Already A Long Day At Mi Rancho, Then The Roof Caught Fire With 3 Workers On Top The fallen pole was only the beginning of a long day at a Maryland restaurant. Hours after it crashed onto Mi Rancho Restaurant in Silver Spring, three contract workers were on the roof trying to remove it when the situation took a dangerous turn late Wednesday, Aug. 19, officials say. Fire. Montgomery County crews were dispatched to the Ramsey Avenue restaurant at 11:37 p.m. and arrived to find flames on the roof, with three workers trapped. All three workers ultimately made it off the roof and declined medical transport. The cause of the fire remains unclear. Investigators believe the …

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Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After 10-Year-Old Attacked At Maryland Park Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After 10-Year-Old Attacked At Maryland Park
Beaver Tests Positive For Rabies After 10-Year-Old Attacked At Maryland Park Maryland's bizarre summer of beaver attacks just took another troubling turn. A dead beaver found at Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County on Monday, Aug. 17, tested positive for rabies two days later, days after a 10-year-old girl was bitten by a beaver in the same park, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. But there is one lingering question. Officials cannot determine whether the rabid beaver was the same animal that attacked the girl. The child was swimming and wading with a summer camp group near a bend in Seneca Creek by Berryville Road at around 3:30 p.…

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Nearly Half-Kilo Of Cocaine Taken Off Streets In Maryland Drug Bust: Officials Nearly Half-Kilo Of Cocaine Taken Off Streets In Maryland Drug Bust: Officials
Nearly Half-Kilo Of Cocaine Taken Off Streets In Maryland Drug Bust: Officials Cocaine, a Glock and stacks upon stacks of cash. That was the scene investigators say they uncovered during a Maryland drug raid on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Washington County Narcotics Task Force descended on the 400 block of Gandy Dancer Court in Hagerstown, executing a search warrant tied to an ongoing drug investigation. Inside, investigators say they found approximately 478.7 grams of powdered cocaine. Nearly half a kilo. Then there was the money. Nearly $15,000 in cash was recovered along with a Glock 43X semi-automatic handgun and assorted drug paraphernalia, according to the task fo…

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Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …

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Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…

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Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say
Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say Tainted Love? A DC couple who ran an alleged drug trafficking operation from their apartment in the nation's capital is facing charges, federal authorities announced. Katie Shameka Williams, 33, and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr., 32, have been arrested for allegedly running their drug distribution operation in the Congress Heights neighborhood. In March, officials say an investigation was launched into a narcotics distribution operation based in the 1600 block of Savannah Street SE. Over the course of several months, investigators say they documented at least nine instances of crack cocaine a…

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