Small Fire, Big Charges: Woman Faces 6 Arson Counts After Neighbor's Porch Torched Small Fire, Big Charges: Woman Faces 6 Arson Counts After Neighbor's Porch Torched
Small Fire, Big Charges: Woman Faces 6 Arson Counts After Neighbor's Porch Torched A fire that caused relatively minor damage to a Maryland home in July has led to a lengthy list of charges months later. Amanda Lee Iliff-Williams, 33, of Cumberland, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 10, following an investigation into an incendiary fire set on the front porch of a home on the 400 block of East Fourth Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire was discovered by a neighbor shortly before midnight on July 9, officials said. The neighbor called 911 and began using water to extinguish the flames before Cumberland firefighters arrived. Investigators with the …
Maryland Man Found Shot In Middle Of Road ID'd As Killer Remains At Large: Police (UPDATED) Maryland Man Found Shot In Middle Of Road ID'd As Killer Remains At Large: Police (UPDATED)
Maryland Man Found Shot In Middle Of Road ID'd As Killer Remains At Large: Police (Updated) A Maryland gunman remains in the wind after leaving a 32-year-old man dying in the middle of the road. Rafael Jeremias Brewster, of Beltsville, has been identified as the man found shot at approximately 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak, Montgomery County Police confirmed on Friday. Brewster was lying in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound when officers and paramedics arrived. First responders attempted to save him, but Brewster was pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later det…
Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus: Prosecutors Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus: Prosecutors
Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus: Prosecutors Leonard Warren was desperate to get away. That decision ended with a Maryland mother dead and, more than a year later, the District resident headed to prison. Warren, 25, was sentenced for the Feb. 28, 2025 crash in Prince George's County that killed 33-year-old Esmeralda Carolina Montoya-Perez as she waited for a bus. The deadly chain of events began when a Hyattsville Police officer spotted Warren, who was wanted on a second-degree rape warrant, behind the wheel and attempted a traffic stop. Warren initially pulled over. Then he took off. Despite not having a valid driver's licens…
No Prison Time For Ex-Cop Convicted Of Attempted Murder In Maryland No Prison Time For Ex-Cop Convicted Of Attempted Murder In Maryland
No Prison Time For Ex-Cop Convicted Of Attempted Murder In Maryland A former police officer convicted of attempted murder in Maryland won't spend a day of his sentence behind bars. Robert Warrington, 37, a former City of Bowie police officer, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 11 in Prince George's County Circuit Court in connection with a September 2024 shooting along Collington Road in Bowie. The sentence: 30 years, with all but 18 months suspended. Those 18 months will be served on home detention. The punishment came nearly four months after the same judge found Warrington guilty following a two-day bench trial in May. Prosecutors had asked that Warringto…
ICE Refused To Tell Maryland Cops If Agents Had Warrant Before Clash: Chief ICE Refused To Tell Maryland Cops If Agents Had Warrant Before Clash: Chief
ICE Refused To Tell Maryland Cops If Agents Had Warrant Before Clash: Chief ICE agents had a blunt response when Maryland police asked whether they had a warrant during an operation that ended in a violent confrontation with protesters. “We’re not gonna discuss that with you.” That’s what Frederick Police Chief Kevin Meyer said federal agents told his officers during the Sept. 4 operation in the Taskers Chance neighborhood, according to Hagerstown Rapid Response, citing a Sept. 9 interview with WFMD. The exchange is the latest development following a nearly two-day ICE presence in Frederick that ended with agents using batons to remove protesters who had linked ar…
Six Kids Hurt After Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Group Near Maryland High School (DEVELOPING) Six Kids Hurt After Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Group Near Maryland High School (DEVELOPING)
Six Kids Hurt After Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Group Near Maryland High School (Developing) A group of kids wound up in the hospital after a vehicle veered off a Maryland roadway near a high school. At least six juveniles were struck near Dundalk High School in Baltimore County at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Baltimore County Police. Investigators say the vehicle reportedly left the roadway in the area of Delvale and Holabird avenues before striking the pedestrians. All six were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The crash prompted a response from the department's Crash Team and caused delays in the area during t…
Mom Who Dumped Bloody Jacket After Daughter Said She 'Caught A Body' In Maryland Learns Fate Mom Who Dumped Bloody Jacket After Daughter Said She 'Caught A Body' In Maryland Learns Fate
Mom Who Dumped Bloody Jacket After Daughter Said She 'Caught A Body' In Maryland Learns Fate A mother's love knows no bounds. Yolanda Wilkes pleaded guilty to attempting to conceal an assault committed by her daughter and two others in Baltimore, though she avoided additional time behind bars, according to the State's Attorney's Office. The charges stem from an alleged aggravated assault involving three juveniles that unfolded in the 800 block of West Lombard Street on Feb. 15, an incident that escalated enough that a police officer ultimately fired his weapon. On February 15, 2026, at approximately 12:05 a.m., a Southwest District patrol officer was called to a home in th…
Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks
Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks High school got off to a rough start for a Maryland boy who was mauled by a massive beaver that left him hospitalized with critical injuries. “D” was swimming in the designated swimming area at Cunningham Falls State Park near Thurmont in July, when his family says a roughly 4-foot-long beaver came out of the deeper water and attacked him. His aunt, Leigh Cebula, said “D” had been swimming underwater looking for fish while his mother and 8-year-old brother watched from shore. It was a place the family knew well. Cebula said “D” had been swimming there since he was little, and that she had…
Lyft Driver's Discount Deal With 2 Maryland Women Takes Terrifying Turn In Virginia: Police Lyft Driver's Discount Deal With 2 Maryland Women Takes Terrifying Turn In Virginia: Police
Lyft Driver's Discount Deal With 2 Maryland Women Takes Terrifying Turn In Virginia: Police The Lyft driver who abducted two Maryland women in Virginia has been tracked down after a rideshare from hell. Falls Church resident Adar Bulut, 25, was arrested after two women returning from an event out of state found themselves trapped in his vehicle over a dispute about how much they owed him, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Friday, Sept. 11. The 32- and 25-year-old women had requested a ride through the Lyft app to take them home to Woodbridge early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, according to investigators. Police say their driver, later identified as Bulut, pic…
Maryland Parents Charged After 2-Month-Old Daughter Dies With Signs Of Trauma: Police Maryland Parents Charged After 2-Month-Old Daughter Dies With Signs Of Trauma: Police
Maryland Parents Charged After 2-Month-Old Daughter Dies With Signs Of Trauma: Police Two parents are facing multiple charges for their alleged roles in an infant's death in Maryland. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to Harbor Hospital to investigate a reported infant death. Upon arrival, officers learned that 2-month-old Aida Alvarado had recently been pronounced deceased by medical staff. Members of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded and recovered the infant’s remains. Investigators say the preliminary findings indicate that the infant suffered trauma to the body. During the investigati…
Occupied School Bus With Students On Board Rear-Ended In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Occupied School Bus With Students On Board Rear-Ended In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Occupied School Bus With Students On Board Rear-Ended In Maryland (Developing) A Friday morning ride to school ended with three people headed to the hospital in Maryland. The crash happened at approximately 7:05 a.m. on Sept. 11 near Woodfield and Greenel roads in Damascus, where a vehicle rear-ended an occupied school bus, according to Montgomery County officials. Five students, two aides and the driver were on the bus at the time. Two adults and one student were taken to an area hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. No other students aboard the bus reported injuries. Initial reports indicated there were no serious injuries, and fir…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist
Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist Andre Raquan Riggs left behind one hell of a Google history for investigators to follow, prosecutors say. Before a Maryland murder, investigators say he searched for his victim's address. Afterward, he looked up the value of a "1950 ten-dollar bill" like the collectible currency stolen from the Glen Burnie home. More than four years later, Riggs, 28, of Middle River, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to first-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony crime of violence in the killing of Matthew Ponder, 27. Ponder was killed during an overnig…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police
Murder-suicide: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police Three children were inside a Northern Virginia home when a husband shot his wife, and then himself on Wednesday, police say. Brandon Brown and Lavinia Brown, both 31, have been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the two people found dead inside a Centreville home. First responders were called around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a family member advised there had been a shooting in their home in the 6300 block of Sharps Drive, according to PFC Ingrid Palencia. Officers are on scene of a death investigation in the 6300 block of Sharps Dr in Centreville. An adult…
Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says
Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says Robert Andrew Bloom did not make it far after escaping custody in Maryland. An alert was issued late Thursday afternoon by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office for the 40-year-old, who was wanted after escaping custody while personnel from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office were at the Orenda Center in Frederick. According to investigators, Bloom fled the facility on foot after seeing Carroll County sheriff's personnel. Bloom then removed his ankle monitor in the area of Buckeystown Pike and Manor Woods Road, prompting a massive search that ended on Sept. 10 when he was tracked down and …
Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs' Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs'
Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs' Will Jawando is back home in Maryland with a message for anyone who thinks a heart attack can't happen to them. The Montgomery County Councilmember and Democratic nominee for county executive returned home after suffering a heart attack during a pickup basketball game on Saturday, Sept. 5, and released his first message since leaving George Washington University Hospital on Thursday. "Now that I'm home, I just wanted to reach out quickly and say thank you," Jawando said. He thanked supporters for the prayers, cards, flowers and texts sent to him and his family during the health scare, as …
Maryland Man Robbed Same Loudoun Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law' Maryland Man Robbed Same Loudoun Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law'
Maryland Man Robbed Same Loudoun Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law' A Baltimore man who crossed state lines twice in less than a week to rob the same smoke shop in Northern Virginia is heading to prison. James Allen Shore, 33, who prosecutors say has a lengthy criminal history, was given the max sentence following a pair of armed robberies, the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. Shore's crime spree began on March 14, 2025, when he traveled from Baltimore to a tobacco outlet on the border of Loudoun County and Maryland. Around 4 a.m. that morning, while wearing a mask, prosecutors say he took out a firearm, threatened two…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase
Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase A Maryland man has been convicted for his role after his girlfriend murdered her 3-year-old daughter, and the girl's body was hidden in a suitcase inside a garbage pail. Cedrick Antoine Britten was found guilty following an 11-day trial stemming from the murder of Nola Dinkins by his girlfriend, Darrian Lynnelle Randle, in his North East home, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. According to investigators, Randle initially sparked an AMBER Alert on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, when she falsely claimed that a man with a gun had kidnapped her daughter in Delaware. Th…
Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says
Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says Someone apparently needed a whole lot of cooling off. More than 1,000 automotive radiators and hundreds of industrial-strength dehumidifiers were seized in Norfolk, Virginia, after federal officers say they discovered the shipments had been imported from China using stolen identities. The unusual haul included 1,043 automotive radiators and 420 high-capacity, 70-pint dehumidifiers, according to US Customs and Border Protection. Combined value: nearly $292,000. CBP officers first inspected the two shipments after they arrived in Norfolk in mid-August and quickly spotted discrepancies in th…
Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Sterling Woman Convicted On All Counts Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Sterling Woman Convicted On All Counts
Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Sterling Woman Convicted On All Counts Jacob Bogatin may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of intentionally setting a massive fire in Virginia that killed a 36-year-old woman last year. Jacob Bogatin, 78, was convicted following a three-week jury trial of all counts, including first-degree felony murder, after sparking the October 2025 fire that killed Madelaine Akers on Riptide Square, according to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said the flames spread rapidly, causing “multiple structural collapses” that prevented crews from entering the building. T…
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Woman Wanted In Double Murder Of VDOT Workers Captured In North Carolina After Weeks On Run Woman Wanted In Double Murder Of VDOT Workers Captured In North Carolina After Weeks On Run
Woman Wanted In Double Murder Of VDOT Workers Captured In North Carolina After Weeks On Run The woman wanted in connection with the murders of two VDOT contract workers has reportedly been arrested in North Carolina after disappearing from Virginia. Investigators have been searching for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, since the fatal shootings on Friday, July 24 at a Virginia Department of Transportation staging area near Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County. Boyce was taken into custody on Thursday, Sept. 10, and faces two counts of second-degree murder in Virginia and a federal flight to avoid prosecution charge, according to officials. State police identified th…
Neighbors Evacuated After Northern Virginia Man Beats Elderly Relative With Bat: Police Neighbors Evacuated After Northern Virginia Man Beats Elderly Relative With Bat: Police
Neighbors Evacuated After Northern Virginia Man Beats Elderly Relative With Bat: Police Houses had to be evacuated, and an elderly man was beaten by a family member who barricaded himself in a Northern Virginia home, officials say. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 4300 block of Mulcaster Terrace in Dumfries, where a 69-year-old man was struck with a baseball bat. The attacker was later identified as 35-year-old Dumfries resident Cody Christian Lance, who proceeded to lock himself inside a room in the home, investigators said. The victim and another family member managed to ge…
Man Gunned Down In Maryland Neighborhood With Killer Still At Large: Police (DEVELOPING) Man Gunned Down In Maryland Neighborhood With Killer Still At Large: Police (DEVELOPING)
Man Gunned Down In Maryland Neighborhood With Killer Still At Large: Police (Developing) Gunfire turned deadly in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. Montgomery County Police and firefighters were called to the 1700 block of January Drive in Silver Spring at approximately 2:05 p.m. on Sept. 10, where an adult man had been shot, officials said. Police initially reported that the victim's condition was unclear and that no suspect was in custody. Minutes later came the grim update. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Investigators from the department's Major Crimes Division have been notified and are responding to investigate the fatal shooting. Police …
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Maryland Man Sprints Between School Bus, Sedan Before Fatal Tesla Strike In DC: MPD Maryland Man Sprints Between School Bus, Sedan Before Fatal Tesla Strike In DC: MPD
Maryland Man Sprints Between School Bus, Sedan Before Fatal Tesla Strike In DC: MPD A split-second dash through traffic turned deadly for a Maryland man. Bernard Massey, 56, of Silver Spring, died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, five days after he was struck by a Tesla on Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the 7700 block of Georgia Avenue NW. What happened next was anything but a routine pedestrian crash. Investigators say Massey had been standing on the east sidewalk before suddenly running into the roadway midblock, outside a crosswalk. He didn't have a clear path acros…
Pilot Burns Off Fuel, Makes Practice Runs Before Landing Plane Without Nose Gear (PHOTOS) Pilot Burns Off Fuel, Makes Practice Runs Before Landing Plane Without Nose Gear (PHOTOS)
Pilot Burns Off Fuel, Makes Practice Runs Before Landing Plane Without Nose Gear (Photos) Another close call has reignited a fight over safety at a Maryland airport. Montgomery County Councilmember Dawn Luedtke is calling for federal regulators to take a harder look at a flight school operating out of Montgomery County Airpark following the latest emergency there. The demand came after a twin-engine plane was forced to land without its nose gear on Monday, Sept. 7, after the landing gear failed to deploy. The pilot circled the Gaithersburg airpark, burned fuel and made several practice approaches before safely bringing the plane down. Neither person aboard was injured. For Lue…
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know A confrontation between two drivers put a Virginia middle school on alert. The trouble began around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, near Fox Chase Boulevard in Stafford County, where investigators say one driver followed another before allegedly brandishing a firearm. The encounter happened close enough to Edward E. Drew Middle School that administrators placed the school on a partial lockdown while deputies searched the surrounding area. The incident had nothing to do with the school, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office later confirmed, and the lockdown was lifted shortly afterward. By th…
Northern Virginia Gunfight Between 3 Men Ends With Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police Northern Virginia Gunfight Between 3 Men Ends With Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police
Northern Virginia Gunfight Between 3 Men Ends With Innocent 16-Year-Old Girl Dead: Police An innocent teenager was caught in somebody else’s gunfight. The 16-year-old girl was killed after gunfire erupted near the 9400 block of West Street in Manassas at approximately 9:28 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, during the city's First Friday festivities, according to police. Now investigators say they have pieced together what led to the deadly exchange, and three men accused of opening fire are behind bars. Xavier Wanzer, 19, approached and confronted 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas that night, police said in an update released on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The two already had what investigators desc…
Maryland Woman, 21, Dies After Police Say She Gave Up Knife, Then Pulled Gun: AG Maryland Woman, 21, Dies After Police Say She Gave Up Knife, Then Pulled Gun: AG
Maryland Woman, 21, Dies After Police Say She Gave Up Knife, Then Pulled Gun: AG The Maryland woman shot by police during an early-morning encounter last week has died. Sadie Holman, 21, of Odenton, was identified on Wednesday, Sept. 9, as the woman who was shot by a Baltimore County Police officer shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday in the 1000 block of Carroll Island Road in Middle River. The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division also identified the officer who fired as Cpl. James Haddix, an eight-year veteran assigned to the department's Operations Bureau. Police had been called to the area that morning to find Holman in connection with an ass…