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Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney
Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney For the first time, investigators in Montgomery County have secured a conviction largely through evidence collected by drones, and a 45-year-old man is heading to prison.  Fairfax County resident Jovan Ali, 45, was found guilty by a jury last month of second-degree assault in connection to a stabbing in April. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Ali has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being caught on camera by the drone. Prosecutors say that on April 17, Ali was involved in an altercation near the intersection of Georgia Av…

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by Zak Failla
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District Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Maryland At Large, Police Say District Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Maryland At Large, Police Say
District Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Maryland At Large, Police Say Police in Montgomery County have identified the midday shooting suspect who left a man with critical injuries. District resident Isaiah Warren Simpson, 33, has been identified as the suspect involved in a Friday afternoon shooting that ended with one man suffering from a gunshot wound in Rockville. According to police, shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 2, officers from the Rockville City Police Department and Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services responded to the 400 block of College Parkway where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival they found a man outside of a home suffering…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say A purse snatcher from DC who targeted her victim and stalked her prey before a Frederick robbery is back in Maryland to face criminal charges, police say. District resident Nola Ann Michelle Bens, 59, is behind bars in Frederick County after she was arrested in Alexandria in connection to a February assault and robbery that left a woman with "significant injuries."  According to police, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, officers were called to the area of South Carroll Street and Carroll Creek in Frederick to investigate a reported robbery involving two women. The victim told investigators …

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by Zak Failla
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Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault
Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault The tow truck driver from Washington, DC who intentionally rammed his vehicle into the side of a Prince George’s County restaurant in an attempt to gain access to an employee has been tracked down by investigators weeks after a reported assault. Josyah Brown, 24, who had been wanted for reckless endangerment since an incident earlier this month, has been apprehended after nearly three weeks on the run, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department on Monday, April 24. The incident was called in shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4 at a restaurant in the 2900 block of Col…

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by Zak Failla
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Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff
Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff A kidnapping suspect in Maryland who allegedly assaulted a victim in a quest to retrieve a cellphone password, set a vehicle on fire, and fired gunshots at her, has been apprehended, authorities announced. Dijon Cornelle Blunt was arrested on a warrant for kidnapping by members of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Intervention Division, the agency announced on Monday, Aug. 15, following an investigation into a series of incidents in the region. According to the warrant, on Monday, Aug. 8, deputies responded to an address in the 1000 Block of Glen Willow Drive in…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer
Two Busted, One At Large For Robbing Maryland Home Depot, Pepper-Spraying Security Officer Detectives are searching for a third suspect in connection to a theft and assault at a Home Depot in Montgomery County, authorities say. Three suspects allegedly entered the store in the 14000 block of Georgia Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to Montgomery County police. When the three were confronted by a security officer, one of the suspects pepper-sprayed him before fleeing the scene in a gray Dodge Charger. The Dodge Charger was located and officers attempted to stop it on Georgia Avenue near Randolph Road, police said. The suspects continued driving at a hig…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department
Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department The Baltimore police sergeant dragged for two blocks by a violent repeat offender remains hospitalized, his department said Thursday, July 7. Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg was "on the mend" and receiving physical therapy, and while he has a good prognosis, he faces a long road to recovery, Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Mancuso said. Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, Ramberg would not be in this situation. "There is no reason why someone with multiple arrests for second-degree attempted murder, and almost 20 charges in connection to violen…

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by Cecilia Levine