Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly firing multiple shots at another person during a heated overnight argument, police said. Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department responded to the 200 block of W. Franklin Street around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, for a report of shots fired. “Within minutes, officers were able to identify the suspect from city surveillance cameras, locate him and place him under arrest,” HPD said in a statement. That suspect, Charles Anthony Rodgers, 38, was found outside his home in the 200 block of W. Franklin and taken into custody, officials said. …
Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD
Robber With Rifle Grabs Woman In Tysons — Pokémon Cards Vanish From BF’s Home Minutes Later: PD First, he grabbed a woman at gunpoint in a garage. Minutes later, rare Pokémon cards vanished from her boyfriend’s home.  Now police say it might all be connected. A California man is facing charges after a wild back-to-back crime spree in Fairfax County — one that started with a rifle-point robbery in Tysons and ended with the theft of high-value Pokémon cards, police said. Mohammad Asif, 36, is accused of burglarizing a Fair Oaks home just minutes after a woman was robbed in a parking garage in Tysons, according to Fairfax County Police. It all started around 9:07 a.m. on July 23, …
Officer-Involved Shooting In DMV Leaves Teen Critical After Airlift: Sheriff (UPDATED) Officer-Involved Shooting In DMV Leaves Teen Critical After Airlift: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Officer-Involved Shooting In DMV Leaves Teen Critical After Airlift: Sheriff (Updated) A 19-year-old armed suspect was shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Maryland after a foot chase at a busy shopping plaza, authorities said. It happened around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, when deputies tried to arrest the teen — later identified as Nathaniel Mekhi Golphin - who was wanted on an outstanding warrant, at a retail store in San Souci Plaza in California, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies chased him through the plaza.  During the pursuit, the Golphin pulled a gun, and a deputy fired a single round, striking him. Deputies immediately rendered aid u…
Girl, 3, Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting While Sitting In Parked Car With Family, Police Say Girl, 3, Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting While Sitting In Parked Car With Family, Police Say
Girl, 3, Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting While Sitting In Parked Car With Family, Police Say A 3-year-old girl shot while sitting in a parked car in Washington, DC has died, police said, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide. Honesty Cheadle, of Southeast DC, was struck by gunfire around 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was inside a parked vehicle with her family when at least one suspect “began discharging a firearm in the block,” police said. Honesty was shot in the upper body. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and rushed her to an area hospital, where she was treated for cri…
Maryland Woman Shot Dead By Boyfriend Inside Apartment During Dispute In DMV, Police Say Maryland Woman Shot Dead By Boyfriend Inside Apartment During Dispute In DMV, Police Say
Maryland Woman Shot Dead By Boyfriend Inside Apartment During Dispute In DMV, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after shooting and killing his girlfriend during a fight inside a Prince George’s County apartment, police said. Harry Lindsey, 32, of Landover, is facing murder charges for the death of 29-year-old Sharita Cristwell of Bladensburg, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers were called to an apartment on the 700 block of Stretford Way in Landover around 3:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, where they found Cristwell shot.  She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, while Lindsey fled. With help from the Metro Transit Po…
Teen Tied To Philly Super Bowl Car Rally Busted With Ghost Gun In DMV: Police Teen Tied To Philly Super Bowl Car Rally Busted With Ghost Gun In DMV: Police
Teen Tied To Philly Super Bowl Car Rally Busted With Ghost Gun In DMV: Police A Maryland man is facing charges in two states after police say he was armed with a ghost gun and tied to a wild, illegal car rally that erupted during Super Bowl celebrations in Philadelphia. Yariel M. Fuentes-Reyes, 19, of Laurel, was busted at his home on Thursday, July 3, during a coordinated takedown involving state and local agencies, Maryland State Police said. Investigators say the search warrant, executed by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force, Philadelphia Police, and MSP’s Special Tactical Assault Team Element (STATE), led to the discovery of a Polymer 80 handgun without a serial n…
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG A Pennsylvania State Police trooper previously arrested for stalking a witness is now accused of causing head trauma to an infant and endangering two other children, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 1. Christopher S. Young, 35, of Lancaster County, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and recklessly endangering another person, following a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards. Young was arraigned Tuesday and released on $50,000 ba…
Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom
Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom A North Andover police officer is recovering in the hospital after she was shot by a fellow officer during a call to her home involving a restraining order. Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was off-duty when three of her coworkers, including a supervisor, came to her house on Phillips Brooks Road in North Andover on Monday, June 30, to serve her with a court-approved restraining order, authorities said. That’s when, authorities say, something went wrong. "When one of the officers was escorting Ms. Fitzsimmons during the service of the court order, an armed confrontation took place," said Essex Co…
Shooting Suspect Surrenders In Virginia Teen Attack; Accomplice Apprehended: Police Shooting Suspect Surrenders In Virginia Teen Attack; Accomplice Apprehended: Police
Shooting Suspect Surrenders In Virginia Teen Attack; Accomplice Apprehended: Police A Virginia man accused of opening fire on a teenager has turned himself in, and an alleged accomplice was also apprehended, authorities announced. Camron Robinson, 20, of King George County, was arrested on Monday, June 30, one week after a shooting in the 1100 block of Central Park Boulevard that left a teen hospitalized, according to Fredericksburg Police. The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, June 23, police said. Officers were called to the scene after a 911 caller reported a shooting injury. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile victim suffering from a gunshot wou…
$22K In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized During DMV Drug Ring Takedown, Officials Say $22K In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized During DMV Drug Ring Takedown, Officials Say
$22K In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized During DMV Drug Ring Takedown, Officials Say Two people are behind bars months after investigators uncovered a major drug and firearms operation in Maryland, authorities announced. Antonio Alfonso Liason, 38, and Jessica Brooke Smith, 47, both of Westminster, were arrested earlier this month, after detectives executed search warrants at six locations across Carroll County and Baltimore City, according to the Carroll County Drug and Firearms Trafficking Task Force. The takedown followed a six-month-long investigation that targeted the trafficking of large quantities of narcotics in and around the Carroll corridor and surrounding areas,…
Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After Foot Chase In DMV: Sheriff Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After Foot Chase In DMV: Sheriff
Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After Foot Chase In DMV: Sheriff A loaded, unserialized AR-15-style pistol and a 50-round drum magazine were recovered from a dumpster and backpack after a suspect took off running from deputies in Maryland, police said. The foot chase happened around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, when detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office spotted someone they believed was armed near Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, according to officials. As deputies moved in, the man bolted and was seen tossing something into a dumpster. He was stopped shortly after in the 21000 block of Liberty Street and identified as Christopher I…
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Virginia Robbery: Police Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Virginia Robbery: Police
Katana-Styled Sword Snatched At Gunpoint In Virginia Robbery: Police Three suspects from Woodbridge are in custody after a man was robbed of a katana-style blade at gunpoint during a violent apartment complex encounter, according to Prince William County Police. Jaden Patrick Kofi Asante, 21, Jayla Yvette Goodridge, 22, and Jashay’e Ruban Thomas, 21, were arrested on Wednesday, June 25, after officers responded to a robbery at The Landings at Markhams Grant Apartments on the 2700 block of Haverford Loop in Woodbridge, police said. The victims — a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were meeting with friends when a fight broke out around 8:39 p.m., poli…