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Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports
Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports A 35-year-old basketball player who starred at Fairleigh Dickinson University was shot and killed in what multiple outlets are reporting as a targeted attack during a Harlem basketball tournament on Friday, July 10. Kinu Rochford, of Brooklyn, died, and two other people were injured in the shooting behind 70 Lenox Ave. at approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the NYPD said.  Officers found the 6-foot-6 Rochford with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the forearm. Rochford was shot while…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties A 5-year-old boy was found naked walking in the middle of a Lebanon County road before Pennsylvania State Police uncovered what they described as hoarding conditions and a bedroom barricaded to keep him inside, authorities said. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, responded to Quarry Road and South Lancaster Street in Swatara Township at 7:29 a.m. Friday, July 10, after receiving a report that a young child was wandering in the roadway, police said. Good Samaritans kept the boy safe until troopers and EMS arrived. He was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital for a medical …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff
Speed, Alcohol Suspected After Head-On Maryland Crash Leaves Driver Fighting For Life: Sheriff A Southern Maryland man is fighting for his life after investigators say speed and alcohol appear to have fueled a violent head-on crash that left two people trapped Friday afternoon. The collision happened around 3:55 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the intersection of Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Piney Point, where St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived to find two mangled trucks, two people trapped inside, and one driver unconscious. Investigators say Robert Lumpkins, 38, of Leonardtown, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado north on Piney Point Road when the truck cros…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff
Virginia Biker's DUI Arrest Snowballed Into Gun, Knife, Jail Drug Charges: Sheriff Marlin Adams was arrested following a motorcycle crash. Then things somehow got worse once he was off the pavement and behind bars. The Stafford man accused of crashing his motorcycle while drunk was allegedly carrying a large knife and two firearms, fought deputies during his arrest, and was caught with suspected drugs after arriving at jail, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Adams, 32, was arrested shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, following a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Forbes Street and Cambridge Street in Stafford County. When deputies arrived…

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by Zak Failla
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'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape 'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape
'I Can't Breathe': Maryland Man Accused Of Choking Woman Captured After Window Escape Her cries for help brought neighbors running. Now, a Maryland man is behind bars after deputies say he choked a woman outside a Prince George's County home, then escaped by diving through a rear window as officers closed in. Deputies responded on Monday, June 23, to a residence after neighbors reported hearing a woman yelling, "I can't breathe," according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived, they said they found Dimitris Oswald Gross grabbing the victim by the neck, pinning her against the outside of the home, and yelling in her face. Investigators said G…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say
Maryland Murder Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Second Suspect, Police Say The manhunt is over. A second suspect wanted in connection with a deadly holiday weekend shooting in Maryland has been captured, bringing both murder suspects into custody less than a week after a 30-year-old man was gunned down in Washington County. Michael Timothy Wilder, 38, was arrested without incident around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 10, in the 900 block of Dual Highway, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Wilder was served with an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and other related offenses in the July 5 killing of Dalonte Dametrius Young, 30, of Hager…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds Former Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds
Former Cop Avoids Prison After Staging Fake Car Thefts For Insurance Money: Feds He helped stage fake car thefts, wrote bogus police reports, and cashed in on fraudulent insurance claims. Now, a former Anne Arundel County police officer has avoided prison. Jaron Earl Taylor, 32, of Fort Washington, was sentenced Friday, July 10, to three years of probation, including the first five months on home detention, for his role in a multi-year auto insurance fraud scheme involving multiple Maryland police officers, the US Attorney's Office announced. A federal judge also ordered Taylor to repay $38,670 to USAA, the amount prosecutors say the insurance company paid after Taylor…

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by Zak Failla
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Manassas Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police Manassas Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police
Manassas Homicide Case Grows To Seven Arrests After Teen Found Dead Near Mobile Home: Police It wasn't just two suspects after all. Nearly a month after an 18-year-old was gunned down in Virginia and found dead in a nearby backyard, Prince William County detectives have arrested four more people, bringing the total number charged in the case to seven. The latest arrests stem from the June 15 killing of Luis Angel Chavez, 18, of Manassas, who was shot inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community before collapsing behind a home on Parrish Lane. Prince William County police announced on Friday, July 10, that detectives have charged four additional suspects following the ongoing homicide…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. WARNING: The following news stor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants Virginia SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants
Virginia SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants A Virginia SWAT team was called in Friday morning after investigators identified a home connected to two suspects wanted on a combined 16 felony warrants. The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office SWAT Unit assisted the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police in serving a warrant at a home in the Stonehaven subdivision, resulting in a massive response on July 10. According to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton, one of the two wanted suspects was inside the home when officers arrived. Chilton said SWAT wasn't deployed simply because officers were serving warrants. The decision, he said, was b…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (UPDATED) Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (UPDATED)
Two Maryland Siblings Killed In Double Homicide Identified As Police Hunt Gunman (Updated) New details have been released three days after two children were shot and killed in Maryland. Police have identified the victims as 9-year-old Steve Allen and 15-year-old Giovanna Myrie as detectives continue searching for the person responsible. The pair was found on Tuesday, July 7, in the 6100 block of Talles Road in Gwynn Oak, where Baltimore County Police responded around 7:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Allen and Myrie suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to investigators. Both children died from their injuries. Their bodies were tr…

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by Zak Failla
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That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn
That 'Free' Minecraft Mod Could Give Hackers Your Entire Computer, Maryland Police Warn It starts with a free Minecraft download. Now, police in Maryland are warning players and parents about a fast-spreading malware campaign that's turning fake game mods into a gateway for cybercriminals to steal passwords, hijack accounts, and even spy through victims' webcams. The Montgomery County Police Department issued the public safety alert on Friday, July 10, warning that malware known as "WeedHack" is being spread through fake Minecraft mods, game clients, YouTube videos, and download websites posing as legitimate sources. According to police, more than 116,000 players have been in…

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by Zak Failla