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Teens Held At Gunpoint, Forced To Withdraw Cash Before Robbers Flee In DMV, Police Say Teens Held At Gunpoint, Forced To Withdraw Cash Before Robbers Flee In DMV, Police Say
Teens Held At Gunpoint, Forced To Withdraw Cash Before Robbers Flee In DMV, Police Say A group of teens was marched to an ATM at gunpoint in a brazen Bethesda robbery — until their attackers bolted when a Montgomery County police cruiser pulled up, authorities said. Three suspects — including two young men from Chevy Chase — have been charged in connection with an armed robbery that unfolded in downtown Bethesda, authorities announced Friday, May 23. The robbery happened just before 10:50 p.m. on Monday, April 21, near Woodmont Avenue and Old Georgetown Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. That’s when three suspects approached four juvenile victims …

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News
Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Admits Sextorting 100+ Girls Worldwide—Some As Young As 5, Prosecutors Say A "depraved and dangerous predator" in Maryland who preyed on more than 100 young girls across the globe is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.  Silver Spring resident Chase William Mulligan pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child sexual abuse material after targeting minors on social media and "sextorted them."  Specifically, through the scheme, prosecutors say that Mulligan coerced at least 108 girls — ranging from ages 5-17 — to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves.  When the girls told him they no longe…

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Traffic
Missing Maryland Senior Found Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp: State Police Missing Maryland Senior Found Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp: State Police
Missing Maryland Senior Found Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp: State Police A 77-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Montgomery County was fatally struck by a car on a highway ramp in Prince George’s County days later, state police confirmed. Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, of Silver Spring, was killed just after 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, when a Honda Civic hit her while she was standing in the roadway near the I-95 exit ramp to eastbound MD-198 in College Park, according to the Maryland State Police investigators. Negewo was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. She had been reported missing earlier that same day through the Montgomery Coun…

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Schools
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Maryland, Officials Say Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Maryland, Officials Say
Twelve Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Maryland, Officials Say Twelve people — mostly children — were hospitalized for various injuries after a school bus crashed into a vehicle in Maryland, officials say. First responders in Montgomery County were called early on Tuesday, May 20, to the area of Norwood Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a reported crash involving a school bus with more than 20 kids inside. None were trapped. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial of the scene of a reported crash involving a school bus at Norwood Rd and New Hampshire Ave. @mcfrsPIO @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcfrs #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire @Lawzfir…

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'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison 'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison A man who opened fire on a crowded Metrobus in Maryland—killing one teen and shooting at another—is now facing life in prison, officials announced. Trevon Hatcherson-Ross, 23, who has no known address, was convicted Wednesday, May 14, on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for a February 2023 bus shooting in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Hatcherson-Ross faces two potential life sentences plus another 45 years when he returns to court for sentencing in August, prosecutors said. The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 17, 2023, on a Metro Tran…

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Recognize Him? Man Dies After Jumping From Maryland Parking Garage, Police Say Recognize Him? Man Dies After Jumping From Maryland Parking Garage, Police Say
Recognize Him? Man Dies After Jumping From Maryland Parking Garage, Police Say Do you know him?  Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help after a man died in downtown Silver Spring, and they still don’t know who he is. Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are working to identify a man who jumped from a parking garage on Saturday, May 10, in the 800 block of Ellsworth Drive, officials announced. The incident happened shortly before 10 p.m., police said. The man had no identification on him when officers arrived, and police have not yet determined who he is, officials said. Police described the man a…

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Politics
Tattooed MS-13 Gang Member Wanted For Gun Crimes In El Salvador Nabbed In Maryland: ICE Tattooed MS-13 Gang Member Wanted For Gun Crimes In El Salvador Nabbed In Maryland: ICE
Tattooed MS-13 Gang Member Wanted For Gun Crimes In El Salvador Nabbed In Maryland: ICE He was deported once — now he's back behind bars. A violent MS-13 gang member wanted in his home country of El Salvador has been arrested in Maryland, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, 38, was taken into custody in Silver Spring last week, ICE officials confirmed. Mejia-Benitez, a known member of the transnational MS-13 gang, is wanted in El Salvador on firearms-related charges. ICE said Mejia-Benitez first entered the US illegally in 2004, when he was caught by Border Patrol near Sullivan City in Texas. A judge ordered him deported i…

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Police & Fire
Young Virginia Mother Killed In Domestic Shooting Leaves Behind Son: 'She Was A Beautiful Soul' Young Virginia Mother Killed In Domestic Shooting Leaves Behind Son: 'She Was A Beautiful Soul'
Young Virginia Mother Killed In Domestic Shooting Leaves Behind Son: 'She Was A Beautiful Soul' A young Virginia mother was shot and left at a Maryland hospital.  Now, her family is remembering her as a “beautiful soul” and rallying to support the little boy she left behind. Brianna Burton, 24, of Centreville, was a devoted mom to a 3-year-old boy when she was shot and killed in what police are calling a domestic-related murder. Around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, Montgomery County Police responded to a Silver Spring hospital where Burton had been dropped off by a man who fled the scene.  She was pronounced dead shortly after. Investigators determined the shooting happe…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Fatally Shot In Domestic Killing, Dumped At Maryland Hospital; BF Charged: PD Virginia Woman Fatally Shot In Domestic Killing, Dumped At Maryland Hospital; BF Charged: PD
Virginia Woman Fatally Shot In Domestic Killing, Dumped At Maryland Hospital; BF Charged: PD A 24-year-old Virginia woman was fatally shot and dropped off at a Maryland hospital — and now, her boyfriend is behind bars for her murder, police said. Rogerio Palma, 32, of College Park, is facing multiple murder charges in connection with the domestic-related killing of Centreville resident Brianna Burton, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers in Montgomery County were called to a Silver Spring hospital around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, for a gunshot victim who had been dropped off by a man who quickly left the scene. The woman — later identified …

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Police & Fire
Woman Shot, Abandoned At Maryland Hospital; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING) Woman Shot, Abandoned At Maryland Hospital; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING)
Woman Shot, Abandoned At Maryland Hospital; Police Search For Driver (Developing) Detectives are urgently working to identify a young woman who was shot and left at a Maryland hospital by a man who then took off, Montgomery County Police said. The disturbing discovery was made early Sunday, April 27, when a man drove an injured woman to White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring around 7:15 a.m., according to investigators. Police say the man spoke briefly to hospital staff before leaving the victim behind and fleeing the area in a newer model white Ford Mustang. The woman — described as a Hispanic female in her early to mid-20s with distinctive tattoos on her right thig…

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Obituaries
DMV Mom Known As ‘Peaches’ Killed In Late-Night Crash Was 'Safe Place, Guiding Light' DMV Mom Known As ‘Peaches’ Killed In Late-Night Crash Was 'Safe Place, Guiding Light'
DMV Mom Known As ‘Peaches’ Killed In Late-Night Crash Was 'Safe Place, Guiding Light' A beloved Maryland mother known affectionately as “Peaches” was killed in a tragic crash late Sunday night, leaving her family and community reeling from the sudden loss. Osbelia Minh, 34, died on April 13 after her SUV veered off the road and struck a utility pole in the 10400 block of Colesville Road, Montgomery County Police said. Officers were called to the single-vehicle crash shortly after 10:40 p.m., where they found a black Kia Telluride off the right side of the roadway.  Minh, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. She was the only per…

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News
MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison
MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Victims Into Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison A Maryland MS-13 gang member who gunned down one victim and left another for dead in a wooded park has been convicted of murder, prosecutors announced. Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, was found guilty on Friday, April 4, of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and multiple other charges tied to the November 2022 gang-related ambush that left 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon dead in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. The second victim, Alex Castro Sabrian, was shot several times but survived by playing dead. He then crawled through a quarter-mile of Northwest Stream …

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