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Maryland Woman Steals Relative’s Car, Runs Down Officer Before Officers Open Fire: Police
A woman who stole a family member's vehicle, crashed several times, and ran down an officer attempting to arrest her is facing charges in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called around 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, to the intersection of N. Crain Highway and 11th Avenue in Glen Burnie, where there was a reported hit-and-run. The initial crash was just the beginning of a long night for officers. At the scene, officers were advised that the hit-and-run driver had crashed the vehicle, then stole a family member’s car after the relative ca…
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Ohio Driver With 80 Pounds Of Weed Climbed Tree After Virginia Pursuit, Sheriff Says
A suspected drug runner from Ohio wound up stuck in a backyard tree in Virginia after deputies say he led them on a chaotic chase through downtown Warrenton with more than 80 pounds of marijuana packed inside his car. The bizarre pursuit unfolded shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, in Fauquier County, after a license plate reader flagged a black Dodge sedan tied to a felony case out of Ohio, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies spotted the vehicle on East Lee Street near Walker Drive before following it through Warrenton as additional units moved in. Then the morning traffic stop…
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Maryland Man Stabbed Outside Hotel Turns Tables On Masked Attackers, Police Say
A Maryland man who was stabbed outside a hotel in Laurel got the better of his would-be assailants and forced a group of masked men to flee, police say. Chaos broke out around 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, in the Garden Inn parking lot in the 3400 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, a man was parked outside the hotel with two others when he was approached by three masked men while he was standing outside the vehicle. A physical altercation ensued, and the man was stabbed in the torso while the two other occupants inside the vehicle attem…
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Florida Teen Terrorized Maryland Family With Fake Shooter Calls, Food Deliveries: Police
A Florida teen who terrorized a Maryland family with active shooter calls and flooded them with unwanted food deliveries has been identified and charged, police say. The chaos unfolded over months in Montgomery County, where officers raced to a home on Severndale Terrace, believing gunfire, hostages, and an active shooter situation were unfolding inside. Instead, investigators say it was all a ruse. The first incident happened on Nov. 22, 2025, when Montgomery County officers responded to the Germantown neighborhood for reports of a shooting outside the home. Police were initially told an…
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Police Impersonator Tried Pulling Over Off-Duty Military Law Enforcement Officer: State Police
A police impersonator in Maryland picked the wrong driver to pull over. Mount Airy resident Eric Baummer found himself in actual handcuffs after posing as an officer and attempting to stop a military law enforcement officer in Baltimore County, according to state police. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack received a curious call from a motorist reporting that a driver in a Ford Explorer was attempting to conduct a traffic stop on him in the area of the outer loop of I-695 at Washington Boulevard. Investigators say the motorist contac…
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Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Rips Through Fairfax Business Before Sprinklers Stop Disaster
A Virginia salon was left blackened and smoke-damaged after a lithium-ion battery burst into flames inside a West Falls Church shopping center late at night, but firefighters say the outcome could have been far worse. The fire broke out around 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, inside a business in the 7200 block of Arlington Boulevard in Fairfax County, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue on Thursday. When crews arrived at the strip shopping center in West Falls Church, firefighters found flames burning inside the store. But the fire never got the chance to fully take over. Officia…
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Woman Breaks Free, Screams For Help During Pentagon City Bathroom Abduction Attempt: Police
A Virginia woman escaped a terrifying attempted abduction inside a Pentagon City business bathroom after police say a man covered her mouth and tried forcing her further inside before she broke free and screamed for help. Koby Berry, 28, who police say has no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday, May 6, and is being held behind bars in Arlington County after assaulting a woman The frightening encounter unfolded around 7:50 p.m. inside a business in the 1400 block of South Hayes Street, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Investigators say the woman was entering t…
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Man Strangled, Tried Gouging Woman’s Eyes Out During Brutal Domestic Assault: Prosecutors
A Maryland man who violently strangled a woman, slammed her head into a wall, and tried to gouge her eyes out during a domestic assault will face decades in prison. Parkville resident Gregory Long, 43, was convicted following a three-day trial in Carroll County of first-degree assault after he abused a woman in November 2025. On Nov. 16, 2025, deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a domestic incident in Sykesville involving Long and a woman who suffered critical injuries. According to prosecutors, upon arrival, deputies found the female victim wi…
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Huffing While Driving: Man Inhaling Nitrous Arrested After Hit-Run In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A hit-and-run in Southern Maryland took a strange turn following a brief police pursuit that ended with a 40-year-old man in custody, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Great Mills resident Scott Daniel Herndon admitted to inhaling nitrous oxide while driving before a hit-and-run crash in the northbound lanes of Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick late last month. Deputies say that Herndon struck another vehicle and fled the scene, but was quickly located nearby in the Bank of America parking lot. No injuries were reported. While speaking with Herndon, deputies spotted…
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Fairfax Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds
A Virginia man accused of secretly funneling millions from a major financial company into his own bank account is facing federal fraud charges after investigators uncovered what prosecutors described as a years-long scheme tied to mortgage payments. Ricardo Fontanilla, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia, was charged in federal court in Boston with wire fraud, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Prosecutors said he was arrested at his home on Sunday, May 3, and appeared in federal court in Arlington, Virginia, the next day. Federal investigators said Fontanilla worked for a global financia…
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Motorcyclist Looked Back At Deputies Before Leading 100+ MPH Chase In Maryland: Sheriff
A speeding motorcyclist did his best to avoid a traffic ticket, but wound up in handcuffs following a high-speed police pursuit in Southern Maryland. Zachary Ryan Pino, 36, is facing serious charges following an early-morning chase after he was spotted speeding and swerving across the double yellow lines on Chesapeake Beach Road in Owings, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say Pino was traveling at speeds topping 90 mph before deputies pulled behind him at the intersection of Route 2 and East Chesapeake Beach Road. Then, it was on. It is alleged that Pino&nbs…
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Cinco de Mayo Celebration Turns Violent With Stabbing, Shooting At Maryland Restaurants: Police
One man is behind bars, two are hospitalized, and a fourth is on the run after a pair of bloody incidents during a Cinco de Mayo celebration at a Maryland restaurant on Tuesday night. The Laurel Police Department has released new details as investigators continue probing a domestic stabbing and separate shooting at Amigos Mexican Grill on May 5. Police say Shon Juan Cook Jr., 26, has been charged in connection with a double stabbing reported around 10:30 p.m. at the restaurant in the 13600 block of Baltimore Avenue. In a separate incident later that night outside the neighboring LongHorn S…
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