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Fentanyl Stash Found Near Children Leads To Decades-Long Sentence In Maryland: Prosecutors Fentanyl Stash Found Near Children Leads To Decades-Long Sentence In Maryland: Prosecutors
Fentanyl Stash Found Near Children Leads To Decades-Long Sentence In Maryland: Prosecutors A drug kingpin in Maryland is heading to prison after admitting to his role in a massive drug ring that spanned across the region.  William Joseph Jones, Jr., 38, was sentenced to 60 years in prison, with all but 35 years suspended following a months-long investigation into drug trafficking in Frederick County, authorities announced on Monday. In March 2024, the Frederick Police Department's Tactical Unit launched an investigation into reported drug dealings involving Jones, who was involved in trafficking and distributing cocaine and fentanyl across Maryland. With an assist from a wi…

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$222K In Illegal THC, Cannabis Seized In Massive Vape Shop Crackdown: Sheriff $222K In Illegal THC, Cannabis Seized In Massive Vape Shop Crackdown: Sheriff
$222K In Illegal THC, Cannabis Seized In Massive Vape Shop Crackdown: Sheriff More than $222,000 worth of illegal cannabis and THC products were pulled from six tobacco and vape shops in Maryland after a five-month narcotics investigation. Search and seizure warrants were served in December at shops in La Plata, Waldorf, White Plains and Bryans Road, Charles County Sheriff’s Office officials announced this week. The seizure was massive. Detectives began the investigation in August 2025 after receiving information about illegal cannabis sales at local tobacco and vape stores. At one point, a parent reported their elementary school-aged child may have purchased a THC…

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Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING) Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING)
Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (Developing) A man believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance stabbed himself and six other people—two of whom tried to intervene—during a random rampage in Northeast DC, police said. It happened around 3:22 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the area of Montello Avenue and Eigs Place NE, according to DC Police Chief Pamela Smith. Responding officers from the Fifth District arrived to find “numerous people suffering from stab wounds,” Smith said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.  The officers provided first aid and called in DC Fire and EMS, who took four women and two men to th…

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Repeat DUI Driver Busted After Being Tracked By Paramedic In Virginia, Sheriff Says Repeat DUI Driver Busted After Being Tracked By Paramedic In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Repeat DUI Driver Busted After Being Tracked By Paramedic In Virginia, Sheriff Says A driver who was foggy from drugs tried to blame the foggy weather for his reckless driving overnight in Stafford County, according the sheriff's office. Spotsylvania resident Frederick Frazier III found himself in a familiar position overnight, when he was stopped for his second DUI in the past five years by deputies on patrol Thursday night. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 19, a sergeant from the agency responded to Kings Highway, where there was a reported reckless driver, and a paramedic was able to advise dispatch that they were behi…

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