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Swatting Call Prompts Police Response At Maryland High School (DEVELOPING) Swatting Call Prompts Police Response At Maryland High School (DEVELOPING)
Swatting Call Prompts Police Response At Maryland High School (Developing) A suspected swatting call triggered a police response at a Maryland high school, putting the campus on lockdown as officers moved in to investigate. The incident unfolded in Montgomery County, where police were dispatched to Walt Whitman High School shortly after 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5. School officials initially placed the campus in a secure status as officers arrived on scene. Police say the call appeared to be a swatting incident — a false report intended to prompt a large law enforcement response. By 12:37 p.m., the status at the school was shifted to a hold while officers condu…

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by Zak Failla
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Busted At Home Depot, Then Again Days Later: DC Man Has Wild Weekend In Virginia Busted At Home Depot, Then Again Days Later: DC Man Has Wild Weekend In Virginia
Busted At Home Depot, Then Again Days Later: DC Man Has Wild Weekend In Virginia Tyrone Cooper went to the well a few too many times over the weekend in Virginia and found himself behind bars twice for being a bit boozy in Stafford County. The 40-year-old District resident had a forgettable few days after being busted for public intoxication twice in 72 hours, according to the sheriff's office. A deputy was first called around 7 p.m. on Friday, April 17, to Home Depot on Worth Avenue, where there was a reported disturbance involving a man who "displayed signs of impairment with an odor of alcohol coming from his breath, slurred speech, and glassy eyes." Cooper initiall…

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by Zak Failla
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TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA
TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA A Dauphin County woman at the center of a viral controversy has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of felony wiretap violations and lying to police about being raped, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Veronika Rodriguez, 24, of Middletown, was convicted by a jury in May of two felony violations of Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act and one count of false reports to law enforcement. On Wednesday, Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. sentenced her to 30 days to two years less one day in the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. The Allegation Rodrigu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Boyfriend Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park Boyfriend Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park
Boyfriend Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park A Maryland man who claimed his girlfriend went missing earlier this month has been indicted for murder after her body was discovered buried in a plastic bin in a wooded area near Cedarville State Park, authorities announced. A grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Keycy Barrera-Rosa with multiple counts of murder, and making a false report in the death of his girlfriend, Lesbia Ramirez Guerra, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Investigators say Barrera-Rosa contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on April 2 to report that Guerra was mis…

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by Zak Failla