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Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics: Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …
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Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Pleads Guilty To Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds
The trailblazing founder of Casa Ruby, a DC-based non-profit that had provided services to the LGBTQ+ community admitted to stealing at least $150,000 in COVID relief funds and stashing it in Central America for her personal use, authorities announced Ruby Corado, 53, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in US District Court to diverting the taxpayer-backed emergency funds to private off-shore bank accounts, which then was used for her own gain. She was charged in March with bank fraud, wire fraud, laundering of monetary instruments, monetary transactions in criminally derived proceeds, and fai…
Business
Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: 3 VA Locations Among Dozens Abruptly Shuttered In U.S.
Red Lobster has abruptly closed dozens of locations across the United States. According to a Bloomberg, the fast-casual seafood restaurant has considered filing for bankruptcy. The following locations are listed as being temporarily closed on the Red Lobster website, with some set to be auctioned off. MD: Columbia, Laurel, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg NJ: Ledgewood, Lawrenceville, East Brunswick, Bridgewater PA: Erie VA: Newport News, Williamsburg, Colonial Heights TAGeX Brand, which bills itself as the world's largest after-marketplac…
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Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Charged For Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds
The trailblazing founder of Casa Ruby, a DC-based non-profit that provided services to the LGBTQ+ community is facing charges for alleged fraud and money laundering, according to prosecutors. Ruby Corado, 53, made her initial court appearance in DC on Wednesday to face charges for allegedly defrauding Paycheck Protection and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs, and money laundering after fleeing the country, authorities announced. Specifically, Corado is accused of diverting at least $150,000 of $1.3 million in taxpayer-backed emergency relief funds, intended for the organi…
Police & Fire
Shoplifting Couple In Leesburg Swiped $158K In Merch From Stores Across DMV: Police
A couple accused of stealing more than $158,000 from retails stores across the DMV and North Carolina has been arrested. Roxana Dumitru, 29, and Ionut-Robert Ionescu, 30, both of Laurel, MD, are accused of stealing approximately $6,400 worth of merchandise from the Ulta store on Village Market Boulevard in Leesburg Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2023, Leesburg police said. The two were identified as suspects and subsequently linked to additional shoplifting incidents in Maryland and North Carolina, local police said. It's believed they swiped more than $158,000 from multiple stores, author…
Police & Fire
Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland; DC Man Arrested: Police
Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after three men from the region were busted by investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department. The lengthy Gang Unit investigation resulted in the arrest of two men from Maryland, and a third from the District, who were part of a major drug and weapon seizure, the agency announced on Thursday. Those charged: Dream Edwards, 26, of Columbia; Romel Johnson, 22, of Laurel; Michael Jordan Thompson, 34, of Washington, DC. (left to right) Dream Edwards, Romel Johnson, Michael Jordan Thompson Prince George's County Police …
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MD Woman Working In DC Fentanyl Pill-Pressing Operation Gets Prison Time
A Maryland woman working in a fentanyl pill-pressing operation in DC is heading to prison. Laura Garvin, 30, of Annapolis, was sentenced Friday, Jan. 12 to 24 months in prison for her role in a drug-trafficking group “running a fentanyl pill-pressing operation in and around Washington, DC and Maryland,” US Attorney Matthew Graves announced. The FBI launched an investigation into a drug-trafficking group running a fentanyl pill-pressing operation in and around Washington, DC and Maryland in August 2021. Investigators found that the group had at least three presses, including an indust…
Lifestyle
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Virginia Hospital Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor. The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies. Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall. "For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…
Police & Fire
Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Virginia Marriott: Police
A security guard from Maryland has been charged in a shooting that left a teen boy injured in Virginia, police said. Ahmed Namnoom, 53, of Laurel, was working as a security guard on the in the 1400 block of Langston Boulevard, when he noticed a group of teens walking toward the former Key Bridge Marriott property on Langston Boulevard in Arlington on Sunday, Nov. 12, Arlington County police said. Namnoom drove his vehicle toward a then took out a gun and fired it, striking a teen, Arlington County police said. The teen was found by medics on N. Lynn Street and hospitalized w…
Police & Fire
Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats
Sunday services were less than holy on Sunday morning as police in Virginia and Maryland investigated threats of violence, authorities say. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, is facing charges after a joint investigation into alleged threats at the Park Valley Church in Haymarket on Sunday, Sept. 24. Investigators say that the Fairfax County Police Department alerted authorities in Prince William County about a tipster in Anne Arundel County about a man in Laurel who posted "suspicious and concerning" posts that were made on Instagram made by Jiang. The threats included "vague threats of…
Police & Fire
Police ID Maryland Man Killed In Double DC Shooting
One person was killed, and another injured in an overnight shooting in Southeast, DC, police say. William Jones, 27, was found inside a vehicle by Metropolitan Police Department officers with multiple gunshot wounds shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday night in the 2600 block of Bowen Road when they heard gunshots ring out. The Laurel resident was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. A second man was also found in the area who had been shot, according to a department spokesperson. He was taken by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital in critical, but stable condition. His …
News
Maryland Man Accused Of Groping, Sexually Abusing Clients At DC Clinic
A Maryland man who worked at a Washington, DC clinic is facing charges for allegedly groping and inappropriately touching clients on at least two occasions years apart. Haileleoul Erbello, 47, of Laurel, has been charged with six counts of second-degree sexual abuse or a patient or client for a pair of incidents that were reported in August 2019 and April 2021, according to federal officials. According to an indictment, Erbello worked at the Metro Lab clinic in DC, and on Aug. 20, 2019, he was performing a physical exam on a patient when he allegedly groped her breasts, pressed h…
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Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said. What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said. The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said. Two days …
News
Negotiators Coaxed Barricade Suspect With Doughnuts During 34-Hour Standoff
In exchange for doughnuts, negotiators were able to get Brittany Copelin to throw out the magazine inside of her semiautomatic pistol during a 34-hour standoff that brought Richmond Highway to a halt up until her surrender on Thursday, March 30. Police are detailing the negotiation tactics and the events that led up to the barricade situation in Fairfax County, VA. Officers were called to the scene by a victim reported missing out of Laurel, MD on Tuesday, March 28. That victim told authorities she'd been abducted, Chief Kevin Davis said during a press briefing Thursday, March 30. That…
Police & Fire
Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case
A driver peacefully surrendered to authorities in Fairfax County around midnight on Thursday, March 30, ending a nearly 36-hour standoff on Richmond Highway. Police told the NBC4 that the incident was linked to the disappearance of Lauren Kingsbury, 25, of Laurel MD. She had been located safely on Tuesday, shortly before the standoff began. UPDATE AS OF 1:15 PM ON 3-28-23: We are glad to report that the Missing Person Alert for Lauren Kingsbury is cancelled.... Posted by Laurel Police Department on Monday, March 27, 2023 Video from NBC4 shows the barricade suspect emerging from a blac…
Police & Fire
Victim Stabbed Near Laurel 7-Eleven In Critical Condition, New Info On Suspect Released: Police
Police have launched a manhunt in Maryland as they attempt to track down a wanted man who stabbed a man in broad daylight near 7-Eleven in Laurel and left his victim with critical injuries. Carlos Corrales-Ramirez, 20, has been identified as the main suspect involved in a stabbing shortly before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the convenience store in the 14600 block of Laurel Bowie Road, according to the Laurel Police Department. Police say that the victim was found on Tuesday afternoon and rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. On Wednesday, Feb. 22, a police spokesperson said tha…
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver On Baltimore-Washington Parkway: US Park Police
US Park Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway late on Monday night. At 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, a Park Police spokesperson said that an investigation was launched on the parkway in the area of Route 197 in Laurel after a man was struck by a driver who sped away. The crash was reported in the southbound lanes on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, with traffic diverted to Route 197.Google Maps street view The man - whose identity has not been released by investigators - …
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Laurel Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Marijuana Through US Mail: DOJ
Federal officials have sentenced a Maryland man to nearly two decades in prison for distributing kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana through the US mail. Laurel resident Michael Fisher, 47, also known as Mark Wilson, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that spanned from California to Maryland. In total, prosecutors said that Fisher was responsible for the shipment of approximately 120 kilograms of cocaine, 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of marijuana as part of…
Police & Fire
Unidentifiably Charred Human Remains Found Inside Burning Vehicle Confirmed To Be Murder Victim
The charred body found inside of a burning car in the middle of a Laurel field has been confirmed to be the victim of a homicide, authorities say. The victim, who was so badly burned that the race, sex, or estimated age could not be determined, is confirmed to have died of a gunshot wound. The suspected killer then attempted to destroy the body by setting it on fire inside of the vehicle, Anne Arundel County police say. Police found the victim around midnight Tuesday, Sept. 27, after responding to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Trail for reports of a car fire that was found about…
Police & Fire
Charred Human Remains Found In Back Of Abandoned Burning Car Dumped In Maryland Field
Charred human remains were found in the backseat of a car that was set on fire in the middle of a Laurel field, authorities say. Around midnight Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Trail for reports of a car fire that was found about 100 yards off of the roadway engulfed in flames in the middle of a field, according to Anne Arundel County police. Once the flames were put out, police found a charred body in the backseat of the vehicle. The body was so badly burned that the sex, race, and approximate age are unable to be determined. The manne…
News
Loyal Elderly Woman Forcibly Thrown Out Of Lifelong Home Leaves Maryland Officials Outraged
A reportedly notoriously unreliable property management company is once again making headlines after demanding an elderly woman vacate her home of 25 years, leaving her and her dog to fend for herself, as gathered in an exclusive report with Daily Voice. The 80-year-old whistleblower received a sudden notice for her and her dog to vacate their home of 25 years with no explanation after Schweb Management took over Quincy Village apartments in Bladensburg in March 2022. "They stripped me of everything. I've been a good tenant and they took all my memories of my sisters, my good memories, and …
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Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland
The ongoing labor dispute between CSX Transportation and its labor unions could have a major impact on riders in Maryland and Virginia. CSX has notified the Maryland Transit Administration that if an agreement on a new contract isn’t reached that there is a potential for a labor strike beginning the morning of Friday, Sept. 16. Officials noted that since CSX owns and operates the Camden and Brunswick lines and dispatches MARC trains, any labor disruption would force the immediate suspension of service on those lines until a resolution is reached. 📌ICYMI📌If a potential labor strike bet…
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Incident At Area Park
Do you know this person? Police are asking for help identifying the man pictured above after he was involved in an alleged indecent exposure incident in Laurel, authorities say. The man was last seen fleeing on foot after the incident by the lake at Gude Park Monday, July 25, according to Laurel City police. If you have any information on the subject in the picture below or the incident related, please contact us immediately at 301-498-0092. Anonymous tips can be sent to LPDtips@laurel.md.us
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Caught Sneaking $500,000 Worth Of Knock-Off Clothes At Virginia Airport
A Maryland woman brought home more than just a few souvenirs from her recent trip to Asia, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports. Instead, she packed her 12 bags full of 298 pieces of counterfeit clothing items including scarves, hats, shoes and jewelry. The items bore brand names like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Burberry, Prada and Gianni Versace and collectively were appraised at more than $500,000 if authentic, CBP said. Agents took the items after the woman landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on April 10, CBP said. The Laurel native said, both verba…
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