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Escapee At Large After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Fleeing In Maryland: Sheriff
A court-ordered GPS monitor wasn't going to keep one Maryland woman from disappearing, authorities say. Melissa Irene Richards, 34, of Mechanicsville, remains wanted after deputies responding to a tampering alert on Sept. 9 found her monitoring device cut off and discarded in a tree line along Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Richards was on pre-trial release at the time, and investigators say she hasn't been found since the monitor was discovered. Deputies were called to the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road after receiving the alert …
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‘Anything You Wanna Say Last?’ Maryland Man Texted Owner Before Husky Was Shot Dead: Feds
The dog was supposed to come home. Instead, a stolen Siberian Husky was allegedly used as leverage in a dispute over a vehicle before being driven into a DC alley and shot in the head, federal prosecutors say. The killing was the final act of an alleged plot involving two Suitland residents and a DC man who are now facing federal charges after prosecutors say they threatened the dog's owner and tried to force him to turn over a vehicle. It began on July 8, when a dispute broke out between Tierra Love, 38, and the dog's owner over Love's use of the vehicle, according to the indictment. Pro…
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Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term. Eiglarsh said the of…
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Montgomery County Fugitive Shoves Deputy, Takes Wheel Before Fatal 5-Mile Chase (
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A wanted passenger made her move the moment the driver's seat opened up during a traffic stop in Maryland. Newly released video shows the woman climbing across the center console of a stopped Toyota in Charles County, shoving a sheriff's officer away from the open driver's door and taking off with another passenger still in the back seat. Five miles later, that passenger was gravely injured in a wrong-way crash that ultimately claimed her life. The dramatic sequence unfolded shortly after 10:20 a.m. on Aug. 25 near Leonardtown Road and Lakewood Drive in Waldorf, where Charles County Sherif…
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‘Little Voice’ That Told Maryland Man To Turn Around At Wawa Lands Him $50K Jackpot
Sometimes, it pays to listen to that little voice in your head. For one Maryland man, it paid $50,000. The Charles County electrician had lunch in hand and was already leaving a Wawa in Suitland when something kept nagging at him: Go back. He had no particular reason to. He'd already bought his Pick 5 tickets that morning. He was hungry. Lunch was getting cold. There was a job site to get back to. But there was also one set of numbers he hadn't played. That was enough. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it, because there was one of my favorite combinations that I didn’t play,” the longtim…
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US Park Police Officer Injured In Crash That Shut Down Route 50 (
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A US Park Police officer was seriously injured in the crash that shut down a major Virginia highway in both directions for hours on Wednesday afternoon. The on-duty officer was involved in a collision with another vehicle at approximately 1:43 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Route 50 and Loudoun County Parkway in Loudoun County, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The officer suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The occupants of the other vehicle were not injured and were released from the scene, investigators said. The crash brought traffic to a st…
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Maryland Father Charged With Murder In Blunt Force Trauma Death Of 13-Month-Old Son: Police
A Maryland father is facing charges after his 13-month-old child died from traumatic injuries, authorities announced. Temple Hills resident Alwin Strachan, 26, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his toddler son Kylo Strachan last week, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. At around 11:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, officers were called to the Strachan home in the 3200 block of Curtis Drive, where they found the child unresponsive and not breathing. Kylo Strachan was treated by first responders and rushed to an area hospital, where he …
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Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Maryland Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police
The 26-year-old man accused of turning on someone he knew inside a vehicle in Maryland has been tracked down. Annapolis resident Carlos Daniel Mancia Pleitez was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, three days after a stabbing that sent another man to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The attack was reported shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, in the 900 block of Epping Forest Road in Annapolis. The victim was sitting in a vehicle with another man when he was stabbed, police said. The alleged attacker then took off on foot, l…
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Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD
A DC bike ride turned deadly after two cyclists entered the same intersection with very different signals. The crash happened at approximately 3:24 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 15th and M streets NW, where two bicyclists collided in the intersection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators say a bicyclist on a fixed-gear bike was heading west in the 1400 block of M Street when the rider went through a solid red light and entered the intersection. At the same time, 59-year-old David Watts, of Northwest DC, was riding a Capitol Bikeshare electric bicycle south through…
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Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitted …
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Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Virginia: State Police (
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A passenger was wounded when gunfire struck an SUV traveling along a busy Virginia interstate, state police said. The shooting was reported at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, along I-66 eastbound near the Nutley Street interchange in Fairfax County. According to Virginia State Police, a Toyota RAV4 was traveling east when the four people inside heard a loud bang and a passenger in the back reported being injured. The passenger was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Troopers later found a gunshot impact in the left rear window o…
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Twisted Tea Thief Smashes Into Maryland Sunoco With Crocs ‘In Sports Mode’: Police (
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A Maryland man put the "twisted" in Twisted Tea during a bizarre gas station burglary. The Taneytown Police Department released surveillance video of a thirsty suspect who was caught on camera breaking through the glass front door of Sunoco before grabbing two cases of hard iced tea and fleeing. Investigators say that shortly before midnight on Monday, Sept. 21, an unknown man busted into the gas station on East Baltimore Street and darted directly to the back corner of the convenience store to pick up his drink of choice. He then immediately reversed course and took off on foot east to…
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