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'Gunner In The Park': What Maryland Boy, 9, Saw Before Riding His Bicycle Home
A 9-year-old boy was forced to hide in a Maryland playground before fleeing on his bicycle to warn his parents about a "gunner in the park" after a hooded man emerged from the woods and unleashed a barrage of gunfire during a crowded afternoon of flag football. Now, that man is heading to prison for decades. Gaithersburg resident Kenneth Oates, 40, has been sentenced to 100 years in prison, with all but 35 years suspended, for opening fire on his on-again, off-again girlfriend and her friend at a crowded Rockville park, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. The shoo…
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Missing Mirror May Be Key To Solving Deadly Fairfax Hit-Run That Killed Pedestrian: Police
The driver who struck and killed a 44-year-old pedestrian in Virginia earlier this month remains at large, but investigators now have a better idea of what they're looking for. Fairfax County police have identified a white Nissan Rogue as the vehicle believed to have been involved in the fatal Springfield Hit-Run that claimed the life of Thomas Gum on Sunday, Oct. 4. According to investigators, the SUV is believed to be a 2017 to 2022 model with its driver's side mirror missing, along with black fender guards from the front driver's side wheel well. Gum, who had no fixed address, was cross…
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Donuts, DUI, And A Power Outage: Virginia Mustang Driver's Wild Ride Ends In Handcuffs
Getting his Mustang out of the Rappahannock River turned out to be the easy part for a Virginia man whose attempted getaway from police went from bad to worse over the weekend. Richard Anderson, 38, of Spotsylvania, found himself in handcuffs after an unusual series of events at City Dock in Fredericksburg on Sunday, Oct. 18, that also left part of the city temporarily without power, according to police. The trouble started when a Fredericksburg police officer spotted a red Ford Mustang speeding along the 500 block of Sophia Street before the driver made his way to City Dock, where he began…
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: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News. As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…
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Virginia Mom Charged After 9-Year-Old Brings Large Hunting Knife To Elementary School: Police
A 9-year-old Virginia boy brought his mother's large hunting knife to elementary school, but it was his mom who wound up facing criminal charges. The boy took the knife from his home before heading to Bennet Elementary School on Old Dominion Drive in Manassas on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the boy never displayed the knife or threatened any students or staff members while at school. Investigators determined that the knife belonged to his mother, Alison Elisabeth Morgan, 36, who was charged with contributing to the delinquency of…
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RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42
A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home. Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
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Maryland Man Killed After Minivan Slams Into Equipment Trailer Parked In Roadway, Sheriff Says
A 72-year-old Maryland man was killed after his minivan crashed into an equipment trailer parked in the roadway in Frederick County, authorities announced. Victor Arevalo, of Adamstown, was driving a Honda Odyssey when he struck the trailer in the 5200 block of Mountville Road at approximately 1:51 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responding to the crash found Arevalo injured inside the vehicle, and emergency personnel began life-saving measures before rushing him to an area hospital, where he later died. The sheriff's office Traffic Uni…
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Overalls And Out Of Luck: Maryland Man Busted In Undercover Child Solicitation Sting
Denim overalls couldn't keep one Maryland man from getting caught with his pants down. Hagerstown resident Robert Leroy Koontz, 41, was arrested during an undercover operation targeting adults seeking sexual contact with minors online, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. During the first week of October, undercover investigators used social media platforms to engage in conversations with adults allegedly seeking sexual contact with children, leading to multiple online contacts and in-person meetings, authorities said. The operation was conducted by the sheriff's office's D…
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket Across Northeast Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
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Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…
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Teen Tosses Burning Marine Flare Under Table At Maryland Five Guys, Sending Families Fleeing
Families enjoying dinner at a Maryland Five Guys were sent scrambling when a teen allegedly threw a burning marine flare into the restaurant, sending it beneath a table where children and adults were eating, officials say. The frightening incident unfolded at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Five Guys restaurant at 18007 Garland Groh Boulevard in Hagerstown, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say the teen threw the lit flare into the occupied restaurant, where it landed beneath a table as customers were eating their evening meals. The u…
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Another Maryland Congressman Receives Suspicious Letter Amid Nationwide Scare
Another congressional office in Maryland was evacuated after receiving a suspicious letter, part of a growing wave of similar incidents targeting public officials across the country. Rep. Steny Hoyer confirmed on Monday, Oct. 19, that his district office in Greenbelt received a potentially hazardous letter, prompting an evacuation and a response from law enforcement. "Today, my district office in Greenbelt, Maryland, received a suspicious letter similar to those received by public officials across the country," Hoyer said in a statement posted to social media. View this…
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Maryland Man Killed Neighbor, Wounded Victim's Son In Weekend Shooting, Police Say
A Maryland man is accused of killing his neighbor and wounding the victim's son in a weekend shooting before returning to the scene, where police were waiting. Rodney Hall, 62, was arrested following the double shooting in the 800 block of Bridgeview Road in Brooklyn at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to Baltimore Police. The shooting left 65-year-old Mark Lee Sr. and his 24-year-old son suffering from gunshot wounds, and both were rushed to an area hospital after officers arrived and rendered aid. Lee later died from his injuries, while his son survived. Police ha…
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Uber Driver Gets More Than He Bargained For After Maryland Man's Night On The Town: Sheriff
An Uber driver in Maryland learned the hard way that getting a passenger to his destination and getting him out of the car are two very different things. Matthew James Hunnell, 22, of Chesapeake Beach, allegedly turned a night out into a three-call headache for Calvert County sheriff's deputies with stops at two local watering holes before his evening came to an unceremonious end outside a Prince Frederick hotel. According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, deputies first encountered Hunnell at Applebee's in Prince Frederick and The Tavern in St. Leonard, where he appeared intoxicated …
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Missing Virginia Teen, 15, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot As Deputy Fires Shot During Search
A missing and endangered 15-year-old boy believed to be armed is dead following an unusual encounter with a sheriff's deputy that ended with shots fired in Northern Virginia. The incident unfolded shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in the 36000 block of East Loudoun Street in Round Hill, where authorities located the teen after being asked to assist in a search. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, members of the Purcellville Police Department requested assistance at approximately 9 a.m. in locating the missing 15-year-old, who was believed to be in possession of multip…
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Pedestrian, 24, Struck And Killed By Mustang Near Smithsonian Air And Space Museum In Chantilly
A 24-year-old man was killed near the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Northern Virginia early on Sunday after being struck by a Mustang, police say. Sterling resident Juan Linares Terrero has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a motorist shortly before dawn on Oct. 18 in Chantilly. Officers were called shortly after 3:45 a.m. on Sunday morning to the southbound lanes of Route 28 near Air and Space Museum Parkway, where there were reports of a man who had been struck by a Ford Mustang while walking in the right lanes of the h…
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Maryland Rape Suspect, 16, Charged As Adult After Police Release Surveillance Photos
A 16-year-old boy is facing adult charges in connection with a sexual assault in Maryland that prompted police to release surveillance photos in hopes of identifying a suspect. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department's Special Victims Unit announced on Monday, Oct. 19, that they arrested the teen in connection with the Wednesday, Oct. 7 assault in the Milford Mill area. Police previously released surveillance images of a person they were attempting to identify on Friday, Oct. 9, two days after the reported assault, and asked the public for help identifying him as part of the …
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National Guard Member Shot Breaking Up DC Fight As Three Guardsmen Open Fire: Police
A late-night fight in DC escalated into a shootout involving members of the National Guard, leaving a guardsman and an armed suspect hospitalized. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called around 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, to the 400 block of 8th Street SE, where there were reports of shots fired, according to the agency. Investigators said that members of the National Guard, assigned to patrol the Barracks Row corridor, observed a fight outside an establishment. The guardsmen were attempting to intervene when 41-year-old Jerrell Jackson, who was involved in the alter…
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Teacher Assaulted 7-Year-Old Student At Northern Virginia Private School, Police Say
A Northern Virginia educator landed in handcuffs after allegedly assaulting a 7-year-old boy during class. Shaanan Josiah Burrell, 34, of Woodbridge, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation into an alleged assault at Prince William Academy on Commission Court three days earlier, according to Prince William County Police. Officers responded to the school on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after receiving a report that Burrell allegedly assaulted the boy during class at approximately 12:40 p.m. the previous day, investigators said. The child suffered minor injuries in the alleged ass…
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Suspicious Letter Sparks Evacuation At Virginia Congressman's Office In Leesburg (
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A suspicious letter containing an unknown substance prompted an evacuation at a Virginia congressman's district office on Monday, triggering a response from police and hazardous materials crews. US Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said the envelope was delivered to his office in Leesburg, where staff members were evacuated as authorities responded to investigate the substance. The incident brought officers from the Leesburg Police Department, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue personnel, and US Capitol Police to the scene. Leesburg Police confirmed that officers and fire and rescue crews were investigat…
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: Man Kills Complete Stranger In Maryland, Cops Say
A Maryland man is accused of gunning down a complete stranger in broad daylight, with no apparent motive for the killing. Michael Ritch, 29, of Capitol Heights, was arrested hours after Devin Mason, 45, was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside in the 5000 block of Emo Street shortly before noon on Saturday, Oct. 17. Mason was rushed to an area hospital, where he died despite efforts to save his life, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Detectives identified Ritch as a suspect and tracked him down in the area several hours after the shooting, taking him into c…
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Popular DC Bistro La Bonne Vache Badly Damaged By Fire As Employees Close For Night (
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A routine Sunday night closing turned into a restaurant owner's worst nightmare when a fire tore through a popular French bistro in Washington, DC. The fire broke out at La Bonne Vache in the 3200 block of Prospect Street NW in Georgetown on Sunday, Oct. 18, as employees were wrapping up their shifts for the night. DC Fire and EMS crews arrived to find smoke coming from the first floor of the three-story building and an electrical panel burning inside. French bistro La Bonne Vache in Georgetown was destroyed in a fire last night after the restaurant had closed Twitter/@dcfireems Phot…
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Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police
A Virginia deputy was wounded when a shooting suspect drove his vehicle toward responding officers and opened fire, prompting deputies to return fire, killing the 39-year-old man, state police announced. The deadly confrontation unfolded in Spotsylvania County on Sunday, Oct. 18, after sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 11000 block of Hickory Creek Drive at approximately 12:39 p.m. for reports of a domestic-related shooting. While investigating, deputies located the suspect, identified as Jerson David Martinez-Coreva, in his vehicle on nearby Smoke Tree Boulevard, where authorities s…
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Taco Bell Tantrum Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Two-Day Tirade, Police Say
The only thing Ryan Barile hates more than a botched Taco Bell order is the employee who served it. Over the summer, the 44-year-old Halethorpe man turned a fast-food feud into a two-day tirade of racial slurs and death threats that landed him behind bars in Montgomery County, according to police. The battle began on Thursday, Aug. 20, when Barile placed an order at the Taco Bell location in the 13800 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Displeased by his order, police say Barile began yelling at an employee, making derogatory statements and threatening to assault them, as well a…
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Abandoned Fairfax County Building Engulfed In Flames As Two-Alarm Blaze Erupts (
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Flames tore through an abandoned building in Northern Virginia on Sunday night, drawing a two-alarm response from Fairfax County firefighters as the structure became engulfed in fire. Crews were called to the area of Hunter Mill Road and Sunset Hill Road in Reston on Oct. 18, where they arrived to find flames showing throughout the building, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. The fire in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Photos shared by the department show flames pouring from the building's windows and roofline as firefighters worked to bring the bl…
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Gun On Dashboard Sparks Tense Standoff After Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff
A tense police standoff ended peacefully after a pursuit landed a 38-year-old man behind bars in Virginia. Terrell Downing put deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office through their paces on Saturday night when they attempted to stop his Dodge Challenger twice before he was ultimately apprehended. According to the sheriff's office, deputies attempted to stop a white Dodge Challenger on Piedmont Drive for a violation, though the driver, later identified as the Woodbridge resident, fled. The initial pursuit was terminated shortly after it began as a precaution, but Downing was just ge…
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Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights
A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…
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27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Maryland Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal
An entire fleet of commercial vehicles went up in flames behind a Maryland building occupied by Verizon, sending a wall of fire and thick smoke into the night sky. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 Industrial Park Drive in Waldorf, where firefighters arrived to find more than two dozen utility vehicles burning beneath an awning attached to the building. By the time the flames were brought under control, 27 commercial vehicles had been damaged or destroyed, with investigators estimating the total loss at $3.8 million, according to the Maryland State Fire Marsha…
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Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave
A Connecticut library employee has reportedly been placed on leave after a father's viral TikTok video accused the worker of ignoring his Black toddler while giving attention to white children. The Darien Library employee's leave was confirmed by the Stamford Advocate following the video shared by Micah Whitaker on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the outlet says, citing Library Director Kiera Parrott. Whitaker's more than two-minute video shows an interaction involving Whitaker's 17-month-old son and a library employee at an event held at Darien Commons, according to ABC7. It had drawn more…
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: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near NJ Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review
An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration agents turned into a police chase and crash in New Jersey, leaving two people injured and prompting borough officials to call for an independent investigation. Videos shared to social media captured U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to stop a vehicle near the Red Bank Train Station on Friday morning, Oct. 16. The driver refused to stop, leading agents on a pursuit that continued several blocks to Catherine Street, where the fleeing vehicle collided with one driven by an ICE agent, the Borough of Red Bank sa…
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