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Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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She Did What ICE Asked; Now Her Children Are Left Without Either Parent She Did What ICE Asked; Now Her Children Are Left Without Either Parent
She Did What ICE Asked; Now Her Children Are Left Without Either Parent They came to America hoping to build a better life for their children. Now those children are facing life without either parent at home. Jessica Yojana Hernandez Quintano was detained during a scheduled ICE check-in on Thursday, Aug. 6, according to the Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective, leaving her three children without either parent after her husband, Samuel, was previously taken into federal immigration custody. Their children are 19, 16, and 10. "Instead of being allowed to return home to her children, she was detained," organizers wrote in an update to a GoFundMe campaign …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Got Call About Withheld Guns Days Before Bieniemy's Wife Was Shot In Virginia: Report Police Got Call About Withheld Guns Days Before Bieniemy's Wife Was Shot In Virginia: Report
Police Got Call About Withheld Guns Days Before Bieniemy's Wife Was Shot In Virginia: Report The trouble at the Bieniemy family home apparently started well before the gunfire. Two days before the wife of former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot inside their Ashburn home, a caller at the address told police that his parents were withholding his firearms, according to records obtained by The Athletic. On Sunday, July 26, 27-year-old Elijah Zion Bieniemy was arrested after his mother, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was shot inside the family home in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive in Loudoun County, authorities said. Elijah Bieniemy was charged with malicious …

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by Zak Failla
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WATCH: Bodycam Reveals Tense Maryland Bus Stop Standoff Before Six Cops Kill Armed Man WATCH: Bodycam Reveals Tense Maryland Bus Stop Standoff Before Six Cops Kill Armed Man
Watch: Bodycam Reveals Tense Maryland Bus Stop Standoff Before Six Cops Kill Armed Man The waiting was over. Newly released body-worn camera footage shows the tense final minutes before six police officers opened fire on 46-year-old Elliott Powers at a Maryland bus stop last month, ending a prolonged confrontation that began with reports of a man carrying a handgun. The footage was released by the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division on Friday, Aug. 7, nearly a month after Powers, a Rockville resident, was killed in Gaithersburg. Officers from the Montgomery County and Gaithersburg police departments were called to the bus stop in the 9600 block of…

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by Zak Failla
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'Shocking Crash': Maryland Official Speaks Out After Kids In Stolen Kia Kill Virginia Man 'Shocking Crash': Maryland Official Speaks Out After Kids In Stolen Kia Kill Virginia Man
'Shocking Crash': Maryland Official Speaks Out After Kids In Stolen Kia Kill Virginia Man This one stuck with him. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, who acknowledges he doesn't often address crime in his newsletter, is speaking out about the shocking Maryland crash involving young adolescents in a stolen Kia that killed Virginia resident Vance Payne. "I don't often talk about crimes in this newsletter, but this week I felt it was important to address the shocking crash in Germantown involving young adolescents driving a stolen car that killed a Virginia man in Germantown," Elrich wrote on Friday, Aug. 7. The crash he's talking about left a gruesome scene at the intersect…

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Maryland Fraudster Admits To Raiding COVID, Key Bridge Relief Programs: AG Maryland Fraudster Admits To Raiding COVID, Key Bridge Relief Programs: AG
Maryland Fraudster Admits To Raiding COVID, Key Bridge Relief Programs: AG COVID contracts. Key Bridge relief. Unemployment benefits. Prosecutors say a Maryland businessman found his way into all three, stealing more than $417,000 from the state while trying to pocket nearly $93,000 more. Windsor Mill resident Walter O'Riley Poindexter, 51, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to eight charges tied to a series of fraud schemes that stretched from 2020 through 2024, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. And no single program was apparently enough. Poindexter admitted to three counts of procurement fraud and one count of bribery stemming f…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed, Five Hospitalized After Saturday Morning Crash Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING) Man Killed, Five Hospitalized After Saturday Morning Crash Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING)
Man Killed, Five Hospitalized After Saturday Morning Crash Near Virginia Border (Developing) A quiet Saturday morning in Maryland turned deadly before most people had finished breakfast. A man was killed, and five others were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash reported at approximately 7:22 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, in the 24000 block of Ridge Road outside Damascus in Montgomery County, according to police. The wreck involved a silver Ford Transit van and a black Chrysler Pacifica minivan. And the first reports from the scene were grim. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were initially called to the area near Cedar Grove Elementary School and Hawkes Road for …

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Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…

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VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…

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Lorton Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Springfield Homes Released After Arrest: Police Lorton Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Springfield Homes Released After Arrest: Police
Lorton Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun Near Springfield Homes Released After Arrest: Police A gunshot near several Virginia homes ended with an 18-year-old behind bars. He didn't stay there long. Amen Giorgis, 18, of Lorton, was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun into the ground in a West Springfield neighborhood at approximately 5:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Fairfax County Police. Witnesses told officers that Giorgis was among a group of men gathered in the 5000 block of Hall Street when he allegedly fired the weapon near several homes. Then everyone took off. The group split up and left the neighborhood in separate vehicles before police arrived, investig…

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by Zak Failla
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14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff 14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff
14-Year-Old Airlifted After Pair Jumps Out Of Car, Opens Fire In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland teenager's afternoon walk ended with a flight to the hospital. The 14-year-old was walking near St. Thomas Drive and Alderman's Place in Waldorf when a car approached at approximately 3:27 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Then two people got out. Both opened fire, investigators said, striking the teen in the leg before the victim was airlifted to a hospital. The injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to the sheriff's office. What sparked the shooting remains unclear. Detectives said Friday, Aug. 7, that they are pur…

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by Zak Failla