DC Man Learns His Fate After Brazen Robbery Spree Targeting USPS Carriers: Feds DC Man Learns His Fate After Brazen Robbery Spree Targeting USPS Carriers: Feds
DC Man Learns His Fate After Brazen Robbery Spree Targeting USPS Carriers: Feds A District man is going to spend nearly two decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of a violent robbery spree targeting mail carriers across Maryland and the DC area. DeAngelo Lewis, 30, was convicted following an eight-day federal trial in Greenbelt on Friday, April 24, tied to a string of armed robberies involving seven USPS workers in 2022. On Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities announced that Lewis has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the scheme. The scheme stretched across Maryland, Virginia, and DC, where Lewis and his crew tracked down carriers, pulle…
Tick Tock: $50K Powerball Ticket In Virginia Is Days Away From Becoming Worthless Tick Tock: $50K Powerball Ticket In Virginia Is Days Away From Becoming Worthless
Tick Tock: $50K Powerball Ticket In Virginia Is Days Away From Becoming Worthless Check the glove box. Empty the junk drawer. Turn those pockets inside out. Somewhere in Virginia, a $50,000 payday is days away from becoming a worthless piece of paper. The unclaimed Powerball ticket was sold at Quik-E Foods at 4380 Waterlick Road in Forest and has been sitting unclaimed since the Saturday, Feb. 21 drawing, according to the Virginia Lottery. Now the clock is ticking. The ticket expires at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, exactly 180 days after the drawing, the deadline set by Virginia law. If nobody comes forward by then, that $50,000 is gone. The mystery winner came tantalizi…
Stray Bullet Tears Through Home As Illegal Gun Arsenal Is Uncovered, Sheriff Says Stray Bullet Tears Through Home As Illegal Gun Arsenal Is Uncovered, Sheriff Says
Stray Bullet Tears Through Home As Illegal Gun Arsenal Is Uncovered, Sheriff Says What started as an investigation into shots fired led to the seizure of what investigators described as an "arsenal of illegal firearms."  In late June, deputies were called to the 400 block of Patrick Avenue in Salisbury to investigate reports of gunshots in the area, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. What came next was unexpected. First responders determined that a bullet had penetrated the wall of a neighboring residence, traveled through the kitchen, ricocheted off a table, passed through the ceiling and attic, and exited through the roof. No injuries were r…
17-Year-Old Arrested In Quinceañera Shooting That Killed Virginia Teen Samuel Ojeda 17-Year-Old Arrested In Quinceañera Shooting That Killed Virginia Teen Samuel Ojeda
17-Year-Old Arrested In Quinceañera Shooting That Killed Virginia Teen Samuel Ojeda The hunt for the person accused in the deadly shooting of a Virginia 16-year-old at a quinceañera is over. A 17-year-old boy from Dumfries was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in connection with the killing of Samuel Ojeda, who was shot four days earlier during an altercation at a quinceañera near Catlett, the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office announced. Ojeda, of Triangle, was killed on Saturday, Aug. 8, at a rural property on Bowery Lane, where what began as a milestone celebration suddenly turned deadly. Deputies were already there. They had responded at around 9:30 p.m. to complaints ab…
Worker, 26, Killed In Freak Mobile Trailer Collapse At Virginia Construction Site: Police Worker, 26, Killed In Freak Mobile Trailer Collapse At Virginia Construction Site: Police
Worker, 26, Killed In Freak Mobile Trailer Collapse At Virginia Construction Site: Police A morning on the job turned deadly when a mobile trailer came crashing down at a Virginia construction site, police said. The fatal accident happened at approximately 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at a construction site in the 13000 block of Telegraph Road in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Four construction workers were working on the mobile trailer when its supports suddenly collapsed, investigators said. One of the workers, a 26-year-old man, was trapped underneath. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Police did not identif…
BWI Airport's 'Small' Garage Fire Wasn't So Small After All (UPDATED) BWI Airport's 'Small' Garage Fire Wasn't So Small After All (UPDATED)
BWI Airport's 'Small' Garage Fire Wasn't So Small After All (Updated) A parking headache greeted travelers at one of Maryland's busiest gateways Thursday. The Daily Garage at BWI Marshall Airport was temporarily shut down on Thursday, Aug. 13, after a fire broke out near Bus Stop No. 1, airport officials announced shortly after 11 a.m. BWI's fire and rescue department responded to the garage and quickly got the flames under control. By 11:45 a.m., airport officials confirmed the fire had been extinguished. The garage, however, remained temporarily closed as crews continued handling the incident. Despite the disruption on the ground, the trouble did not spr…
One Punch, A Fatal Fall, But No Charges For Maryland Officer In Samuel Brown's Death One Punch, A Fatal Fall, But No Charges For Maryland Officer In Samuel Brown's Death
One Punch, A Fatal Fall, But No Charges For Maryland Officer In Samuel Brown's Death The autopsy called it a homicide. Maryland prosecutors still say it wasn't a crime. Six months after a middle-of-the-night welfare check in Baltimore County ended with 56-year-old Samuel Brown on the pavement, the Maryland Attorney General's Office announced Thursday, Aug. 13, that Officer Derek Hadel will not face criminal charges in his death. The decision closes an investigation that began after the Feb. 16 encounter near Security Boulevard and Whitehead Court in the Woodlawn area, where Hadel found Brown asleep behind the wheel of an SUV shortly after 3:20 a.m. that morning. But a newl…
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Again After Viral Metro Incidents, Now Accused Of Stalking: MPD The viral Metro videos have officially caught up with Bryan Betancur. Betancur was found guilty of simple assault in DC Superior Court on Wednesday, Aug. 12, months after prosecutors say he filmed himself stroking an unsuspecting woman's hair aboard a train and posted the video to X seconds later. The conviction is the latest turn for Betancur, whose behavior on Metro first drew widespread attention earlier this year before he was arrested again weeks later in an unrelated stalking case. The assault happened on Saturday, Feb. 28, while Betancur was riding a train at the NoMa-Gallaudet stat…
Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are
Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are You have probably driven past one without realizing it. Flock's license plate readers have spread along roads and through communities across the country, giving police a tool to locate vehicles while fueling a growing debate over just how much the cameras can reveal about where people go. Now, a growing privacy advocacy project is letting you see where those cameras have been spotted. DeFlock, an independent open-source effort opposed to widespread automatic license plate reader surveillance, maintains a searchable nationwide map of the devices. As of Thursday, Aug. 13, the map displayed …
Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (DEVELOPING) Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (DEVELOPING)
Fire Shuts Down BWI Airport Daily Garage; Flights Not Impacted (Developing) A parking headache greeted travelers at one of Maryland's busiest gateways Thursday. The Daily Garage at BWI Marshall Airport was temporarily shut down on Thursday, Aug. 13, after a fire broke out near Bus Stop No. 1, airport officials announced shortly after 11 a.m. BWI's fire and rescue department responded to the garage and quickly got the flames under control. By 11:45 a.m., airport officials confirmed the fire had been extinguished. The garage, however, remained temporarily closed as crews continued handling the incident. Despite the disruption on the ground, the trouble did not spr…
Morgan Wallen Concert Gets Wet, Wild As Fan Accused Of Urinating On Family: Police Morgan Wallen Concert Gets Wet, Wild As Fan Accused Of Urinating On Family: Police
Morgan Wallen Concert Gets Wet, Wild As Fan Accused Of Urinating On Family: Police A Morgan Waller fan from North Carolina is facing charges for allegedly urinating on concertgoers in Maryland. Jayson Reed, 33, has been arrested following a bizarre incident at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday, July 18, where police say he urinated on people before an altercation broke out during Wallen's show. Now, nearly a month later, Reed is facing charges that include four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. MDTA Police officers were helping Baltimore Police at the conc…
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police 20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said. The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said. Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.” Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
Decomposed Body Found Face Down Behind Vacant Maryland Business: Sheriff Decomposed Body Found Face Down Behind Vacant Maryland Business: Sheriff
Decomposed Body Found Face Down Behind Vacant Maryland Business: Sheriff A grim discovery behind a vacant Maryland business has detectives searching for answers. The significantly decomposed body of a 61-year-old man was found Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the rear parking lot of a vacant business in the 11700 block of H.G. Trueman Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Responding personnel found the man face down on the ground. His remains showed signs of significant decomposition, investigators said, and personal property believed to belong to him was located nearby. Then detectives began piecing together how he may have wound up there. Inv…
5 Cremation Urns, 70K Videos, 2 Missing Women; Inside 'Dark' Death Investigation: Police 5 Cremation Urns, 70K Videos, 2 Missing Women; Inside 'Dark' Death Investigation: Police
5 Cremation Urns, 70K Videos, 2 Missing Women; Inside 'Dark' Death Investigation: Police Five urns believed to contain cremated remains, 70,000 videos, 600,000 images, and thousands of pages of writings are among a mountain of evidence recovered from a home now at the center of a death investigation involving two women who vanished years apart, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The sprawling investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city's Olney section, where Philadelphia detectives reviewing digital evidence discovered recordings showing missing women Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando alive and, in later footage, apparently d…
Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports
Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports That suspicious device wasn't quite what DC's bomb squad may have been expecting. A police response outside a Tenleytown firehouse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, took an unexpected turn when the item that sparked concern was determined to be a sex toy, according to multiple reports citing a Metropolitan Police Department incident report. The incident began shortly after 7 a.m. behind DC Fire and EMS Engine 20 in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, FOX 5 reported. According to the MPD incident report, a person approached a fire department employee and left behind a blue-and-black electronic devi…
Gone In 30 Seconds: Virginia Cops Bust 'Chop Shop' Where Cars Could Vanish In A Flash Gone In 30 Seconds: Virginia Cops Bust 'Chop Shop' Where Cars Could Vanish In A Flash
Gone In 30 Seconds: Virginia Cops Bust 'Chop Shop' Where Cars Could Vanish In A Flash They apparently didn't need all 60 seconds. A covert Virginia chop shop where investigators say a thief could smash a window, reprogram an ignition and disappear with a stolen vehicle in under 30 seconds has been shut down, Prince William County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Inside, detectives say they found the makings of a sophisticated operation: stolen cars, forged registrations, altered vehicle identification numbers, fake state inspections, multiple safes and vehicles being stripped for parts. One Infiniti Q50 didn't fare particularly well. Photos released by police show t…
Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING) Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING)
Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (Developing) Five people were hurt when an afternoon drive went sideways at a busy Maryland intersection. The three-vehicle crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, near Woodfield Road and Midcounty Highway in Gaithersburg, where Montgomery County police and fire crews were called to the scene. Five patients suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to preliminary information released by police. The crash caused delays in the area as first responders worked the scene, and drivers were advised to steer clear and find another way around. Police have not said what led to the col…
Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post
Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Danielle Peaks didn't just post the intimate image. She tagged the woman in it. A jury in Prince George's County convicted Peaks of revenge porn after prosecutors said she harassed and sexually exploited a woman with whom she shared a romantic partner, the state's attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Peaks obtained a screenshot from a video showing the victim's intimate parts, prosecutors said. Then she took it to Facebook. Peaks posted the screenshot on the social media platform and tagged the victim in the post. The case ultimately went before a jury, which found Peaks gu…
Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
Lorton Man Rams Deputy's Vehicle As Drug Deal Goes Sideways In Virginia: Sheriff Lorton Man Rams Deputy's Vehicle As Drug Deal Goes Sideways In Virginia: Sheriff
Lorton Man Rams Deputy's Vehicle As Drug Deal Goes Sideways In Virginia: Sheriff Four people came to Culpeper County expecting to make a drug deal. They wound up running from deputies, crashing into vehicles and, for two of them, hiding in a restaurant bathroom with a police K9 closing in. The wild sequence played out on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Dominion Square Shopping Center after Culpeper County Sheriff's Office deputies arranged what the four suspects allegedly believed would be a drug deal. What they didn't know was who was waiting on the other end. No drugs. Deputies. According to the sheriff's office, the investigation began with a short conversation that quic…
Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO) Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (VIDEO)
Ride From Hell: Man Robbed, Shot After Accepting Lift In DC, Police Say (Video) A man who thought he was catching a lift in DC found himself staring down the barrel of a gun before being robbed and shot by the driver who offered him a ride, police say. Now, investigators want the public's help putting a name to the face of the suspected gunman caught on camera. The robbery-turned-shooting played out at approximately 4:34 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, when Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1600 block of 12th Street NW for a reported shooting. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the department released surveillance photos of the suspect. The Metropolitan…
WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam WATCH: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam
Watch: ICE Said She Nearly Ran Them Over Before Virginia Woman Pointed To Her Dashcam A few angry words in a Virginia parking lot ended with a masked federal agent approaching a woman's car with his gun drawn. Now that showdown has gone viral. The confrontation unfolded around 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in the Bailey's Crossroads area near Falls Church, where Northern Virginia counselor Carolina Molina encountered US ICE agents during an immigration operation, according to multiple reports. Then the cameras started rolling. Cellphone and dashcam videos Molina posted online have since gone viral, capturing a tense confrontation that has drawn hundreds of thousands of views,…
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.   The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident
Little Fighter: 4-Year-Old Boy Faces Long Recovery After Freak Lawn Tractor Accident One moment changed everything for a Maryland 4-year-old and his family. Easton Morgan was severely injured after becoming trapped beneath a lawn tractor on Friday, July 31, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to help his family through what organizers described as a life-threatening accident. Emergency crews rushed to help the boy before he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for urgent care. Now, the photos tell part of the story. Before the accident, Easton is pictured flashing a huge smile alongside his mom, Courtney, and wearing his baseball uniform on the diamond. E…
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP
Paris-Bound 'Marble Vase' Had A $40K Surprise Inside At Dulles Airport: CBP This was one deep ball that never made it to Paris. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a package passing through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The package was mailed from Utah County, Utah, with France as its final destination. On the customs declaration? A marble vase. Only problem? There was no vase. Instead, CBP officers inspecting the parcel found two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape, each containing a crystalline substance, officia…
'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies 'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies
'Sunny Days' Turn Dark: $450K Fire Destroys Farm Riding Ring, Rabbit Dies There wasn’t much left standing when daylight finally reached a Maryland horse farm Tuesday morning. The two-alarm fire broke out at approximately 3:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Sunny Days Farm on Wrights Neck Road in Centreville, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal and Goodwill Fire Company. By the time the first crews arrived, the roughly 120-foot-by-60-foot pole building was fully involved, with flames threatening a nearby horse stable. That prompted firefighters to call for a tanker task force and a second alarm as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading. They did. O…
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs A Pennsylvania father accused of intentionally blowing up his family's home, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his estranged wife, has admitted to killing the teen. Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 47, of Castle Shannon, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated arson causing bodily injury in a negotiated plea before Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer on Monday, Aug. 10, court records show.  Shelleby is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 510, according to his docket. He remains in the Allegheny C…
OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’
OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ Mushrooms growing in rooms. Mold in the air. Bed bugs. Dark water backing up into a bathtub. Those were among the conditions reported or documented inside Maryland homeless shelters in a Baltimore City Office of Inspector General investigation released on Wednesday, Aug. 12.  Former Mayor's Office of Homeless Services employees had two words for what they said they witnessed: “critical” and “horrific.” And some of the complaints were backed up. The investigation began after the OIG received a complaint in July 2025 about conditions at three Baltimore shelters operating out of former …
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (UPDATE) 2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (UPDATE)
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (Update) The two men killed in a head-on crash near Hersheypark have been identified, Derry Township police announced in a correction update on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Ronald Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, was driving the minivan and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said. James Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, was a passenger in the minivan and was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to police. The 17-year-old Harrisburg boy dr…
Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police
Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police A Maryland murder investigation ended with a short-lived barricade. The second of two juvenile suspects linked to the killing of 17-year-old Roman Wright was taken into custody Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, following a barricade in the 100 block of Akin Circle in Middle River, Baltimore County Police said. The barricade brought an end to a search that began after Wright was fatally shot less than two days earlier in nearby Essex. At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, officers were called to the unit block of Bladen Road for reports of an assault in progress, police said. When office…