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Montgomery MD
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Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station A teen murder suspect wearing an ironic sweatshirt at the time of the shooting has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting Emmanuel Simmonds, 16, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family earlier this year inside the Wheaton Metro Station, prosecutors announced. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On May 18, two groups who were strangers t…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
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Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say
Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say The 93-year-old man who was hospitalized with critical burn injuries in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon has died, the State Fire Marshal announced. Charles Armstrong was flown to the Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center by Maryland State Police on Tuesday with first- second- and third-degree burns after being overcome by a brush fire he was tending to. The incident was reported at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in the 15100 block of Long Hill Drive in Cresaptown.  Officials say that the fire was only discovered because an employee at American Insurance Center flew a d…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In St. Mary's County: State Police Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In St. Mary's County: State Police
Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In St. Mary's County: State Police Shots were fired over the weekend in Southern Maryland when a man attacked two state police troopers with a knife, authorities say. Anthony Oliveras, Jr., 22, of Hollywood, was arrested following an incident that played out in the 44000 block of West Marvell Court.  Police say that troopers were called to the area to assist a possibly suicidal person.  As a veteran trooper and recent graduate from the Academy approached the home, where they were met by Oliveras, who had ill intentions. Wielding a six-inch knife, Oliveras stepped out of the home and lunged toward the rookie troop…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities
Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to  a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Prince George's
Police & Fire
One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At Rosaryville Traffic Light: Police One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At Rosaryville Traffic Light: Police
One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At Rosaryville Traffic Light: Police One driver was killed and another hospitalized in Maryland after a crash at a traffic light in Prince George’s County, state police announced. Upper Marlboro resident Lisa Brown, 64, was stopped in a Ford Fusion at the traffic light on the intersection of Route 301 (Crain Highway) and Rosaryville Road when she was struck by Ashley Raley, 47, of Lothian, on the driver’s side of her vehicle. Brown was rushed to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Raley was taken by paramedics to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment of his undisclosed injurie…

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by Zak Failla
Charles
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One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In Charles County, State Police Say One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In Charles County, State Police Say
One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In Charles County, State Police Say One person was killed and two others were airlifted to area hospitals following a fatal crash in Charles County on Monday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, a Dodge Durango was driving on US Route 301 near MD Route 234 when the driver struck an embankment and overturned the truck, state police say. First responders were called to the scene, and a passenger in the Durango was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Two others injured in the crash were flown by US Park Police to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC for treatment of undisclosed injurie…

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by Zak Failla
Washington
Police & Fire
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In Williamsport Home: Fire Marshal Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In Williamsport Home: Fire Marshal
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In Williamsport Home: Fire Marshal A Washington County woman is being hailed as a sort of "Wonder Woman" who may have saved her husband's life after a kitchen fire broke out in their Williamsport home on Friday afternoon. At approximately noon on Friday, June 9, members of the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company and other area agencies were called to a two-alarm house fire on Hoffman Drive, after smoke and flames were reported by neighbors. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that the investigation into the near-fatal blaze determined that a 76-year-old homeowner turned on the stovetop and walked away from the area after h…

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by Zak Failla
Carroll
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Westminster Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal Westminster Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal
Westminster Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal The Fourth of July came a little too early for a Carroll County man who suffered extensive injuries making homemade fireworks over the weekend. An investigation has been launched by state and federal officials after a 68-year-old man suffered severe burns in the 300 block of Parisian Way in Westminster on Friday, April 21, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) joined an inquiry after first responders were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning to investigate an incident, where the homeowner said he was mak…

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by Zak Failla
Burlington
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NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland
NJ Tractor Trailer Driver Dead In Chain Reaction Crash In Maryland A 56-year-old New Jersey tractor trailer driver was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning, March 14 in Maryland, authorities said. Delando Woody was pronounced dead at the scene of the on I-95 crash near College Park, after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the highway, Maryland State Police said. UPDATE: Final Facebook Posts Portray Beauty That Was Moorestown Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Crash A 45-year-old Maryland man driving a Dodge Charger south on I-95 struck a Toyota truck being driven by a 22…

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by Zak Failla
Prince George's
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New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Beltsville New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Beltsville
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Beltsville New details have been released by Maryland State Police as the investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County continues. New Jersey native Delando Woody, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on I-95 near College Park after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the interstate. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park barrack were called to a stretch of I-95 near Maryland Route 212 in Beltsville. The initial investigation…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal
Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal A Maryland man suffered extensive burns to both of his arms after lighting a charcoal grill with gasoline and getting caught in the flames, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In St. Mary's County, first responders were dispatched to Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, where there was a report of a man who had accidentally caught fire in the trailer park. Officials say that Thomas Roth attempted to start a charcoal grill using gasoline, catching his clothes on fire, and leaving him with burns to both arms. Roth was treated and t…

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by Zak Failla
Calvert
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Chesapeake Beach Home During Standoff Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Chesapeake Beach Home During Standoff
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Chesapeake Beach Home During Standoff A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…

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by Zak Failla
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police
Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police A 33-year-old doctor was killed by his own car when a thief jumped behind the wheel in Washington DC — and the suspect remains at large, authorities said. Dr. Rakesh Patel, of Silver Spring, had left his dark silver Mercedes E350 unoccupied and running on the 1800 block of Vernon Street, when the suspect hopped in around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, DC police said. Patel was training as a critical care fellow at MedStar Washington Hospital Center when he struck at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue, Northwest, as the driver started to pull away, NBC Washington reports. The …

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by David Cifarelli
Adams
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Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD
Community Raises $58K+ For Family Of PA Firefighter Who Died After Battling Blaze In MD An Adams County man serving as a captain with a Maryland fire company has died from injuries sustained in the line of duty. Captain Joshua Laird, 46, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, was a 21-year veteran of Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, he tragically died in hospital after following through the floor of home during a fire, according to the fire company's Facebook page. Laird's crew was called to a house fire in the 9500 block of Ball Road on Wednesday just before 5 p.m. Upon arrival crews found a two-story single-family home with fire showing, so additional crews were …

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by Jillian Pikora