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Man Returns From Evening Walk To Find Maryland Home Engulfed In Massive Flames Man Returns From Evening Walk To Find Maryland Home Engulfed In Massive Flames
Man Returns From Evening Walk To Find Maryland Home Engulfed In Massive Flames Dinner was done. The evening walk had already started. Then came the smoke. A Harford County homeowner returned from an evening walk Tuesday night to find flames ripping through his Joppa home in a devastating fire investigators believe may have started with an air fryer. The massive blaze broke out shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at a home on Anchor Drive in Joppa, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. By the time the homeowner made it back, smoke was pouring from the eaves of the two-story house. Investigators say the man opened the front door but was immedi…

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by Zak Failla
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Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames
Good Samaritans Pull Driver From Burning SUV On I-495 Moments Before Vehicle Erupts In Flames Seconds mattered on the Beltway on Monday night. Several passing drivers stopped on I-495 to help pull a dazed motorist from a burning SUV moments before it became fully engulfed in flames near the Clara Barton Parkway ramp, officials said. The fiery crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway near Exit 41, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. Photos from the scene show the SUV engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke pouring into the sky above the highway. The fire on I-495 in Montgomery County. …

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by Zak Failla
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Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River
Cops ID Colgate Student Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In NY River A 21-year-old Colgate University student from Westchester County who was found dead after his kayak overturned in an Upstate New York river has been identified by authorities. Sohail A. Nabi, of Yonkers, was found dead Monday, May 11, in the Schroon River in Warrensburg, New York State Police confirmed.  The incident began just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, when troopers responded to the area of Library Avenue following reports of an overturned kayak in the river.  Investigators later determined Nabi had been kayaking with a small group of people when they lost sight of him. Wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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‘Grave Robber?’ Virginia Cemetery Flower Thief Caught On Camera As Police Seek Bicyclist ‘Grave Robber?’ Virginia Cemetery Flower Thief Caught On Camera As Police Seek Bicyclist
‘Grave Robber?’ Virginia Cemetery Flower Thief Caught On Camera As Police Seek Bicyclist Who robs flowers from a cemetery at 1 a.m.? Police in Northern Virginia are trying to figure that out after a person was caught on camera allegedly stealing and vandalizing floral arrangements while riding through a city cemetery in the middle of the night. The bizarre overnight incident happened Tuesday, May 6, at the Fredericksburg City Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Investigators say the person pictured in surveillance images rolled through the cemetery around 1 a.m. and allegedly stole and damaged floral arrangements left at graves…

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by Zak Failla
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Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Burglary Suspect Had Screwdriver Protruding From Pocket During Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says Well, he's screwed. A 24-year-old with a fitting name is behind bars in Northern Virginia following a questionable burglary involving a friend's house. Philip Shadyac III is facing charges following an investigation by Fauquier County Sheriff's Office into a midday botched burglary last week, authorities announced on Monday. Late in the afternoon on Thursday, May 8, deputies were called to the Warrenton Lakes neighborhood for a reported burglary in progress after a caller said a man he knew was trying to break into his home and stab him with a screwdriver Upon arrival, deputies found Shad…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Crashes Into Neighbor’s House During Failed Escape From Deputies: Sheriff Virginia Man Crashes Into Neighbor’s House During Failed Escape From Deputies: Sheriff
Virginia Man Crashes Into Neighbor’s House During Failed Escape From Deputies: Sheriff A Virginia man’s Friday night spiral ended with a crashed vehicle, a damaged home, and a stack of charges after deputies say he wandered into a neighbor’s backyard, made crude comments, then tried fleeing in a family member’s vehicle. Then he crashed into a nearby residence. Robert Winters Jr., 20, of Stafford, was arrested after the chaotic series of events unfolded around 9:37 p.m. Friday, May 9, on Burning Tree Court, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. It started with a disturbance call. A resident told Deputy Osborne that Winters had entered their backyard and made cru…

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by Zak Failla
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Pizza Box Perv? DC Cops Hunt Suspect After Broad-Daylight Sex Abuse Incident (VIDEO) Pizza Box Perv? DC Cops Hunt Suspect After Broad-Daylight Sex Abuse Incident (VIDEO)
Pizza Box Perv? DC Cops Hunt Suspect After Broad-Daylight Sex Abuse Incident (Video) A man carrying a pizza box while wearing a vintage football jersey is being hunted after police say he sexually assaulted a victim in broad daylight along a busy Southeast DC corridor. The disturbing encounter happened around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators say the suspect approached the victim and made unwanted sexual contact before taking off from the area. The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to a Mi…

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by Zak Failla
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Seven Vehicles Destroyed, Families Displaced After Massive Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Seven Vehicles Destroyed, Families Displaced After Massive Fire Tears Through Maryland Home
Seven Vehicles Destroyed, Families Displaced After Massive Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Seven people are displaced following a fast-moving fire that tore through a multi-family home and destroyed seven vehicles in Southern Maryland over the weekend. Shortly before 3 a.m. on May 9, crews from the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to a home in the 49800 block of Airedale Road, where there were reports of flames ripping through a large home, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Nobody was inside the home when the blaze broke out; however, there were reports of pets trapped inside, according to the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department. Photo…

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by Zak Failla
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Deadly Maryland Crash Involving Speeding Camaro, MTA Bus Under Investigation: State Police Deadly Maryland Crash Involving Speeding Camaro, MTA Bus Under Investigation: State Police
Deadly Maryland Crash Involving Speeding Camaro, MTA Bus Under Investigation: State Police A speeding 22-year-old driver in a Camaro is allegedly responsible for a deadly multi-vehicle crash involving a Maryland Transit Administration bus that claimed the life of a woman on Sunday morning. Corbin Congedo is facing possible charges in connection with the fatal crash that ended with Upper Marlboro resident Yolanda Hardy, 33, with critical injuries, according to Maryland State Police. She was a passenger in a Ford Explorer involved in the crash that also sent two drivers to the hospital. Troopers were called around 1:15 a.m. on May 10 to the area of Dorsey Road and Telegr…

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by Zak Failla
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Kids Accused Of Setting Maryland Vehicle Inferno That Damaged Five Cars, Officials Say Kids Accused Of Setting Maryland Vehicle Inferno That Damaged Five Cars, Officials Say
Kids Accused Of Setting Maryland Vehicle Inferno That Damaged Five Cars, Officials Say A fire that sent thick black smoke pouring over an Edgewood shopping center Sunday morning was intentionally set by juveniles, Maryland investigators say. Two juveniles, ages 14 and 13, have now been charged after authorities say they started a vehicle fire behind a business along Pulaski Highway that quickly spread to four other vehicles, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The blaze broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, behind 1812 Pulaski Highway near Trident Automotive in Edgewood. Photos from the scene showed flames ripping through multiple vehicles as …

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by Zak Failla
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TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report
TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report A 17-year-old boy was charged in the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old Massachusetts man in Times Square that was allegedly inspired by a TikTok trend, the New York Times reports. The teen was participating in a trend in which people record themselves "messing with crackheads," when he woke 39-year-old Leonides Baez, of Worcester MA, from his sleep on a ledge, the outlet says, citing police. It happened on West 43rd Street at 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, just steps from the entrance to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The teen motioned for an unsuspecting Baez to come closer before he threw a cup o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Person Walking On Runway Killed By Frontier Plane At Denver Airport: Report Person Walking On Runway Killed By Frontier Plane At Denver Airport: Report
Person Walking On Runway Killed By Frontier Plane At Denver Airport: Report A person walking on the runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane Friday night, May 8, ABC News reports. The incident happened just before 11:20 p.m. as the Los Angeles-bound aircraft prepared for departure, according to the outlet and a statement from the airport. The collision sparked a brief engine fire and prompted the evacuation of all 231 people onboard, officials said. Firefighters responded to extinguish the fire. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified, according to airport officials. Runway 17L will remai…

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by Cecilia Levine