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Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff
Maryland Woman Accused Of Multi-State Fraud Scheme Arrested After Months On Run: Sheriff A fraudster who conned victims in multiple states out of tens of thousands of dollars was apprehended in Southern Maryland following a months-long investigation. Waldorf resident Annaya Lisette Hines, 26, has been arrested in connection with an ongoing identity theft and fraud investigation after allegedly stealing victims' banking information. The investigation began in September 2025, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, when Hines fraudulently obtained a victim’s banking information and used it to make unauthorized electronic payments to cover bills. Between then and late J…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff
Man Found Lying In Grass Leads Virginia Deputies To Drug, Gun Bust Along Highway: Sheriff A pair from South Carolina, hundreds of miles from home, is facing charges in Virginia following a strange incident on a busy highway. What started as a "citizen report" ended with Lawrence Batchelder, 61, and Lynda Lee, 58, behind bars after a bizarre early-morning drug bust over the weekend. At around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were flagged down by a Good Samaritan about a man who was lying in the grass in the 10300 block of Patriot Highway. While speaking with the man, investigators say deputies observed signs of narcotics impairment, …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says
Former Maryland School Administrator Busted In Teen Solicitation Sting, Sheriff Says A former educator and school administrator in Maryland who preyed on what he thought was a teenage boy online is facing criminal charges, authorities announced. Dennis Jutras, 61, has been arrested following an undercover operation into his alleged online solicitation of minors that kicked off earlier this month when a detective posing as a 15-year-old was contacted by the longtime teacher. According to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, Jutras identified himself as an educator with Baltimore City Public Schools. Further investigation revealed that he had taught at Baltimo…

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by Zak Failla
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Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal
Teens Who Sparked Two-Alarm Apartment Inferno In Maryland Face Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Four teens who torched a vacant building in Maryland are facing arson charges, according to the State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged four juveniles after a two-alarm fire heavily damaged a vacant four-story apartment building in Cumberland earlier this year, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 19. According to investigators, shortly before 6 p.m. on March 28, crews from the Cumberland Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to a building on Baltimore Street, where there was a reported fire. Approximately 60 firefighters worked for more than an hour …

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by Zak Failla
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$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland $6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland
$6M In Damage Reported After Massive Battery Warehouse Fire Shuts Down Route 140 In Maryland Millions of dollars in damages were reported when Battery Warehouse went up in flames on Monday night, sparking a two-alarm HazMat situation. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on May 18, first responders from the Westminster Fire Department and surrounding agencies were called to the warehouse in the 800 block of Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster, after a passerby spotted smoke coming from the business. First-arriving crews in Westminster encountered a working fire inside the one-story warehouse and called for additional alarms as conditions worsened, officials said. Foam units, HazMat teams, a…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC
Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC A 56-year-old Westchester County woman was found dead inside an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night, May 18, police said.  The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. on Monday in front of 653 Fifth Ave., within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  Officers responding to a 911 call for an aided person arrived to find the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the open manhole.  EMS crews rushed the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  The woman was iden…

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by Ben Crnic
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Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police
Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police The Virginia man accused of brutally strangling an infant who later died from her injuries is facing new charges, authorities announced. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 22, was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on additional charges for the September 2025 assault of an 8-month-old girl who was choked and killed, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, officers were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition after investigators said she …

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by Zak Failla
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7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple AR-Style Gun Seized: Police 7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple AR-Style Gun Seized: Police
7th Suspect Arrested In Maryland Triple-Murder House Fire; Purple Ar-style Gun Seized: Police A seventh suspect has now been charged in the horrifying Maryland triple-murder house fire that left three people dead inside a burning Washington County home last year — and investigators say the case is still growing. Jordan Conley Robey, 20, of Hagerstown, was arrested Thursday, May 18, in connection with the murders of Brittany Ray, 31, Harold Fliechman, 36, and Brianna Mae Weishaar, 25, Maryland State Police announced. Robey was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury on three counts of first-degree murder, arson, robbery, and additional offenses tied to the Nov. 18, 2025, killings.…

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by Zak Failla
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Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia
Pink Teddy Bear In Cowboy Boots Allegedly Following Kids Sparks Panic In Northern Virginia Police in Northern Virginia are hunting a pink teddy bear in cowboy boots that looks like it escaped from the world’s most unholy children’s birthday party. Alarm bells are sounding for some in Fredericksburg as officers attempt to track down a terrifying-looking teddy bear who has reportedly been following kids around. An alert was issued by the Fredericksburg Police Department on Monday, May 18, following reports of unsettling sightings that have left many on edge. According to police, at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, the agency received a report of suspicious activity in the Laf…

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by Zak Failla
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Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police
Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Maryland, Fled Down I-95 Before NC Truck Stop Arrest: Police A 28-year-old Maryland man accused of murdering his mother and fleeing the state has been apprehended days after she was found stabbed to death, authorities announced. Burtonsville resident Ricardo Adelso Colato Salamanca is being held in a North Carolina jail following an investigation into the brutal weekend stabbing of his 50-year-old mother, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, to a home in the 3900 block of Blackburn Lane in Burtonsville, to conduct a welfare check on Glenda Patricia Salamanca…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says
Maryland Woman Used Car To Target Group During Violent Road Rage Incident, Sheriff Says A road-raging 24-year-old woman who attempted to run down several people during an altercation in Southern Maryland is behind bars following a chaotic incident on Saturday night. Lexington Park resident Shayonna Renee Miles was arrested on assault and other charges following a reported fight involving shots fired over the weekend, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the area of Great Mills Road and Pacific Drive in Lexington Park shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, for reports of a disturbance involving multiple people and possib…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police
Driver Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Crashing Into Tree In Virginia: Police What started as a reported crash investigation in Virginia ended in tragedy when officers discovered a 22-year-old man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the wrecked vehicle, police said. Prince William County officers were called around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, May 16, to the 18000 block of Joplin Road in Triangle for reports of a vehicle that had struck a tree. When officers arrived, they found the driver suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not publicly released the victim’s identity. …

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