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Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police
Virginia Hotel Incident Turns Fatal After Naked Man Becomes Unresponsive In Custody: Police A naked man who became unresponsive after being taken into police custody at a Virginia hotel died days later at the hospital, police say. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were flagged down in the area of Days Inn in the 7200 block of New Market Court in Manassas, where there were reports of a man exposing himself in a side lobby. Officers attempted to provide assistance to the 53-year-old man, who police say became aggressive and showed signs of being under the influence of drugs. According to the department, the man was det…

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by Zak Failla
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Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store
Smoke-Filled Maryland Sprouts Market Evacuated After Trash Compactor Fire Erupts Behind Store A Maryland grocery store was evacuated after a trash compactor fire sparked heavy smoke conditions behind a Sprouts Farmers Market location in Harford County. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, May 17, behind the Sprouts location on Marketplace Drive in Bel Air, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an odor-control fan motor seized and failed between the building and the trash compactor, sending sparks into the container and igniting the trash inside. Photos from the scene showed firefighters standing in piles of smoldering garbage as smoke poured from the …

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by Zak Failla
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Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police
Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Virginia: Police A 20-year-old Woodbridge man was stabbed to death outside a Virginia gas station after a fight with an employee near the pumps, according to Prince William County Police. Michael Orlando Dickey, 42, who police say has no fixed address, is charged with manslaughter in the killing of Jonathan David Ferreyra Agapito early Sunday morning. The stabbing happened around 12:10 a.m. on May 17 at the Shell station on Dumfries Road in Dumfries. When officers arrived, they found Ferreyra Agapito suffering from a stab wound near the gas pumps. Investigators say the victim became involved in a physical…

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by Zak Failla
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3-Year-Old Found Safe After Maryland Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Park: Police 3-Year-Old Found Safe After Maryland Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Park: Police
3-Year-Old Found Safe After Maryland Mother Accused Of Taking Child From Park: Police A 3-year-old boy who sparked an overnight parental abduction alert in Maryland has been found safe after police say his mother took him from a Baltimore park without permission. Roman Johnson was located unharmed early Sunday morning, May 18, according to Baltimore Police. The search began around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, when officers were called to the 1900 block of Eagle Drive in Baltimore to investigate a reported parental abduction. Police say the child’s father told officers he had been playing with Roman at a park when the boy’s mother, identified as Enurah Isis, took the child…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Officers During Standoff: Police Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Officers During Standoff: Police
Woman Found Dead, Barricaded Man Fatally Shot By Officers During Standoff: Police Two family members are dead following an officer-involved shooting in Northern Virginia on Monday morning, police confirmed. Officers from the Alexandria Police Department were called around 4 a.m. on May 18 to an apartment on Canterbury Square, where there were reports of a woman who had been shot. According to Police Chief Tarrick McGuire, responding officers were able to remove relatives from the home, while a man barricaded himself in a room inside the apartment with the woman's body. Officers gave verbal commands, but the man refused to exit the room, McGuire said. He later emerged…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In Maryland: PD Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In Maryland: PD
Off-Duty Cop, Officer Wife Help Stop Wild AR-15 Shooting, Carjacking Rampage In Maryland: PD An off-duty cop and his police officer wife helped crack a wild crime spree that ended with a 68-year-old man facing 66 charges in Maryland. Larry James Simpson is accused of multiple shootings at five locations across northern Prince George's County over several hours on Friday, May 15, according to police. Simpson’s day began around 2:30 p.m., when officers received reports of a man pointing a long gun out of a car window in the 5100 block of Pierce Avenue in College Park. Witnesses said several shots were fired, though no injuries were reported. According to the Prince George's County …

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by Zak Failla
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Assault Victim Hoisted From Island Below PA Dam In Multi-State Rescue With MDSP Helicopter Assault Victim Hoisted From Island Below PA Dam In Multi-State Rescue With MDSP Helicopter
Assault Victim Hoisted From Island Below PA Dam In Multi-State Rescue With Mdsp Helicopter A man injured in an assault on an island below the Holtwood Dam was airlifted to York Hospital during a difficult multi-state rescue operation in Lancaster County, fire officials said. Emergency crews were dispatched shortly before noon on Thursday after county dispatchers received reports of an injured person stranded on Piney Island near the dam, according to Rawlinsville Volunteer Fire Company. Tanker 58 had been returning from an outbuilding fire when crews were redirected to the scene. Firefighters staffed Utility 58 and Marine 58-1 before responding to the York County side of the dam,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Murder-Suicide Investigation Unfolds Across Baltimore, Howard Counties After Shooting: Police Murder-Suicide Investigation Unfolds Across Baltimore, Howard Counties After Shooting: Police
Murder-Suicide Investigation Unfolds Across Baltimore, Howard Counties After Shooting: Police A 21-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a Baltimore County home as investigators unraveled what appears to be a murder-suicide investigation stretching into neighboring Howard County. Baltimore County Police identified the victim Friday as Kaylie Logston, one day after officers discovered her dead inside a home on Hillside Road in Catonsville. Police were called to the home around 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14, for reports of a shooting. When officers entered the residence, they found Logston dead from an apparent gunshot wound. As homicide detectives worked the scene in Baltimore Co…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Opens Fire Outside Maryland Marriott, Killing Hotel Guest In Broad Daylight: Police Gunman Opens Fire Outside Maryland Marriott, Killing Hotel Guest In Broad Daylight: Police
Gunman Opens Fire Outside Maryland Marriott, Killing Hotel Guest In Broad Daylight: Police A man was gunned down outside a Maryland hotel in broad daylight Thursday morning before the shooter vanished, sparking a major homicide investigation. Police were called to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Marinelli Road around 11:37 a.m. Thursday, May 14, after reports of a shooting in the parking lot, according to Montgomery County police. Responding officers found 41-year-old Quentin Tyrone Davis suffering from an apparent gunshot wound outside the North Bethesda hotel. Davis, who police say was a guest at the hotel and had no known address, died at the scene …

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by Zak Failla
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New Jersey Man Used Fireworks, Fuel To Spark $10M Maryland Walmart Blaze: Fire Marshal New Jersey Man Used Fireworks, Fuel To Spark $10M Maryland Walmart Blaze: Fire Marshal
New Jersey Man Used Fireworks, Fuel To Spark $10M Maryland Walmart Blaze: Fire Marshal A New Jersey firebug who traveled hundreds of miles to Maryland is facing arson charges after allegedly using fireworks to torch a Walmart during a jewelry heist, officials say. Anthony Rhodes, 36, of Berlin, New Jersey, was arrested in his hometown after he was identified by deputy state fire marshals as the suspect who went to great lengths to shoplift in Cecil County. Crews from the Singerly Fire Company were called shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, to the store in the 1000 block of E. Pulaski Highway, where employees and customers were forced to evacuate. The Office o…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman, 62, Among 2 Shoppers Sexually Assaulted In Woodbridge, Cops Say Woman, 62, Among 2 Shoppers Sexually Assaulted In Woodbridge, Cops Say
Woman, 62, Among 2 Shoppers Sexually Assaulted In Woodbridge, Cops Say A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with sexually assaulting two shoppers, including a 62-year-old woman, in Woodbridge, authorities said. Police responded to the Family Dollar in Daniel Stuart Square on May 10, where a man later identified as Curtis Moore approached a 62-year-old woman and touched her inappropriately before fleeing, Prince William County police said. The suspect was described as a white male, tall, aged 20-30 years old with long, burgundy-colored hair, wearing a dark gray hoodie, gray pants, white shoes, a pink backpack, and carrying a skateboard, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police 1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police
1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police A 24-year-old woman was killed and three others were hospitalized when a boat crashed near Logan International Airport in Boston Harbor late Wednesday, May 13, NBC 10 Boston reports. The recreational boat crashed into a pier off of the airport's runway 4R pier just before 11:20 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. Boston EMS said the crash was a challenging one with difficult conditions, "including darkness and slippery shoreline rocks." "Working in close coordination with Massport Fire, crews carefully extricated four patients from the rocks. One critically injured patien…

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by Cecilia Levine