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Man Who Sent Maryland Lieutenant Flying 30 Feet During I-95 Chase Learns Prison Fate Man Who Sent Maryland Lieutenant Flying 30 Feet During I-95 Chase Learns Prison Fate
Man Who Sent Maryland Lieutenant Flying 30 Feet During I-95 Chase Learns Prison Fate The 22-year-old New Yorker who sent a Maryland sheriff’s lieutenant flying 30 feet through the air during a violent wrong-way pursuit on I-95 before fleeing into the woods has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Juan Quiroz-Manzueta pleaded guilty this week to a host of charges in Harford County Circuit Court following a bizarre series of events that ended with a top-ranking officer suffering critical injuries. The case stemmed from a chaotic 36-minute pursuit across Harford County on Aug. 26, 2025, after Lt. Robert Burgess spotted a white Penske box truck driving erratically on Rou…

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by Zak Failla
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Former DC Officer Working At Virginia School Charged With Soliciting Minor: Police Former DC Officer Working At Virginia School Charged With Soliciting Minor: Police
Former DC Officer Working At Virginia School Charged With Soliciting Minor: Police A former police officer in DC who was serving as a mental health associate for schools in Virginia is facing charges for soliciting a minor online. Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, was arrested in his Springfield home following a probe into a tip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding "disturbing online content" he posted about kids, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. During the investigation, officials say Lofzewski communicated with detectives posing as a minor on the Internet, engaged in inappropriate conversations, and solicited sexual e…

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Maryland Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Sheriff Maryland Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Sheriff
Maryland Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Sheriff A 45-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a minor repeatedly has been apprehended in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday. Riverdale native Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas was arrested on Thursday, May 21, in Landover by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and federal authorities, officials say. According to investigators, Pineda-Callejas was arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas was later indicted by a grand jury in Charles County on multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and other related offenses, and an arrest warran…

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Connecticut Man Arrested In 1986 Rape, Stabbing Murder Of Virginia Beach Woman: Police Connecticut Man Arrested In 1986 Rape, Stabbing Murder Of Virginia Beach Woman: Police
Connecticut Man Arrested In 1986 Rape, Stabbing Murder Of Virginia Beach Woman: Police A Connecticut man has been arrested decades after police say he raped and murdered a 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman whose body was found with fatal stab wounds in a field in 1986. Charles Berry, 66, was taken into custody this week in Newington in connection with his alleged role in the brutal murder of Roberta Walls 40 years ago, according to Virginia Beach Police. Walls’ body was discovered just after sunrise on May 15, 1986, in a field along Ferry Plantation Drive in Virginia Beach. Roberta Walls Virginia Beach Police Investigators determined the young woman had been sexually …

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Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals
Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals A Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter vanished before sentencing and is now one of the US Marshals’ “Major Cases,” authorities announced. Ashley Nicole Franklin, 39, is wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in Washington County Circuit Court on Aug. 13, 2025, according to the US Marshals Service. Franklin had already been found guilty by a jury on charges including first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related offenses tied to the 2021 death of her infant daughter. Despite the conviction, Franklin was released on …

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Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home
Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home A person and a dog were rescued from a burning Virginia home early Friday morning as firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze that tore through a luxury property, authorities said. The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on May 22, in the 900 block of Turkey Run Road in McLean, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. First-arriving crews encountered smoke pouring from the multi-story home with flames burning in the garage area after reports came in that someone was trapped on the second floor, officials said. Firefighters rushed inside as the situation worsened. Crews l…

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Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff
Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff It took Annaya Lisette Hines less than a week to land back behind bars. And she did not make it difficult for detectives in Maryland. The 26-year-old was arrested on Thursday, May 14, 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 January 2026, investigators s…

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Ex Forces Entry, Children Attempt CPR After Fatal Shooting In Franklin County: PA State Police Ex Forces Entry, Children Attempt CPR After Fatal Shooting In Franklin County: PA State Police
Ex Forces Entry, Children Attempt CPR After Fatal Shooting In Franklin County: PA State Police A Franklin County woman was shot and killed inside her home after her ex-husband forced entry while her children were inside and later attempted CPR, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Buffi Camille Smith, 49, of Greencastle, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the kitchen of her Montgomery Township home on the 6000 block of Montgomery Church Road around 6:36 a.m. on Friday, April 17, Pennsylvania State Police said. Two juveniles — identified in court documents as Smith’s children — tried to save her life before first responders arrived, according to the affidavit. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 2-month-old baby is dead after being left inside a hot vehicle while his mother went to work in Virginia, authorities say. Deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, to the 3700 block of Lafayette Boulevard for reports of a 2-month-old child who was unresponsive inside a car. When first responders arrived, they found the child inside a business with the baby’s mother while Spotsylvania Fire Rescue crews rushed the infant to Mary Washington Hospital. Deputies blocked intersections to help speed the ambulance to the hospital, b…

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Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including Maryland Captured: Police A heavily tattooed Downingtown fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt is back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania earlier this week, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, new fugitive warrants have since been issued in Maryland and New Jersey, the source sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police
Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police A Maryland inmate was found dead inside his prison cell overnight, and now police suspect his own cellmate may have been involved. Maryland State Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Colin Wolf, an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, after he was found unresponsive inside a shared prison cell late Wednesday night, May 20. According to investigators, correctional staff found Wolf around 11:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the prison. Police say investigators believe Wolf’s cellmate was inside the cell at the time of his death.…

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Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police
Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police A 52-year-old man who ran a cheer academy in Maryland is being held behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl last summer and over the spring, state police announced on Thursday. Annapolis native Dustin Moss Burket, who ran the Eastern Shore Cheer Academy in Stevensville, is facing rape and other charges following an investigation that was launched in April. According to Maryland State Police investigators, the alleged activities between Burket and the juvenile victim, a 9-year-old girl, occurred last summer and this spring on the property of the cheer academy. The …

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