‘Son Of Man’: Father Of 3, Former Professor Dies In Maryland Crash
A 73-year-old Beltsville man killed in a Labor Day crash has been identified as Martin Anyangwe, a retired engineer, former French teacher, and beloved father of three, police said.
Prince George’s County Police said officers were called at around 9:55 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, to Powder Mill Road near Cherry Hill Road for a single-vehicle crash.
At the scene, officers found Anyangwe suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, officials said.
According to the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit, the preliminary investigat…
Silver Spring Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say
A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said.
When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
“The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued.
A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …
Fugitive Who Raped Girl, 13, Before Fleeing Country Apprehended, Charles County Sheriff Says
A fugitive wanted to sexually abusing a teen girl and fled the country is back in Maryland to face rape and other offenses, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced.
Franklin Argueta-Marquez, 28, who has no fixed address, was wanted in connection to two counts of rape and sexual offense of a 13-year-old he met online when she was 12, officials say.
Argueta-Marquez first reached out to the victim by contacting her through direct messaging on a social media app, according to investigators. He engaged in friendly conversations, and after a few weeks, he was able to convince her to sn…
Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270
A Maryland man accused of driving drunk and unlicensed when he crashed on I-270, killing a 19-year-old woman from Poolesville, has been indicted for vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced.
Byron Armando Bautista Turcios, 23, of Beltsville, is facing a slate of felony charges following a deadly crash that claimed the life of Amelia Nicole Hobart on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, authorities said.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment on Thursday, April 24, formally charging Bautista Turcios with:
Manslaughter by motor v…
Thieves Used ‘Jaws Of Life’ To Rip Open ATMs, Steal $200K Across Prince George's County: Police
A months-long investigation has cracked open a major ATM robbery ring that used emergency rescue tools to rip machines apart and snatch tens of thousands in cash across Prince George’s County, police said.
Three men from Washington, DC—Maurice Roots, 34, Jeff Crews, 33, and David Jerome Walker, 39—are accused of breaking into at least six ATMs between late January and February 2025, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.
Detectives say the suspects hit convenience stores across Beltsville, Upper Marlboro, Lanham, and Oxon Hill, targeting 7-Eleven locations in a carefully…
Rockville Driver Found With Loaded, Stolen Weapons As Police Shut Down NYE Car Rallies: Cops
A collaborative law enforcement effort dismantled multiple illegal car rallies across Maryland on New Year’s Eve, leading to the arrests of three individuals, including one found with firearms, authorities said.
From 11 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, to 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, the Maryland Car Rally Task Force (MCRTF) shut down four large-scale exhibition driving events and prevented another five from forming, authorities said.
The rallies, organized to involve roadway shutdowns and disruptive car-related activities, targeted industrial areas, public streets, and parking lots in Prince George…
Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Baltimore Fared In Second Show
She flew too close to the sun.
There is a new Jeopardy! champion after a librarian from Maryland fell to a Seattle software engineer in her second show.
Mikey McCullough, a metadata librarian and data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville landed in third place on Wednesday's show, one day after earning championship status with a $18,200 win.
McCullough ended the show on Wednesday, Nov. 20 with a $2,000 total, behind a writer from Los Angeles, who finished with $3,000 and new champion Mehal Shah's $9,799.
She had an outside shot going into the Final Jeopardy question, …
Here's How Baltimore Librarian Fared In Memorable Jeopardy Showdown
A librarian from Maryland is moving on after coming out on top in a memorable Jeopardy! episode.
Mikey McCullough, a librarian from Baltimore, was the big winner on Tuesday's episode with $18,200, but it was Texas teacher Chris Burge ($3,000) who made headlines, revealing an ongoing cancer battle live on the show.
McCullough, a data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, topped Burge and Paul Clauson ($2,000), a tax analyst from Michigan.
She moves on to test her knowledge on Wednesday, Nov. 20 against a Los Angeles writer and software engineer from Seattle.
It …
