Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Boy Fatally Run Over By 2 Cars In Maryland Town 17-Year-Old Boy Fatally Run Over By 2 Cars In Maryland Town
17-Year-Old Boy Fatally Run Over By 2 Cars In Maryland Town A 17-year-old boy was fatally struck by two cars in Howard County this weekend, police said. The boy was in the roadway when he was struck by a 2022 Hyundai Tucscon heading west on Gorman Road near Murray Hill Road, around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19 in Laurel, county police said. The boy was then struck a second time by a 2018 Honda Civic that was traveling behind the Hyundai. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of both vehicles were uninjured and remained at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Arlington Marriott: Police Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Arlington Marriott: Police
Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Arlington Marriott: Police A security guard from Maryland has been charged in a shooting that left a teen boy injured in Virginia, police said. Ahmed Namnoom, 53, of Laurel, was working as a security guard on the  in the 1400 block of Langston Boulevard, when he noticed a group of teens walking toward the former Key Bridge Marriott property on Langston Boulevard in Arlington on Sunday, Nov. 12, Arlington County police said. Namnoom drove his vehicle toward a then took out a gun and fired it, striking a teen, Arlington County police said. The teen was found by medics on N. Lynn Street and hospitalized w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials
Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials More than a million dollars in damage was caused by a fire that tore through a Maryland apartment building that partially collapsed in Howard County, fire officials say. At around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Service personnel had all hands on deck after there were multiple reports of a fire in the 9000 block of Stebbing Way in Laurel, with all three floors fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building fire in the 9000 block of Stebbing Way in Laurel. The bulk of the fire has been controlled at this time, a…

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Shooter At Large After Woman Killed Outside Maryland Apartment Complex: Police Shooter At Large After Woman Killed Outside Maryland Apartment Complex: Police
Shooter At Large After Woman Killed Outside Maryland Apartment Complex: Police A death investigation has been launched after a shooting in Prince George's County early on Monday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday, officers from the Laurel Police Department were called an apartment complex on West Side Boulevard, where there were reports of shots fired with a woman down. Upon arrival, they found the woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and she died from her injuries after being tended to by first responders. No information about a possible suspect has been released. The woman's ID is being withheld pending the notification of her family. The shooting r…

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Smiling Suspect Wanted For Stabbing Innocent Bystander In The Head At Large In Maryland: Police Smiling Suspect Wanted For Stabbing Innocent Bystander In The Head At Large In Maryland: Police
Smiling Suspect Wanted For Stabbing Innocent Bystander In The Head At Large In Maryland: Police Police in Maryland are hoping to wipe the smile off Aric Carpenter's face after he allegedly stabbed a man in the head.  Carpenter, 26, is on the run following an incident over the weekend in the 7800 block of Contee Road in Laurel that led to first- and second-degree attempted murder charges for the man, authorities announced. Considered armed and dangerous, the Laurel Police Department issued an alert as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Carpenter, who is accused of stabbing a random bystander in the head on Friday, Sept. 29.  Aric CarpenterLaurel Police Department P…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats
Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats Sunday services were less than holy on Sunday morning as police in Virginia and Maryland investigated threats of violence, authorities say. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, is facing charges after a joint investigation into alleged threats at the Park Valley Church in Haymarket on Sunday, Sept. 24. Investigators say that the Fairfax County Police Department alerted authorities in Prince William County about a tipster in Anne Arundel County about a man in Laurel who posted "suspicious and concerning" posts that were made on Instagram made by Jiang. The threats included "vague threats of…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Maryland Man Killed In Double DC Shooting Police ID Maryland Man Killed In Double DC Shooting
Police ID Maryland Man Killed In Double DC Shooting One person was killed, and another injured in an overnight shooting in Southeast, DC, police say. William Jones, 27, was found inside a vehicle by Metropolitan Police Department officers with multiple gunshot wounds shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday night in the 2600 block of Bowen Road when they heard gunshots ring out. The Laurel resident was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. A second man was also found in the area who had been shot, according to a department spokesperson. He was taken by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital in critical, but stable condition. His …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
Social Media Shoe Sale Leads To Teen Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say Two teens were busted over the weekend after holding up a person who intended to sell them sneakers in Anne Arundel County. On Saturday morning, officers were called to the 100 block of Charlotte Drive in Laurel, where a man was supposed to meet a pair of teens to sell them shoes that were promoted on Instagram, authorities say. A meeting was arranged to purchase the item, but instead, police say that a 14-year-old and 15-year-old became aggressive with the seller, took out a handgun, stole the property and left.  According to investigators, the two Laurel teens were quickly tracked d…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Shot At Driving Away From Two Suspects Outside Maryland Hotel, Police Say Man Shot At Driving Away From Two Suspects Outside Maryland Hotel, Police Say
Man Shot At Driving Away From Two Suspects Outside Maryland Hotel, Police Say Two suspects are at large after a man narrowly escaped being shot while fleeing from an Anne Arundel County hotel, police say. Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning, officers were called to the Garden Inn on 3400 Laurel Fort Meade Road in Laurel, where there was a reported shooting. According to a man, he was waiting for a woman to arrive at the back of the hotel when he was approached by two Black men in hoodies as he was waiting in his vehicle. As a precaution, the man started to drive away, at which point one of the two suspects began firing at the vehicle, striking it at least onc…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
News
Blame Game: Suspect In Fatal Area Stabbing Had Been Released Despite Wanted Status For Assault Blame Game: Suspect In Fatal Area Stabbing Had Been Released Despite Wanted Status For Assault
Blame Game: Suspect In Fatal Area Stabbing Had Been Released Despite Wanted Status For Assault A 20-year-old undocumented immigrant was arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing in the region that occurred after he was released from custody despite being wanted for another broad-daylight stabbing. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, for a stabbing in Troy near River and Duow streets, mere yards from KIPP Troy Prep Elementary School. When officers arrived, they found 28-year-old Jario Hernandez-Sanchez unconscious, having suffered multiple stab wounds, according to Troy Police. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Relate…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bowie, MD
Traffic
Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD
Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Maryland State Police investigators have released new details about the fatal I-95 crash that killed a 31-year-old truck driver on Thursday afternoon. Suitland resident Osama Abdelfattah Marey has been identified as the person who was killed when a driver from Laurel sideswiped several vehicles, setting off a chain-reaction crash. At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, troopers in College Park were called to the northbound lanes of I-95 at Powder Mill Road, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. Police say that Marey stopped to assist the driver of a Toyota Yaris that was d…

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Suspect Apprehended Weeks After Killing Of Beloved 21-Year-Old Maryland Man Suspect Apprehended Weeks After Killing Of Beloved 21-Year-Old Maryland Man
Suspect Apprehended Weeks After Killing Of Beloved 21-Year-Old Maryland Man Justice may be served for the family of a beloved 21-year-old who was shot and killed last month in Prince George's County. Lanham resident Yair Medina, 20, has been charged with the murder of Cameron Smith in Laurel weeks after he was gunned down in Laurel, police announced on Monday afternoon. At approximately 1:10 a.m. on Friday, July 21, officers responded to the 13300 block of Edinburgh Lane in Laurel, where they found Smith suffering from a gunshot wound.  He was pronounced dead by first responders at the scene. Tipsters were able to provide Prince George's County Crime Solvers wit…

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by Zak Failla