Waldorf, MD
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Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who set a deadly plan in motion that ended with a teenager shot in the head has been sentenced in Charles County, prosecutors said. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 24, of Waldorf, was handed a 25-year prison term, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Garcia was ambushed on Oct. 23, 2022, during a planned drug deal that never happened.  Prosecutors said Colbert-Lyles, along with co-defendant Dalvin Devonte Risi and an unidenti…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Man Who Raped Unconscious Woman In Frederick Arrested Years Later, Police Say Man Who Raped Unconscious Woman In Frederick Arrested Years Later, Police Say
Man Who Raped Unconscious Woman In Frederick Arrested Years Later, Police Say A Maryland man wanted for a violent sexual assault in Frederick more than seven years ago is finally behind bars. Roberto Carlos Campos Roque, 43, was arrested on Monday, June 30, in the Baltimore area after being on the run since September 2019, police announced. Campos Roque was wanted in connection with a kidnapping and rape investigation stemming from an incident in downtown Frederick in March 2018.  Surveillance video showed him dancing with an intoxicated woman at the Cellar Door restaurant on East Church Street, where he and another man were seen dragging her out toward his car…

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by Zak Failla
Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
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Bride Vanishes 5 Days After Flying From India To NJ For Arranged Marriage, Lindenwold PD Says Bride Vanishes 5 Days After Flying From India To NJ For Arranged Marriage, Lindenwold PD Says
Bride Vanishes 5 Days After Flying From India To NJ For Arranged Marriage, Lindenwold PD Says Simran Simran, 24, flew from India to New Jersey for an arranged marriage on Friday, June 20, authorities said. Five days later, she was reported missing. Simran may have used the prearranged marriage for free airfare to the United States, Lindenwold police said. Surveillance video was obtained depicting Simran apparently looking at her phone and waiting for someone, police said. She did not seem in distress on the surveillance video, police said. Simran has an international phone only that works on Wi-Fi. At this time there are no known family members in India to contact to obtain her poss…

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by Sam Barron
Norristown, PA
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Final Suspect Arrested In Norristown Gang Killing Of Tahaj 'Pooh' Harrison Final Suspect Arrested In Norristown Gang Killing Of Tahaj 'Pooh' Harrison
Final Suspect Arrested In Norristown Gang Killing Of Tahaj 'Pooh' Harrison The last of three teens accused in the targeted killing of 20-year-old Tahaj “Pooh” Harrison in Norristown has been arrested, Montgomery County authorities announced on Wednesday, June 26. Jabril Morgan-Cook, 18, of Norristown, was taken into custody without incident after he was found hiding in a home in Pottstown Tuesday night, according to District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. He joins co-defendants Kaleem Roland, 16, and Naseem Worrell, 17, who were both charged earlier this month. Ambush On Corson Street Police say Harrison was killed around 9:43 p.m. on Friday, May 23, when three masked…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
Police & Fire
VIDEO: 'Cat-Astrophe' Avoided After Woman Allegedly Steals Kitten From Bensalem Pet Store VIDEO: 'Cat-Astrophe' Avoided After Woman Allegedly Steals Kitten From Bensalem Pet Store
Video: 'Cat-Astrophe' Avoided After Woman Allegedly Steals Kitten From Bensalem Pet Store A Pennsylvania woman is facing charges after allegedly stuffing a kitten into her bag and walking out of a Bucks County pet store — but authorities say the tiny feline is now safe and sound. Bensalem police say Madina Sherkulova, 45, entered the Pets Plus store on Bristol Pike in Bensalem on Saturday, June 21, and was captured on surveillance video sneaking a British Shorthair kitten into her shoulder bag. The suspect left the store with the stolen kitten, police said. Officers were able to identify Sherkulova through the video and went to her Hopkins Avenue home. That’s where they found th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
Bethesda Bar Fight Leaves One Dead, Arrest Made, Officials Say Bethesda Bar Fight Leaves One Dead, Arrest Made, Officials Say
Bethesda Bar Fight Leaves One Dead, Arrest Made, Officials Say A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter months after a bar fight in Maryland turned deadly, Montgomery County Police announced. Darrel David Nixon, 31, is accused of throwing a punch outside La Catrina Lounge in Bethesda that left 44-year-old Morgan Andrew Hippchen Stone unconscious in the street.  Stone died from his injuries weeks later. The assault happened around 2:37 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, in the 4900 block of Cordell Avenue, police said. First responders found Stone unresponsive with severe head trauma. He was rushed to a hospital but died on Sunday, March 9. …

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by Zak Failla
Manheim Township, PA
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Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE) Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE)
Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (Update) Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher will be out of a job after township commissioners voted to end his contract in the wake of a controversial traffic stop in which he pulled a gun on a motorcyclist, a video shows. The decision came Monday, June 23, when the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to provide Fisher with 30 days’ written notice and six months of severance pay. The board said the situation had become “untenable for all parties involved” but emphasized the decision was not based on any official finding of wrongdoing. Fisher had been placed on paid adm…

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by Jillian Pikora
Camden, NJ
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Camden Inmate Charged With Fatally Beating Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor Camden Inmate Charged With Fatally Beating Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor
Camden Inmate Charged With Fatally Beating Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Camden prisoner was charged with manslaughter on Tuesday, June 17 after he beat an inmate to death at the Camden County Correctional Facility, authorities said. On Friday, June 13, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit was notified of the death of Edward Brooks, a 42-year-old Delaware man, after he was found unresponsive in his cell that morning, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Brooks was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, MacAulay said. Surveillance video showed inmate Shaquan Shields striking Brooks with a closed f…

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by Sam Barron
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff
Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening someone with a gun and running from deputies in Southern Maryland, authorities said. Javontay Kyree Nolan, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Monday, June 16, following a firearm threat investigation in a residential neighborhood, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the area around 2:10 p.m. for a reported threat involving a handgun. When they arrived, a man told deputies that a verbal argument escalated when Nolan “allegedly threatened the victim and displayed a handgun before fl…

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by Zak Failla
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades
Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades A Long Island man could spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting his longtime friend in a chilling act of violence outside his home. James Brown, 45, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 16. It followed his May jury conviction for second-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Umar Elquhir. Brown and Elquhir were seen on surveillance video arguing on the evening of Nov. 7, 2023, on the Poospatuck Reservation, where the two men had lived as friends for years, the Suffolk County DA’s office said. After a brief phys…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say
Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say A Bronx man has been charged with felony grand larceny following the theft of a vehicle in Northern Westchester last month, police said.  Rachesta A. Sumpter, age 39, was arrested on Friday, May 30 in connection with a car theft in Croton-on-Hudson that occurred the evening of May 29 near Brook Street, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced Friday, June 13.  Officers were dispatched to the area around 7:08 p.m. on the day of the theft for a report of a stolen vehicle. The case was turned over to detectives, who canvassed the area and reviewed surveillance video. Investig…

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by Ben Crnic
Tysons, VA
Police & Fire
Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm
Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm New details released Thursday confirm that the body pulled from a pond in Virginia earlier this week was 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, the missing Morehouse College student who vanished after a crash near Tysons. Coleman, of Gainesville, was reported missing after crashing on Galleria Drive around 11:15 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Police said they were called to the area after a 911 activation from an iPhone and found Coleman’s unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the trees off the road near Tysons Boulevard. Investigators say the car had crossed int…

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by Zak Failla