Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Impaired Driver Busted With Brass Knuckles, Stolen Handgun After Crashing In Maryland: Police Impaired Driver Busted With Brass Knuckles, Stolen Handgun After Crashing In Maryland: Police
Impaired Driver Busted With Brass Knuckles, Stolen Handgun After Crashing In Maryland: Police An allegedly impaired driver with a checkered criminal history found himself in a precarious position with an allegedly stolen handgun after crashing in Maryland over the weekend, state police said. Charles County resident John Michael Brand, 40, of White Plains, is facing multiple charges after troopers recovered a loaded stolen firearm at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Prince George's County. Specifically, Brand was charged with: Firearm possession with a felony conviction; Loaded handgun in vehicle; Possession of a regulated stolen firearm; “Other criminal charges.” Shortly …

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence 'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence
'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence An intentionally set fire is under investigation more than a week later after a homeowner noticed that a fence outside the residence had been scorched in Maryland, the fire marshal announced. An alert was issued by the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, Sept. 12 in the 7900 block of Barclay Place in Charles County after a homeowner alerted officials to a fire that torched a gate leading into a White Plains yard. The fire was reportedly set in the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 3, but it took the homeowner several days to report it to officials. In total, the intentional fire caused appro…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Drug Bust: 16+ Pounds Of Pot, LSD, 'Ghost Guns' Seized From Maryland Duo Drug Bust: 16+ Pounds Of Pot, LSD, 'Ghost Guns' Seized From Maryland Duo
Drug Bust: 16+ Pounds Of Pot, LSD, 'Ghost Guns' Seized From Maryland Duo A veritable pharmacy of illegal narcotics was seized from a pair of alleged drug distributors in Maryland, who were also found to be in possession of multiple illegal “ghost guns,” an AR-15 rifle, and cash, authorities announced. Waldorf resident Michael David Griffith, Jr., 20, and White Plains resident Nicole Ann Brown, 21, are facing a host of drug and weapon charges following their arrests amid an ongoing investigation into drug dealing, the Charles County Sheriff said on Tuesday, July 12. Officials said that on Friday, July 8, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics En…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Illegal Slot Machines Seized From Maryland Business: Sheriff Illegal Slot Machines Seized From Maryland Business: Sheriff
Illegal Slot Machines Seized From Maryland Business: Sheriff Several slot machines were seized from a Maryland business following an investigation into a complaint of illegal gambling in Charles County. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol and Tobacco Unit launched an investigation into a business in the 4700 block of Crain Highway in White Plains regarding the use of slot machines that were being operated without a license. Based on the complaint, an alcohol compliance check was conducted at the business, and it was determined that four slot machines - none of which were licensed by the State of Maryland - were being used without …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Schools
Maryland Man Threatens Elementary School With Mass Violence: Sheriff Maryland Man Threatens Elementary School With Mass Violence: Sheriff
Maryland Man Threatens Elementary School With Mass Violence: Sheriff A Maryland was arrested Wednesday, May 25 for making multiple threats of mass violence towards a school just hours after 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed in a Texas school massacre, authorities said. Earl Benjamin Washington Jr., 46, of Lexington Park, called a business in White Plains and the Gale-Bailey Elementary school making multiple threats of mass violence against them, Tuesday, May 24, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. "The calls to the specific locations are related to people he knows and is believed to be domestic-related," the sheriff's office…

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by Annie DeVoe