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Church Property Damaged By Neighbor Burning Leaves, Rubbish In Maryland: Fire Marshal Church Property Damaged By Neighbor Burning Leaves, Rubbish In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Church Property Damaged By Neighbor Burning Leaves, Rubbish In Maryland: Fire Marshal Some church property in Harford County was accidentally damaged by a neighbor who was burning leaves and rubbish in Havre de Grace on Wednesday afternoon, fire officials say. A crew of nearly two dozen firefighters from the Susquehanna Hose Company were called to Webb Lane shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, when sheds and fences - including some owned by Christ the King Church - suffered fire damage. It didn't take long for firefighters to get the blaze under control, but not before the flames did upwards of $5,000 in damage. The Havre de Grace fire Susquehanna Hose Company …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Stabs Ex-GF Dead In Maryland Home, Flees To DC: Police Man Stabs Ex-GF Dead In Maryland Home, Flees To DC: Police
Man Stabs Ex-GF Dead In Maryland Home, Flees To DC: Police A Virginia man is in custody after police say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend dead during an argument at her Maryland home on Tuesday morning, April 9. Kevin Derr, 50, of Alexandria, was charged with first- and second- degree murder and other offenses, in the death of Wendolyn McKoy, 47, Prince George's County police said. The two had been arguing at her home on the 5600 block of Lanteen Street in Lanham, bringing officers to the scene at around 11 a.m., the department said. That's when officers found McKoy suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a nearby hospital and pronou…

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by Valerie Musson
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Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Harford County Garage, Home Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Harford County Garage, Home
Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Harford County Garage, Home A malfunctioning car that had just been parked in the garage of a Harford County home sparked a two-alarm blaze that caused approximately $500,000 in damage and left a family temporarily displaced, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders were called shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, when a fast-moving fire spread from the garage of a two-story home to the rest of the residence on Adelaide Lane in Bel Air. Volunteer Firefighters from @BelAirVolFireCo are on the scene of a house fire in the 500 block of Adelaide Lane in #BelAirMD. A 2nd alarm has been requeste…

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by Zak Failla
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Firebug Failed To Torch Family's Home, Car During Dispute In Maryland: Fire Officials Firebug Failed To Torch Family's Home, Car During Dispute In Maryland: Fire Officials
Firebug Failed To Torch Family's Home, Car During Dispute In Maryland: Fire Officials An attempted arsonist who wanted to exact revenge on his family during a domestic dispute in Washington County forgot a key component that led to a failed arson attempt in Hagerstown, fire officials say. Luis David Rodriguez, 29, was arrested after dousing a vehicle in gasoline and threatening arson over the weekend, though he failed to bring a lighter and his ill-intended plans were thwarted.  At around 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, first responders were called to a reported arson-in-progress on Gandy Dancer Court in Hagerstown, where Rodriguez was pouring gasoline on a vehicle and attem…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Caught Stealing Tires Off Vehicle In Parking Garage Of Anne Arundel County Hotel: Police Man Caught Stealing Tires Off Vehicle In Parking Garage Of Anne Arundel County Hotel: Police
Man Caught Stealing Tires Off Vehicle In Parking Garage Of Anne Arundel County Hotel: Police A Hanover man was arrested over the weekend for stealing tires off of a vehicle left in the parking garage of a hotel in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers responded to the parking garage of the Hotel at Arundel Preserve to investigate a report of a person stealing tires and rims from a vehicle just before 2:55 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. They found Langston Lewis, 18, standing at the victim’s vehicle, which was up on a car jack, police said. Lewis was wearing black gloves with a lug wrench behind him at his feet, according to police. He had taken one tire off completely and placed …

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by Valerie Musson
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Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring
Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring A 45-year-old Stafford man has been convicted for his role in an animal fighting ring in the DMV for five years, federal officials said. Mark Joseph Rodriguez, aka “Slow Poke,” and co-conspirators from the region used a messaging app that they called "The DMV Board" or "The Board" to discuss training fighting dogs, exchange videos about dogfighting, and arrange and coordinate dog fights, out of view of law enforcement, Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said. Members of the DMV Board also used the app to compare methods of killing dogs that lost f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Deputies Find 41-Year-Old Man With Multiple Stab Wounds In Maryland, Sheriff Says Deputies Find 41-Year-Old Man With Multiple Stab Wounds In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Deputies Find 41-Year-Old Man With Multiple Stab Wounds In Maryland, Sheriff Says An investigation has been launched in Harford County after a man had to be rushed to an area hospital after being stabbed repeatedly, according to the sheriff's office. Edgewood resident Gregory Leon Keels, 41, has been identified by officials as the person who was assaulted early on Tuesday morning following an apparent incident on Hanson Road. Deputies were called shortly after 12:45 a.m. on April 9 to the 2500 block of Hanson Road in Edgewood to investigate a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, they found Hanson suffering from multiple wounds, and he was rushed by paramedics to a local trau…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins: Police Suspect Charged In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins: Police
Suspect Charged In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins: Police Police have identified and charged a suspect in a string of apartment break-ins in Prince George’s County. Augustine Koroma, 22, of Lanham, was charged with a residential robbery at a home on the 9900 block of Good Luck Road that occurred on Monday, April 8. Koroma allegedly broke into the apartment around 5 a.m., implied he had a gun and demanded the victims’ property. “In fear for their lives, they complied,” said police. Koroma fled and was arrested later that night on an unrelated second-degree assault warrant, authorities said. A search of his home allegedly turned up items connected…

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by Valerie Musson
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5 Teens Arrested For Attempted Armed Carjacking In Howard County: Police 5 Teens Arrested For Attempted Armed Carjacking In Howard County: Police
5 Teens Arrested For Attempted Armed Carjacking In Howard County: Police Five teens were arrested Tuesday, April 7 after an attempted armed carjacking in Howard County with two of them linked to a series of robberies from several months ago, police said. Three males ages 15, 14, and 14, as well as two 15-year-old females, all of Baltimore City, were charged with armed robbery, carjacking and other offenses, the HCPD said. Both females were previously charged in a pair of armed robberies from last November in Ellicott City as well. Officers responding to investigate the attempted armed carjacking found the suspect vehicle near the 10500 block of Green Mountain C…

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by Valerie Musson
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Suspect Charged With Murder Of Teen In Baltimore’s Central District: Police Suspect Charged With Murder Of Teen In Baltimore’s Central District: Police
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Teen In Baltimore’s Central District: Police A suspect has been arrested and charged days after the deadly shooting of a teen in Baltimore’s Central District, police said. Dejuan Cole, 19, was charged with first-degree murder, Baltimore Police said Tuesday, April 9. Cole, of Pikesville, is accused of shooting 17-year-old Devron Tyner near the 200 block of East Pratt Street on Monday, April 1. Tyner was found wounded at the scene shortly before 8:30 p.m. and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Cole turned himself in Monday and was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility.

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by Valerie Musson
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ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (VIDEO) ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (VIDEO)
ID Sought For Suspect In String Of Prince George’s County Apartment Break-Ins (Video) Police are attempting to identify the person caught on surveillance footage breaking into several apartments in Prince George’s County throughout the past week. The most recent was a residential robbery with an implied weapon on the 9900 block of Good Luck Road in Lanham around 5 a.m. on Monday, April 8, the PGPD said. Three other incidents occurred on the 9800 block of Good Luck Road: A residential armed robbery around 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 7 An attempted residential armed robbery around 6:55 a.m. Saturday, April 6 Breaking and entering around 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 4 Video from …

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by Valerie Musson
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1 Killed, 3 Seriously Injured After High-Speed Infiniti Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police 1 Killed, 3 Seriously Injured After High-Speed Infiniti Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
1 Killed, 3 Seriously Injured After High-Speed Infiniti Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police One person was killed and three others were left with serious injuries in a high-speed Infiniti crash in Anne Arundel County over the weekend, police said. Mateo Green, 23, was sitting in the back seat of a 2012 Infiniti G37 that was heading northbound on Sands Road near Patuxent Mobile Estates in Lothian at a high rate of speed when the Infiniti crossed over to the southbound lane and struck a utility pole on the opposite side of the road around 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, according to police. The vehicle then continued in a northbound direction on the opposite side of the road before …

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by Valerie Musson