Alexandria, VA
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Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff
Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff New information has been released by authorities in Virginia following a strange incident involving a naked woman who was shot after allegedly attacking a homeowner with a frying pan. Austinsville resident Paula Michelle Locklear, 35, is facing multiple charges after she was found with a gunshot wound in Carroll County during an apparent home invasion, according to police. Late last month, members of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office were called to a Loafers Rest Road residence in Austinsville to investigate a reported shooting that left a woman - later identified as Locklear - with a gu…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospital In Shooting Under Investigation: State Police Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospital In Shooting Under Investigation: State Police
Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospital In Shooting Under Investigation: State Police Two men were airlifted to a Maryland hospital following a Carroll County shooting overnight. Michael Joyner, 36, and Ted Rill, 38, both of Taneytown, were transported by a medevac to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Friday, Feb. 10 following a shooting that remains under investigation by Maryland State Police the following day. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, police received a 911 call reporting an incident in the 300 block of East Baltimore Street in Taneytown, according to officials. Upon arrival, officers found the two suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Accordin…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say 'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say A man who tried to rescue his family's pets when a fire broke out in their Maryland home died after escaping and heading back inside a Carroll County residence to make the save, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced. Ronald Joy, 62, and his wife, Kathy Joy, were home shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27 when a fire broke out in their Littlestown Pike home in Westminster, officials say. Both were able to escape before members of the Pleasant Valley Fire Department and other area agencies arrived at the scene, however, officials say that Joy went back inside the home to rescue…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff
Traffic Stop Leads To Recovery Of Magic Mushrooms, Illegal Handguns In Maryland: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Southern Maryland led to drug and weapon charges for two men in Carroll County, the sheriff’s office announced. Baltimore resident Aaron Michael Brown, 25, and Scott Devon Rush, Jr. 22, of Salisbury, are both facing charges following an early morning investigation during a traffic stop near the intersection of Route 140 and Ralph Street in Westminster. A spokesperson for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy on patrol shortly after 2:30 a.m. conducted a routine traffic stop when Brown’s 200 Acura TL committed multiple vehicle and tr…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Son Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Father In Maryland: Sheriff Son Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Father In Maryland: Sheriff
Son Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Father In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing multiple murder charges for allegedly repeatedly stabbing and dismembering his father and leaving the body on the side of the road, the sheriff’s office said. Westminster resident Ravi Pansuriya, 29, was apprehended and taken into custody after the body of his father, Maganbhai Pansuriya, 58, an internal medicine specialist in Maryland, was found mutilated on the shoulder of the roadway near the intersection of Medford Road and New Windsor Pike. The incident began on Sunday, Oct. 2. Deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded on Sunday to the 600 b…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say
Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say Police have identified the driver implicated in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Carroll County who could face additional charges. Westminster resident Timothy Lewis Carter, 34, has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian near the intersection of Tevanion Road and Otterdale Mill Road on Saturday, Sept. 17, authorities announced. The arrest came following after police received multiple tips from the public, and with the use of “investigative resources from the Maryland State Police and the Taneytown Police Department,” according to the Carroll County Sher…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Suspects Apprehended During Drug Trafficking Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff Suspects Apprehended During Drug Trafficking Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff
Suspects Apprehended During Drug Trafficking Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff Two men in Maryland are facing charges following an investigation into drug trafficking throughout the state, authorities announced. Desmond Griffin and Gregory Hendricks were both arrested and charged following an investigation by members of the Carroll County Drug and Firearms Trafficking Task Force, which received multiple complaints about trafficking in the area. “The investigation and related operations involved a collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP),” according to a spokesperson from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police
Man Being Evaluated In Maryland Hospital After Barricading Himself In Room, Threatening Police A 51-year-old man is hospitalized and being evaluated after barricading himself inside a Maryland home and threatening police with weapons, authorities announced. Westminster Police Department Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Ewing Drive shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, where there was a report of a man experiencing a behavioral emergency, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, police said that officers found that the man - whose name was not released - was in possession of multiple “edged weapons,” which he threatened them with before barri…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Schools
Buildings Evacuated After Threat Reported At Carroll Community College In Maryland Buildings Evacuated After Threat Reported At Carroll Community College In Maryland
Buildings Evacuated After Threat Reported At Carroll Community College In Maryland A community college campus in Maryland has been evacuated and shut down to allow police to investigate a reported threat. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a threat at Carroll Community College, the agency reported at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8. Officials said that the buildings have been evacuated and the investigation is underway. No threats have been confirmed as of 1:15 p.m. on July 8, they said. The nature of the purported threat has not been disclosed by investigators. A reunification site for parents to pick up their children has been set up at the…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials
Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials A serial arsonist is in custody after admitting to setting multiple fires over the course of just a few hours in Maryland, authorities said. In Carroll County, Wesley England, 33, was arrested and faces multiple charges after admitting to setting four fires in less than eight hours in Hampstead on Wednesday, June 29, the sheriff’s office announced. The investigation into the fires led members of the Hampstead Police and investigators with the Deputy State Fire Marshal to identify Wesley as a suspect, and he was arrested minutes after he was found walking from the last of the fires he allege…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Alert Issued By Sheriff For Wanted Burglar In Maryland Alert Issued By Sheriff For Wanted Burglar In Maryland
Alert Issued By Sheriff For Wanted Burglar In Maryland Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are attempting to track down a woman wanted following her 2018 arrest in Carroll County. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Tuesday, June 21 for Angela Gail Mohr, 32, who is wanted for first-degree burglary, authorities said. Mohr was arrested in September 2018 after allegedly stealing paintball gear, clothing, and other items from a family that was moving into the area, according to the Baltimore Sun. She was described as being 5-foot-7 weighing approximately 130 pounds with blue eyes, blonde hair, and tattoos on both ankles and her…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff
Maryland HS Volleyball Coach Pretended To Be Teen Boy To Get Explicit Photos Online: Sheriff A Volleyball coach posing as a high school boy to trick minor girls into sending him explicit photos has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities say.  Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 32, of Taneytown used several Snapchat accounts to send, receive, and solicit explicit photos and videos of underage girls. He was arrested on Monday, May 9, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Frock used the Snapchat usernames of volleygirlhan, volleygirl1025, laxguy2323, and pictures1025 to exchange photos and videos. Frock is employed as a long-term substitute and head Varsity Vo…

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by Annie DeVoe