Silver Spring, MD
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Silver Spring Shooting Captured After 27 Years On The Run: Police Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Silver Spring Shooting Captured After 27 Years On The Run: Police
Fugitive Wanted For 1997 Silver Spring Shooting Captured After 27 Years On The Run: Police A fugitive who spent nearly three decades on the run after a 1997 shooting in Silver Spring has been captured in El Salvador and returned to Montgomery County to face charges. Jose Mauricio Rivera, 58, was extradited to Maryland on Thursday, Dec. 5, after being arrested by Salvadoran authorities in April 2023. He is charged with second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Rivera is accused of shooting his estranged wife multiple times on Oct. 9, 1997, in the elevator of her apartment building in the 8100 blo…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
Christmas Eve Killer Who Shot Ex Outside DC Restaurant Learns Fate In Federal Court Christmas Eve Killer Who Shot Ex Outside DC Restaurant Learns Fate In Federal Court
Christmas Eve Killer Who Shot Ex Outside DC Restaurant Learns Fate In Federal Court Nearly a decade after a fatal shooting outside a Northwest DC restaurant, justice has been served for the family of a woman gunned down by her ex on Christmas Eve. Marvin Lopez, 45, remained a fugitive for years in his native El Salvador until he was eventually tracked down and tried for the murder of Evelyn Yamileth Arroyo Guerra, prosecutors said. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Lopez has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2014 murder. The slaying was reported in front of the El Sabor Latino Restaurant in the 3900 block of 14th Street NW, where Yamileth worked as…

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by Zak Failla
Sterling, VA
Police & Fire
Illegal Immigrant Charged With Double Sterling Murder, Sheriff Says Illegal Immigrant Charged With Double Sterling Murder, Sheriff Says
Illegal Immigrant Charged With Double Sterling Murder, Sheriff Says An 18-year-old gang member in the country illegally has been charged in connection to a double fatal shooting in Loudoun County over the summer, authorities announced on Friday. Marilyn Medrano-Ortiz, an El Salvadorian national with ties to MS-13 who came into the country from California, has been arrested for the shooting in Sterling that claimed the lives of Mijal Conejero-Romera, of Sterling, and her friend, Arlington resident Diego Alexander Wollett, both 22, in August. Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the two were shot during an apparent altercation in the 21000 block of …

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery Village, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Killed By BF Days After MoCo Reunion Was 'Dreamer Studying To Reach Goals' In US Teen Killed By BF Days After MoCo Reunion Was 'Dreamer Studying To Reach Goals' In US
Teen Killed By BF Days After MoCo Reunion Was 'Dreamer Studying To Reach Goals' In US Dania Carolina Cruz Mejía came to the US searching for a better life five months ago, only to see those dreams dashed when the 18-year-old was allegedly killed by her boyfriend in Maryland. Earlier this year, the El Salvador native made the move to the country, where she reunited with longtime boyfriend Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno, 22, who has since been accused of her murder in Montgomery Village. According to Cruz Mejía's family, she had spend the last couple years with Sanchez Centeno, who decided to reunite in Maryland, leading to her death. "(Ten) days after reuniting with D…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, VA
Obituaries
Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador
Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador Before a hit-and-run driver in Fairfax County killed him, Julio Pasassi was a pillar of his adopted community who was known as a "true friend and leader," according to his family. Now that same community is rallying around his family as they hope to send his body back to his native El Salvador to be buried along with other loved ones. "Julio was struck by a hit-and-run driver as (he) walked to his car during his morning commute," Stephanie Trimmer, who organized a fundraiser for the Pasassi family, said.  "This devastating loss has affected all of us, and our thoughts are with Julio’s…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Father 'Heroically Saved Children, Wife' In Fatal Towson Fire, Family Says Father 'Heroically Saved Children, Wife' In Fatal Towson Fire, Family Says
Father 'Heroically Saved Children, Wife' In Fatal Towson Fire, Family Says The community is rallying around the family of a man who saved his wife and children from a two-alarm fire in Maryland that claimed his life. Baltimore County fire crews were called shortly after midnight to the 8400 block of Greenway Road in Towson on Monday, Aug. 26, where there was a report of an apartment building on fire. 2 alarm apartment fire w/rescue. Fire crews respond to 8400 blk Greenway for apt fire. Crews arrive to fire showing and people trapped. EMS transported 4 peds patients with minor burns and 2 adults with serious injuries to area hospitals. Fire under control 0059 hr…

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by Zak Failla
Huntington, NY
Obituaries
Beloved Huntington Station Subway Manager Who Died At Age 36 'Always Greeted Us With Happiness' Beloved Huntington Station Subway Manager Who Died At Age 36 'Always Greeted Us With Happiness'
Beloved Huntington Station Subway Manager Who Died At Age 36 'Always Greeted Us With Happiness' Longtime customers and employees are mourning the unexpected loss of a beloved Subway manager on Long Island. Anner Ulloa, of Huntington, died Thursday, Aug. 15, at the age of 35, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given. News of his death sparked a flood of tributes on social media, with many recalling how the husband and father of two was a reliable smiling face at the Subway restaurant he owned on Depot Road. “When my family and I moved to Huntington Station we were welcomed by the owner of the Subway on Depot Road. He always greeted us with happiness and emotion and wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Aberdeen, MD
News
Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Aberdeen: Prosecutors Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Aberdeen: Prosecutors
Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Aberdeen: Prosecutors The teenager in the country illegally who killed a 20-year-old woman who was found unconscious on the floor of her bedroom by her boyfriend bound at the wrists and with a phone charging court wrapped around her neck copped to the crime, authorities announced. Walter Javier Martinez, now 19, who is a confirmed member of MS-13 pleaded guilty to murder this week in Harford County in connection to the July 2022 murder of Kayla Hamilton, whose body was found three days after her 20th birthday. According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, on July 27, 2022, both the victim's boyfrien…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
News
Carjacker Who Killed Maryland Woman In Virginia Was Undocumented Non-Citizen, Sheriff Says Carjacker Who Killed Maryland Woman In Virginia Was Undocumented Non-Citizen, Sheriff Says
Carjacker Who Killed Maryland Woman In Virginia Was Undocumented Non-Citizen, Sheriff Says The 21-year-old man who killed a Maryland grandmother with her own vehicle during a carjacking in Virginia over the weekend is an undocumented non-citizen, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Jose Aguilar-Martinez was arrested this week in connection to the fatal carjacking involving Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker, 54. Waldecker was in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza when she was carjacked at around 11:40 a.m. on July 29 in Sterling by Aguilar-Martinez. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Waldecker was carjacked, then struck by her own vehicle a…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
Obituaries
Community Rallying To Send Body Back To El Salvador After Fatal Maryland Crash Community Rallying To Send Body Back To El Salvador After Fatal Maryland Crash
Community Rallying To Send Body Back To El Salvador After Fatal Maryland Crash Dina Rosibel Salgado Sorto had her dreams shattered after the mother of a 3-year-old daughter was killed in a Loudoun County crash, her family says. Early in the afternoon on Thursday, July 18, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the intersection of Waxpool Road and Red Rum Drive in Ashburn to investigate a crash involving a sedan and SUV that left one dead. On Friday, Salgado Sorto, 24, was identified as the person killed in the crash, leaving friends and family with more questions than answers as the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate. "Unfortunately, …

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Man Who Sodomized Boy Eight Years Ago In Virginia Captured In El Salvador: Police Man Who Sodomized Boy Eight Years Ago In Virginia Captured In El Salvador: Police
Man Who Sodomized Boy Eight Years Ago In Virginia Captured In El Salvador: Police A Virginia man who fled the country after allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy over the course of nearly two years has been extradited back to the country to face charges, police say. Nelson Romero-Quijada, 54, made it nearly six years before being apprehended in El Salvador and extradited to Prince William County in connection to an August 2018 sexual assault investigation.  Detectives began to investigate a sexual assault in 2018 when the boy came forward to report that he had been abused in the 7900 block of Community Drive in Manassas between October 2014 and July 2016 b…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Pleads Guilty To Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Pleads Guilty To Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds
Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Pleads Guilty To Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds The trailblazing founder of Casa Ruby, a DC-based non-profit that had provided services to the LGBTQ+ community admitted to stealing at least $150,000 in COVID relief funds and stashing it in Central America for her personal use, authorities announced Ruby Corado, 53, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in US District Court to diverting the taxpayer-backed emergency funds to private off-shore bank accounts, which then was used for her own gain. She was charged in March with bank fraud, wire fraud, laundering of monetary instruments, monetary transactions in criminally derived proceeds, and fai…

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by Zak Failla