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Electrical Malfunction Likely Sparked Apartment Blaze That Killed Maryland Man: Fire Officials Electrical Malfunction Likely Sparked Apartment Blaze That Killed Maryland Man: Fire Officials
Electrical Malfunction Likely Sparked Apartment Blaze That Killed Maryland Man: Fire Officials A 63-year-old man has been identified after a fatal apartment fire in Maryland that investigators say was accidental and likely sparked by an electrical malfunction, officials said. David Richardson died after the fire broke out around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, inside an apartment building in the 11500 block of Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. Firefighters were first called for a reported odor of smoke in the building. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the structure and immediately went inside, offi…

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by Zak Failla
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Candy Scare Takes Unexpected Turn After Man In White Van Calls Police On Himself Candy Scare Takes Unexpected Turn After Man In White Van Calls Police On Himself
Candy Scare Takes Unexpected Turn After Man In White Van Calls Police On Himself Every parent's heart skipped a beat. A report of children running from a man offering candy from a white van sent a Maryland community scrambling on Tuesday, triggering a viral police alert that ended just hours later with an unexpected phone call from the very man investigators were trying to find. The scare unfolded around noon on June 30 in the area of Cambridge Court in Taneytown, where police were called after children reported an older man in a white work or camper-style van offered them candy before driving away when the kids ran, according to the Taneytown Police Department. Fea…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Collected Gold Bars From Virginia Seniors In 'Apple Support' Scam, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Collected Gold Bars From Virginia Seniors In 'Apple Support' Scam, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Collected Gold Bars From Virginia Seniors In 'Apple Support' Scam, Sheriff Says It started with a pop-up warning. It ended with strangers walking away with gold bars. A Maryland man is behind bars after investigators say he helped carry out an elaborate scam that convinced elderly Virginia residents that their life savings were under attack, tricking them into converting their money into gold before someone arrived to collect it. Gaithersburg resident Junjie Wu, 29, was arrested by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and is behind bars following an investigation into the gold bar scheme, authorities announced. Specifically, Wu was charged with: Obtaining money by f…

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by Zak Failla
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Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators
Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators A US Postal Service mail carrier and mother of two was kidnapped and killed while delivering mail just months after her husband's death, authorities said. Brandi Reynolds, 35, was found dead at about 4:16 p.m. on Friday, June 26, the US Postal Inspection Service said in a news release. Her body was discovered in Hays, North Carolina, about 90 minutes west of Greensboro. William Durham, 56, was arrested in connection with Reynolds' death. He was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, NBC News reported. Durham was accused of unlawfully restraining R…

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by Chris Spiker
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Maryland Mother Held Son's Ashes As Delaware Man Who Killed Him Learned His Fate Maryland Mother Held Son's Ashes As Delaware Man Who Killed Him Learned His Fate
Maryland Mother Held Son's Ashes As Delaware Man Who Killed Him Learned His Fate All she had left of her son fit inside a box. Nearly four years after a Maryland man was gunned down inside his Elkton home, his mother carried his ashes into a Cecil County courtroom as the man who admitted killing him was sentenced to spend the next five decades behind bars. Mikal Djuan Keller, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm during the commission of a violent felony in the August 2022 killing of John Benjamin Dorsey Jr., according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office on Tuesday, June 30. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, police…

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by Zak Failla
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Girl Killed After Falling Into Path Of Dump Truck While Riding Bike In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Girl Killed After Falling Into Path Of Dump Truck While Riding Bike In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Girl Killed After Falling Into Path Of Dump Truck While Riding Bike In Maryland (Developing) One bad fall turned fatal. A young girl riding her bike in Maryland was killed Tuesday afternoon after she fell into the path of a dump truck, police said. The crash happened around 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, in the 2000 block of Daniels Road in Ellicott City, according to Howard County police. Investigators said the girl was riding her bicycle in the roadway when she fell into the path of a 2004 Sterling LT9500 dump truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The dump truck driver was not injured and remained at the scene as officers launched an investigation. Daniels Road remained c…

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by Zak Failla
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Falls Church Man Turns Himself In Weeks After Fatal Hit-Run That Killed Pedestrian: Police Falls Church Man Turns Himself In Weeks After Fatal Hit-Run That Killed Pedestrian: Police
Falls Church Man Turns Himself In Weeks After Fatal Hit-Run That Killed Pedestrian: Police Hein Quang Le didn't stop after the crash. More than a month later, police say he finally stopped running. The 63-year-old Arlington man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 60-year-old pedestrian in Fairfax County after he turned himself in to detectives. Le surrendered at the Mason District Station on Sunday, June 28, where Fairfax County detectives interviewed him before charging him with felony hit-and-run in the death of Jose Jimenez. The crash happened around 1:22 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard an…

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by Zak Failla
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'I Just Talked To You Last Night': Southern Maryland Man, 27, Killed In Early Morning Crash 'I Just Talked To You Last Night': Southern Maryland Man, 27, Killed In Early Morning Crash
'I Just Talked To You Last Night': Southern Maryland Man, 27, Killed In Early Morning Crash He was alive the night before. By Tuesday morning, friends were struggling to believe 27-year-old Malik Javonn Somerville was gone after a single-vehicle crash claimed his life in Maryland. The Chaptico resident was killed around 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, after his pickup truck left Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. When first responders arrived in the 27500 block of Thompson Corner Road, they found Somerville trapped inside his green pickup truck after it had crashed.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators…

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by Zak Failla
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Girl Escapes Alleged Kidnapping Attempt Near Maryland Pond, Man Arrested: Police Girl Escapes Alleged Kidnapping Attempt Near Maryland Pond, Man Arrested: Police
Girl Escapes Alleged Kidnapping Attempt Near Maryland Pond, Man Arrested: Police A Maryland man who violently assaulted a young girl over the weekend has been tracked down and taken into custody, authorities announced. Conowingo resident Christopher Jene Lane, 32, has been arrested in connection with the June 27 Majors Choice incident, in which he attacked a child, according to the Bel Air Police Department. At around 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, officers were called to the area of Majors Choice Drive and Grayson Square, where there was a report of an assault involving an underage girl. Police say the girl was walking along the sidewalk near the community pond when she passe…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Driver Crashes Into Maryland House After Striking Off-Duty Officer, Fleeing Scene: Police Teen Driver Crashes Into Maryland House After Striking Off-Duty Officer, Fleeing Scene: Police
Teen Driver Crashes Into Maryland House After Striking Off-Duty Officer, Fleeing Scene: Police A 15-year-old driver is in custody after police say they struck an off-duty police officer, fled the scene, and then crashed into a house on Tuesday afternoon in Maryland. The series of crashes unfolded in the 12800 block of Bushey Drive in Montgomery County, where officers responded to reports of a vehicle that had plowed into a home, according to a police spokesperson. Investigators say the initial collision involved an off-duty police officer. Instead of stopping, the teen driver allegedly fled before slamming into the house a short time later. The teen was taken into custody following…

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by Zak Failla
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Second Alarm Struck As Tire-Filled Trailers Burn Outside Maryland Business (DEVELOPING) Second Alarm Struck As Tire-Filled Trailers Burn Outside Maryland Business (DEVELOPING)
Second Alarm Struck As Tire-Filled Trailers Burn Outside Maryland Business (Developing) Black smoke poured into the Maryland sky as trailer after trailer loaded with tires erupted in flames Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters rushed to Pulaski Tire Service in Rosedale after a commercial fire broke out in the 7800 block of Pulaski Highway, where crews found multiple trailers burning and quickly struck a second alarm, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. When crews arrived, they found multiple trailers fully involved, each packed with tires that continued fueling the fast-moving blaze. Baltimore County…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say
Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say Justice has been waiting nearly six years. So has the family of a 22-year-old Maryland man whose accused killer is still on the run, despite years of investigative work and now a growing federal manhunt. Prince George's County police are once again asking for the public's help in finding 34-year-old Dayvon Gordon, who is wanted in the October 2020 fatal shooting of Andre Lamont Cox Jr. in Landover. With Gordon still nowhere to be found, the US Marshals Service is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest. Cox was gunned down on Oct. 27, 2020, after offic…

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