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Repeat Offender Indicted For Murder Of Visiting Teacher Near Catholic University In DC: Feds
A 22-year-old District man with a checkered criminal past has been indicted in connection to the fatal, targeted shooting of a visiting teacher near the Catholic University of America in Northeast DC last summer, federal authorities announced. Jaime Macedo is facing murder and other charges following the fatal on-campus shooting of 25-year-old Kentucky resident Maxwell Emerson, a teacher and wrestling coach in Oldham County, in what was initially described as "an incident of violence" by officials. We are aware that there was an incident of violence that resulted in a fatality this morni…
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Cops Release Sketch Of Suspect In Attempted Abduction Of 10-Year-Old Girl In Montgomery County
Police have released a composite sketch of the suspect in the recent attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Montgomery County. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10 on the 18300 Block of Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg. The girl was sitting outside an apartment building when the suspect “grabbed her arm and told her to come with him,” police said. The suspect is described as a light-complected unknown race male between 25 and 35 years old with a thin build, a tattoo on the left side of the face, and a straight piece of blonde hair. The suspect was last seen…
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Police ID Largo Man Killed During Mass Shooting In Northeast DC
New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after the fatal mass shooting in the Carver-Langston neighborhood in Northeast DC on Wednesday night that left a Maryland man dead. Largo resident Aubrey McLeod, 29, has been identified by investigators as the person killed by shooters in an incident that left five others - including two children - hospitalized, officials say. #Update: Chief Smith holds a news conference on the shooting that injured 6 people in the 1100 block of 21st Street Northeast tonight. pic.twitter.com/B6DRhDMQYJ — DC Police Department (@DCPolice…
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2 Baltimore Men Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography: State Police
Two Baltimore men are facing multiple charges for possession of child pornography, state police announced Thursday, April 11. The investigation, launched by the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit in March, led to the execution of a search warrant at the Baltimore home of Robert M. Sherer, 41, and Robert W. Books, 54, on Wednesday, authorities said. Both were arrested at the scene after a preliminary forensic review of their electronic devices turned up multiple images of child pornography, according to state police. Sherer was charged with five counts of possession of child pornogr…
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One Airlifted Following Shooting At Charles County Apartment Complex, Sheriff Says (
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One person had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital after being shot at a Charles County apartment complex, according to the sheriff's office. An alert was issued at around 8:30 p.m. by the agency advising that detectives have been called in to investigate a reported shooting in the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. Detectives are investigating a shooting at an apt complex in the 2100 block of Crain Hwy. in Waldorf. An adult male was shot and wounded by someone known to him. The shooter is in custody. The victim was flown to a hospital with injuries that do not appear to be life-…
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One Killed, Two Children Among Five Injured In Northeast DC Mass Shooting: MPD (
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One person was killed and five others shot - including two children - in the latest instance of gun violence in the District, police confirmed. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called at around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday night to the 1100 block of 21st Street NE, where they found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 1100 block of 21st Street, NE. Lookout is for a for a light blue Toyota sedan, UNK tags, no front tags, dark tints, black rims with possibly occupied with two shooters inside. L/S heading Eastbound on Maryland Ave …
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Montgomery County Teen Has Been Missing For Over A Week, Police Say
Police have issued an alert for a Montgomery County teen they say has been missing for more than a week. Zakur Brown, 16, was last seen near the 300 block of Flannery Lane in Silver Spring on Monday, April 1, the Montgomery County Police Department said April 10. Zakur is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair styled in locs, police said. No clothing description was available. Anyone with information about Zakur’s whereabouts is urged to call the Montgomery County Police Non-Emergency 24-hour line at (301) 279-8000.
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IDs Sought For 6 Suspects In Montgomery County Shooting: Police
Police are seeking the identities of six suspects after two businesses were struck by gunfire last month. Officers responded to the shooting report near the 900 block of Persei Place in Rockville around 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 8. Detectives found shell casings and evidence that two businesses had been struck by gunfire. Investigators released a two-minute clip showing the six suspects in the case, as well, as several persons of interest, on Wednesday, April 10. The first suspect is described as a Black male, in his twenties or thirties, armed with a handgun, wearing a black ski mask…
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Innocent Woman, 37, Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In I-695 Police Pursuit (
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Police have identified the innocent driver killed by a wrong-way car thief during a police pursuit on I-695 earlier this week. Dimeka Thornton, 37, of Windsor Mill, was operating an Acura TSX when she was struck by a driver in a stolen car in the outer loop, on the ramp to Exit 18 to Liberty Road around 12:15 a.m. Monday, April 8, the Maryland Attorney General's Office said in a release. Just prior to the crash, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue in Windsor Mill when they saw a car reported stolen in a hotel parking lot, officials said. A man then got into the ca…
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Kevin Derr Arrested In Murder Of Wendolyn McKoy
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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Kidnapper Charged Following Attempted Sexual Assault, Barricade In Northwest DC Apartment: MPD
A kidnapping suspect who attempted to sexually abuse a woman before barricading himself in a Northwest DC apartment is facing criminal charges, authorities announced. District resident Charles Thompson, Jr., 38, was arrested over the weekend and charged for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman inside a home in the 3900 block of Davis Place NW. On Saturday, Thompson and his victim were inside an apartment when he brandished what was believed to be a handgun - later determined to be a replica - and attempted to engage in a forced sex act with the woman. The barricade in the 39…
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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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