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Stolen cars, drugs, and guns found at Laurel Motel 6; four suspects arrested
Laurel (WBFF) — Four people were arrested last Thursday after police found them inside a Motel 6 in Laurel with drugs and weapons. Police say on July 11 around 9:00 p.m., officers found a stolen 2016 Honda Accord in the parking lot of the Motel 6 located at 3510 Old Annapolis Road in Laurel.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Diana Briceyda Portillo-Lopez, a missing 15-year-old. Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Sunday July 14, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., in the 12000 block of Bluhill Road...
Suspects Ram Vehicle into Gas Station in Attempt to Steal ATM
Montgomery County Police responded to the Sunoco gas station in the 12000 block of Cherry Hill Road for the report of a commercial burglary at approximately 2:03am on Tuesday, July 16. According to a police spokesperson, the preliminary investigation has revealed that the suspects forced entry into the store with...
Details Released: Two Arrested In Connection To Violent Robbery And Murder In Prince George’s County
SUITLAND, Md. – In a significant development, Akiya Gabrielle Bagley and Walter Jayvon Plummer were arrested following a violent robbery and shooting incident that took place on June 27, 2024, in Suitland, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Prince George’s County Police Department responded to a distress call at...
Two charged with armed robbery, first-degree assault in Greenbelt
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Greenbelt police said they arrested and charged two people Friday, one man and one juvenile, for armed robbery and first-degree assault in Greenbelt. At around 10:45 a.m., police responded to the 6100 block of Springhill Terrace for a report of an armed robbery. According to a press […]
Smash and dash: Would-be thieves ram Sunoco store, abandon ATM mid-heist
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police are searching for suspects who attempted to rob a Silver Spring gas station overnight. At 2 a.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to the Sunoco gas station on Cherry Hill Road for a reported burglary. Investigators say several suspects made their...
Police Arrest Shooting Suspect In Prince George’s County; Multiple Weapons Recovered
SUITLAND, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a recent non-contact shooting in Suitland. The suspect is 23-year-old Nicholas Norris of Suitland. On July 5, 2024, at approximately 6:25 am, officers responded to a business...
Maryland Man Sentenced For Killing 18-Year-Old in DC in 2021
A Montgomery County, MD man, 23-year-old Jordan Jones of Silver Spring, was sentenced Friday for voluntary manslaughter while armed for the killing of Noel Nicol, an 18-year-old from Silver Spring, in Southeast D.C. in October, 2021. Jones pleaded guilty on December 5, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the...
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest For Stolen Vehicle
Montgomery County Police District 3 Commander Jason Cokinos announced that an arrest was made for a stolen vehicle on Monday evening after a traffic stop in Silver Spring. Per Cokinos, “Around 6PM tonight a proactive @mcpnews 3rd District Officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle in Silver Spring. An investigation revealed the vehicle had been stolen from a Silver Spring community member. The vehicle was recovered and the suspect was arrested and charged.”
Lafayette Square Park reopens after shooting at Trump rally
WASHINGTON (DC News Now)—The District is on high alert after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is increasing police presence across the city. Officers shut down Lafayette Square Park which is right in front of the White House. However, the U.S. Secret Service reopened the park to the […]
‘No idea he wouldn't come back': Father mourns man killed at vigil for Wise HS football alumni
The father of a man killed at a vigil Friday evening says his son had spent the week mourning three friends who died in a crash. Shahid Iman Omar Jr., 24, was among the hundreds of people in attendance Friday at Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to honor the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton, Jr., who won a state championship together at Wise.
Woman from Maryland fatally shot in a park in DC
D.C. police are currently offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland woman in a Southeast D.C. park on Saturday afternoon. The victim tragically lost her life in the incident. D.C. police are offering a reward for any information regarding the shooting that occurred in a...
BPD: Man faces several charges after allegedly breaking into Bowie home, shooting during ‘hallucination’
BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — The Bowie Police Department (BPD) said a man is facing several charges after he allegedly broke into a home through a window and fired several rounds. Police said officers arrested Michael Drew Hornfeck and charged him with ten charges, including two counts of...
DC police identify both people who died in fiery crash after police chase
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police identified the second person who died in a crash following a police chase in the beginning of July. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that 17-year-old Dashawn Harris of Southeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Zagory Leo Hill of District Heights, Md. died at the scene of a fiery crash […]
Fatal Stabbing In Mount Rainier Was City's First Homicide In Five Years, Police Say
Mount Rainier resident Davon Henderson has been charged with murder of Julio Lopez Cosme during an argument on Sunday morning. It was the first homicide in Mount Rainier in more than five years. Officers from the Mount Rainier Police Department were called at around 12:40 a.m. on July 14 to...
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