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Maryland Basketball: Big man shooting threes, bench guard buzz and more from insider's report at practice
CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein's annual summer practice tour is underway, and Wednesday marked his yearly stop in College Park. It is hard for negative reports to come out of these practices, but Terps fans cannot help by being excited. Rothstein's tweet announcing his arrival included a picture...
Police Prevent Illegal Exhibition Driving
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) shared on Thursday morning that officers from the 3rd District Station (Silver Spring) successfully executed a traffic enforcement plan early on Saturday, July 13, 2024, to address an illegal car meet-up involving exhibition driving in Burtonsville. Earlier this week, new District 3 (Silver Spring)...
Ballston Target has become a frequent target of shoplifters
Thieves have been increasingly targeting the Ballston area Target store, making it a frequent destination for police dispatches lately. Arlington crime reports for July so far contain some 20 theft offenses for the 700 block of N. Glebe Road, where the store is located. The police department identifies crimes by block number and generally does not identify which specific businesses were the victim of crimes.
Odenton residents vent concerns over new "Two Rivers" development in their rural community
BALTIMORE - Residents in Odenton are concerned about a new development they say is disrupting their rural way of life. For more than a decade, residents have watched the development of "Two Rivers," a master-planned community, behind their properties.The community is spread across more than 1,400 acres with more than 2,000 homes, including 1,200 single-family homes and 800 homes for people 55 and older.Community members addressed their issues while developers explained their plans during a meeting on Wednesday at the Crofton Library.Jim Holman, who lives in the community, says the new development will fracture the quiet rural lifestyle that comes with...
SCAM ALERT: DC Police is warning the public about scammers impersonating officers
WASHINGTON — A new scam has grown traction in the DC area. Scammers are now reportedly impersonating MPD officers via phone and email. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, scammers are replicating real government phone numbers to appear real. The group is targeting victims and telling them that an arrest warrant has been issued on their behalf for failure to appear in court or for jury duty.
Carjacking Defendant Rejects Plea Offer
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A carjacking defendant rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian in a July 17 hearing. Details of the agreement were not immediately available. Lamar Stephens, 37, is charged with unarmed carjacking,...
Maryland's Katie Ledecky aims for historic win at Paris Olympics
BETHESDA, Md. (7News) — She's a 10-time Olympic medalist, with seven of those golds. She's a 21-time World Champion. She holds 16 World Records and 37 national records to her name. And she's still only 27. Katie Ledecky has transcended the swimming world since she won gold at the...
UMD rolls out mobile cooling center to keep athletes safe during extreme heat
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Six years after the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair because of Heat Stroke, the school is the first in the country to use a new tool to protect athletes. The idea of letting athletes hydrate and cool off in the middle of...
Sorie Mansaray Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Maryland
Sorie Mansaray, who has no known address, was sentenced on July 17 to 30 years in prison with all but 12 years suspended following a July 2022 shooting that was caught on camera. On July 22, 2022, prosecutors say that Mansaray shot at a vehicle that pulled onto the 11000...
Suspects make off with over $11K worth of stolen Lululemon items
WASHINGTON — DC Police are searching for a man who was caught on camera while he allegedly helped steal more than $11,000 in goods from a Lululemon store in Northwest. On Tuesday, just after 4 p.m., investigators say two suspects walked into a store on F Street in Northwest. They reportedly took items, without paying, and walked out of the store.
DC police find missing infant, father taken into custody
WASHINGTON — Police have found a missing 5-month-old boy and taken the child's father into custody Wednesday evening. Earlier Wednesday, police were called to the 5900 block of 14th Street, Northwest for reports of a missing infant. Police suspected the infant was taken by his dad, Ramon Leonard. Parts...
Large main break leaves residents in Olney without water
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Crews with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) responded to a large water main break in Montgomery County early Thursday morning. In a post on X, the Montgomery County Police Department said a main broke near the 19000 block of Willow Grove Road in the Olney area. During […]
DC police: 1 dead after double stabbing in Georgetown Safeway parking garage
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that two men were stabbed in a Safeway parking garage on Wednesday. MPD officers were called to a hospital just before 12:30 p.m., where two stabbing victims had taken themselves for treatment. One man died at the hospital. Police said that the other man […]
Editorial: Taking an adult approach to marking nation's big day
Those of us who lived at the time of the nation’s bicentennial in 1976 can, we think, with the passage of time have the ability to reflect fairly on the experience:. • Events of the bicentennial year were a shot in the arm to a fractured and somewhat demoralized nation.
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