Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police
Retreating Man Pushed Into Inner Harbor During Fight Dies In Maryland: Police He was trying to get away. Instead, Baltimore police say James Britt ended up in the Inner Harbor. The deadly confrontation unfolded Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, along Lancaster Street in Baltimore, where investigators say an argument between two men turned fatal when one of them shoved the other into the water. By the time emergency crews reached the harbor around 3:13 p.m., 37-year-old Britt had already gone in. He was pulled from the water and rushed to a nearby hospital. He didn't survive. On Monday, Aug. 3, homicide detectives announced the arrest of 36-year-old James Fitzsimmons, of …
Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (PHOTOS) Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (PHOTOS)
Hidden Electrical Fire Leaves Historic Maryland Landmark With $150K Damage (Photos) The flames were hiding where no one could see them. A fire sparked by an electrical failure burned beneath the first floor and spread through the walls of the historic former Currier House in Havre de Grace on Monday morning, leaving behind an estimated $150,000 in damage. A passerby first spotted fire showing from the outside of the two-story former bed-and-breakfast at 800 Market Street shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The building was under renovation and unoccupied at the time. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company ar…
17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say 17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say
17-Year-Old Killed While Changing Tire Along I-695 In Maryland, State Police Say What started as a flat tire ended in tragedy. A 17-year-old from Edgewood was struck and killed while trying to change a tire along the Baltimore Beltway early Sunday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, to the outer loop of I-695 just east of southbound I-83 in Baltimore County for a reported pedestrian crash. Investigators say the teen had been riding in a Lexus IS with two other people when the vehicle became disabled in the far-right lane. As he worked outside the car to change the tire, a Honda Accord struck the r…
Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024
Who Is She? Detectives In Maryland Still Can't ID Woman Found Dead In Woods In 2024 She still has no name. More than a year after a human skull was discovered in a wooded stretch of Baltimore County, detectives are making another plea for help identifying the woman they still can't bring home. The case dates back to March 9, 2024, when officers responded to the 8300 block of Bradshaw Road in Parkville for a suspicious circumstances call and found a human skull in the woods. Nearly three weeks later, on March 27, homicide detectives returned with volunteers from the Chesapeake Search and Rescue Dog Association. Their search uncovered several additional bones scattered near…
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Maryland: Police It took a week, but detectives say the woman accused of killing an 18-year-old in Maryland is finally behind bars. Baltimore Police have arrested Dasianne Richardson, 34, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Brielle Handy, 18, in Southwest Baltimore. Richardson was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 1, by Warrant Apprehension detectives and transported to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where she was charged with first-degree murder, police announced Monday, Aug. 3. The arrest stems from a stabbing reported around 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the 3200 block of West Baltimore Stree…
Walmart Employee Shot During Fight In Store; Suspect Surrenders Days Later: Police Walmart Employee Shot During Fight In Store; Suspect Surrenders Days Later: Police
Walmart Employee Shot During Fight In Store; Suspect Surrenders Days Later: Police The man accused of opening fire inside a Delaware County Walmart during an argument between two customers—striking an innocent employee—has surrendered to police, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 3. Armani Tyrell Waite turned himself in without incident at approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday, according to Darby Township Police. Waite had been wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with attempted murder and several other felony offenses after the shooting inside the Walmart at 50 N. MacDade Blvd. in Glenolden. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, when Darby Township officers, …
Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police
Armed DC Carjacking Suspects Captured After Chase Ends On Busy Maryland Road: Police A driver in a stolen car did not make it far from the nation's capital. Two suspects were taken into custody early Monday morning after a vehicle stolen in an armed DC carjacking crossed into Maryland, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Montgomery County police said officers, along with Gaithersburg police, located the stolen vehicle near Quince Orchard Road and Route 28 after receiving information from DC police that it had been taken in an armed carjacking. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver had other plans. According to the department, the driver sp…
Gunman Who Killed Relative In Virginia Home Captured After Days On The Run: Police (UPDATED) Gunman Who Killed Relative In Virginia Home Captured After Days On The Run: Police (UPDATED)
Gunman Who Killed Relative In Virginia Home Captured After Days On The Run: Police (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. Virginia homicide detectives have arrested the 23-year-old man accused of gunning down his family member inside a Woodbridge apartment complex last week, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt. Thomas Lynwood Brown, of Triangle, was taken into custody on Sunday, Aug. 2, by members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a location on Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, according to Prince William County police. Brown is accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Ricardo Xavier Haley, of Gainesville, during a family dispute around 9:12 p.m. on Monday, July 27, …
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (Developing) The back of the house is almost unrecognizable. In Arlington, firefighters spent more than an hour battling a destructive blaze at a home in the 4400 block of 33rd Road North Sunday afternoon, leaving behind blown-out windows, smoke-blackened walls and one injured firefighter. Fire crews were dispatched shortly before 1:30 p.m., prompting officials to urge drivers to avoid the neighborhood as a heavy emergency response converged on the scene. By 2:28 p.m., Arlington County Fire and EMS announced the fire had been extinguished. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with non-life-threaten…
Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning
Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Another overnight car meetup in Maryland ended with gunfire. A woman was shot during an illegal gathering in Landover early Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting Prince George's County police to once again warn that the increasingly popular events continue to put lives at risk. The victim walked into the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital around 3:51 a.m. with a gunshot wound, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. As officers investigated, they learned the shooting happened during a car meetup in the 2300 block of Beaver Road. Police responded to the scene, interviewe…
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal A fast-moving fire turned a backyard shed into an inferno before sunrise in Maryland. Firefighters were called to a property on Calvary Road in Churchville around 2:13 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, after flames broke out inside a wood-framed shed, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. By the time crews from the Level Volunteer Fire Company arrived, the Harford County structure was heavily involved in fire. About 25 firefighters brought the blaze under control in just 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading beyond the property. Investigators determined the fire started inside…
Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police
Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police A Friday night shopping trip turned into chaos in Maryland. A 17-year-old accused of opening fire inside Westfield Wheaton Mall has now been charged as an adult after police say a 13-year-old boy was shot near a busy children's play area as families scrambled for cover. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the shopping center on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators identified the suspect as Diego Rafael Turcios Avalos, of Silver Spring. Before officers arrived, Montgomery County's Emergency Communications Center was fl…
Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING)
Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (Developing) Maryland firefighters raced into a burning apartment building Saturday after flames burst through a first-floor unit and thick black smoke poured into the sky. The fire broke out shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 200 block of Beale Court in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story, low-rise apartment building, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Firefighters quickly went to work attacking the blaze as flames shot from multiple windows and licked up the side of the building, photos released from the scene show. O…
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say A violent crime spree that began at a Maryland-area commuter gateway ended with a teenager headed to prison for the next decade. District resident Makai Bridges, 17, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for a series of violent crimes committed when he was just 16, including an armed robbery, a carjacking, and assaults while locked up, federal prosecutors announced. The crime spree began around 2 a.m. on May 1, 2025, near the intersection of 3rd Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE, where prosecutors said Bridges and another suspect ambushed a woman waiting at a bus stop. Both appeared to be …
Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG
Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG A call about a man with a gun ended in deadly gunfire along the Potomac River. A fatal police shooting in Maryland's Fort Washington Park is now under investigation after an officer shot and killed a man Friday evening, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, when officers with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Police Department, and US Park Police responded to reports of a shooting and a man walking near the river with a gun inside Fort Washington Park. According to the Office of th…
After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move
After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move He walked away after crashing into a Stafford 7-Eleven. Then he came back. A Stafford man accused of striking a 7-Eleven in Stafford County early Thursday morning walked away from the scene before returning minutes later, authorities said. Israel Benitez Hernandez, 26, of Stafford, was charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run following the crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 7-Eleven at 378 Garrisonville Road around 1:51 a.m. Thursday, July 30, after receiving reports that a driver had slammed into the side of the building bef…
Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police
Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police A juvenile was shot inside a Maryland shopping mall Friday evening, July 31, sending police rushing to secure the scene before taking another juvenile into custody, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. inside Wheaton Mall in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said the juvenile victim was shot in the leg and taken to an area hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police said the juvenile male suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Authorities emphasized there is no longer a threat…
Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say
Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say They just kept coming back. A pair of Maryland residents accused of repeatedly targeting Delaware retailers over the course of a month are now behind bars after investigators say a string of alleged shoplifting incidents escalated into an attempted robbery. Matthew Osborne, 37, and Haley Barton, 25, both of North East, were arrested in Maryland on Tuesday, July 29, after Delaware State Police linked them to a retail theft spree spanning Home Depot, Lowe's, ShopRite and Cabela's stores in Newark and Bear. According to investigators, the alleged spree began on June 29 at a Home Depot in Bear…
Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff
Fugitive's Bid To Escape Ends With Motorcycle, 2 Down On Virginia Roadway: Sheriff He wasn't stopping for a speeding ticket. Minutes later, Trey Boswell was in the air anyway. The 29-year-old Orange man, who authorities say was already wanted in another jurisdiction, is facing a slate of new charges after deputies say he led them on a motorcycle chase through Fauquier County before slamming into a culvert and launching both himself and his passenger across the road Thursday night. It started around 8 p.m. when a Fauquier County sheriff's deputy spotted Boswell riding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone on Marsh Road between Bealeton and Morrisville, according to the sheriff's office…
Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say
Virginia Woman Vanishes After 2 VDOT Workers Are Gunned Down, Police Say A week after two VDOT contract workers were gunned down at a Chesterfield equipment yard, the woman Virginia State Police say pulled the trigger is still nowhere to be found. Investigators are searching for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, who is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shootings on Friday, July 24, at a Virginia Department of Transportation staging area near Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County. State police identified the victims as Rai'Shon Eugene Delarge, 30, and Philip Avery Wilson, 34, both of Emporia. The men worked for a company contracted by VDOT.…
Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (DEVELOPING) Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (DEVELOPING)
Would-Be Skate Park Stickup Ends Empty-Handed In DC As Gunman Flees: MPD (Developing) Not every attempted robbery lands cleanly. A gunman rolled into a DC skate park, pulled a firearm on three people, and demanded cash. He left with exactly what he came with. The attempted armed robbery happened around 8:22 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, at the skate park in the 1500 block of 11th Street NW, according to Metropolitan Police. The wanted grifter.Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Investigators said the suspect approached three adult men, pointed a gun at them and demanded money. Then came the plot twist. Police said the suspect didn't get a dime. No property…
Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride Before Virginia Arrest: Police Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride Before Virginia Arrest: Police
Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride Before Virginia Arrest: Police A Virginia man allegedly pulled out all the stops while role-playing as a police officer, but ultimately found himself on the wrong side of the law. James John Rastatter II, 35, of Woodbridge, is facing charges after police say he posed as a police officer while brandishing a handgun during two separate encounters in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say the first encounter happened around 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, near Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Avenue. A 25-year-old man was driving when Rastatter allegedly approached his vehicle, di…
75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire 75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire
75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire The 75-year-old man rescued from a burning row home in Salisbury on Thursday later died from his injuries after being flown to a Baltimore-area burn center, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were called around 12:35 p.m. to the 500 block of Tangier Street on July 30, where they found flames inside a one-story, five-unit masonry row home. Crews located the man inside the unit where the fire started, pulled him from the home, and rushed him to a local hospital before the Maryland State Police Aviation Command flew him to a specialized burn center. He la…
Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police
Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police A 36-year-old gave two young boys quite a show outside their Virginia apartment during a midday exposure incident, police say. Woodbridge resident Kevin Ernesto Marchante is behind bars following a brief investigation after he allegedly terrorized children outside a Dumfries apartment building. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, officers were called to the Broadstone Apartments in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries, where there was a reported indecent exposure. Investigators say that Marchante approached two boys,…
He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It
He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It Joseph Brian Potter said he was going to burn the house down. Authorities say he actually went through with it. The 40-year-old Hancock man was arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set house fire in Washington County on Wednesday night, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Crews from the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company and several surrounding agencies were called around 6 p.m. on July 29 to a reported house fire in the 12500 block of Seavolt Road in Hancock. Investigators say that Potter threatened to set the residence on fire before the blaze was reported. Based on …
Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say
Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say He disappeared after leading officers on a pursuit. Twenty-five days later, investigators found him. The man accused of killing a 16-year-old in Woodbridge before ditching his car and disappearing on foot after a police chase is now behind bars. Prince William County detectives, working with the US Marshals Service, arrested 25-year-old Damon Jamon Atwater at his Woodbridge home on Thursday, July 30. His disappearance had been the biggest unanswered question since the July 5 killing. Investigators said the shooting happened around 10:12 p.m. in the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane, …
FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom
FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom Justice still hasn't caught up to whoever killed Kingston Campbell. In Virginia, more than three years after the 6-year-old was fatally shot while playing video games in his bedroom in Lynchburg, the FBI is making a renewed push to solve the case, offering up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Kingston Campbell was killed while playing video games in his bed. Lynchburg PD/GoFundMe photo Kingston was home on the evening of May 2, 2023, when multiple people believed to be involved in local gang violence opened fire in the area of the …
Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia
Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Tyquan Johnson made hundreds of miles from home. Then his run came to an end in Virginia. The manhunt for a shooting suspect ended in Virginia when a 19-year-old Rhode Island man was tracked down by federal investigators after two people were shot in Newport, authorities announced. Johnson was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, by members of the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in Newport News.  Investigators with the Newport Police Department say Johnson fled south following a shooting on Sunday, July 19, that left two people injured. Off…
Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say
Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say Nehemia Fuentes Banegas had already stabbed himself. Then he vanished into the woods. The bizarre chain of events ended Tuesday morning, July 28, when Fairfax County police say the 26-year-old Annandale man suddenly burst from thick brush, grabbed an officer's handgun and was shot during the struggle. It all began around 9:57 a.m. at a home in the 7000 block of Sutter Lane, where officers responded to a domestic dispute involving Fuentes Banegas. By the time officers arrived, investigators said Fuentes Banegas had armed himself with two knives, accidentally stabbed himself with one an…
Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (DEVELOPING) Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (Developing) A bomb threat has brought a large police response to a Virginia downtown, forcing evacuations and closing off part of Main Street. The threat was reported just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, when someone called the Fauquier County Emergency Communications Center to report a bomb threat targeting a business in Warrenton, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Civilian evacuations have been completed, and law enforcement officers have begun clearing the area for any potential threats, authorities said. The area remains closed as of the sheriff's office's latest update, issued …
WATCH: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody WATCH: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody
Watch: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody The moments leading up to a Maryland man's death while in police custody are now public. The Maryland Attorney General's Office on Wednesday, July 29, released body-worn camera footage from Greenbelt police officers who responded after 40-year-old Michael MacDougall crashed off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George's County earlier this month. The video, released by the Independent Investigations Division, captures officers arriving after US Park Police had already detained and handcuffed MacDougall following the crash. In the video, MacDougall can be seen lying in the grass no…