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Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds
Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds The Chrysler was wrecked. Running wasn't going to work. And there was still a loaded Glock stuffed down his pant leg. That was where things stood for Kamar Clayton after a short-lived escape attempt in DC that began with three smashed parked cars and ended with the 23-year-old in handcuffs. On Thursday, Sept. 24, Clayton was sentenced to two years in federal prison for the gun officers found on him that night. The strange part? Police weren't after him in the first place. At around 7:26 p.m. on March 23, Metropolitan Police and federal officers were attempting to stop a different vehicle …

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Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later
Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later A Pennsylvania man who survived being shot twice during the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump has died two years after the attack. James “Jim” Copenhaver, 76, of Moon Township, Allegheny County, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Republican Committee of Allegheny County. His death was announced publicly Thursday, Sept. 24, by U.S. House Republicans. A cause of death has not been released.  Copenhaver was among the spectators at the Butler Farm Show grounds on July 13, 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from the roof of a nearby building …

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Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors
Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors A six-figure Amazon shopping spree is sending a former Maryland school administrator to prison. Denise R. Shorts, the former chief academic officer and assistant superintendent for Worcester County Public Schools, admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 23 that she used a district credit card to make $118,741.89 in personal purchases while working for the school system. And she wasn't stocking classrooms. According to prosecutors, Shorts used the card to buy clothing, shoes, makeup and beauty supplies, along with pool and exercise equipment for her home. She also bought supplies and technology for a…

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School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS) School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS) School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS)
School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (Photos) Twenty students had a much different ride to school than they bargained for in Maryland. The school bus ran off Bicknell Road near Mason Springs Road in Charles County on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, leaving it lodged at an angle in a roadside ditch, according to the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department. The photos tell much of the story. The yellow bus can be seen leaning along the embankment as firefighters worked around it and emergency vehicles filled the roadway. Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Inside had been 20 students and their driver. All 21 were evaluated for in…

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Gun, Cocaine, Oxycodone Found Inside Maryland Home Lead To Lengthy Prison Stay For Trafficker Gun, Cocaine, Oxycodone Found Inside Maryland Home Lead To Lengthy Prison Stay For Trafficker Gun, Cocaine, Oxycodone Found Inside Maryland Home Lead To Lengthy Prison Stay For Trafficker
Gun, Cocaine, Oxycodone Found Inside Maryland Home Lead To Lengthy Prison Stay For Trafficker A drug raid in Maryland turned up a little bit of everything. It started on Dec. 21, 2023, when members of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 725 Meadow Wood Drive in Salisbury as part of a drug investigation. What investigators say they found inside quickly added up. Deputies recovered a regulated firearm, a large amount of cocaine, oxycodone pills and a large amount of cannabis, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. They also found manufacturing equipment used to produce and distribute narcotics, prosecutors said. The investigation l…

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Wanted In 3 States, Man Gets Away Twice Before Stolen Ford Gives Out In Maryland: Police Wanted In 3 States, Man Gets Away Twice Before Stolen Ford Gives Out In Maryland: Police Wanted In 3 States, Man Gets Away Twice Before Stolen Ford Gives Out In Maryland: Police
Wanted In 3 States, Man Gets Away Twice Before Stolen Ford Gives Out In Maryland: Police A wanted man driving a stolen car led police across state lines before twice ramming Maryland State Police cruisers while trying to get away, authorities said. Justin Burchett, 42, of Elkton, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 23, following a pursuit that began in Cecil County, crossed into Pennsylvania, and ended hours later at a gas station in Harford County. Burchett was already wanted on multiple felony warrants in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, including for first-degree assault in connection with a recent Pennsylvania State Police investigation, according to MSP. Shortly before …

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Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Maryland Crash (DEVELOPING) Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Maryland Crash (DEVELOPING) Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Maryland Crash (DEVELOPING)
Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Maryland Crash (Developing) A crash involving an MTA bus left multiple people hurt in Maryland on Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported in the 1500 block of North Wolfe Street in Baltimore on Sept. 24, drawing a response from city police, firefighters, and Maryland Transit Administration officials shortly before 2 p.m. Police said a vehicle and an MTA bus were involved in the crash, which left multiple victims. Photos from the scene show the bus off the roadway and up against a tree, with first responders spread across North Wolfe Street. Both East Oliver and North Wolfe streets were closed while crews worked a…

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Teen Shot At Prince George's Community College, Nearby High School Locked Down (DEVELOPING) Teen Shot At Prince George's Community College, Nearby High School Locked Down (DEVELOPING) Teen Shot At Prince George's Community College, Nearby High School Locked Down (DEVELOPING)
Teen Shot At Prince George's Community College, Nearby High School Locked Down (Developing) A Maryland college campus became a crime scene late Thursday morning. A teenage boy was shot at Prince George's Community College in Largo shortly before noon on Sept. 24, prompting a brief lockdown on campus and a lockdown at nearby Largo High School, according to Prince George's County Police. The college's main campus is on Largo Road. But police didn't initially find the teen at the college. Around 11:40 a.m., officers were alerted that a teenage boy had walked into a medical center suffering from a gunshot wound, investigators said. He was hospitalized in stable condition with injuri…

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Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter
Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter A man in Boston set off an explosive device he was wearing around his neck while speaking with police about conspiracy theories.  Boston police confronted the emotionally distressed man around 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, near Mishawum and Main streets. The unnamed man told officers he did not feel well.  Officers noticed a wired device wrapped around his neck. He told them it was a bomb, according to a police report obtained by WCVB. Police attempted to calm him down, but he continued "rambling about the illegal and wrongful persecution of witches, many conspiracy the…

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E-Bike Rider Falls Beneath Box Truck In Fatal Crash Near Logan Circle: Police E-Bike Rider Falls Beneath Box Truck In Fatal Crash Near Logan Circle: Police E-Bike Rider Falls Beneath Box Truck In Fatal Crash Near Logan Circle: Police
E-Bike Rider Falls Beneath Box Truck In Fatal Crash Near Logan Circle: Police He was trying to get to the right side of the road. Instead, a 60-year-old e-bike rider was killed near Logan Circle in DC on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after police say he collided with a box truck, fell from his bike, and was run over. Oludare Ayodele Adekoya, of Northwest DC, had been riding out of the park at Logan Circle and onto Rhode Island Avenue NW shortly after 1 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police say Adekoya entered the 1300 block on the wrong side of the roadway without a helmet and began trying to cross over to the proper lanes. At the same time, a commerci…

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$17M Cocaine Bust: Maryland Police Help Take Down Mexican Cartel-Linked Philly Operation $17M Cocaine Bust: Maryland Police Help Take Down Mexican Cartel-Linked Philly Operation $17M Cocaine Bust: Maryland Police Help Take Down Mexican Cartel-Linked Philly Operation
$17M Cocaine Bust: Maryland Police Help Take Down Mexican Cartel-Linked Philly Operation A major Philadelphia drug trafficking organization moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico and pushed up to $10 million worth of the drug onto city streets each month, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 23. Ten people have been indicted in the takedown of the Jones-Basley Drug Trafficking Organization, which coordinated with a Mexican drug cartel to transport cocaine into Philadelphia, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. More than $8 million worth of cocaine and multiple firearms were seized locally, while seizures connected…

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by Jillian Pikora
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160+ Golf Carts Torched As Fire Rips Through Maryland Repair Business (PHOTOS) 160+ Golf Carts Torched As Fire Rips Through Maryland Repair Business (PHOTOS) 160+ Golf Carts Torched As Fire Rips Through Maryland Repair Business (PHOTOS)
160+ Golf Carts Torched As Fire Rips Through Maryland Repair Business (Photos) A sea of golf carts was left scorched and twisted after an early morning fire tore through a Maryland business. Firefighters were called to the 15200 block of Crain Highway in Brandywine around 6:33 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, where flames had broken out at a commercial golf cart repair business, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Several golf carts were already burning when crews arrived, and the flames had begun spreading to an office building on the property. By the time firefighters got the blaze under control, the damage stretched far beyond those first few c…

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