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Charles County Man allegedly steals shoes at gunpoint On April 23, officers responded to Butte Place in Waldorf around 6:30 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers located a man who reported that he was forced to get into a black Honda Civic at gunpoint where he recognized the man driving...
Five identified in string of dating app robberies
On April 22, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects for several armed robberies that go back to April 9. The suspects have been identified as Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains, Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf, Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf, and two 17-year-old males from Waldorf who were charged as adults but whose names are not being released, according to a sheriff's office press release. ...
Heavy Buggy Traffic Anticipated For Amish Funeral Service In Mechanicsville
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – An Amish funeral service will take place at noon today. Motorists should expect heavy buggy traffic at Woodburn Hill Road and traveling Thompson Corner Road towards Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville. -Be prepared for slow-moving vehicles and plan for possible travel delays. -Please share the road...
Recalling the infamous 2002 F-4 tornado that cut through La Plata, Md.
LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — On Sunday, April 28, 2002, the D.C. area was under a "moderate risk" for severe weather. The region would be struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded hours later in the Mid-Atlantic, and the strongest since another F-4 tornado struck Frostburg, MD four years earlier.
La Plata Police Department Unveils Its Special Olympics Maryland Vehicle
LA PLATA, Md. – The La Plata Police Department (LPPD) is proud to unveil its Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD) Torch Run public/private partnership cruiser. The Special Olympics Torch Run and SOMD logos are displayed on the sides of the cruiser. For over 42-years, law enforcement has been the single...
Family of woman reportedly shot to death by boyfriend raising money for college funds for victim's 2 children
LORTON, Va. — A woman is dead and her boyfriend is facing charges after police say he shot her inside a car in Lorton earlier this month. Now, her family is raising money to help fund her two children's college savings. Alison "Kate" LaPorta was brought to Fairfax Hospital...
Autumn Leighanne Compton Dies In Mechanicsville Crash
Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office...
Body of man found dead near Four Mile Run Park identified
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said the body of a person who was found dead near Four Mile Run Park was identified. The person was identified as 32-year-old Keben Isaias Perez, of Alexandria. His identity was released after a fingerprint analysis was run, according to APD. Perez was found […]
Suspect in deadly Dumfries hit-and-run turns self in to police
DUMFRIES, Va. - A man has been arrested and charged in connection to a hit-and-run that left a man dead last week. According to police, on April 27, investigators obtained arrest warrants for the driver of the truck who was involved in the fatal collision that occurred in the area of Richmond Highway and Pine Bluff Drive in Dumfries on April 24.
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