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Nelson Ballard III Accused Of Shooting Over Basketball Game
Nelson Ballard III, 24, has been identified and charged for his alleged role in a shooting that was reported at LA Fitness in the 9400 block of Ruby Lockhart Boulevard in Glenarden last week, resulting in one man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. According to the Prince George's County Police...
Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Police arrested the son of a prominent Washington D.C.-area rabbi after he allegedly got into an altercation with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy. Two witnesses quoted in a Secret Service police arrest sheet accused Ezra Weinblatt, a real estate agent and the son of Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, who leads Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, Maryland, of pushing them on April 16 at around noon and breaking their sound equipment.
Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home
Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 18, first responders were called to the 10000 block of Riggs Road in Hyattsville, where there was a school bus that struck a house, leading to a collapse investigation. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though the driver...
Ohio Valley man allegedly used a metal flagpole as a javelin toward Capitol police during Jan. 6; Also charged with robbery and assault at local restaurant
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man is facing federal charges for allegedly striking a police officer with a metal pipe and throwing debris at police during the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021, according to media partner Herald-Star. It is reported that Joshua Lee Atwood, 31, of Burgettstown, allegedly threw water bottles and other and other […]
Police charge a Woodbridge father for leaving his 2-month-old boy inside a car unattended while he went shopping inside a Walmart
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The father of a 2-month-old boy in Woodbridge is facing charges for leaving his son in a car unattended while he went into Walmart. On Saturday, April 13, officers responded to a Walmart store located in the 1400 block of Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, Virginia, to investigate an unattended child. The investigation revealed that a witness noticed the boy inside a car in the parking lot with no one around.
No charges for deputies who chased carjacking suspect leading up to deadly crash
WALDORF, Md. — No charges will be filed against three Charles County Sheriff's deputies who took part in a deadly car chase last year. On June 29, deputies William Saunders, Dureyea Toland, and Keegan Dunn were called to the Walmart parking lot on Action Lane in Waldorf. A woman...
Civilian interrogator defends work at Abu Ghraib, tells jury he was promoted
Twenty years ago, photos of abused prisoners at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released, shocking the world. Now, three survivors of Abu Ghraib get their day in U.S. court against the military contractor they hold responsible for their mistreatment. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq denied abusing detainees Thursday, and told jurors he was actually promoted for doing a good job. Steven Stefanowicz, who worked for military contractor CACI when he was assigned to Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004, has long been a key figure in the abuse scandal that emerged when photos became public showing U.S. soldiers smiling as detainees were forced into shocking poses of physical and sexual humiliation. While multiple soldiers were convicted and sentenced to prison in courts-martial for their roles at Abu Ghraib, neither Stefanowicz nor any other civilian contractor who worked at the prison has ever been charged with a crime.
Curfew bill introduced in Prince George's County to address juvenile crime
OXON HILL, Md. — There’s a new bill introduced by a Prince George’s County councilmember for juvenile and minor curfew. This piece of legislation is different from previous curfews that have been in effect for the county previously. “I feel like we don’t have any other choice...
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