CRIME & SAFETY
Maryland softball coach arrested for inappropriate relationships with minor girls
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse in Anne Arundel County. Military strategy game criticized for being 'too realistic'History Strategy Game|. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Donald Joseph Powell of Davidsonville, Maryland. According to police, Powell...
Fifth body recovered from site of Key Bridge collapse, victim identified
A fifth body has been recovered from the site of the Key Bridge collapse. Unified Command officials said crews recovered the body Wednesday. The victim was identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie. Salvage teams notified Maryland State Police investigators and officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority...
Marcelo Luis Aguilar Killed In Maryland Motorcycle Crash
Marcelo Luis Aguilar, 44, has been identified as the biker killed on April 29 following a vehicle crash that was reported in Laurel. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road (Route 198) to investigate the crash.
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation “in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder and a gun crime in the fatal shooting of Faheem Ali the year before.
Crofton community offers support to affected family after house explosion
BALTIMORE -- Investigators were back on Crafton Rd. in Essex on Wednesday sifting through debris after a house exploded there more than a week ago. While on scene Wednesday, WJZ spoke with officials who say they are looking for accelerants and crews, including accelerant-sniffing-dogs, were searching for clues and answers.
College student from Maryland killed in North Carolina days before graduation
A college student from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was shot and killed in North Carolina just days before his graduation. Police found North Carolina Central University student Myles Gresham shot to death in his car several miles away from campus at an apartment complex near where he lived in Durham Thursday.
Warning issued to Prince George's Co residents after skimming devices were located in 8 stores
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A community-wide warning about skimming devices has been issued in Prince George’s County after police recovered eight credit card skimming devices across multiple convenience stores in the county. Skimming devices can be placed on card readers inside retail, grocery, and convenience stores or...
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