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“He was one of our A-Team” – Name of the late Deputy Sheriff Anthony J Pasquarello of Saugus is added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Anthony J. Pasquarello, the late deputy sheriff from Saugus who died in December 2021 after contracting COVID-19 from his work in the Essex County Jail, received a special tribute this week as his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. “He was one of...
Man dead after shooting near Suitland, Md. apartment complex
SUITLAND, Md. (7News) — A man is dead after a shooting in Suitland, Maryland Thursday evening, according to Prince George’s County police. Officers responded to the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 6500 block of Hil-Mar Drive around 7 p.m. for the report of a shooting.
Prince George’s County police investigating shooting that killed DC man
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) was investigating a shooting that left a 19-year-old from D.C. dead. On Wednesday, at around 6:40 a.m., officers from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police and PGPD responded to a park, located in the 11900 block of Autumnwood Lane. There, they […]
DC teen charged as adult for 2023 armed carjacking crime spree
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. teen is being charged as an adult with armed carjacking, armed robbery and related charges stemming from a crime spree between August 15, 2023 and August 16, 2023, according to the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court evidence, Montello Washington, 17, and...
Remains found in Florida 40 years ago recently linked to Rockville native
Skelatal remains of a homicide victim were found on a Florida beach in 1985 and after 40 years of detective work, St. Johns County police were able to name the person: Mary Alice Pultz. The Rockville native was last seen by her family in 1968 when she left home with a boyfriend. Genealogy was instrumental identifiying Pultz, and police said in a statement that they will continue to investigate her death. [CNN]
Report: Homelessness may be back to pre-pandemic levels in the Washington metro area
(The Center Square) — Over 9,770 people experienced homelessness in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area one day in January 2024, according to a recent report from The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, resembling pre-pandemic numbers for the first time, reaching an all-time high in supportive housing. The Council has been collecting a snapshot of homelessness in the metropolitan region every year since January 2001, and for a long time, the number of homeless hovered around 11,500. In 2017 (not counting Frederick County, Md., as the...
Pair arrested on charges stemming from theft, car crash
GRASONVILLE, Md. – Two people were arrested Wednesday evening on theft and other charges. Deputies were called to Walgreens at around 5 p.m. for a reported theft. Arriving officers saw a vehicle returning to the location with two people inside matching the suspect descriptions. The vehicle then allegedly fled the area at a high rate of speed, leading the deputy on a chase. The vehicle drove through the Route 18 drawbridge traffic arm and over the partially open bridge. Deputies on the other side of the bridge found the vehicle after it crashed into the Waterman’s Monument at the corner of Main Street and Kent Narrows Way S. Witnesses told police that the suspects ran behind Fisherman’s Inn Restaurant.
Lockdown Lifted At Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Classes Canceled (Updated)
The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating the validity of a reported bomb threat that prompted a lockdown on Thursday. Officers were called to the school before noon on May 16, where there was a reported threat targeting the building, which was still under investigation as of 12:45 p.m.
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