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CRIME & SAFETY
Pair arrested for abuse of vulnerable adult in Talbot Co.
TRAPPE, Md. – Two people have been arrested following an abuse investigation that began last month in Trappe. On April 23rd, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into the abuse of a vulnerable adult at a group home on Krismor Court. Police say the home houses three special needs, non-verbal adults requiring around the clock care. The morning of April 23rd, a staff member had just started their shift for the day when they allegedly found one of the residents bound by his hands and feet inside his bedroom. It was determined that the resident had been tied up for more than six or more hours.
Arrest made in Chester homicide
CHESTER, Md – A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a homicide that took place in Chester, Maryland. Friday, deputies with Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check on a Chester resident. At the scene, deputies discovered that a domestic-related homicide incident had occurred.
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.
Federalsburg man arrested after fleeing police
CAMBRIDGE — A Federalsburg man who was wanted by Cambridge Police for attempted murder and assault was arrested Wednesday after fleeing Talbot County Sheriff's deputies. Adrian Jerrod Jenkins, 29, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and eluding, driving without a license and other traffic violations, according to a news release from the Talbot County Sheriff's Office. The release said Jenkins was driving east on Ocean Gateway in...
Police: Man stabbed, robbed in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – An investigation is underway after police say a man was stabbed during a robbery last week in Cambridge. Officers were called to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Cambridge during the afternoon hours of May 10th for a report of a victim with stab wounds. The victim told police that he had just left the Beverage Barn on Bayly Road on his bicycle when he was tackled off the bicycle by two men. The victim said he was stabbed in the upper left chest during the incident, and the suspects fled with the bike.
Police seize suspected cannabis, heroin, and fentanyl after vehicle collision in Maryland
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - While responding to a vehicle collision in the area, Anne Arundel County police arrested a suspect for drug possession. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Steven Scott Freeman of Millersville, Maryland. Police arrived in the area of New Cut Road and Upton road in...
Police arrest two in theft turned motor vehicle crash
GRASONVILLE — Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff deputies arrested a man and woman suspected of stealing $5,000 worth of merchandise from a Walgreens, ending in the pair crashing the vehicle into the Waterman’s Monument and being apprehended. At approximately 5:01 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, deputies responded to the Walgreens located in the 1800 block of Chester for reports of a theft. While canvassing the area, a deputy observed a vehicle returning to the location with two individuals inside matching the suspect’s descriptions. The...
Dominic Taylor Sentenced For Murdering Brandon Williams
A Maryland man has been sentenced to decades in prison for the murder of a young father at an Anne Arundel County apartment complex last spring, the state's attorney's office announced. Glen Burnie resident Dominic Micah Taylor, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 40 years suspended...
GoFundMe Created For 26-Year-Old Mother Who Died In Car Accident
SEVERN, Md. – On May 6, 2024, at approximately 12:55 a.m., an Anne Arundel County Patrol Officer observed a speeding vehicle on Annapolis Road near Reece Road in Severn and attempted to stop it. The vehicle fled, and the officer ceased pursuit. Shortly after, a 911 call reported a crash on Jessup Road.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel Accused Of Abusing Minors
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, who has been the subject of an investigation since March by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division Child Abuse Unit was taken into custody on Thursday, officials say. According to police, Schlegel was identified by students and school administrators as the subject...
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