Waldorf, MD
Schools
Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says
Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says A middle school student had a little too much iron with his school lunch on Wednesday afternoon in Charles County, leading to the recovery of a handgun, according to the sheriff's office. Administrators at the Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were alerted shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon about a student who was possibly in possession of a gun inside the building. The School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified, identified and located the student, who was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun in their lunchbox. No threats were made. Now, investigator…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
Schools
Child Caught With Loaded Revolver In VA School 'Did Not Understand Severity' Of Item: Sheriff Child Caught With Loaded Revolver In VA School 'Did Not Understand Severity' Of Item: Sheriff
Child Caught With Loaded Revolver In VA School 'Did Not Understand Severity' Of Item: Sheriff Some school officials got a scare in Virginia this week when a 6-year-old student was caught with a loaded gun inside of his backpack, according to authorities. Members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office were contacted on Sept. 16 by staff members at an area elementary school about a weapon that was found inside the building. According to investigators, they were able to take possession of a backpack that, indeed, contained a gun, and the probe into the incident determined that the child brought it on campus, where it was found by an instructional assistant. Until the instructional assi…

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by Zak Failla
Clarksburg, MD
Police & Fire
Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police
Clarksburg Teen Charged As Adult For Shooting At 15-Year-Old Getting Off School Bus: Police A 16-year-old who chased down a teen exiting a school bus in Montgomery County and began shooting at him earlier this year will be charged as an adult on multiple charges, police say. Clarksburg resident Jaiden Ochieng has been identified and charged following a shooting that was reported in March in the 19300 block of Archdale Road in Germantown. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, Ochieng arrived at a bus stop in a stolen Hyundai, and when his would-be 15-year-old victim got off the bus, he got out of the …

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
News
Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Loudoun County: Police Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Loudoun County: Police
Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Loudoun County: Police A speeding driver was handed his four DWI offense after being stopped late on Thursday night in Loudoun County by members of the Leesburg Police Department, officials say. Ashburn resident Jimmy Lopez Gomez, 28, is back in trouble with the law and was being held behind bars on Friday afternoon following his latest arrest on a host of charges. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 29, officers on patrol stopped Lopez Gomez when he was clocked going 85 mph in a 45 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Lopez Gomez was intoxicated, he had no valid driver's license,…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
Politics
VA Man Who Made Thousands Of Posts Threatening VP Kamala Harris, Barack Obama Indicted: Feds VA Man Who Made Thousands Of Posts Threatening VP Kamala Harris, Barack Obama Indicted: Feds
VA Man Who Made Thousands Of Posts Threatening VP Kamala Harris, Barack Obama Indicted: Feds A 66-year-old Virginia man who made thousands of posts and replies online threatening outgoing President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other elected officials has been indicted, federal authorities announced on Thursday. Winchester resident Frank Lucio Carilllo was indicted on federal charges in Virginia after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with making online threats to kill, kidnap, or injure Harris and former President Barack Obama. “Open political discourse is a cornerstone of our American experience," US Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh previously stat…

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by Zak Failla
Laurel, MD
News
Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's
Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's Four suspects are facing hundreds of charges for their alleged roles in a string of commercial burglaries and attempted burglaries of gun stores in Maryland, authorities announced on Tuesday. Between December 2023 and March 2024, officials say that the group is connected to at least 10 incidents in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, and Baltimore counties. Those charged:  Cy'juan Hemsley, 19, of District Heights, who was charged with 200 counts;  Mahkiya McQuinn-Woodley, 20, of Baltimore, who was charged with 189 counts; A 17-year-old from Temple Hills who was charged with 199 count…

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by Zak Failla
Dunkirk-Owings, MD
Police & Fire
One Killed, Seven Injured In Mass Baltimore Shooting (DEVELOPING) One Killed, Seven Injured In Mass Baltimore Shooting (DEVELOPING)
One Killed, Seven Injured In Mass Baltimore Shooting (Developing) One person was killed and seven others hospitalized with various injuries following a mass shooting in Baltimore. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, officers were called to the 1300 block of North Spring Street, where there were multiple reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers from the Baltimore Police Department found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, and later, more victims walked into area hospitals for evaluation of similar injuries. In total, either shooting victims were identified by officers, including a 36-year-old man who was pronounced dead by first res…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials
Three Arrested Amid Fireworks Show In Harrisburg: Officials Three people were taken into custody and the fireworks show was called off during July 4 celebrations in Harrisburg, city officials said in a release.  On three separate occasions during the show at Riverfront Park, police said they "noticed what they believed were weapons being carried in the crowd of people," said Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams in a statement.  They fled when officers approached them, according to officials.  A juvenile was later found with a Glock with a 24-round magazine, and an adult man with another juvenile was seen throwing a gun into the river …

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by Mac Bullock
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Shooting Investigation Results In Three Arrests, Fireworks Bust In Maryland, Sheriff Says Shooting Investigation Results In Three Arrests, Fireworks Bust In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Shooting Investigation Results In Three Arrests, Fireworks Bust In Maryland, Sheriff Says The Fourth of July got off to a rough start for three in Maryland who were taken into custody in connection to a shooting earlier this year in Charles County and had their fireworks seized. In June, the sheriff's office launched an investigation into the shooting on Argyle Avenue in Waldorf when the suspects purposely shot several rounds at a house, grazing a woman who was inside. According to investigators, the shooting was the result of a disagreement regarding a stolen cell phone. On Thursday, July 4, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant in …

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks Case Still Cold: Who Killed Louisa Tseng Krenzel? Berks Case Still Cold: Who Killed Louisa Tseng Krenzel?
Berks Case Still Cold: Who Killed Louisa Tseng Krenzel? It's been more than 10 years since Lousia Tseng Krenzel was killed, and Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for answers. The 48-year-old Taiwan native was shoveling snow at her Long Lane home in rural Pike Township on Jan. 22, 2014, troopers said in a release on July 3.  At about 8 p.m. that night, she was found dead in the driveway by her estranged husband Jules Krenzel, reported the Reading Eagle that month.  She'd suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one through the heart. More bullets were found embedded in the garage door, about five feet from where Lou…

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by Mac Bullock
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Central Mass Man Tried To Bring Gun Into Leominster Hospital: Police Central Mass Man Tried To Bring Gun Into Leominster Hospital: Police
Central Mass Man Tried To Bring Gun Into Leominster Hospital: Police A 27-year-old man was arrested after security at a Worcester County hospital said he tried to bring a gun into the building and made threats when he wasn't allowed in, authorities said.  Darius Webb, of Holden, was barred from entering UMass Memorial Health HealthAlliance — Clinton Hospital on Monday afternoon, June 24, after authorities spotted the firearm during a security screening, Leominster police. As he left, Webb allegedly made "threatening communications." Police locked down the building following the incident, reports said.  Leominster police issued a be-on-the-lookout …

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by Josh Lanier
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why
NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why A New York county is training armed residents who could be deputized during emergencies and natural disasters. With the state's second-largest police force of 2,600 sworn officers, Nassau County posted a notice in March in local newspapers and other news outlets for a team of provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs "for the protection of human life and property during an emergency," said County Executive Bruce Blakeman in coordination with Nassau County Sheriff Anthony LaRocco. In the advertisement, Blakeman said the "special deputies" will have no police powers unless …

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by Kathy Reakes