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Police & Fire
Massive 3-Alarm Blaze Sends Smoke Towering Over Maryland Neighborhood (
Developing
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Heavy smoke poured across a Maryland neighborhood Thursday afternoon as firefighters battled a fast-moving three-alarm fire tearing through multiple rowhomes. The blaze broke out shortly before 12:30 p.m. on May 28 in the 2200 block of Guilford Avenue in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find flames already pushing through the upper floors of a middle-of-group rowhome, according to Baltimore Fire officials. Then it spread. Firefighters said the flames extended into neighboring homes and eventually tore through the roofline, forcing commanders to strike a third alarm as ladder crews flooded…
Police & Fire
Grown Man Posing As Teen Targeted Young Girl On Social Media In Virginia: Police
A 30-year-old man who posed as a teen on social media to prey on a young girl has been arrested following a months-long investigation in Virginia, authorities announced. Cristian Romario Saenz-Argueta was taken into custody this week following an investigation into a sexual assault reported in a parking lot along Croce Court in Manassas in November 2025, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say a girl under the age of 15 met and began communicating with a stranger, later identified as Saenz-Argueta, who posed as an 18-year-old. Police allege that Saenz-Ar…
Police & Fire
Bank Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In Hours After Police In Maryland Release Video (
Updated
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It took police in Maryland less than 24 hours to apprehend a wanted bank robber. On Wednesday, May 27, the Prince George's County Police Department released photos and videos of a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery earlier this month. Upper Marlboro resident Kevin Hitch, 52, turned himself in hours later, authorities announced on Thursday. At around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, May 18, police say Hitch walked into a bank in the 3400 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville, where he passed a note to an employee demanding cash. In the video shared by police, he can be seen casually walking …
Police & Fire
Virginia Driver Nearly Runs Down Officers Breaking Up Fight Before DUI Chase Arrest: Police
A reckless driver in Northern Virginia who nearly struck several officers trying to break up a drunken fight ended his evening behind bars over the holiday weekend, police say. Michael Brewbaker, 22, is facing seven charges after attempting to avoid his arrest following a disorderly argument that turned violent, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, officers were called to a disturbance in the 1900 block of Princess Anne Street, where they were met by a group of intoxicated people in what investigators described as "a heated argu…
Police & Fire
Stolen Truck, Masked Teen, Wild Chase: Maryland Suspect Crashes Out In Delaware, DSP Says
A Maryland teen is back in the custody of his parents after crossing state lines and causing chaos on Delaware roads in a stolen vehicle, according to state police. The strange scene played out around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 25, when Delaware State Police troopers were advised that a 2023 Chevy Silverado with an attached trailer was stolen in the 1400 block of Arthusville Road in Hartly. Troopers had little trouble tracking the Sudlersville teen, as the victim was able to track the truck on GPS. Troopers tracked the Silverado to the POW/MIA Parkway and tried to pull it over, state police…
Police & Fire
'Our Amazing Neighbors Took Care Of Us': Family Overwhelmed By Neighbors' Support After Fire
A tight-knit community in Northern Virginia is coming together to support their neighbors after a fast-moving fire tore through their home over the holiday weekend. Hot wood chips tossed into a plastic container from a smoker on Saturday morning sparked a garage fire in Round Hill that left the Kuhn family scrambling to rebuild. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. The fire caused an estimate…
Police & Fire
Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside Maryland Marriott Arrested: Police
The shooter responsible for gunning down a hotel guest outside a Maryland hotel in broad daylight has been apprehended nearly two weeks later. Silver Spring resident Terrance Brainell Williams, 41, has been arrested following an extensive investigation into the fatal shooting of Quentin Tyrone Davis, 41, outside a hotel, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Marinelli Road around 11:37 a.m. Thursday, May 14, after reports of a shooting in the parking lot. Officers found Davis, a guest at t…
Police & Fire
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Who Stabbed Man Nine Times During Rampage Learns Fate
A Maryland man who senselessly butchered a man inside a home years ago will spend decades in prison. Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, was convicted in March by a Charles County jury in connection with the killing of Timothy Louis Portzen and the assault of a woman in La Plata in October 2023, according to the state's attorney's office. On Wednesday, May 27, authorities announced that he had been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the violent assault in Southern Maryland. “The facts of this case warrant an above-guideline sentence," Assistant State’s Attorney Kate Edmands said at sentencing wh…
Police & Fire
Distinctive Arm Tattoos Could Help ID Maryland Bank Robbery Suspect, Police Say (
Video
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Recognize him? Photos and video of a wanted bank robber in Maryland have been released by investigators as they continue working to identify and locate a man who targeted a Prince George's County branch earlier this month. At around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, May 18, police say a man with distinctive tattoos and a black hat walked into a bank in the 3400 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville, where he passed a note to an employee demanding cash. In the video shared by police on Wednesday, the man can be seen casually walking into the bank, surreptitiously slipping the note to the teller, then wa…
Police & Fire
‘Our Home Was Destroyed’: Boonsboro Family Begins Rebuilding After Massive House Fire
One day after a gas-fed fireball tore through a Maryland neighborhood and lit up the early morning sky in Washington County, the Kirkpatrick family is beginning the painful reality of starting over. Their home is gone. The garage where investigators believe the fire started has collapsed into blackened rubble. Twisted metal, charred beams, and melted belongings now sit where the family’s life once stood. The fire in Washington County. Facebook via George Fitzpatrick But somehow, everyone made it out alive. George and Kelly Kirkpatrick, along with daughters Kennedy and Kiley and th…
Police & Fire
Man With No Address Sexually Assaulted Woman In Virginia Garage Stairwell, Police Say
An uncomfortable encounter with a stranger in a Northern Virginia parking garage landed a homeless man behind bars on sexual abuse charges, police say. Cristobal Vasquez Sanchez, 25, was arrested after allegedly inappropriately touching a woman inside a residential parking garage, according to the Arlington County Police Department Special Victims Unit. Investigators say that shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22, officers were dispatched to the 5500 block of Columbia Pike, where there was a reported assault. It was determined that a woman was in a stairwell when Vasquez Sanchez …
Police & Fire
Woman Hit In Virginia Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff
A woman struck in the middle of a Virginia roadway was then picked up by a man, carried into a black pickup truck, and driven away before deputies got answers, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Now, the agency is putting together the pieces. The strange chain of events unfolded around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the intersection of Farmwell Drive and Hemingway Drive in Ashburn, investigators said. Deputies responding to the scene found witnesses describing something straight out of a movie scene. A woman had reportedly been hit in the roadway, and before first …
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