North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials
North East Man Freed After Child’s Body Dumped In Lot; Prosecutors Opposed Bond: Officials A Maryland man charged in connection with the killing of a 3-year-old girl whose mother allegedly dumped her body in a vacant lot has been released on bond and placed on home detention, authorities confirmed. Cedric Antoine Britten, 44, of North East, was released Thursday, June 12, on $75,000 cash bond and home detention, despite prosecutors’ request that he remain behind bars in connection with the death of 3-year-old Nola Dinkens, the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Britten is charged in Maryland as an accessory after the fact to murder and for failing to report a child…
Mom Charged With Murder In 3-Year-Old’s Cecil County Death After Making Up Amber Alert: Cops Mom Charged With Murder In 3-Year-Old’s Cecil County Death After Making Up Amber Alert: Cops Mom Charged With Murder In 3-Year-Old’s Cecil County Death After Making Up Amber Alert: Cops
Mom Charged With Murder In 3-Year-Old’s Cecil County Death After Making Up Amber Alert: Cops The mother of a 3-year-old girl who sparked an Amber Alert out of Delaware is now charged with murder after the child’s body was found dumped in Maryland, state police announced. Darrian Randle, 31, of North East, told police she had pulled over on Gender Road in Newark, Delaware, around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, to comfort her daughter, Nola Dinkens, when a white man with a gun kidnapped the girl and took off in a dark SUV. That story was a lie, authorities now say. After an overnight manhunt and multi-agency investigation, Maryland State Police confirmed the toddler’s remains were disc…
Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase
Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Four suspects from DC were arrested after breaking into a store and leading police on a multi-vehicle pursuit and foot chase across Maryland, the sheriff’s office said. The chaos began around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 8, when deputies responded to a retail burglary alarm in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance video showed a Honda fleeing the scene, before deputies spotted the car in Mechanicsville and tried to stop it near the 26000 block of Three Notch Road — but the driver took off. Deputies deployed stop s…
Trooper Hurt, 1 Killed In I-95 Crash In Elkridge; DUI Arrest Made: State Police Trooper Hurt, 1 Killed In I-95 Crash In Elkridge; DUI Arrest Made: State Police Trooper Hurt, 1 Killed In I-95 Crash In Elkridge; DUI Arrest Made: State Police
Trooper Hurt, 1 Killed In I-95 Crash In Elkridge; DUI Arrest Made: State Police A Jeep slammed into a trooper’s cruiser on I-95 in Maryland, setting off a five-vehicle crash that killed one person and led to a DUI arrest, state police said. The crash was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, June 8, on the southbound side of I-95 just north of Maryland Route 100 in Howard County, according to Maryland State Police. An on-duty Maryland State Trooper from the Waterloo Barrack was stopped on the left shoulder in an unmarked patrol car when a Jeep Cherokee veered into the shoulder and struck the trooper’s vehicle, MSP said. The Jeep then spun into traffic and was hit by a…
2 Dead, 3 Airlifted After Fiery Crash On Route 30 In Hampstead: State Police 2 Dead, 3 Airlifted After Fiery Crash On Route 30 In Hampstead: State Police 2 Dead, 3 Airlifted After Fiery Crash On Route 30 In Hampstead: State Police
2 Dead, 3 Airlifted After Fiery Crash On Route 30 In Hampstead: State Police Two people were killed and three others were airlifted to area trauma centers after a three-vehicle crash on a Carroll County highway, officials say. Troopers were called shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, June 6, to the Hampstead Bypass (Route 30) for a violent wreck involving two pickup trucks and a dump truck, according to Maryland State Police. A Ford pickup truck heading south crossed into oncoming traffic, crashing into a Chevrolet dump truck, which then slammed into a Chevy pickup, MSP said in a statement. The driver of the Chevy pickup died at the scene. A passenger in the dump truck wa…
Thurmont Driver Dead, Passenger Airlifted After Dump Truck Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says Thurmont Driver Dead, Passenger Airlifted After Dump Truck Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says Thurmont Driver Dead, Passenger Airlifted After Dump Truck Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Thurmont Driver Dead, Passenger Airlifted After Dump Truck Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says A 78-year-old Maryland man was killed when his SUV was struck by a dump truck at a Frederick County intersection, authorities said. Willie Hensley Jr., of Thurmont, was driving a 2015 Toyota Highlander around 9 a.m. Thursday, June 5, when he attempted to turn south onto Old Frederick Road from Devilbiss Bridge Road in Lewistown, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. That’s when Hensley’s vehicle entered the path of a northbound 1999 Mack dump truck, leading to a violent crash, officials said. Hensley was pronounced dead at the scene by Frederick County Fire and Rescue personn…
Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP
Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP A Maryland man pulled a gun in a road rage blow-up—then got caught with cocaine and a stash of firearms at his job and home, state police say. Travis Dontray Thomas, 26, of Dundalk, was arrested on Thursday, June 5, after troopers say he flashed a gun at another driver during a traffic fight on I-695 near I-95 in Baltimore County. The drama started around 11 a.m. Wednesday, when troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack got a 911 call about a road rage incident. A driver pointed a silver firearm at them and their passenger during an apparent road-rage interaction while traveling on outer loop …
Deadly Police Pursuit Ends With Crash Into I-95 Pillar In Baltimore: AG Deadly Police Pursuit Ends With Crash Into I-95 Pillar In Baltimore: AG Deadly Police Pursuit Ends With Crash Into I-95 Pillar In Baltimore: AG
Deadly Police Pursuit Ends With Crash Into I-95 Pillar In Baltimore: AG A deadly police pursuit on I-95 in Baltimore ended in tragedy when an Infiniti driver crashed into a highway pillar, killing two people, authorities said. A high-speed police chase in Baltimore ended in a fatal crash early Wednesday, June 4, when a fleeing vehicle slammed into a support pillar under I-95, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, which is investigating the incident. The deadly collision happened around 2:18 a.m., when a Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) officer spotted an Infiniti sedan traveling northbound on I-95, officials said. The officer followed th…
Frederick Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’ Frederick Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’ Frederick Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’
Frederick Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’ A rising star in Maryland’s weightlifting community was one of two people killed in a fiery wreck that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over Memorial Day weekend, officials confirmed. Thomas McGinley, 20, of Frederick, was identified as one of the two people who died on Sunday, May 25, when a box truck was struck and burst into flames along I-70 near Exit 62 in New Market, Maryland State Police said. The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. when the driver of a BMW SUV heading west rear-ended a box truck near Route 75, state police said. The impact sent the box truck over the median and into t…
House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton
House Party Turns Deadly; Delaware Man Convicted Of Killing Two, Wounding Two More In Elkton A Delaware man who opened fire at a Maryland house party — killing two and wounding two more — has been found guilty on all 34 charges against him, prosecutors announced. Justice Schmeek Pratt, 24, of Bear, Delaware, was convicted for the 2024 shooting in Elkton that left two people dead and two others seriously injured, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Specifically, Pratt was found guilty of: Two counts of second-degree murder; Two counts of attempted second-degree murder; And 30 additional related charges. The shooting happened shortly after 6 a.m. on Nov. 2, 202…
Beltsville Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say Beltsville Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say Beltsville Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say
Beltsville Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say A Prince George’s County man is behind bars after Maryland State Police say they found disturbing images on his phone during a months-long child pornography investigation. A Beltsville man is facing a stack of felony charges after state police troopers arrested him in connection with the production, possession, and viewing of child pornography, authorities announced on Friday, May 30. Edwin Antonio Valdez Olivar, 41, was taken into custody without incident at his home in Beltsville following a coordinated operation by state and federal law enforcement, officials said. He is charged with: …
State Trooper Hit By Car In Late-Night Crash On I-270 In Rockville: Police State Trooper Hit By Car In Late-Night Crash On I-270 In Rockville: Police State Trooper Hit By Car In Late-Night Crash On I-270 In Rockville: Police
State Trooper Hit By Car In Late-Night Crash On I-270 In Rockville: Police A Maryland State Trooper was hospitalized after being rear-ended while driving along Interstate 270, state police said. The crash happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, on Montrose Road near I-270 in Rockville, according to Maryland State Police. Police said the trooper was inside an unmarked patrol vehicle traveling east on I-270 when, “for unknown reasons,” a Toyota Corolla hit the back of the vehicle. The trooper was taken by ambulance to Suburban Hospital for treatment and has since been released. No one else was hurt in the crash, police said. “No charges have been file…