Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’
Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Rony Cabrera survived the Army and a stint in law enforcement — but lost his life on a Maryland highway behind the wheel of a box truck. Cabrera, 22, a decorated veteran and former police officer in Maryland, was one of two killed in a violent three-vehicle crash that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over the weekend. According to his family, Cabrera was behind the wheel of a box truck when a BMW SUV slammed into the back of it near Exit 62 in New Market around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday.  Maryland State Police said the impact forced Cabrera’s truck across the grassy median and into the pa…
WATCH: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues WATCH: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues WATCH: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues
Watch: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues It was a high-stakes holiday weekend for Maryland State Police Aviation crews, who pulled off two dramatic back-to-back air rescues.  The first rescue happened around 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at Wolf Rock in Catoctin State Park, where an injured hiker had fallen from a rock face in a remote area of Frederick County, according to Maryland State Police. Trooper 2 Hoists Injured Subject Off Wolf Rock It’s been a busy holiday weekend for MSPAC. As of 4pm on Memorial Day,... Posted by Maryland State Police - Aviation Command on Monday, May 26, 2025 Because of the victim’s locatio…
ROAD RAGE: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say ROAD RAGE: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say ROAD RAGE: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say
Road Rage: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say A Virginia man opened fire on another car during a Memorial Day road-rage clash on I-95 in Maryland, state police said. Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel, 22, of Leesburg, was arrested by early Tuesday morning, May 27, according to the Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a stretch of the interstate around 6:30 p.m. on May 26 after receiving reports of shots fired during an alleged road rage incident. The victim told troopers that someone in another car fired multiple shots at his vehicle. The victim and his passenger were not injured. Cri…
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police They ran, they crashed, they got caught — now several teens are facing a mountain of charges after a wild overnight chase in Maryland. Four suspects from DC were arrested after smashing stolen cars, slamming into a parked police cruiser, and sending a deputy to the hospital during a wild overnight chase in Frederick County, authorities said. It all began around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, when a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy spotted a group of people tampering with parked vehicles on Jordan Boulevard in New Market, the agency said on Monday. When the deputy moved in, the suspects took…
Father Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Elkton Road Rage Incident: State Police Father Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Elkton Road Rage Incident: State Police Father Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Elkton Road Rage Incident: State Police
Father Says Man Pointed Gun At 2-Year-Old Daughter In Elkton Road Rage Incident: State Police A Maryland father says a man pointed a gun at him, his wife — and their 2-year-old daughter — during a road rage encounter on Route 279 in Cecil County, according to Maryland State Police. Javoughn Berbick, 43, of Elkton, was arrested, and is being held without bond after troopers say he brandished a loaded handgun during a traffic dispute over the weekend. The incident happened on Saturday, May 17, on Route 279 near Fletchwood Road, police said. According to investigators, the victim told troopers the driver of a black Kia Optima aimed a gun at him, his wife, and their 2-year-old child du…
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP A 77-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Montgomery County was fatally struck by a car on a highway ramp in Prince George’s County days later, state police confirmed. Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, of Silver Spring, was killed just after 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, when a Honda Civic hit her while she was standing in the roadway near the I-95 exit ramp to eastbound MD-198 in College Park, according to the Maryland State Police investigators. Negewo was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. She had been reported missing earlier that same day through the Montgomery Coun…
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced. It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said. The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported. Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…
Rockville Man Pulled Gun On Driver During I-270 Road Rage Incident, Police Say Rockville Man Pulled Gun On Driver During I-270 Road Rage Incident, Police Say Rockville Man Pulled Gun On Driver During I-270 Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Rockville Man Pulled Gun On Driver During I-270 Road Rage Incident, Police Say A Rockville man accused of pulling a loaded gun on another driver during a road rage meltdown on I-270 is behind bars without bond, Maryland State Police announced. Joshua Johnson, 43, was arrested Thursday, May 15, after a driver called 911 to report that a man in a black Hyundai Santa Fe pointed a firearm at them on I-270 near Montrose Road, police said. The victim was not hurt, but shaken up. Troopers from the Rockville Barrack responded quickly and launched an investigation alongside the Maryland State Police Highway Gun Crimes Initiative. Police identified Johnson as the suspect and …
Cecil County Harley Crash Kills Rider, Leaves Woman Critical: ‘He Lived Life To The Fullest’ Cecil County Harley Crash Kills Rider, Leaves Woman Critical: ‘He Lived Life To The Fullest’ Cecil County Harley Crash Kills Rider, Leaves Woman Critical: ‘He Lived Life To The Fullest’
Cecil County Harley Crash Kills Rider, Leaves Woman Critical: ‘He Lived Life To The Fullest’ A sunny spring ride on a Harley ended in tragedy in Maryland, leaving one rider dead and his passenger fighting for her life, according to state police and loved ones. Two Cecil County families are grieving and bracing for what comes next after a beloved motorcycle rider was killed and his passenger critically injured in a crash earlier this week. Velmer “Toot” Huff Jr., 63, of Elkton, died on Monday, May 12, after he and Tara Hammond, 43, of North East, were hit while riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Elkton, Maryland, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened just aft…
Uncle ID’d In Baltimore I-695 Triple Fatal Crash That Killed Two Young Girls: State Police Uncle ID’d In Baltimore I-695 Triple Fatal Crash That Killed Two Young Girls: State Police Uncle ID’d In Baltimore I-695 Triple Fatal Crash That Killed Two Young Girls: State Police
Uncle ID’d In Baltimore I-695 Triple Fatal Crash That Killed Two Young Girls: State Police Maryland State Police have identified the man behind the wheel of a Jeep that crashed and killed two third-graders in a fiery wreck off I-695. Devin Frink, 36, of Baltimore, was officially identified on Wednesday, May 14, as the driver killed alongside his two young passengers in a triple-fatal crash last month in Baltimore County, according to state police. Police confirmed that Frink was the uncle of one of the girls, but did not release their names in accordance with state law. The girls have since been identified by the community as Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross, both 9-year-old thi…
Woman Shot, Killed Maryland Boyfriend Before Calling 911 Herself, State Police Say Woman Shot, Killed Maryland Boyfriend Before Calling 911 Herself, State Police Say Woman Shot, Killed Maryland Boyfriend Before Calling 911 Herself, State Police Say
Woman Shot, Killed Maryland Boyfriend Before Calling 911 Herself, State Police Say A Maryland woman is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing her boyfriend, then calling police herself to report the deadly shooting at their Worcester County home, state police announced. Bonnie Hackendorn, 61, of Bishopville, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder after the incident was reported late Monday night, according to Maryland State Police. The victim has been identified as David Shaulis, 57, of Bishopville. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, police said. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on May 12, at a home in the …
Virginia Teen Killed, Two Hurt After Honda Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-68 In Maryland: MSP Virginia Teen Killed, Two Hurt After Honda Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-68 In Maryland: MSP Virginia Teen Killed, Two Hurt After Honda Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-68 In Maryland: MSP
Virginia Teen Killed, Two Hurt After Honda Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-68 In Maryland: MSP A 19-year-old Virginia man was killed and two others were hospitalized after their Honda slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer on I-68 in Maryland, state police said. Nihaal Babu Grandhi, 19, of Ashburn, was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on eastbound I-68 near mile marker 13 in Grantsville, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened around 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. Grandhi was a front-seat passenger in a 2005 Honda Accord that rear-ended a tractor-trailer while both vehicles were traveling east on I-68, police said. The driver of the Honda, Geor…