Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say
Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say The driver of a Jeep took off after fatally striking a woman in Maryland, but there was one problem: Someone saw it happen. The 62-year-old woman was struck at approximately 7:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, near Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill, Montgomery County police officials said. The driver didn't stick around. Instead, police say the Jeep Wrangler left the scene while the woman was suffering from serious injuries in the roadway. But a witness to the crash was able to give responding officers both a description of the Jeep and its license plate. Officers arriving at th…
DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car
DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car More than a year after 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was shot in the head while sitting in a car with her family in DC, the man who pulled the trigger has admitted to killing her. Charles Rucker, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 1 to first-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the July 2025 shooting, according to federal prosecutors. Under the plea agreement, Rucker is expected to spend 35 years behind bars. Honesty had spent the Fourth of July with her family at cookouts and watching fireworks before they returned to Southeast DC…
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Maryland: Police Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Maryland: Police Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Maryland: Police
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Maryland: Police A late-night breakdown turned deadly for a Maryland woman and her dog when they tried crossing an interstate together after her vehicle ran out of gas. Madison Cecille Davis, 31, of Westminster, was killed shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after stopping on the left shoulder of southbound I-795 near Mt. Wilson Lane in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Davis' vehicle had run out of gas, prompting her to pull onto the shoulder and get out with her dog. Then, for reasons that remain unclear a day later, Davis attempted to cross the travel lanes…
Shots Fired Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Into West Virginia Before Arrest: Police Shots Fired Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Into West Virginia Before Arrest: Police Shots Fired Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Into West Virginia Before Arrest: Police
Shots Fired Send Suspects Racing Across State Lines Into West Virginia Before Arrest: Police A reported shooting in Maryland sent police on an interstate chase before two suspects were captured across state lines, authorities said. Hagerstown Police were called to the 400 block of Sumans Avenue at approximately 12:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, where officers found evidence that shots had been fired. No one was injured, but the gunfire was only the beginning. Investigators identified a suspect vehicle and later spotted it with two people inside in the 13000 block of Maugansville Road, police said. Officers moved in to make a traffic stop near Salem and Indiana avenues. The driv…
Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul
Who Ordered 1,818 Radiators? CBP Says Stolen Identities Led To $206K Virginia Haul Imagine getting a call from customs about the hundreds of car radiators you ordered. Except you didn't. That's essentially what happened in Virginia, where US Customs and Border Protection officers seized three shipments containing 1,818 automotive radiators worth more than $206,000 after tracking the paperwork back to people who said they had absolutely nothing to do with them. The shipments arrived in Norfolk from China between July 21 and Aug. 14, carrying radiators bearing Reach and CarQuest brand names. Something in the paperwork didn't add up. CBP officers found discrepancies in th…
Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Hamptons Estate — With Surprising Feature Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Hamptons Estate — With Surprising Feature Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Hamptons Estate — With Surprising Feature
Andrew Cuomo Drops Nearly $10 Million On Hamptons Estate — With Surprising Feature Former New York governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has purchased a $9.6 million property in the Hamptons, according to multiple reports. The property lies on the western edge of the Hamptons in Remsenburg, the New York Times reported Wednesday, Sept. 30. The transaction closed back on June 23, sources told the paper. Cuomo’s purchase includes four parcels of land, including two homes, according to the New York Post. He’s planning to use it as a summer home and investment property, the Post reported. The ex-governor still maintains an apartment in Manhattan; his living situatio…
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Maryland KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Maryland KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Maryland KPOT (PHOTOS)
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Maryland Kpot (Photos) A grease fire at a tableside grill caused more than $500,000 in damage at a Maryland Korean barbecue restaurant. The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot at 5550 Randolph Road in Rockville's Montrose Crossing shopping center, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived to find a fire that had started in the first-floor dining area and spread through the restaurant's exhaust system. Investigators determined that grease caught fire at a tableside hot pot and grill before igniting inside the exhaust vent and ductwork, ac…
Former Hayfield Principal Used School Cards For Personal Travel, Events, Police Say Former Hayfield Principal Used School Cards For Personal Travel, Events, Police Say Former Hayfield Principal Used School Cards For Personal Travel, Events, Police Say
Former Hayfield Principal Used School Cards For Personal Travel, Events, Police Say A school-issued payment card allegedly became a personal expense account for a Virginia principal. Darin Thompson, 51, of Lorton, the former principal of Hayfield Secondary School, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after investigators say he used nearly $8,000 in school funds on unauthorized personal expenses. The spending included personal travel and trips to events that had nothing to do with Thompson's official duties, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The case began months earlier. Detectives opened an investigation on April 21 after the Fairfax County Public Schoo…
Reward Offered After Yorkie Rambo Found With Broken Ribs, Separated Pelvis In Virginia Reward Offered After Yorkie Rambo Found With Broken Ribs, Separated Pelvis In Virginia Reward Offered After Yorkie Rambo Found With Broken Ribs, Separated Pelvis In Virginia
Reward Offered After Yorkie Rambo Found With Broken Ribs, Separated Pelvis In Virginia Two weeks can change everything. On July 14, Rambo was wandering loose in Virginia with no reported injuries. By the night of July 29, the tiny Yorkshire terrier had been abandoned in a Norfolk field with fractured ribs, a separated pelvis and injuries so extensive that he could not recover. Now, two months later, PETA is putting Rambo's face across Norfolk and Virginia Beach as investigators try to determine what happened during those missing days and who was responsible. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. And the newly reve…
Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams
Maryland's Most Wanted: Dashawn Taylor Still At Large After Shooting That Killed Asia Williams The search continues for a Maryland man wanted in connection with a shooting that killed a Baltimore woman and wounded another person. Baltimore Police renewed their call for help on Tuesday, Sept. 29, as they continue looking for 24-year-old Dashawn Taylor in connection with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Asia Williams. Williams was killed on June 23 in the 5200 block of York Road, police said. A 27-year-old man was also shot. More than three months later, Taylor remains wanted and is still considered armed and dangerous, according to investigators. Police have included Taylor in thei…
DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say
DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say A passing scooter rider suddenly had three bullets coming his way in DC. Now, Cornelius Welch, 28, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for the November 2025 shooting, which unfolded in broad daylight outside the Benning Courts apartment complex. The shooting was reported around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 22 in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE. Welch at the Benning Courts apartment building in a surveillance photo captured the day of the shooting.   US Attorney's Office Surveillance cameras captured an unidentified person riding a scooter along the sidewalk as Welch …
‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation
‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation Matthew James Freeto couldn't help himself. Again. Now, the Maryland man is facing decades in prison for his latest child pornography conviction. The 36-year-old Freeto pleaded guilty to eight counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and he was sentenced to 80 years in prison, with 18 years to serve. The case began on July 18, 2025, when Anne Arundel County Police received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that traced back to Google. Google had flagged numerous suspected images depicting children engaged in sex acts or sexually…