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Cecilia Levine

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Police ID Ex-Con Killed In Virginia Shootout Police have identified the 37-year-old ex-con who was killed in a police shootout earlier this week in Fairfax County. Christian Parker, of Reston, had been wanted for firing a gun in a home Sunday and other offenses when police confronted him in the parking lot of the Springfield Mall around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, county police said. Parker had been convicted of "many, many felonies," Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. When officers found him in the lot, they positioned their cars in a way to stop his escape. Parker entered his car as officers approached, and three offi…

by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

DC Teen Burglars Charged With Trying To Kill Officer During Maryland Pursuit Three teen burglars from Washington DC have been charged with trying to kill a Maryland police officer during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officers responding to the 6000 block of Johnson Avenue in Gaithersburg for an attempted burglary in process saw a BMW SUV matching a previous description from a similar incident leaving the area around 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, county police said. The surveillance footage indicated four unknown suspects entered the residence and stole a GMC Yukon SUV, which was subsequently recovered in the area the next day. During surveillance, the suspect…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Business

Fast-Growing Grocery Outlet Opens Maryland Outpost A fast-growing markdown grocer is making its mark in Maryland. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. opened in mid-June at on Massey Boulevard in Hagerstown, Supermarket News reports. Customers can enter to win $1,000 in groceries through July 14. A typical shopper basket is approximately 40 percent lower than conventional grocers, 20 percent lower than than leading discount supermarkets, according to Supermarket News. You may be wondering, how exactly does this work? Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. buys excess products "for pennies on the dollar," allowing each local store owner to choose prod…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore A 26-year-old worker was rescued after becoming trapped in a 10-foot hole on the Jersey Shore Thursday, June 30. The man was helping to dig a footing for a deck at a Carmine Way home in Howell when he became trapped up to his shoulders in dirt around 3:25 p.m., Howell police said. Howell Sgt. Paul Mazzeo, who happens to be a trench-collapse specialist, used construction debris to keep more dirt from collapsing in on him before a trench rescue unit came to the scene. EMT Valerie Deano, who speaks Spanish, was able to communicate with the victim and keep him calm until rescuers arrived. The…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Pennsylvania Woman Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park A 71-year-old Pennsylvania woman was the second person in three days to be gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. The unnamed West Chester woman and her daughter came across the animal while returning to the car at the Yellowstone Lake trailhead — causing him to charge on Wednesday, June 29. The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the encounter and was transported by ambulance to West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyoming. On May 30, a woman approached a bison near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, and a man approached a bison near a boardwalk at…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

News

Gas Tax Hike Effective In Maryland, Virginia July 1 Buckle up: Gas prices are going up in Maryland and Virginia on Friday, July 1. Maryland's gas tax is almost 43 cents a gallon while Virginia's is about 28 cents. Virginia's average gas price as of Friday was $4.65, while Maryland's was $4.77. Both are lower than the nation's average gas price, $4.84, AAA says. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is urging a gas tax holiday while one in Maryland ended last April. "While the pain at the pump is only getting worse, the leaders of the General Assembly continue to refuse to do anything about it," Hogan said in a Tweet. "There is no rea…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Morristown Man Secretly Recorded Teen Victims For Child Porn Distribution Ring: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Morristown man accused last December of sexually assaulting four teen victims is facing new charges for trying to run a child porn distribution ring using material he secretly recorded of his victims, authorities said. Ruben Gonzalez conspired with others between Dec. 2, 2020 and Nov. 5, 2021 in an effort to use the Telegram app to coordinate the distribution of child porn, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. He would also use the "screen record" option on his phone to secretly record and save sexual activity from his victims, without their consent, Carroll …

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Fentanyl Trafficking Network Dismantled In Pre-Dawn NJ Bust: Prosecutor A fentanyl trafficking network was dismantled by authorities who seized nearly a quarter-pound of the highly-lethal drug, two handguns and several thousand dollars in suspected drug money, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced. The three-month investigation concluded before dawn on June 20 with the execution of search warrants across Phillipsburg, Middlesex Borough and in homes on Charles and Hussa streets in Linden, according to Assistant Prosecutors Peter DeRose and Megan Tomlinson, who are prosecuting the case. Seized were approximately 100 grams of raw fentanyl, hundr…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Jersey Shore Home Invader Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Seaside Heights man broke into a victim's home and stabbed him multiple times, authorities said. Porfirio Serrano-Cruz's 39-year-old victim was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with stab wounds to his arms, chest, abdomen and groin after the 5:15 a.m. incident on Thursday, June 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The victim was in critical condition, Billhimer said, while Serrano-Cruz was charged with attempted murder, weapons offenses and possession of Clonazepam without a prescription. The Ocean County Prosec…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

Police & Fire

Central Jersey Child Porn Manufacturer Had More Than 1,000 Files: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Central Jersey man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Kevin Roman-Quinones, of Perth Amboy, had more than 1,000 child pornography files, some of which he manufactured, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. He was arrested Thursday, June 30, and charged with second-degree possession of child pornography (over 1000 files), and first-degree manufacturing child pornography. Roman-Quinones was lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court. The investigation is active an…

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2022

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