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Bowie, MD
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Missing Lanham Teen Dacara Thompson Found Dead Off Route 50; Bowie Man Charged With Murder: PD
A Bowie man is accused of murdering 19-year-old Dacara Thompson, whose body was found dumped off Route 50 after she was reported missing, police announced. The Prince George’s County Police Department said homicide detectives arrested Hugo Hernandez-Mendez in connection with the death of the Lanham native, whose family reported her missing on Aug. 23. Eight days later, on Aug. 31, Maryland State Police launched a death investigation after finding a woman’s body in a grassy area off Route 50 in Anne Arundel County. The body was later identified as Thompson, officials said. Detectives…
Lanham-Seabrook, MD
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Body Found Off Route 50 May Be Linked To Missing Lanham Teen:
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The Prince George’s County Police Department says a missing 19-year-old woman from Lanham may be connected to a body discovered off Route 50 in Anne Arundel County. Dacara Thompson, 19, was reported missing by her family on Aug. 23. Since then, PGPD’s Missing Persons Unit and multiple investigative teams have been working the case, Interim Chief George Nader said Wednesday, Sept. 3. “Anytime a member of our community goes missing, we take it seriously,” Nader said. “We know behind every missing person report is a worried family desperate for answers. Our dedicated detectives of the Missing…
Laurel, MD
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Bike-Riding Gunman Caught On Gas Station Video Behind Bars For Laurel Murder: Police
Justice may have been served for a Maryland family after a 33-year-old man was gunned down over the summer. James King IV, 48, has been taken into custody weeks after a video was released of a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of William Denard Askew. Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street. Now, new details have been released about a person believed to be the gunman who was caught on camera riding through an area gas station. The wanted bicyclist out of Prince George's County. Prince George's County Police In…
Upper Marlboro, MD
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'Forgetful Grandad' Forgets Powerball Ticket, Buys Same Numbers Twice In PG County — Wins $1M
Talk about a happy accident. A Prince George’s County man’s forgetfulness turned into a million-dollar payday when he accidentally bought a second-tier winning Powerball ticket, Maryland Lottery officials announced. The retiree — who went by the name “Proud Granddad” to claim his prize and stay anonymous — wasn’t sure if he already had a ticket for the Wednesday, Aug. 20 Powerball drawing. So, just to be safe, he bought another on Aug. 18 that covered three drawings with the Double Play option. That move made him $500,000 richer. But then came the kicker: he already had the same nu…
Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD
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Firebug Drops Incendiary Device Near Fire Station, Strolls Off In Capitol Heights: PD (
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Recognize him? A reward is being offered in Prince George's County as they attempt to identify and locate a man — in a very specific jacket — who placed an improvised incendiary device near a fire station in Capitol Heights. In video released by the police on Wednesday, Aug. 27, the man can be seen walking near Fire Station 805 placing two bottles of liquid under a flag pole, before then moving them closer to a mailbox on the property. Prince George's County Police The video can be viewed here. The PGPD, in conjunction with the Office of the Fire Marshal for @PrinceGeorges…
Upper Marlboro, MD
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Murder Suspect Spotted Skulking In Newly Released PG County Police Video (
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Police have released new video of a suspect wanted in the 2023 murder of a man in Maryland as they renew their call for help from the public. An alert was issued by the Prince George's County Police Department as they continue their manhunt for the person responsible for killing 33-year-old Chuck Deonte Jenkins, who had no fixed address, two years ago. Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2023, to the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, they found Jenkins outside suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In…
Towson, MD
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$500K Powerball Winner Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store As Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
Maryland might not have a new millionaire — or billionaire — but someone in Baltimore just got half a million reasons to celebrate. A $500,000 winning Powerball Double Play ticket was sold at Bernie’s Liquors on Martin Boulevard, lottery officials confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The lucky winner matched the five black balls in Monday night’s Double Play drawing but missed the red Power Ball. Nobody hit the main jackpot Monday, which means the Powerball prize is now rocketing to $815 million for Wednesday’s drawing — the seventh-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The cash op…
Fort Washington, MD
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Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In I-495 Crash With Work Truck In Fort Washington, State Police Say
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an I-495 crash with a commercial vehicle in Prince George's County, according to Maryland State Police. Upper Marlboro resident Camron Amirion Stroud has been identified by investigators as the rider who was involved in a crash and later died at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center. The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 in the southbound lanes of the interstate near the ramp to Saint Barnabas Road in Fort Washington. Investigators said Stroud was riding a Suzuki motorcycle south on I-495 when he coll…
College Park, MD
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Truck Crash Shuts Down US 50, I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s County: ‘Extended Closure’
A major crash involving a tractor-trailer brought Prince George’s County highways to a standstill Friday morning, shutting down lanes on US Route 50 and closing a key ramp to the northbound lanes on I-95. The crash happened westbound on US 50 past I-95/I-495 in College Park around 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration. Multiple lanes were closed while crews worked to clear the wreckage. The aftermath of the crash in Prince George's County. Maryland DOT By mid-morning, officials reported that recovery operations were still underway. MAT…
Landover, MD
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Double Play, Double Payday: $500K Powerball Winner Sold At Landover Exxon Station
Maryland may not have hit the $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night — but two lucky Prince George’s County players are still laughing all the way to the bank. The Aug. 20 Powerball drawing didn’t crown a grand-prize winner, but it did produce a pair of $500,000 Double Play tickets sold in Landover and Riverdale, Maryland Lottery officials announced. One was sold at Landover Hills Exxon, 6579 Annapolis Road. The other? A-1 Laundromat, 6818 Riverdale Road. The winning numbers for the draw on Wednesday, Aug. 20 were: 31-59-62-65-68 with a Power Ball of 5. Both tickets matched the fi…
Riverdale, MD
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Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (
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A deadly chain-reaction crash on a busy Prince George’s County highway left two women dead and sent five others to the hospital, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the seven-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, on Route 202 at St. Joseph’s Drive in Landover. Investigators said a Honda Accord driven by Tierra Johnson, 28, of Upper Marlboro, struck a curb divider and went airborne. The Accord then hit a Toyota Tundra, pushing it into a Dodge Grand Caravan, before slamming into four more vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz E 300. The Mercedes was being …
College Park, MD
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Eight Vehicles Involved In Fatal MD 202 Crash In PG County: State Police (
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At least one person was killed in a massive eight-vehicle crash in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. An investigation was launched in Prince George's County following the chain-reaction crash involving nearly a dozen passenger vehicles in the northbound lanes of MD 202 at St. Joseph's Drive. The crash was reported before 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 and all lanes were reopened as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. .@MDSP is investigating a fatal crash on MD 202 at St. Josephs Dr in Prince George's County involving 8 passenger vehicles. Please avoid the area. For tr…
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