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2 Kids Selling Lemonade Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight: 'It's Horrific'
A pair of children trying to earn extra money from a lemonade stand were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in Boston, police said. An 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were running the stand on West Ninth Street in South Boston when two juvenile suspects approached them around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, according to Boston police. The children told police the suspects asked whether they accepted Apple Pay. Before they could answer, one suspect lifted his shirt and displayed a black firearm tucked into his waistband, police said. The girl pleaded with the suspects to leave the…
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Maryland Man Assaulted Woman, Then Stalked Second For Months After Releases: State Police
A Maryland man accused of sexually assaulting a new neighbor before being released is back behind bars after allegedly stalking another woman for months, according to state police. North East resident Edward Jackson Bunn, 53, was arrested this week following a series of alleged assaults in Cecil County involving two women he terrorized — even after being temporarily locked up. Investigators say Bunn was first arrested in Cecil County on Friday, May 8, after a woman in North East reported being sexually assaulted in an apartment building. Following an investigation by the Maryland State Pol…
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Suspect Sought After 2-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside DC Apartment Building (
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A 2-year-old boy was struck by gunfire inside a Northeast DC apartment building after a suspect opened fire and walked away before police arrived, authorities said. The shooting happened around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the toddler suffering from a graze wound. DC Fire and EMS transported the child to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The shooter was already gone. Now, investigators are asking for the public's help in iden…
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Ghost Gun Found After Maryland Man's Police Chase Ends In Crash In Delaware, Troopers Say
A Maryland man was part of a wild pursuit across state lines and now faces a host of weapons charges, according to Delaware State Police. Marydel native Gary Graham, Jr., 40, is at the center of a curious case that involved troopers and ended with him hospitalized after he attempted to avoid his arrest during what would have been a simple traffic violation. Police say Graham's problems started with something routine. Around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, June 5, a trooper spotted his Mitsubishi Lancer with a registration violation in Kent County. What should have been a traffic stop quickly escalat…
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Drunken Tire-Drilling Spree Ends In Traffic Stop, DUI Arrest In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A Virginia man accused of using a power drill to puncture a neighbor's tires didn't get very far before deputies tracked him down, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The bizarre chain of events played out around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, when deputies received a vandalism report involving a suspect who had already left the scene. Investigators say the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Marcus Glover Jr., was accused of using a power drill to puncture the victim's tires and had previously damaged the victim's bumper. Deputies soon spotted the suspect vehicle near…
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World Cup Prostitution Sweep At Hotels, Massage Parlors Nets 8 In NJ: Sheriff
A prostitution enforcement operation tied to concerns about increased travel ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of more than $13,000 in Passaic County, authorities said. On Thursday, June 11, detectives from the Passaic County Sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics conducted a Quality-of-Life enforcement operation targeting individuals suspected of offering sexual acts for money at hotels and massage parlors throughout the county, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. ALSO SEE: These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturda…
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From Comic Books To Courtroom: Father-Daughter Duo Charged In Silver Spring Stabbing
A comic book-loving father-daughter duo is facing charges in Maryland following an alleged stabbing inside their home, police say. William Andrew Dunn, 54, and Brittany Elaine Dunn, 24, both of Silver Spring, were arrested overnight in connection with a stabbing that was reported earlier this month in the 3700 block of Stepping Stone Lane, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Investigators say that the two attacked their victim inside their shared home. During the assault, the victim was stabbed in the upper chest. Police confirmed that all three lived together at …
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Maryland Driver Facing Homicide Charge After Veering Into Bike Lane, Fleeing: State Police
A 52-year-old man is dead, and a Maryland woman is in custody after an alleged hit-and-run crash in Delaware that claimed the life of Duane Pershing. Ocean City resident Kara Gilmore, 46, is facing upgraded charges following a crash in Millville that killed Ocean View, Delaware resident Duane Pershing, according to state police. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, Pershing was traveling westbound in a bike lane on Atlantic Avenue East near Whites Neck Road when Gilmore's Subaru Forester left its lane and struck him. After striking Pershing, it is alleged that Gilmore fled the ar…
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Wanted Maryland Man Found Hiding In Bathroom After Wild Virginia Traffic Stop: Police
One tried hiding in a bathroom. One tried fleeing on foot. One tried to get away in a vehicle. Police in Virginia nabbed all three of them. On Wednesday, June 10, officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department attempted a stop in the 300 block of Emancipation Highway after spotting the driver committing traffic violations. Before the stop could be completed, the situation unraveled. Police said Zoe Howell, 26, of Spotsylvania, bolted from the vehicle on foot while officers were speaking with driver Sharice Bradford, 29, of Fairfax. As an officer chased Howell, passenger Teddy C…
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12-Year-Old Shot In Chest While Kids Handled Gun Alone Inside Virginia Home: Sheriff
A 12-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a gun went off inside a Virginia home while a group of children was handling it with no adults around, authorities said. Deputies rushed to the 100 block of Lee Street on Monday, June 9, after reports of a shooting inside a residence, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. When they arrived, they found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The scene could have ended much differently. Deputies immediately began lifesaving measures as Spotsylvania Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management crews raced to the home. A traff…
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Maryland AG Clears Detectives After Armed Suspect Pulled Gun During Foot Chase
A Maryland investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Baltimore man who fled a store, ignored commands, and pulled a handgun during a foot chase has ended with no charges against the detectives involved. Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Thursday, June 11, that his office will not prosecute the two Baltimore Police detectives who shot and killed 37-year-old Dwight Hawkins outside a Belair Road convenience store in February. The shooting happened shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, when members of the Baltimore Police Department's Group Violence Unit entered a store in…
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'He Shouldn't Be Here': Maryland Dad Burned In Plant Explosion Texted Wife Minutes Before Blast
Five minutes. That's all the time that passed between Bruce Boykin Jr.'s last text message to his wife and the explosion that nearly took his life. Now, the Maryland father of three is recovering in a Johns Hopkins burn unit after suffering significant injuries in the blast that rocked Baltimore's Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant earlier this week. "He shouldn't be here, but he is," his wife, Traci Boykin, wrote in an emotional update shared days after the explosion. "I can't explain how that feels knowing that we could've lost him, that within 5 minutes of his last text to me, a nightm…
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