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An incident in Bowie, Maryland, involving the shooting and killing of a man by a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer is currently under investigation by the Maryland State Police (MSP). The Maryland State Police (MSP) responded to a two-car crash on Crain Highway at Village Drive around 5 p.m. During the incident, one of the drivers fled the scene on foot. Shortly after, an off-duty MPD Lieutenant named Daren Jones encountered a pedestrian, identified as 28-year-old Ian Tilton of Annapolis, while in his patrol car near Crain Highway and Trade Zone Ave. Roads closed for police investigation in Prince George’s…
An investigation is underway by the Maryland State Police following a hit-and-run incident and subsequent pursuit that took place on Wednesday, March 27th, in Wicomico County that occurred around 10:25 a.m. that morning, an off-duty trooper from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack was driving his marked vehicle on Airport Road near Salisbury Regional Airport. He encountered a work zone with a flagging operation in progress, allowing northbound traffic to move through. Preliminary findings suggest that the driver of a blue Jeep, positioned ahead of the trooper’s vehicle, tried to bypass the work zone by swerving into the northbound lane.…
7:08 p.m. ET, March 27, 2024 Officials Find Bodies of 2 Missing Workers After Bridge Collapse Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., the head of the Maryland State Police, addresses the media on Wednesday, March 27. Authorities have recovered the bodies of two missing workers who were on the Francis Scott Key bridge at the time of its collapse, the Maryland State Police chief announced on Wednesday. Col. Roland L. Butler Jr. stated that divers located a red pickup truck in approximately 25 feet of water just before 10 a.m. ET. “Divers found two victims of this tragic event inside…
A man from Hebron, Joseph Burton, has been handed a 65-year prison term for the sexual abuse of three minors over an extended period of time. Joseph Burton, aged 70, admitted guilt to three counts of sexual abuse of a minor on January 23, 2024. The incidents involved three children living in his household, with the abuse starting in 2018 when the children were between eight and sixteen years old. On March 22nd, a judge at Wicomico County Circuit Court sentenced Burton to 65 years in prison and ordered him to register as a Tier III Sexual Offender for life.…
In Berlin, Maryland, a former employee of a local child care center is facing serious charges after being indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on 90 criminal offenses, including 90 felony counts of child abuse. The accusations against Heather Ward surfaced when her 8-month-old child was brought to Atlantic General Hospital with a fractured tibia, leading to Ward’s initial arrest in November. A subsequent examination of surveillance footage from a classroom at the Berlin Education Station child care facility revealed disturbing incidents of Ward mistreating multiple children. During a recent presentation to the Worcester County Grand Jury on March…
Maryland State Police have apprehended a teenager from Salisbury, Cashmir Holbrook, in connection with a shooting incident that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Ja’siah Sin’cer Johnson and injuries to 22-year-old Jamere Capri Maynes in Wicomico County. Holbrook is facing charges as an adult, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and other related offenses. He has been taken to the Wicomico County Detention Center and is being detained without bail pending an initial court appearance before a District Court commissioner. Another teenager involved in the incident, Mykel Elliott, 17, was arrested on July 6th, 2023, and is also charged as…
Many boys and men are facing challenges in fulfilling their roles as sons, students, employees, and fathers, and in finding a sense of purpose rooted in marriages, communities, churches, and country. Most of the research on the boy crisis highlights the significant social science findings that clearly show boys and men are lagging behind. “Men Without Meaning: The Harmful Effects of Expressive Individualism,” an essay I recently wrote, aims to summarize this research and delve into how expressive individualism, which champions radical autonomy of the inner self, is a major factor in the boy crisis. The rise of expressive individualism,…
Two 14-year-olds have been taken into custody following a fire that erupted inside an Acme grocery store in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday night. The teenagers were presented before family court and then released on bail set at $9,000 and $5,000 each, as stated by the Delaware State Fire Marshal in a press release. The Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company of Newark promptly responded to the blaze at the Acme grocery store situated within the Grove Shopping Center on Grove Lane around 11 p.m. Sunday. Officials from the Delaware fire department reported that the Acme store was engulfed in smoke…
A section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday. Reports indicated that a large container ship struck the bridge that carries north and southbound lanes of Interstate 695, leading to a fire and causing multiple vehicles to fall into the Patapsco River below. A video capturing the collision was livestreamed on YouTube on Tuesday morning. (Credit StreamTimeLive) A statement from petty officer Matthew West of the Coast Guard in Baltimore revealed that a container ship named “Dali” flying under a Singapore flag was involved in the crash.…
