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2 dead after boat overturns in Potomac River
Maryland Natural Resources Police said they recovered two bodies of two men who went missing after their boat capsized in the Potomac River.
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US Park Police officer kills wife, himself in their Md. home
The officer apparently used his service weapon in the shooting, said investigators with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
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EXCLUSIVE: Md. prosecutors weigh in on seizing guns after claims of domestic violence
A “worst-case scenario” murder-suicide that orphaned 3 children has Maryland’s top prosecutors debating whether there should be a change in the law.
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Former Maryland police officer sentenced for child sex abuse
A former District Heights, Maryland, police officer will spend more than 10 years in jail for sexually abusing a child.
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‘I heard screams,’ Md. boy tells 911 after parents’ killings
A 10-year-old boy’s 911 calls reveals the moments after his father fatally shot his mother and then himself. Police said Calvin Carnathan shot Candace Carnathan Jan. 27 just one day after she sought a protective order against her husband.
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Charles Co. child abuser sentenced to 190 years on state charges
Former Charles County coach Carlos Bell was sentenced to 190 years on state charges Tuesday. He’s already serving a 105-year prison sentence on federal child pornography charges
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Md. corrections officer stabbed wife more than 20 times, authorities say
Investigators determined the Prince George’s County corrections officer attacked his wife in her sleep, binding her ankles in shackles, handcuffing her, and stabbing her repeatedly with a knife over several hours in their Charles County home. The woman remains hospitalized in serious condition.
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Charles Co. child abuser sentenced to 105 years behind bars
Former Charles County School’s coach Carlos Bell was sentenced Tuesday to a 105-year jail sentence for 10 counts of production of child pornography.
3 weeks ago -
Prince George’s Co. fast-food robber arrested
Police have arrested a man accused of robbing fast-food restaurants throughout Prince George’s County.
1 month ago -
How area police officers train together on missing persons cases
Environments and personnel may differ, but being familiar with how neighboring departments operate can help law enforcement better work together when people are reported missing.
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Md. authorities seek witnesses and 4 suspects in teen’s assault
A 16-year-old girl was abducted and sexually assaulted Feb. 17 in Waldorf, and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office wants to speak with anyone who tried to help her after the attack.
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‘Lethal violence protective order’ could temporarily seize guns in Md.
A bill scheduled for hearing in the Maryland General Assembly in March is designed to protect victims of domestic violence from guns. If it passes, it will have come too late for one family.
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Exclusive: After taking in kids orphaned by murder-suicide, Md. family asks for help
The family of Candace Carnathan, who was killed in a murder-suicide by her husband a day after she sought a protective order against him, is asking for the community’s help in caring for the couple’s three orphaned children.
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Waldorf woman arrested, charged with killing her boyfriend
A man is dead after an argument with his girlfriend turned violent in Waldorf, Maryland, on Sunday morning.
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Police seek suspect in fatal Waldorf shooting
Police are searching for a person suspected of fatally shooting a man in Waldorf, Maryland, Saturday night.
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