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Montgomery Co. police warn seniors of 'Grandparent Scam' 07/09/2022 09:10pm • It’s called a "Grandparent Scam," and police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are warning senior residents they need to watch out. In at least three incidents that took place between May 31 and June 3, 2022, seniors were contacted by a scammer who falsely claimed to be a child or grandchild that Reward offered in case of man killed in Baltimore 'squeegee' fight 07/09/2022 02:55pm • BALTIMORE — A total of $16,000 in reward money is being offered to anyone with information about a recent deadly encounter between a man and people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection. Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Saturday that the state is offering an $8,000 reward f Women's March protesters hold abortion rights sit-in at White House fence 07/09/2022 01:00pm • Women’s March protesters risked arrest near White House on Saturday afternoon. (WTOP / Alejandro Alvarez) Demonstrators with the Women's March risked arrest in D.C. amid stormy weather Saturday outside the White House in an action meant to pressure President Joe Biden's administration to do mo Suit accusing Prince William police chief of 'watchlist' moving forward in DC 07/08/2022 11:44pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A federal judge has overruled the District of Columbia’s attempt to toss a lawsuit claiming that, at his former job, Prince William Cou Man shot and killed by police in McLean identified 07/08/2022 09:20pm • A man was shot and killed by the Fairfax County, Virginia, police inside a house in McLean on Thursday night. The police said officers responded to a "man in crisis" call on the 6900 block of Arbor Lane, near Wemberly Way, after 7 p.m. Police Chief Kevin Davis said officers arrived at the home BLM sign outside Md. church targeted by vandals for 5th time 07/08/2022 07:01pm • The Black Lives Matter sign at a Maryland church has been vandalized for the fifth time. (Anne Arundel County police via Twitter) A Black Lives Matter sign outside a church in Maryland continues to be the target of vandalism. The BLM banner at The Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church, in Odenton, 3 injured in Riverdale Park McDonald's shooting 07/08/2022 06:04pm • Riverdale Park Police said three people were injured during a shooting at a McDonald's restaurant location. Police said it happened around 12:30 p.m. but have not confirmed the details leading up to the shooting. More Crime News The three people injured in the shooting are exp Concerns after 2 more pedestrian deaths on a Fairfax Co. highway. 07/08/2022 05:13pm • People who walk along Route 1, Richmond Highway, in Fairfax County, are concerned following two more pedestrian deaths. The incidents this week brings the number of fatal pedestrian crashes in the county to 12 this year, almost double the number at this point last year. Keith Thomas, 24, was k 3 teens charged with Rockville carjacking 07/08/2022 04:34pm • Three teenage runaways from a special education school have been arrested and charged in connection with a carjacking in Rockville, Maryland. Montgomery County police said in a statement that a man was sitting in his parked SUV on Physicians Lane Thursday, July 7, at about 1:30 p.m. when someone Tipster cited drug gang tie in possible July 4 Virginia plot 07/08/2022 03:21pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A tipster who warned police in Richmond, Virginia, about a potential mass shooting on July 4 told police the man who was planning the attack has connections to a drug gang that operates in Mexico and the U.S., according to a search warrant affidavit. The tipster, who is des Playground shooting in Anne Arundel Co. leaves 1 injured 07/08/2022 02:16pm • A 15-year-old boy was shot at a playground in Severn, Maryland, Thursday afternoon, Anne Arundel police said. The boy was taken to a hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, according to police. More Anne Arundel News More Crime News In a statement, police said four male Man indicted in Maryland machine shop killings admitted pulling trigger, investigators say 07/08/2022 01:06pm • The man indicted on charges of opening fire inside a Western Maryland machine shop last month, killing three co-workers, told a sheriff's deputy he pulled the trigger. Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was indicted on 34 counts in connection with the June 9 shooting at Columb DC police search for suspect in shooting death of 16-year-old in Northeast 07/08/2022 08:10am • D.C. police are looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting of a teenager in Northeast early Tuesday morning. Levoire Simmons, 16, of Northeast, D.C., was killed in the shooting, according to police. Officers were "flagged down" by a person in the 700 block on Kenilworth Terrace around 1:10 a.m As Maryland primary approaches, some legislative teams are more fractured than others 07/08/2022 06:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. At least two state senators are actively working to defeat House incumbents in their districts in party primaries, where early voting begi From WTOP's Election Desk: In-person voting begins in Md.; Trump times his leap 07/08/2022 06:19am • Welcome back to WTOP’s weekly election update! WTOP's team of reporters will keep you informed on the latest through November as primary and election races heat up in the District, Maryland, Virginia and nationwide. Local elections | Nick Iannelli Early voting begins in Maryland Activity is pic