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Prince George's
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Murdering Girlfriend During Domestic Incident In Upper Marlboro Home: Police Man Accused Of Murdering Girlfriend During Domestic Incident In Upper Marlboro Home: Police
Man Accused Of Murdering Girlfriend During Domestic Incident In Upper Marlboro Home: Police A domestic dispute inside a Maryland apartment turned deadly when a 43-year-old man killed his girlfriend, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Keith Maybin, Jr. was arrested by Seat Pleasant Police officers on Thursday night after threatening two people with a gun, hours after he allegedly murdered his girlfriend Courtney Blacksher inside of an area apartment. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, officers were called to the 200 block of Harry S Truman Drive to investigate a reported shooting, according to a Prince George's County Police Department spokesperson…

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by Zak Failla
South Passaic
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Police Crash Clifton Warehouse Burglary, Bust Trio, Thanks To Citizen's Call GOTCHA! Police Crash Clifton Warehouse Burglary, Bust Trio, Thanks To Citizen's Call
Gotcha! Police Crash Clifton Warehouse Burglary, Bust Trio, Thanks To Citizen's Call Clifton police surprised three Paterson men in the middle of a local warehouse burglary, thanks to a conscientious citizen. It was just after midnight when officers were directed to Passaic Metal and Building Supplies on Central Avenue. There they spotted a box truck identified by the caller, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Seeing police, the trio hopped into the truck, then drove away with the headlights off, the lieutenant said. Multiple officers converged on them about two blocks away, Anderson said. They arrested the trio after finding burglary tools in the truck and fresh d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Prince George's
Traffic
Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing Capitol Heights Intersection (DEVELOPING) Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing Capitol Heights Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Woman Killed By SUV Driver Crossing Capitol Heights Intersection (Developing) A woman was killed in an early morning collision near a Southern Maryland intersection on Monday morning, police say. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, July 17, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 7200 block, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck in the roadway. Investigators say that the driver of an SUV was driving east on Central Avenue when he struck the pedestrian, who was killed and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. According to police, the woman's name will be released at a later time once her ID is confir…

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by Zak Failla
Capital District
Police & Fire
Firefighter Accused Of Following, Filming Woman Under Skirt At Colonie Target Firefighter Accused Of Following, Filming Woman Under Skirt At Colonie Target
Firefighter Accused Of Following, Filming Woman Under Skirt At Colonie Target A Capital District firefighter is facing criminal charges for allegedly following a woman inside a Target store and trying to record under her skirt. In Albany County, police in Colonie were called to the Target store on Central Avenue on July 13 with reports that a man was acting strangely and following multiple women around the store. During their investigation, Colonie Police determined that the suspect followed the women while using his cell phone to film or photograph up the skirt of at least one woman, police said. He did so while in the presence of a young child who may have seen w…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
Business
'Heavy Heart': Popular Colonie Restaurant Closing After 26 Years In Business 'Heavy Heart': Popular Colonie Restaurant Closing After 26 Years In Business
'Heavy Heart': Popular Colonie Restaurant Closing After 26 Years In Business After nearly three decades in business, a popular Capital District restaurant is closing its doors for good. Colonie eatery TJ’s Cafe made the announcement Friday, July 15, in a Facebook post that had garnered hundreds of comments and reactions just hours later. “To our valued customers, dear friends, family, and customers who have become friends and family... it is with a heavy heart that I must announce the closing of TJ's Café after almost 26 years in business,” owner Todd Leach wrote. The 55-year-old owner and chef cited “economic forces” for the closing, saying the cost of goods, sup…

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by Michael Mashburn
Prince George's
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Victim Dies Days After Prince George's Crash 19-Year-Old Victim Dies Days After Prince George's Crash
19-Year-Old Victim Dies Days After Prince George's Crash An Upper Marlboro girl who died days after being involved in Seat Pleasant crash has been identified, authorities say. Briya Rumsey, 19, succumbed to her injuries after a car she was a passenger in struck a SUV Central Avenue around 8:30 a.m., Sunday June 26, according to Prince George's County Police. The sedan Rumsey was traveling in was driving east on Central Avenue when the westbound SUV attempted to make a turn on the Capital Beltway. For unknown reasons, the sedan struck the passenger side of the SUV as the vehicle was trying to turn.  Rumsey was taken to the hospital where she…

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by Annie DeVoe
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Driver Kills One In Fiery Crash On Capital Beltway Wrong Way Driver Kills One In Fiery Crash On Capital Beltway
Wrong Way Driver Kills One In Fiery Crash On Capital Beltway One person was dead after a wrong way driver crashed into them, igniting their vehicle on the Capital Beltway, reports NBC Washington. Mignon Allison Kirksey, 51, was traveling in the northbound lanes when she was killed after Donisha Alexus Leatherwood, 30, struck her vehicle while going the wrong way on the Outer Loop of I-495 near Central Avenue around 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, the outlet reports.  One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision and Leatherwood was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries. Police have not yet said wheth…

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by Annie DeVoe
Ocean
Schools
Video Shows Lakewood School Bus Smash Parked Cars Video Shows Lakewood School Bus Smash Parked Cars
Video Shows Lakewood School Bus Smash Parked Cars A bus filled with Lakewood school children was captured on video plowing into two cars after careening into a moving vehicle on Central Avenue. Video published by The Lakewood Scoop captured the second part of the crash, where the bus hits the parked cars. The bus pushed one parked car out of its path on impact, and rams another car parked along Glen Avenue then came to a stop. The bus driver suffered a possible medical problem before losing control, according to Lakewood police. No one was hurt in Wednesday's crash, police said. Click here for more from The Lakewood Scoop.

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested
Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested A Newark man who paid for sex with an underage girl got mugged instead, said Rochelle Park police who took four people into custody -- including him. An injured Samati Kokou, 36, came running into Fire Department headquarters Saturday night seeking help, Lt. James DePreta said. He had driven to Central Avenue, he said, where he gave a 16-year-old girl cash in exchange for what he expected would be sex, the lieutenant said. Instead, two robbers popped up and beat him. Kokou ran to the Lotz Lane firehouse with injuries to his face, arms and hand, DePreta said. Meanwhile, the robbers ransa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Inappropriately Grabbing, Touching Teenage Employee At Long Island Store Man Accused Of Inappropriately Grabbing, Touching Teenage Employee At Long Island Store
Man Accused Of Inappropriately Grabbing, Touching Teenage Employee At Long Island Store A man has been accused of inappropriately grabbing and forcibly touching a teenage worker at a Long Island store multiple times in the span of more than a year, according to police. The incidents occurred between Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 in Bethpage, Nassau County Police said. Edwing Geovany Perez-Bonilla, 36, of Westbury, inappropriately grabbed and forcibly touched a 14-year-old girl at her place of employment on Central Avenue. Officers located Perez-Bonilla and he was arrested without incident on Friday, Aug. 28, at 2:30 p.m. Perez-Bonilla has been char…

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by Joe Lombardi