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2 days ago
- Yahoo
12-year-old accused of threatening to shoot up Prairie Grove Middle School
PRAIRIE GROVE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A 12-year-old is facing a felony charge after he reportedly made a threat saying he was going to go to the Prairie Grove Middle School and 'shoot it up' last month, according to authorities. The Prairie Grove Police Department said on the evening of May 17, a child who went to school in Huntsville was on a Snapchat video call with students from nearby schools when he was kicked out of the call. One taken to hospital after house fire in Rogers PGPD said that after he was invited back into the group, the child made a threat towards a Prairie Grove student who reportedly kicked him out of the group. The child then threatened the student and said he was going to come to his school and 'shoot it up.' Parents learned about the threat and reported it to PGPD the next day. The department said that with the help of a school resource officer at the Huntsville school, the child was detained and cited for threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property. No further details were provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Ex-Maryland officers plead guilty after staging car thefts to get insurance payouts
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — Two former Maryland officers recently pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to a years-long insurance fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) said former Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) officer 36-year-old Michael Anthony Owen, Jr. and former Anne Arundel County Police Department (AACPD) officer 31-year-old Jaron Earl Taylor admitted to being involved in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Between August 2018 and February 2020, Owen and Taylor worked with fellow police officers, Candace Tyler, Conrad D'Haiti and Davion Percy, among others, the USAO detailed. Man seen tearing down Dupont Circle Pride decorations; DC police investigating Members would report losses to auto insurers to obtain money or avoid paying off vehicles that were less than the amount owed to them, using their status as police officers to bolster each other's claims by writing fake police reports. Then, they submitted the police reports to insurers to validate the claim. In August 2018, the USAO said Owen and Taylor staged the theft of Taylor's Chevrolet Tahoe. After Taylor filed a fraudulent police report, reporting it as stolen, the two stripped the vehicle and drove it deep into the woods of a Maryland State Highway property near Largo. Once he filed a claim, the U.S. Automobile Association (USAA) paid Taylor more than $38,000 for the loss. Then, in January 2020, Owen reportedly helped D'Haiti avoid paying his loan balance on a Jaguar XKR. Working with him and Percy, Owen schemed to fake the car's theft. On Jan. 4 of that year, D'Haiti parked his car behind the Marlow Heights Shopping Center, where Percy worked as police chief. He paid Percy $350 to arrange for someone to tow the vehicle and 'extensively vandalize it for the purpose of creating a total insurance loss,' the USAO detailed. Tyler then filed a fake police report and D'Haiti filed a claim with Liberty Mutual Insurance. D'Haiti was paid $17,585 on the false claim. Trio accused of stealing over $30K in candles from Fairfax County retailers Also that month, Owen and Taylor helped a co-conspirator dispose of an Infiniti sedan so that they didn't have to make further payments on the vehicle while on duty overseas. The conspirator gave Taylor $1,000 to stage the theft. Taylor then forwarded the money to Owen, who filed another fake police report with PGPD, claiming the vehicle was stolen. In reality, the car had been moved to the top floor of an apartment complex's parking garage, replacing the car's license plates with ones from another vehicle. The stolen car claim the conspirators filed with GEICO was denied, however, on the grounds of fraud. Owen and Taylor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, for which Owen faces up to 20 years in prison and Taylor faces up to three years. Their sentences are both scheduled for Sept. 23. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Police investigate deadly mid-day double shooting in Prince George's County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — Police in Prince George's County are at the scene of a deadly shooting that happened in the middle of the day on Tuesday. The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) said officers responded to the 5600 block of Regency Park Ct. at 12:35 p.m., where two men were found inside an apartment suffering from gunshot wounds. Man seen tearing down Dupont Circle Pride decorations; DC police investigating One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second man was taken to a hospital in critical condition. PGPD was still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident as of 2 p.m. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Prince George's County Crime Solvers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
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Man dead after mid-morning shooting in Prince George's County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — Police in Prince George's County are at the scene of a deadly shooting that happened in the middle of the morning on Friday. Details remain limited, however, in a social media post made just before 11 a.m., the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) said officers were at the scene in the 7000 block of Allentown Road. Gov. Moore welcomes new facility to Hagerstown, bringing over 100 jobs PGPD had responded an hour earlier — at around 10 a.m. — to the report of a shooting. There, they found a man outside on the ground suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were working to establish a potential motive and identify suspects into the late morning and early afternoon. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Prince George's County Crime Solvers. Check for updates. To keep up with the latest news and weather updates, download our Mobile App on iPhone or Android. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Five arrested in connection with two armed carjackings in Northeast DC, police say
WASHINGTON () — D.C. police said five people were arrested after they were involved in two armed carjackings in Northeast on Wednesday night. The Metropolitan Police Department told DC News Now that the first carjacking took place around 9:11 p.m. on May 7 in the 2400 block of Channing St. There, police discovered that a group of people had stolen a white Toyota Camry. Witnesses told police that one of the suspects was armed with a gun. PGPD releases pictures of Riverdale murder suspect, offers reward of up to $25K for information A little more than an hour later, around 10:22 p.m., officers were called to a second armed carjacking in the 1400 block of Otis St. The victim said a group of five had stolen their Honda Accord. As the investigation continued, police learned that both of the carjackings were connected. Later that night, officers located the Honda and took five people into custody, charging them with armed carjacking (gun). Check for updates. To keep up with the latest news and weather updates, download our Mobile App on iPhone or Android. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
