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Missing woman rescued from wooded area in Croom, Maryland

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1 year ago

October 30, 2024

Missing woman rescued from wooded area in Croom, Maryland

An elderly Maryland woman is alive and back safe with her family, after wandering away from home into a thickly wooded area for hours on Monday.

Rescuers found her using a helicopter just as the last minutes of daylight were slipping away. The helicopter, known as Guardian, is part of the Prince George’s County Police Aviation Section. Assigned officers are trained to see things from the air that most people might not see from ten feet away.

“The missing elderly female had left the house at about eight o’clock in the morning, and it was going on, I think about three or four o’clock in the afternoon,” said Corporal Jessica Johnson with the Prince George’s County Police Aviation Section. “Detective had let me know that she was a walker. She might have been elderly, but she was a speedy Walker.”

The search area included acres of heavy woods off Nottingham Road in Croom, Maryland.

Johnson knew the helicopter’s FLIR thermal imaging camera would face challenges that included the nature of the terrain and the simultaneous ground search.

“That was the other side of this challenge was I knew that there were officers on the ground, I knew that it was farmland, deer in the woods and the other canine search teams that were in various parts of the woods,” she said.

Bearing all that in mind, Johnson was able to rapidly pick through the data coming in until she saw the image she was looking for.

“At first, I wasn’t sure, because I saw khaki pants, and I was like, okay, that might be a search team,” she said. “But when I realized that it was just her in the woods, it wasn’t a team, it wasn’t an officer, it wasn’t an animal, and she did look kind of like she was walking around kind of confused.”

The Prince George’s County Police Aviation Unit is considered one of the top five in the nation and regularly wins awards for its work.

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Maryland Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Dec. 18, 2025

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4 hours ago

December 19, 2025

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Maryland Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Dec. 18, 2025

The Maryland Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 18, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

Midday: 7-4-7

Evening: 7-9-6

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

Midday: 1-5-7-8

Evening: 2-9-8-5

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

Midday: 3-1-2-9-4

Evening: 5-7-1-2-8

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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

20-26-46-57-60, Cash Ball: 02

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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

9 a.m.: 10

1 p.m.: 12

6 p.m.: 07

11 p.m.: 10

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Winning Bonus Match 5 numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

02-09-15-21-36, Bonus: 10

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Winning MultiMatch numbers from Dec. 18 drawing

10-23-25-29-39-41

Check MultiMatch payouts and previous drawings here.

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Drawings are held every four minutes. Check winning numbers here.

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

Maryland Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes above $600, winners can claim by mail or in person from the Maryland Lottery office, an Expanded Cashing Authority Program location or cashiers’ windows at Maryland casinos. Prizes over $5,000 must be claimed in person.

Claiming by Mail

Sign your winning ticket and complete a claim form. Include a photocopy of a valid government-issued ID and a copy of a document that shows proof of your Social Security number or Federal Tax ID number. Mail these to:

Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center

1800 Washington Boulevard

Suite 330

Baltimore, MD 21230

For prizes over $600, bring your signed ticket, a government-issued photo ID, and proof of your Social Security or Federal Tax ID number to Maryland Lottery headquarters, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD. Claims are by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This location handles all prize amounts, including prizes over $5,000.

Winning Tickets Worth $25,000 or Less

Maryland Lottery headquarters and select Maryland casinos can redeem winning tickets valued up to $25,000. Note that casinos cannot cash prizes over $600 for non-resident and resident aliens (tax ID beginning with “9”). You must be at least 21 years of age to enter a Maryland casino. Locations include:

Horseshoe Casino: 1525 Russell Street, Baltimore, MD
MGM National Harbor: 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD
Live! Casino: 7002 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD
Ocean Downs Casino: 10218 Racetrack Road, Berlin, MD
Hollywood Casino: 1201 Chesapeake Overlook Parkway, Perryville, MD
Rocky Gap Casino: 16701 Lakeview Road NE, Flintstone, MD

Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Maryland Lottery.

When are the Maryland Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 11 p.m. ET Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 11 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 Midday: 12:27 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, 12:28 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Pick 3, 4 and 5 Evening: 7:56 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, 8:10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Cash4Life: 9 p.m. ET daily.
Cash Pop: 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily.
Bonus Match 5: 7:56 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, 8:10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
MultiMatch: 7:56 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
Powerball Double Play: 11 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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