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DMV Crime Watch: Deadly stabbing in Arlington, massive drug bust in Maryland, attempted child abduction
DMV Crime Watch: Deadly stabbing in Arlington, massive drug bust in Maryland, attempted child abduction
FOX 5 is keeping an eye on crime in your community. Here’s a look at some of the most notable stories from across the DMV this week.
WASHINGTON – FOX 5 is keeping an eye on crime in your community. Here’s a look at some of the most notable stories from across the DMV this week.
A pregnant woman was stabbed to death in her Arlington building off Washington Boulevard in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood in a domestic violence incident.
Police say 37-year-old Shontae Crawford was found dead in the hallway of her apartment building around 5 a.m. on Monday, June 19. The suspect in the deadly stabbing, 35-year-old Alimamy Fornah, was taken into custody and charged with murder.
Family members told FOX 5 they just found out Crawford was pregnant and they were devastated to find out that she had been killed after being in a violent relationship with Fornah for years. Police say they had been called to the apartment multiple times before.
“I was prepared that we would get this phone call one day, but I didn’t think it would come to this,” said Emily Crawford, Shontae’s sister-in-law.
The family is sharing Shontae’s story, Crawford said, with the hopes that it can help even one person trapped in an abusive relationship. If you or a loved one is experiencing domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE. Crawford reminds people that it isn’t just for victims or those struggling. Counselors can help loved ones navigate their next moves as well.
In a now-viral social media post, a Northern Virginia woman says she believes her Lyft driver tried to kidnap her last weekend.
Katlyn — who chose not to use her last name for her safety — told FOX 5’s Sierra Fox that she was leaving her apartment in Arlington to go to her friend’s pool party in D.C. on Saturday but what was supposed to be a fun day quickly turned into a traumatizing one.
“I noticed the driver making a few wrong turns, really prolonging my ride, and he actually nearly hit a car in front of him – stopped about a foot from that car, and I was immediately on alert after that,” Katlyn said.
She thought she was being kidnapped and tried to communicate with the driver but says his response was concerning.
“His response just seemed so sinister and evil,” she recalled.
After making several attempts to talk to him about what was going on, she waited for him to come to a stop, jumped out of the car, and ran away. She decided to share her story to warn others about the man responsible for her wild trip.
Police in Montgomery County are continuing the search for a suspect who attacked and tried to sexually assault a 15-year-old girl jogging on a path in Rock Creek Park.
Maryland National Capital Park Police say the attack happened around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Beach Drive and Leland Street in Rock Creek Stream Valley Unit 1.
The teen told police the man approached her in his vehicle and asked her if she wanted a ride. When she told him no, he got out, grabbed her and attempted to sexually assault her.
A witness saw the man slam the teen and began running to her aid. The suspect then jumped back into his vehicle and sped off. The suspect is described as a Black male in his 20s with long dreadlocks and wearing all-white clothing. Anyone with information on the attack is asked to call police at 301-929-2748.
Ten people have been charged and millions of dollars worth of cocaine were seized in a massive drug bust in Anne Arundel County, police say.
The six-month-long sting, called Operation Blues Clues, led to the largest cocaine seizure in the county’s history. Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony Brown brought the charges against those involved, including 42-year-old Clayton Mooring, who agents say is the drug kingpin.
In this case, investigators said the drugs came from Mexican cartels into Houston, Texas — sewn into the seat cushions of cars, then shipped up to Maryland to be sold. Police found nearly 18 kilograms of cocaine inside one car, worth roughly $2 million.
“We’re still seeing cocaine being trafficked by the cartels we are often focused on here at DEA,” Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian Crowe said.
Agents also seized various amounts of heroin, fentanyl, marijuana and meth, as well as 21 firearms.
“This is no longer just an opioid crisis, it’s an overdose crisis,” said Emily Keller, the first-ever special secretary of opioid response in Maryland.
A man accused of attempting to abduct a child while she was playing in her own home in Annandale is sitting behind bars, police say.
The frightening incident happened in the early morning hours on June 15. Fairfax County police said around 4 a.m., officers responded to the home in the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike after receiving a call reporting a burglary and an attempted abduction of a child.
According to police, the 4-year-old’s mother woke up when she heard her daughter crying and the window blinds shaking. When she went to the window, she saw that it had been opened and her daughter was lying on the floor.
According to police, the young girl told her mom that someone had grabbed her and then ran away.
A Fairfax County forensics team says they were able to get a fingerprint from the scene, and identified Hyrum Baquedano Rodriguez as the culprit. Officers arrested Rodriguez on June 16.
The girl’s mom spoke exclusively with FOX 5, saying she doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else.
Michigan State got the job done in its season opener, but it wasn’t pretty as it hung on at home against Florida Atlantic. Now, it has to head on the road to open Big Ten play in what promises to be a tougher test.
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Michigan State is 1-0, but the road gets tougher now. The Spartans go on the road and start Big Ten play early in Week 2 with a trip to Maryland. The Terrapins have a new look this year without quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa but looked strong in their season-opener against Howard last week.
· Who: Michigan State at Maryland
· When: 3:30 p.m.
· Where: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
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· Latest line: Maryland -9.5
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Five must-reads before kickoff:
* Michigan State lost two members of its secondary, Dillon Tatum and Khalil Majeed, to long-term injuries in its season opener. The team is turning to some new faces to fill in the holes from those injuries.
* Alex VanSumeren was once Michigan State’s top-rated recruit, but he’s been seldom seen on the field due to injuries. Now, though, he’s healthy and making his mark on the Spartans’ defensive line.
* Aidan Chiles’ 10-completion, two-interception performance in Michigan State’s season-opener was his “floor,” according to offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren, who has a plan to improve the quarterback’s performance going forward.
* Jonathan Smith had a name for Week 1 in college football: overreaction Saturday. He’s cautioning fans not to put too much stock into an opening performance that likely underwhelmed many.
* The run game and discipline are two of Matt Wenzel’s five things to watch in this week’s matchup.
Michigan State
* Passing: Aidan Chiles 10-14, 114 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
* Rushing: Kay’ron Lynch-Adams 9 rush, 101 yards, 1 TD
* Receiving: Michael Masunas 2 rec., 29 yards, 0 TD
* Tackles: Angelo Grose 12
* Sacks: Khris Bogle 1.5
* Interceptions: Grose, Nikai Martinez 1
Maryland
* Passing: Billy Edwards Jr. 20-27, 311 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
* Rushing: Roman Hemby 14 rush, 66 yards, 1 TD
* Receiving: Tai Felton 7 rec., 178 yards, 2 TD
* Tackles: Glendon Miller 6
* Sacks: None
* Interceptions: Ruben Hyppolite II, Miller 1
Friday, Sept. 6
Western Illinois at Indiana
Duke at Northwestern
Saturday, Sept. 7
Texas at Michigan, noon (FOX)
Rhode Island at Minnesota, noon (Peacock)
Bowling Green at Penn State, noon (BTN)
Akron at Rutgers, noon (BTN)
Iowa State at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Michigan State at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)
Eastern Michigan at Washington, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)
South Dakota at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)
Kansas at Illinois, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Colorado at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
Western Michigan at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)
Boise State at Oregon, 10 p.m. (Peacock)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Michigan State has an excellent chance to make a strong statement this weekend that the rebuilding job under new head coach Jonathan Smith is ahead of schedule, if the Spartans can take down 8-point favorite Maryland on Saturday.
A Michigan State victory would be a strong statement within the football industry, but maybe not as strong from a fan perspective. I’m not sure Maryland’s football brand is as respected in the state of Michigan and regionally as it should be, for a program that has gone 8-5 in the past two seasons and defeated Auburn and North Carolina State in bowl games the past two years.
Maryland is good. The Terrapins are coming off a 50-7 victory over a weak UConn team last week. Maryland’s offense looked very good against a weak, soft, conservative UConn defense.
Michigan State’s defense was ahead of schedule last week against a mediocre Florida Atlantic offense. Michigan State’s offense was behind schedule, experiencing inconsistent accuracy and decision-making at the quarterback position, which was somewhat understandable considering it was sophomore Aidan Chiles’ first start as a college player. MSU’s running game also lacked consistency, especially in short yardage and in the red zone.
The big news from Maryland last week in my opinion was the excellent play of new starting quarterback Billy Edwards. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound redshirt-junior had waited behind the outgoing, record-breaking Taulia Tagovailoa for three years. Tagovailoa left Maryland as the Big Ten’s all-time passing leader. He went undrafted and is now playing in the CFL.
Edwards looked good last week. He’s strong in the pocket, is a physical ball carrier on designed runs or scrambles. He was accurate over the middle on intermediate routes, and seemed to do a good job processing coverages, although UConn’s coverages were simple, slow and soft.
I saw this Michigan State vs Maryland game as a swing game on the schedule prior to the season. But considering how well Edwards and his receivers looked last week, and Michigan State’s sputtering start on offense, this game goes from being a swing game to uphill slog for the Spartans.
One teen shot another during a dispute in a Maryland high school bathroom Friday in what authorities called an isolated incident.
The victim, a 15-year-old student at Joppatowne High School, was in serious condition after being airlifted to a hospital, the Harford County Public Schools said in a news release, citing information it received from the county sheriff’s department.
A 16-year-old student whom police identified as the shooter fled shortly afterward but was caught minutes later nearby, according to the news release. Officials said no information would be released immediately about the weapon, which had not been recovered.
The state’s attorney has said the suspect will be charged, the release said, citing Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler.
Shortly after the shooting, the sheriff’s office asked people to avoid the area, but emphasized that the confrontation was an “isolated incident, not an active shooter.” A parent-student reunification center was established at a nearby church. More than 100 personnel responded to the high school about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Baltimore, Gahler said.
The fight happened two days after a shooter whom authorities identified as a 14-year-old student killed four people at a high school outside Atlanta. Wednesday’s attack renewed debate about safe storage laws for guns and had parents wondering how to talk to their children about school shootings and trauma.
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