Northern Virginia Police Beat: Devon Martin died of injuries in suspected DUI crash; motorcyclist dies

The motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on River Bend Road and attempted to pass a vehicle in front of him by crossing a double yellow line at the crest of a hill. His Suzuki motorcycle collided with a Toyota RAV 4 that was traveling in the oncoming lane. The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old Hendon man, was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Maryland State Police Beat: Three dead in fiery crash on Eastern Shore; all from Chincoteague Island

Shortly before 9:00 p.m. today, troopers at the Berlin Barrack were dispatched to a reported crash on Rt. 12, south of Onley Rd. Troopers and fire/EMS personnel responded and found a single vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree before catching fire. No one in the vehicle survived.

Boozing Manuel Valencia Celebrates Cinco de Mayo by Killing Charles Nossick in DUI crash

Preliminary investigation determined that a Nissan Sentra operated by Manuel A. Valencia of 1204 Summerwood Court in Arnold, Md., was southbound on Ritchie Hwy facing a red left turn arrow. The driver of that vehicle turned left towards College Pkwy in the path of a GMC truck that was headed northbound on Ritchie Hwy. The GMC struck the passenger side of the Nissan causing it to overturn. The vehicles eventually came to rest after the GMC pushed the Nissan sideways out of the intersection into the traffic signal support pole

Boaters hit bridge at night on ‘Maxx’d Out’ as safe boating week gets underway

Boating at night is fraught with risk for those uneducated on navigation and safe boating practices. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department reports on two hapless souls who were out for a ride on the water and returning at night-time managed to hit a bridge and rip off the top of their speedboat.

Southern Md. Police Beat: A double-shot of her lover’s heroin love

DUNKIRK, MD. — Maryland State Police in Prince Frederick report yet another case of heroin spreading like wildfire through the hinterlands of Maryland. On 4/27/15 at 6:26 pm, Trooper Jones responded to the Town Center Shopping Center in Dunkirk for a call from a citizen observing subjects using CDS. After speaking with the concerned citizen, Tpr. Jones made contact with the subjects when they returned to their vehicle. Syringes and other paraphernalia were observed inside the vehicle when they opened the vehicle doors. Stacy L. Brown, 22 of Lusby, and Brian L. Moore, 25 of St. Leonard, were both found to be in possession of heroin. They were arrested and incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.

Southern Md. Police Beat: Who took off with the wood chipper while the wood chipper watchman was sawing wood?

Enrick A. Bellosi, 50, of Dunkirk, was charged with possession of Oxycodone in an amount to indicate an intent to distribute, possession of Alprazolam, and possession of Zolpidem. The passenger in the vehicle, Tina D. Shaner, 47, also of Dunkirk, was charged with possession of Amphetamine Salts in an amount to indicate an intent to distribute, possession of Amphetamine Salts, possession of Methadone and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia; a glass smoking device.