Maryland

GRASONVILLE, MD – A Grasonville woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of reckless endangerment and criminal neglect of a minor in connection with the 2024 drowning death of a toddler left outside unattended. On October 1, 2025, Marina Castanon Tomas was sentenced to two five-year sentences, to be served consecutively, following a jury trial in Queen Anne’s County. The charges stemmed from an incident on October 4, 2024, when emergency services were dispatched to Station Lane in Grasonville. Responders found a juvenile female, born January 11, 2023, face-down in an inflatable pool filled with water. Life-saving efforts were attempted, but the child died several days later. According to the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff's Criminal In...

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY, MD – The Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff has arrested Kamryn Andrews, 19, James Lawson, 20, and Travis Lissau, 27, in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Christopher Parsley. On June 1, deputies responded to the 1500 block of Centreville Road in Queenstown for reports of multiple gunshots and victims. Upon arrival, deputies located Parsley with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Unit launched an investigation with assistance from federal, state, and local partners, including the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the Chesapeake Bay Safe Streets Task Force, and multiple law enforcement agencies in Maryland and Delaware. Following ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigated a social media post showing a Clear Spring High School student holding what appeared to be a firearm. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the post included a general threat but was not directed toward the school, students, or staff. The School Resource Officer and additional deputies contacted the student before the start of the school day. It was determined that the photograph in the post had been taken in March 2025. The Sheriff’s Office stated that appropriate action is being taken in reference to the incident and emphasized its commitment to school safety and its partnership with Washington County Public Schools. Officials urged the public to continue reporting school safety concerns directly to law...

DOVER, DE – Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal two-car crash that occurred on Dyke Branch Road Saturday afternoon. The crash happened September 20, 2025, around 3:30 p.m. when a Honda Accord traveling eastbound failed to remain in its lane while approaching a curve west of Wheel of Fortune Road. The Honda crossed into the westbound lane, where a Volvo S40 was approaching. The Volvo’s driver swerved left into the eastbound lane to avoid a collision, but the Honda re-entered the lane, resulting in a head-on crash. The driver of the Honda, a 70-year-old Dover man who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported to a hospital and later pronounced deceased. His name is being withheld pending family notification. The driver of the Volvo, a 16-year-old Dover male, was wea...

BALTIMORE, MD, September 20, 2025 – A federal jury in Maryland convicted three men—Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde; Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador; Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras; and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras—for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders, attempted murders, and murder in aid of racketeering. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were members or associates of MS-13, a transnational criminal organization with operations throughout Maryland and the United States. The gang, organized in local cliques, requires members to commit acts of violence, including murder, to rise in rank. In the Balti...

SILVER SPRING, MD – Montgomery County Police are searching for 17-year-old Tanease Callands, who was last seen on the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025, in the 8800 block of Lanier Drive. Photo Courtesy of MCPD Callands is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with brown eyes and medium-length curly hair dyed red. She has several distinctive tattoos: a red heart near her left eye, a butterfly on her chest, and the letters “TY” in cursive on her right wrist or arm. Her clothing at the time she was last seen is unknown. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Tanease Callands is urged to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency line at 301-279-8000.