Silver Spring Restaurant Bathroom Ambush Ends With Accused Attacker Caught In DC: Police
The man accused of turning a trip to a Maryland restaurant bathroom into a bloody ambush has been caught.
Mark Reginald Melton, 34, was arrested in Washington, DC, weeks after investigators say he followed a man into the restroom at The Angry Jerk in Silver Spring and stabbed him multiple times, Montgomery County Police officials announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The victim was left fighting for his life.
The attack happened around 10:34 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the restaurant in the 8200 block of Georgia Avenue, where investigators say Melton walked into the men's bathroom, attacked the v…
Knife-Wielding Belletose 7-Eleven Robber Wanting Cigarettes, Steals $492 In Candy: Police
A man who allegedly pulled a knife while demanding cigarettes from a Long Island convenience store employee was arrested days later after detectives spotted him outside another store, police announced on Monday, Aug. 10.
Derek A. Atwater, 45, who police described as undomiciled, is accused of robbing the 7-Eleven at 225-08 Jericho Turnpike in Bellerose Terrace at 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Atwater allegedly approached a 23-year-old employee, brandished a knife, and demanded cigarettes, according to Nassau County detectives.
When the employee refused, Atwater allegedly grabbed multiple…
Woman Escapes Domestic Assault In Hewlett Neck, Calls 911 From Neighbor’s Home: Police
A Long Island woman made a dramatic escape from an abuser after he shoved her and stole her cellphone on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said.
Ahmed S. Khalil, 54, of Hewlett Neck, was arrested following the attack inside a residence around 2:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Khalil argued with a 50-year-old woman, shoved her to the ground, snatched the victim’s phone from her hands and damaged it, authorities said. The woman, “fearing for her safety,” dashed to a neighbor’s house and called 911, according to Nassau police.
Cops found Khalil shortly afterward and arrested him, of…
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Stabbing Of 18-Year-Old Brielle Handy In Baltimore: Police
It took a week, but detectives say the woman accused of killing an 18-year-old in Maryland is finally behind bars.
Baltimore Police have arrested Dasianne Richardson, 34, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Brielle Handy, 18, in Southwest Baltimore.
Richardson was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 1, by Warrant Apprehension detectives and transported to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where she was charged with first-degree murder, police announced Monday, Aug. 3.
The arrest stems from a stabbing reported around 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the 3200 block of West Baltimore Stree…
