Frederick, MD – The Frederick Police Department’s evening and midnight patrol officers displayed excellent teamwork and proactive policing over the weekend. Officer L. Abed initiated a traffic stop on Saturday evening and called in reinforcements due to suspicious behavior by the vehicle’s occupants.
OFC Walsleben, K-9 handler Corrado, and OFC Malatesta promptly responded to assist Abed. During the field investigation, Officer Walsleben noticed a semiautomatic handgun in plain view inside the vehicle.
All three occupants were taken into custody without incident, with one of the suspects found to have an outstanding arrest warrant.
- Maryland woman sets man’s door on fire over $7 dispute and flees on bicycle
A Salisbury woman is in custody after officials say she doused a man’s front door with gasoline and set it ablaze over an argument about $7, then fled the scene on a bicycle.
On July 3, fire investigators were called to a home on Penn Street in Salisbury after the resident put out a small fire at his front door. He told authorities that Janice Louise Oney, a woman he had known for years, accused him of owing her $7. Following an argument, she reportedly left the property, only to return minutes later carrying a bottle of gasoline.
Surveillance video from nearby businesses allegedly shows Oney setting the fire and fleeing the area on a bicycle. Investigators, aided by K9 “Deacon,” confirmed the fire was intentionally set. Several pieces of physical evidence were collected at the scene.
An arrest warrant was issued for Oney on Friday. That same evening, she was arrested with assistance from the Salisbury Police Department and Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack. She is charged with first- and second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property over $1,000, reckless endangerment, and theft under $100.
Oney is currently being held without bond at the Wicomico County Detention Center following her appearance before a District Court Commissioner.
- Waldorf man charged with arson after allegedly pouring gasoline on wife’s bed while she slept
Key Points
- Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, was charged after allegedly setting a fire inside his home while his wife and two children slept
- Harrison reportedly poured gasoline on the bed and ignited it during an early morning domestic incident
- All family members escaped unharmed, and Harrison was arrested after a traffic stop
A Maryland man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder and arson, after allegedly trying to set fire to his home while his wife and children were inside early Friday morning.
Just after 5 a.m., deputies responded to a call from a home on Eutaw Forest Drive in Waldorf following a report of a domestic disturbance. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the incident came just hours after authorities had responded to a previous domestic dispute at the same residence. At that time, the couple agreed to stay in separate areas of the house overnight.
Investigators say that early Friday, Omar Shariff Harrison entered his wife’s bedroom and poured gasoline on the bed where she was sleeping. He reportedly trailed gasoline down the stairs and set fire to the sheets before extinguishing the flames himself.
His wife and their two children were able to flee the home safely and called 911.
Deputy State Fire Marshals, aided by K9 “Taylor,” determined that the fire was intentionally set and linked to the earlier domestic incident. Damage to the home was limited to about $500, but authorities said Harrison had previously threatened to burn the house down.
Harrison was located shortly after during a traffic stop and arrested. He was transported to the Charles County Detention Center, where he remains in custody awaiting a bond review.
Harrison has been charged with attempted murder, first- and second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, reckless endangerment, and making an arson threat.
- Photo released of suspect wanted in Holbrook Street shooting
Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a person connected to a shooting that took place on July 24 in the 1500 block of Holbrook Street.
Authorities released a photo of the individual and are urging anyone with information to contact Eastern District detectives at 410-396-2433 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
Key Points
- Police seek to identify a person connected to a July 24 shooting on Holbrook Street
- A photo of the individual has been released by detectives
- Tips can be reported to Eastern District detectives or Metro Crime Stoppers
- Friend’s suggestion lands Potomac man $50,000 Maryland Lottery win
POTOMAC, MD – A Potomac man landed a $50,000 top prize on a Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY ticket after following a friend’s recommendation to try his luck.
The Montgomery County resident bought the $5 Double Win ticket on May 19 at the Safeway located at 10104 River Road in Potomac. He said it took only one glance to see that his number 39 matched a winning number with the $50,000 prize underneath.
He claimed his prize Aug. 1 at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. The winner said he plans to use part of his windfall to visit his home country of Pakistan.
Safeway will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. As of Aug. 1, 13 of the original 20 top prizes for the Double Win game remain unsold.
Key Points
- Potomac man won $50,000 on a $5 FAST PLAY Double Win ticket
- He bought the ticket at a Safeway on River Road and claimed his prize Aug. 1
- Winner plans to use part of the prize to visit his home country of Pakistan
- Man dies in Temple Hills hit and run involving dark colored Honda
TEMPLE HILLS, MD – A man was struck and killed early Friday in a hit-and-run crash in Temple Hills, and Prince George’s County police are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver.
Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. to the area of Branch Avenue and Woods Way, where they found the victim in the roadway suffering from trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity will be released once his family has been notified.
Investigators believe the suspect was driving a dark-colored Honda Civic with likely front-end damage and fled southbound on Branch Avenue after the crash.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.
Key Points
- Man killed in a hit-and-run crash early Friday on Branch Avenue in Temple Hills
- Suspect vehicle believed to be a dark-colored Honda Civic with front-end damage
- Police asking anyone with information to contact investigators at 301-731-4422