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Virginia Man Finds Powerball Fortune in MoCo

Published November 29, 2022 at 4:30PM

Per the Maryland Lottery: He buys Powerball tickets frequently, a Virginia truck driver told lottery officials. Maryland Lottery officials, that is! It turns out that a $50,000 portion of the jackpot he’d been seeking in both states was waiting for him on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. “Like everybody else, I had been buying Powerball tickets back home as the jackpot kept getting bigger,” said the 35-year-old. The resident of Lorton, Virginia, purchased his $50,000-winning ticket back in October, more than a week before the Powerball jackpot reached its record-breaking total of $2.04 billion.

Beyond MoCo: Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Responds To Call For Stabbing; Two Stabbing Victims Found, Armed Suspect Shot and Killed By Deputies

By MCS Staff

Published November 29, 2022 at 10:29AM

Per the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office: At approximately 2:12 a.m., today, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputies responded to the 5800 block of Haller Place for a call of service of a stabbing. Deputies and Frederick County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel located two victims and started life-saving measures. Three additional responding deputies encountered an armed suspect and discharged their firearms.

EMS pronounced the suspect dead on the scene. EMS transported one family member to Frederick Health Hospital, where that person died. EMS transported the other family member to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma via the Maryland State Police Trooper 2 helicopter and that person is in stable condition.

Beyond MoCo: Frederick Police Warns Community of Virtual Kidnapping Ransom Scam

By MCS Staff

Published November 26, 2022 at 5:33PM

Per Frederick Police Department: In November of 2022, the Frederick Police Department investigated two occurrences related to a virtual kidnapping ransom scam. During these investigations, it was found the suspect(s) called the victims advising a family member was being held captive, demanding a ransom be paid for their release. In both cases, the suspects ordered the victims to stay on the phone until the ransom was electronically wired to a location in Mexico.

According to an article from the National Institutes of Health, to avoid becoming a victim of this extortion scheme, look for the following possible indicators:

Beyond MoCo: Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Crash In Harford County

By Patrick Herron

Published November 26, 2022 at 1:52PM | Updated November 26, 2022 at 2:26PM

Per the Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in which one person died and two others were injured early this morning in Harford County. Shortly before 2:15 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to southbound Interstate 95 in Aberdeen, Maryland for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving pedestrians. According to a preliminary investigation, three pedestrians were on the shoulder of the road putting gasoline into a vehicle, when a white sedan with tinted windows, for unknown reasons, veered onto the shoulder and struck the pedestrians. One victim, identified as Guiermo Che, 19, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was declared deceased at the scene. Two other victims were transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Investigators are continuing to search for the suspect vehicle, which they believe was a white 2013-2017 Audi A5 or S5. It was last seen getting off of I-95 South at Exit 85. The vehicle may have damage to the right front bumper, headlight and fog light. The Maryland State Police Crash Team are investigating the case. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack at 410-537-1150. The case remains under investigation.

Beyond MoCo: Maryland Zoo Lights Run Until January 1

By MCS Staff

Published November 25, 2022 at 8:53AM

Maryland Zoo Lights is taking place at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (One Safari Place, Baltimore, MD 21217) until January 1st. The walk-through exhibit began last week and will include dinosaurs until December 4th. Ticketing information and more available below:

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Beyond MoCo: Zoo Lights Opens Today at the National Zoo in DC

By MCS Staff

Published November 25, 2022 at 8:44AM | Updated November 30, 2022 at 9:45AM

WEEK 1 | Nov. 25, 26, 27 | Friday to Sunday

WEEK 2 | Dec. 2, 3, 4 | Friday to Sunday

Beyond MoCo: Free Thanksgiving Lunch at Bus Boys and Poets on 14th St in DC

By MCS Staff

Published November 24, 2022 at 8:07AM

Busboys and Poets is offering a free sit-down Thanksgiving meal for the homeless, hungry, or anyone who needs one between 12pm and 3pm today (Thursday, November 24th) at its 14th and V location (2021 14th St NW, Washington DC 20009).

Reservations are not required and anyone who needs a meal may come to the restaurant and have one.Per Busboys and Poets: “This is where it all began, on 14th & V streets NW, in 2005. Our founder Andy Shallal was active in the addition of the name “Langston Hughes Way” on V street between 13th and 14th streets to pay homage to the poet Hughes, where the inspiration for the name Busboys and Poets comes from. 14th & V is located in the U Street Corridor neighborhood, known as “Black Broadway” in the 1920s, and is a major center of DC’s cultural, artistic and progressive activist scene. Inside is Shallal’s best known mural ‘Peace & Struggle’ in the events space The Langston Room.”

Beyond MoCo: Navy Football Unveils NASA Themed Jerseys

By MCS Staff

Published November 23, 2022 at 1:06PM

Navy Athletics and Under Armour have debuted their astronaut-themed uniform the Navy football team will wear for the 123rd Army-Navy Game presented by USAA (photos below).

Per Navy: Fifty-four United States Naval Academy graduates have gone on to become astronauts, the most of any institution. The first Naval Academy graduate to become an astronaut was Alan Shepard (’45), who was the first American in space (May 5, 1961) and was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts. Shepard’s second space flight was on Feb. 5, 1971, when Apollo 14 landed on the moon and he went on two moonwalks. In 1985, Naval Academy graduate Bruce McCandless II (’58) took the first untethered spacewalk, venturing further away from the confines and safety of a ship than any previous astronaut.

Beyond MoCo: Art Installation Using 10,000 Plastic Forks at Freedom Plaza Spotlights Hunger Crisis

By MCS Staff

Published November 23, 2022 at 11:11AM

A temporary art installation during So Others Might Eat (SOME) 21st Annual America’s Trot for Hunger uses more than 10,000 plastic forks (close-up image below) to drive home the message that together we can end hunger. The artwork, inspired by the slogan Stick a Fork in Hunger and created by Virginia artist Jake Van Yahres, will be on display in Freedom Plaza on November 24th as more than 15,000 participants gather for the Trot for Hunger, the largest and onlyThanksgiving Day race in DC to fight hunger.

Per the press release: “Because we all are inspired in different ways, we wanted to see how art can provide a visual representation of the struggle of hunger and homelessness and also showcase what it looks like to help make a change in someone’s life for the better,” said Brett Curtis, SOME’s Trot for Hunger Race Director and Special Events Manager. “The mediums used to create this piece of art combined with its message is one we believe really drives home the reason why we are all gathering to make a difference at the America’s Trot for Hunger event.”

Beyond MoCo: $100,000 Reward Offered For Information Leading to Arrest, Conviction of Suspect in 2003 Carroll County Murder

By Patrick Herron

Published November 22, 2022 at 1:15PM

Per the Maryland State Police: As Maryland State Police continue to investigate the 2003 murder of a Carroll County man, the family of the victim is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the victim’s death. The victim, Richard Atkins Jr., 30, of Westminster, Maryland, was found by family members beaten to death around 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2003 in his apartment in the 100 block of East Main Street. Investigators believe Atkins was targeted and robbery was motive in this case.

According to investigators, the person(s) responsible for Atkins’ death went to his apartment on or about Dec. 27, 2003 looking for money. When Adkins declined the request, he was beaten with a blunt object before those responsible stole cash and DVDs from the apartment. Anyone with information may contact Sgt. Christopher Taylor of the Maryland State Police Cold Case Unit at 410-996-7881.

Beyond MoCo: Howl at the Moon DC, Dueling Piano Bar, Is Now Open

By MCS Staff

Published November 22, 2022 at 8:15AM

Howl at the Moon, a dueling piano bar with locations across the country, is now open and ready to bring endless entertainment to Chinatown in DC. The new location is at 900 7th Street NW in Chinatown. Howl at the Moon previously had a location in Baltimore for nearly two decades before it closed in early 2020.

Per the press release: The nation’s capital is about to howl louder than ever! Howl at the Moon is proud to announce the grand opening of our brand new Washington, D.C. venue, located at 900 7th Street NW in Chinatown. We are kicking things off with a grand opening blow-out in the fall of 2022, featuring drink specials on our mixed drinks, beers and 86 oz. bucket and of course, our unbeatable dueling pianos show will be rocking the crowd all night long. Howl at the Moon is about to rock Washington, D.C. harder than ever, and it all gets started at the grand opening of our 900 7th Street NW venue in the fall of 2022!