$20K Reward in Murder Mystery, Driver Who Struck Officer 'Thought He Hit a Tree,' Former Cop Guilty in Sex Case: News Nearby

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$20K Reward for Leads in Murder of Mother, Soldier

With Thursday’s six-month anniversary of the murder of mother and soldier Karlyn Serane Ramirez, authorities have announced a reward for leads in the case.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command are offering a $20,000 reward for anyone who has information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for Ramirez’s murder. >>> Read more.

Drunk Driver Who Hit Officer ‘Thought He Hit Tree’

In another high-profile case of a Montgomery County Police officer hit by a drunk-driving suspect, a Gaithersburg man was sentenced to prison Thursday for hitting and injuring an officer.

According to the Montgomery County Police Department, Lennwood Saunders, 35, of Flagger Drive in Gaithersburg, was sentenced to three years for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of a controlled dangerous substance-cocaine. >>> Read more.

Former Minister, Cop Sentenced for Child Porn, Sex Abuse

A former Washington, D.C., police officer and pastor from Upper Marlboro was sentenced Friday on charges of child pornography and sex abuse of a minor, part of a plea deal that kept the young victims from having to appear in court.

Darrell Best, a former member of the Metropolitan Police Department, pleaded guilty in October to one count of production of child pornography, one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, and one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. >>> Read more.

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