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Husband's Shooting Spree | Fatal Butt Injections | Bulletproof Gear for Firefighters: May 2016 Top News
Other top Bowie stories this month include: New poll on Redskins name, Bowie heroin ringleader used music studio, and kidnapping scam.
BOWIE, MD — In case you missed them, here are some of the top posts at Bowie Patch from May 2016.
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“I’m her husband.” They were the last words witnesses heard before Gladys Tordil was gunned down sitting in her SUV in a high school parking lot.
Police have accused her estranged husband, Eulalio Tordil, of shooting her May 5 before turning the gun on a good Samaritan. In all, he is accused of killing three people and injuring three others before he was arrested.
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And only four months earlier, another teacher in Prince George’s County was killed in a domestic dispute.»»Read more.
The American dream for Haitian immigrant Alix Idrache, who now calls New Carrollton home, was to serve his new country in the military.
When he graduated May 21 from West Point, the U.S. Military Academy, Idrache was overcome with emotion. Army photographer Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant captured the dream realized: a somber cadet in his gray uniform, standing at attention as tears ran down Idrache's face.»»Read more.
Deadly Silicone Butt Injections Earned Man $1.5M: Guilty Plea
A man charged with first-degree in Prince George’s County after he reportedly injected a woman’s buttocks with silicone to increase their size – a procedure which a medical examiner says killed her – has pleaded guilty to lesser federal charges in exchange for dismissal of the murder charge. According to his plea agreement, at $500 per treatment, the man’s mid-range fee, proceeds from the illegal injections total at least $1,598,000.»»Read more.
Bulletproof Vests Could Become Firefighter Gear After 2 Shootings
The death of a firefighter shot by a disoriented resident whom rescuers were trying to check on has prompted the Prince George’s County Fire Department to start shopping — for bulletproof vests.
Firefighter/paramedic John “Skillet” Ulmschneider, 37, died April 15, and Morningside Volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times during a welfare check that went wrong in Temple Hills.»»Read more.
Poll: 9 in 10 Native Americans Don't Mind 'Redskins' Name
A new poll finds that most Native Americans aren't offended by the Washington Redskins name -- an indication that a national campaign to ban the name has had a surprisingly small affect on most Native Americans.»»Read more.
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- Officer Indicted for Spanking Toddler Until Unconscious: Police
- Bowie Heroin Ringleader Used Music Studio as Stash House: Police
- Virtual Kidnapping Scam Reported in Region
- Dump Truck Assailant Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
- Slain Officer: 55 Charges Against Gunman in Police Station Attack, Prosecutor
- Man Died Trying to Stop Theft of SUV: Police
- Ugly Metro Commute Nears: What You Can Do About It
- Suspected Gunman at America's Best Wings Sought, Images Released
- Sneak Peek at MGM National Harbor's Luxury Suites
- Driver Dies Behind Wheel in Landover Crash: Police
- Student Pilot Flying Plane That Crashes Near Bowie
- New Carrollton Chauffeur Delivers $50K Lottery Win
- Hyattsville Teen Dies After Being Hit By Car
- Stink Bugs Under Fire Across Region
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