Man arrested for hitting vehicle with hatchet
Maryland State Police have arrested a man they say struck a vehicle with a hatchet in what they called a road rage incident. Around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, troopers received several calls that someone had gotten out of his car on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway in Rockville and was hitting another vehicle with a hatchet. The man drove off but was followed by witnesses, who passed the information to police. Troopers said they found a hatchet under the seat of his car. Shaun Tomlinson, 26, of Brookhaven, Pa. was arrested and charged with second-degree assault.
Police: Rape suspect confesses
to two more sexual assaults
The suspect accused of raping a Baltimore woman after asking to shovel her snow has confessed to two other rapes, according to police. Donald Vaughan, 19, is accused of forcing his way into a home, raping a woman and slashing her throat after offering to shovel snow outside her home. Police in the town of Kilmarnock in eastern Virginia said they were keeping surveillance on Vaughan after two women were raped in November and December.
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Police: Toddler’s death probed as homicide
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Compiled by Scott McCabe
