Teen died as a result of electrocution
A medical examiner confirmed that a teenager died as a result of the deadly derecho storm, Fairfax County police said.
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Dylan Shawn Cooper, 19, died Sunday, more than two weeks after he was found unconscious near downed power lines on Haycock Road near his home in Falls Church. His is the third death in Fairfax County attributed to the June 29 storm.
The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be electrocution.
Fire that caused evacuation started at marijuana farm
A fire that burned nearly 50 acres of land on Kent Island and forced the evacuation of 20 homes started at a marijuana farm.
Monte Mitchell, fire supervisor at the state Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, tells the Capital of Annapolis that investigators have found what may be a marijuana-growing operation. Mitchell says a Queen Anne’s County drug task force has taken over the investigation of the marijuana farm.
At least 200 firefighters were required to extinguish the June 24 blaze fire. Weeks later, the fire is still burning, but contained. Dry weather has kept the fire from burning itself out.
P.G. police search for robbery suspect
Prince George’s County police are investigating a string of robberies along the Annapolis Road corridor, and they are asking the public to help identify a suspect.
Police have released an image of a woman who was recorded on video surveillance using the victim’s credit card at an ATM inside the Lowest Price/Valero gas station on the 6700 block of Annapolis Road in Landover Hills.
A reward of $1,000 is being offered for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspects responsible for this robbery.
Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of this subject is asked to call Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS (8477) or 301-699-2601.
– Scott McCabe and Aubrey Whelan
