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Robbery Suspect In Hagerstown Arrested Just Over An Hour After the Incident Occurred

Washington County Sheriff’s Office says he has four active arrest warrants. Wayde Andrew Smith (Photo from Washington County, Md, Sheriff’s Office) Hagerstown, Md (KM) A suspect in a robbery of the Sheetz store at 17803 Venture Drive in Hagerstown Wednesday morning at 7:00 was apprehended a little over an hour after the incident occurred. Wayde Andrew Smith, Junior, 35, of Hagerstown was taken into custody in the vicinity of 1681 Wesel Bouleva…Hagerstown · Hagerstown Read Article

Video captures police chasing down Sheetz robbery suspect in Hagerstown

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Aerial surveillance footage captures police chasing down a robbery suspect in Hagerstown.The Washington County Sheriff's Office says Wayde Andrew Smith Jr., 35, robbed a Sheetz store on Venture Drive Wednesday morning.As deputies arrived on scene, video shows Smith running from the store. The Sheriff's Office shared video of the arrest. Video captures police chasing down Sheetz robbery suspect in Hagerstown Officers end up boxing Smith in at gun…Hagerstown · Hagerstown Read Article

The House on Jonathan Street Wins Silver Award at Paris Film Festival Award Competition

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Documentary About Hagerstown Has Been Broadcast 500 Times on PBS FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The House on Jonathan Street, 3 Roads Communications' seminal documentary about the history of Hagerstown, MD's African American community, has received a Silver Award from the Paris Film Awards in the Best Feature Documentary category. The one-hour film chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of Hagerstown, Maryland's African America…Hagerstown · Hagerstown See the Story

Man charged with rape in college incident

A Hagerstown, Md., man is accused of rape and sexual assault of a Gettysburg College student in early May, according to an affidavit of probable cause.Hagerstown · Hagerstown Read Article

Fire Marshals: Woman Escapes Blaze After Man Sets Storage Unit On Fire During Argument - The BayNet

Leviathan Godwin HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A Hagerstown man was arrested after investigators determined he intentionally set a fire inside a storage unit, injuring one person early Thursday morning. Just before 8:00 a.m., Halfway Volunteer Fire Company responded to Halfway Self Storage at 17324 Virginia Avenue in Hagerstown for a reported building fire. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an 8-by-40-foot storage unit fully engulfed in flames. Firefigh…Hagerstown · Hagerstown Read Article

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Robbery Suspect In Hagerstown Arrested Just Over An Hour After the Incident Occurred

Video captures police chasing down Sheetz robbery suspect in Hagerstown

The House on Jonathan Street Wins Silver Award at Paris Film Festival Award Competition

Man charged with rape in college incident

Fire Marshals: Woman Escapes Blaze After Man Sets Storage Unit On Fire During Argument - The BayNet

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Microgrid power project to keep Meritus humming during outages

Arson Suspect Arrested After Fire at Dual Highway Book and Video Store

Man accused of setting two fires outside of Hagerstown bookstore

Two Injured in Explosion at Washington County Cement Plant

No. 4 Mtn. Ridge boys fall to Williamsport, 3-2, in OT

Robbery Suspect In Hagerstown Arrested Just Over An Hour After the Incident Occurred

Video captures police chasing down Sheetz robbery suspect in Hagerstown

The House on Jonathan Street Wins Silver Award at Paris Film Festival Award Competition

Man charged with rape in college incident

Fire Marshals: Woman Escapes Blaze After Man Sets Storage Unit On Fire During Argument - The BayNet