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Chief Medical Examiner

Alexandria
Police & Fire
Police ID Victim Of 'Suspicious' Alexandria Death (UPDATE) Police ID Victim Of 'Suspicious' Alexandria Death (UPDATE)
Police ID Victim Of 'Suspicious' Alexandria Death (Update) Police in Alexandria have identified the man found dead earlier this month. John Andreadakis was found injured in an apartment on the 900 block of North Henry Street around 3:25 a.m. Monday, April 22, the Alexandria Police Department said. Andreadakis, 54, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The chief medical examiner positively identified him, police said. Police did not include a cause of death.

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by Cecilia Levine
Stamford
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded To Negligent Homicide After Stamford Crash Victim Dies Charges Upgraded To Negligent Homicide After Stamford Crash Victim Dies
Charges Upgraded To Negligent Homicide After Stamford Crash Victim Dies A 25-year-old man has been charged with negligent homicide after he allegedly crashed into a woman in a crosswalk in Fairfield County. Related: Stamford Woman Critical After Being Struck By Toyota Prius, Police Say Stamford resident Tyler Zinko was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, for the March 4 incident at the intersection of Prospect Street at Forest Street in Stamford. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police, Mary Botan, age 79, of Stamford, was crossing the street in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2014 Toyota Prius driven Zinko on Monday, M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Body With Grim Reaper Tattoo Found In Montgomery County Creek Body With Grim Reaper Tattoo Found In Montgomery County Creek
Body With Grim Reaper Tattoo Found In Montgomery County Creek Authorities are hoping to identify the man who they say died by homicide in a Montgomery County creek. The gruesome discovery was made at Seneca Creek around 5:40 p.m. Sunday, July 9, when someone spotted a body in the creek near Black Rock Road and Seneca Creek Trail, Montgomery County police said. The Chief Medical Examiner, who determined the manner of death to be a homicide. The unidentified man has several distinctive tattoos that authorities are hoping may help in his identification, two of which are the Grim Reaper holding a handgun, and chain links with what appears to be a cross u…

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by Cecilia Levine
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In Silver Spring Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In Silver Spring
Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In Silver Spring A real-life Grinch who allegedly sold the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in Montgomery County on Christmas Day is being held behind bars after being busted this week. Junior Salvador Alvarez Paz, 22, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged for selling the drugs that led to an overdose the morning of Sunday, Dec. 25 last year. It is alleged that on the morning of his victim’s death, Alvarez Paz arranged a meet, where he allegedly sold the drugs to him before he died, according to police. The cause of death was later determined by the Chief Medical Examiner to be caused by fent…

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by Zak Failla
Tolland
Police & Fire
Death ID: Police Identified Man Who Perished In Vernon Fire Death ID: Police Identified Man Who Perished In Vernon Fire
Death ID: Police Identified Man Who Perished In Vernon Fire Police have identified a man who was found dead following a fire at a Connecticut home. Tolland County resident Joel Kerr, age 66, of Vernon, was found dead on Sunday, June 11 inside a home at 144 Hany Lane in Vernon. According to Lt. Robert Marra of the Vernon Police, firefighters overhauling the house after the fire was extinguished found Kerr inside the home. Earlier report: Fatal Fire: Man In 60s Found Inside Burned-Out Vernon Home Members of the Vernon Police Detective Division, the State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit, and The Office of the Chief Medical…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stamford
News
Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose In Stamford Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose In Stamford
Man Charged For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose In Stamford A Hudson Valley man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a Connecticut man. Rockland County resident, Daniel McDonald, age 32, of New City, was charged on Monday, Jan. 23, following a five-month investigation in Fairfield County into the fentanyl death, said Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. On Monday, Aug. 29, Stamford officers responded to a Maple Street home for the report of a dead man, Scanlon said. Scanlon said officers on the scene located a 32-year-old man inside the home. An autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner con…

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by Kathy Reakes
Arlington
Police & Fire
Man Found Beaten To Death In Park Blocks From White House Man Found Beaten To Death In Park Blocks From White House
Man Found Beaten To Death In Park Blocks From White House Officials say that a Secret Service officer found a man beaten to death - possibly with a metal pipe - in a park near the White House after being flagged down by a jogger who found the body on Wednesday morning. Secret Service members and the Metropolitan Police Department were called to Ellipse Park shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, when a jogger saw a man he believed could be in need of medical attention. When the officer went to check on the man, he found that he was already dead, launching an extensive investigation. Alert: MPD, @SecretService, @usparkpolicepio are on-sce…

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by Zak Failla
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA A 60-year-old Lowell man killed his wife and then himself on Christmas, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27.  Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said.  The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died.  Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case. 

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police
Truck Barrels Into 2 Men In Fatal Late Night Highway Crash In Fairfax County: Police Two people were killed in a late night highway car crash in Fairfax County, authorities said. Police responded to the crash in the westbound lanes of I-495 near Exit 176 just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, Virginia State Police said.  Initial investigation showed that a male driver and driver got out of their Toyota Corolla that had stopped in the center of the lane.  Soon after, a Ford Ranger struck the vehicle and two males, according to police. Another vehicle struck one of the males later on as well.  Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodies were tak…

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by David Cifarelli
Greenwich
News
Details Emerge After Body Of Woman Found Along Road In Greenwich Details Emerge After Body Of Woman Found Along Road In Greenwich
Details Emerge After Body Of Woman Found Along Road In Greenwich Greenwich police are working to identify a woman whose body was found bound at the hands and feet and stuffed in a suitcase by town highway workers along a roadway early Tuesday, according to multiple sources. The woman who police said is under the age of 30, but possibly as young as 18, was found on Glenville Road near Stillman Lane. During a press conference, officers said there was no doubt the woman had been murdered, but they did not have a cause of death or whether she was killed in the area or dumped in the quiet, residential spot near the Merrit Parkway. When found, the w…

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by Kathy Reakes