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Police Search For Suspects in Armed Robbery At Liquor Store

HOWARD COUNTY (WUSA9) -- Police are searching for suspects involved in an armed robbery at a liquor store in Laurel.

The incident occurred on May 4 at approximately 11 p.m. at the 'All Saints Liquors' in the 9100 block of All Saints Road. As the store was closing, two armed masked suspects entered the store. One of the employees was hit in the head with the handgun of one of the suspects and received minor injuries. The suspects stole money from the register, an additional lock box and fled the scene, police said.

The first suspect is described as a black male, 6', tall, skinny build, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, gloves, white ski mask, black pants and Air Jordan Shoes, displaying a handgun. The second suspect is described as a black male, 5'7", skinny build, wearing a navy blue hoodie, blue jeans and possibly a mask, police said. 

Anyone with information can call 410-313-STOP. 

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SUV Strikes Man, Then Home In Md.

LAUREL, Md. (WUSA9) -- A teen struck his father with an SUV and then their home while working on the vehicle, officials say. 

The accident took place on the 9100 block of Contee Rd. in Laurel at about 3:30 p.m. when the teen accidentally reversed the SUV and struck his father as the vehicle went past him and into the house, Prince George's County Fire Dept. spokesperson Mark Brady said. 

The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injures, Brady said. 

The accident is still under investigation and it is not known if any charges will be filed, the Prince George's Police spokesperson said. 

Northbound I-95 Closed After Fatal Incident

LAUREL, Md. (AP) - Authorities say the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 have been closed in Laurel after a person fell or jumped from a highway overpass.

Prince George's County fire department spokesman Mark Brady says the person was killed after falling from the Brooklyn Bridge Road overpass north of Route 198. It happened around 3 p.m. and led to the shutdown of the northbound lanes.

Brady says the incident is being investigated as a possible suicide. No one else was injured.

DROP OFF DIAPERS and WIN ‘MOMMY and ME’ CUPCAKE DECORATING CLASS at OCCASIONALLY CAKE

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Occasionally Cake of Old Town Alexandria needs diapers as part of the Northern Virginia Family Service Diaper Drive. Customers can drop off diapers from Sat., May 4 through Mother’s Day, Sun., May 12, and be entered to win a Mommy and Me Cupcake Decorating Class, to be held on Tues., May 14 at 5 p.m. Three winners will be chosen from a raffle drawing.  Call (703) 647-9638 or visit www.occasionallycake.com for more information.

The Mommy and Me Cupcake decorating will be taught by owner, Sabrina Campbell, mom of two daughters and soon-to-be son. She will discuss cupcake decorating techniques, creativity and tips for parent and child.

2 Found Dead In Laurel Apartment

LAUREL, Md. (WUSA9) -- Prince George's County Police are investigating the deaths of two people at an apartment complex in the 9600 block of Muirkirk Road in Laurel.

We are told somebody called the police worried about the welfare of the couple that lives in that apartment and their young adult daughter at approximately 8:22 a.m. Thursday. When the officer arrived, he found the couple dead -- a man and a woman in their 40s -- and a young woman, who neighbors say is a quadriplegic, in need of medical help. She was rushed to the hospital for an evaluation, say authorities. She is expected to be released soon.

Police have not said whether there are any obvious signs of trauma. The victims have been identified as 42-year-old James Vell Ferguson and 45-year-old Tina Towler, both of the 9600 block of Muirkirk Road in Laurel, police said.

Officer Injured After Roll-Over Crash In Laurel

LAUREL, Md. (WUSA) -- A Prince George's County police officer had to be rescued from his overturned police vehicle after an early morning crash in Laurel.

Corporal Clinton Copeland, spokesman for the police department, says the officer lost control of the SUV and hit the curb on Route 1 at Contee Road, causing the vehicle to roll over. The incident occurred at approximately 2:00 Monday morning. Officials say that the SUV hit a lamp post which fell and damaged several parked cars.

Rescuers from the Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and cut the officer out of the vehicle. He was later transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

According to Cpl. Copeland, the officer was trapped inside the vehicle by the way it landed, however, his injuries are reported to be very minor.  He was treated and released from the hospital, say police.