Crime Glade Valley 

Reward Offered in Discovery Homicide Investigation

A reward is offered in an ongoing Maryland State Police homicide investigation in Frederick County. The deceased is identified as Gennady “G” Errigo, 19, of Walkersville, Maryland. On October 22, 2017, around noon, Errigo’s body was discovered in a wooded area adjacent to the Discovery neighborhood in Frederick. Two hunters were in the area when they discovered his body. Investigators believe Errigo was last seen walking through the Discovery neighborhood on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Police believe he was wearing grey sweatpants, brown boots and a black shirt tied around his…

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Crime Glade Valley 

SCAM FUNDRAISING MAILER IN OUR AREA

DON’T FALL FOR THIS SCAM! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS FAKE FUNDRAISING MAILER!

Please be aware that this WALKERSVILLE AREA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER DRIVE FLIER that has been circulating in our area is not from a local fire department. It is an organization in Kansas requesting funds.

The Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company is NOT conducting a mailer fundraiser. WE DID NOT MAIL THESE OUT and we are not requesting donations from such a mailer. We do not rally for support in this manner.

If you receive one of these SCAM MAILERS, DO NOT RESPOND TO IT and please let us know on here or email walkersvilleburgess@comcast.net . Pass this one to people you know who may receive one.

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Crime Glade Valley 

Local Farmers Seek Help in Hit and Run Collision

On May 5th around 8:00 am, a Ford truck hauling an antique tractor ran the red light at Devilbiss Bridge Road and MD 194 in Walkersville. The truck hit the side of a local farm family’s livestock trailer causing the damage seen in these pictures. The driver did not stop, causing the family to follow him down MD 194. After getting all of his information, he disputed the claim with the insurance company (which covers both drivers). Without a witness or police report, the insurance company is making the local…

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Crime Glade Valley headline News 

Old Town Walkersville Scene of Attempted Murder

Maryland State Police arrested a man early Thursday morning in the stabbing of his estranged wife in Frederick County. The suspect, Jeremiah William Snyder, 36, of 16 Maple Avenue in Walkersville, is charged with second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault. He is being held without bond at the Frederick County Detention Center. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, troopers from the Frederick Barrack responded to a home in the unit block of Fulton Avenue regarding a domestic incident in progress.   Troopers and Criminal Enforcement Division investigators at the home…

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Crime Glade Valley 

Circle K Armed Robbery

Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on September 14, 2017, Maryland State Police troopers, Frederick County deputies, and City of Frederick Police officers responded for a report of an armed robbery. Initial information indicated that an adult black male, teens to early twenties with a slender build, wearing a black mask, hooded black sweatshirt, blue jeans, white gloves, and white and black shoes, entered the gas station and brandished a black semi automatic handgun at an adult female employee. The employee was able to run to an office and lock the door. …

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