Daylin Roy Davis, 27, was charged with seven counts of sexual misconduct, including two counts of third-degree sex offenses, two counts of fourth-degree sex offenses, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of sexual solicitation of a minor Wednesday, according to state court records.

He is being held without bond.

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Davis was an instructional assistant at Westlake High School and a freshman basketball and cross-country coach at North Point High School, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

Both public high schools are located in Waldorf.

Earlier in March, an administrator at Westlake High School, where Davis also served as an instructional assistant since last August, saw him having what “appeared to be an inappropriate relationship” with a student, according to .

In an email to parents on Thursday, North Point High School Principal Daniel Kaple said that was followed by a second complaint regarding Davis and alleged inappropriate communication with a student on March 15.

Kaple said Davis, who was initially placed on administrative leave while during the investigation — per Charles County Public Schools policy, was fired that day.

The contact with both students at Westlake, which the sheriff’s office said was “criminal in nature,” took place on “numerous occasions at the school between last September and this month.”

The sheriff’s office said detectives learned that Davis was involved in inappropriate contact with a juvenile female in another state back in 2017, even though he underwent three background checks, which resulted in “no findings” before his employment, according to Kaple.

Kaple said David had completed “the required CCPS Safe Schools training, including courses on staff and student relationships, child abuse and neglect, and sexual harassment” as well.

“CCPS is cooperating fully with the police and this investigation,” said Kaple, who added that “we believe the alleged inappropriate actions by Mr. Davis are isolated to Westlake.”

He told parents: “I encourage you to speak with your children and remind them that there are trusted adults at school they can turn to if they feel that something is not right, or someone is behaving inappropriately.”

Kaple said students can report any information in person or use the .

Anyone who has had inappropriate contact with Davis is asked to call Det. Singh at 301-609-6471. Anonymous tips can be sent to the Charles County Public Schools tip line at 301-302-8305 or Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-8477.

ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵapp’s JosĂ© Umaña contributed to this report.

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The said that Ercin Kalender, 60, and his wife Lizette, 44, cheated the IRS out of $2.2 million.

Together, the couple ran Butch’s Auto Body Shop in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Ercin ran the popular auto body shop, and Lizette kept the books.

The scheme unraveled when the couple tried to sell the shop in 2018.

According to an IRS-CI  investigation, the Kalenders kept two sets of books and bragged about them to an undercover agent posing as a person who wanted to buy the business.

During the discussion, authorities say the couple pointed out the millions hidden from the IRS by asking to be paid by check. They then cashed those checks at an unnamed third location.

The money from those cashed checks were not reported, and, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, those checks sometimes totaled between $50,000 and $60,000.

“This system of paying employees in cash deprived the State of Maryland of tax revenue and subverted the taxation systems of the IRS and Maryland,” the statement said.

The U.S. Attorney in Baltimore says the couple misled the IRS on their taxes in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Additionally, the IRS said the couple underreported more than $6.6 million. That resulted in a tax loss of $2,219,602. Moreover, authorities said that the Kalenders significantly lowered the reports of their gross and taxable incomes over time.

The Kalenders now have to pay back the $2.2. million owed to the IRS and face up to five years in prison. The couple also faces three years of supervised probation.

Sentencing is scheduled for May.

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It happened on Sunday just before 6 p.m. in Frederick County.

The victim was traveling on southbound Interstate 270 just before mile marker 24/Doctor Perry Road when he was struck by gun shots. The driver told police the shots came from a white, newer model BMW crossover driven by a female with a passenger in the front seat. He had just changed lanes and was next to the BMW when the shots were fired into his car.

The victim, who was traveling alone, pulled over. Several vehicles passed by, including a tractor trailer that was traveling directly behind the victim, .

Police responded and found that at least one shot struck the driver’s side of the vehicle. The victim was treated at the hospital for his injuries.

Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle or the suspect should call Maryland State Police at 301-600-4151.

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It’s called “COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents,” and it will train a cohort of vaccine ambassadors comprising parents of school-age children, teacher and school staff. They will learn to discuss concerns parents and guardians might have about the coronavirus vaccines, .

“While these vaccines work, unless children and their parents feel confident pursuing them, we’ll continue to see COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates go up,” Rupali Limaye, the director of Behavioral and Implementation Science at the Bloomberg School’s International Vaccine Access Center, said in a statement.

The school said that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average 672 children 17 and under were admitted to hospitals every day during the week ending Jan. 2, which is the highest number of the pandemic.

The course will also teach people how to have “respectful and empathetic” conversations with those who remain hesitant about vaccination for their children, even if they are vaccinated themselves.

“Having conversations about COVID-19 vaccinations, can, at times, feel uncomfortable, especially if parents don’t see eye to eye or the conversation turns political, but we need to have this kind of dialogue with one another if we’re going to move forward in this pandemic and begin to address vaccine hesitancy,” Limaye said.

Other things the course covers include communication strategies, how to engage in constructive conversations about vaccine hesitancy and reliable sources of information about the vaccines.

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Montgomery County police said they nabbed the Germantown teen while the teen during an April 15 break-in.

Police said as officers responded to a 911 call from a resident in the 17700 block of Cricket Hill Drive reporting a burglary in progress at his home at 4:25 a.m. on April 15.

The resident said a someone wearing “all dark clothing” was seen walking around the home, according to police.

Officers said they saw the suspect in the basement before he attempted to flee out the front door, where he was immediately arrested.

Jewelry was found on the teen that was later determined to have been stolen from a package delivered to a home on Stone Hollow Drive, according to a .

As police continued their investigation into the Cricket Hill Drive burglary, officers learned of an attempted residential burglary that happened about two hours earlier at a nearby home in the 13500 block of Ansel Terrace.

The resident there said he had home security video footage of a suspect trying to enter that home, but left after his attempt failed.

Police said the suspect seen on the Ansel Terrace home security video was wearing the same clothing as the 16-year-old suspect arrested at the home on Cricket Hill Drive.

Further investigation revealed the teenager was tied to 10 other break-ins in Germantown:

• March 25 — 18000 block of Wheatridge Drive.
• March 31 — 12900 block of McCubbin Lane.
• March 31 — 18100 block of Stags Leap Terrace.
• April 12 — 13500 block of Ansel Terrace.
• April 14 — 12500 block of Sanderling Place.
• April 15 — Three additional burglaries in the 13500 block of Ansel Terrace.
• April 15 — 12900 block of Barleycorn Terrace.
• April 15 — 17800 block of Marble Hill Place.

The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile with multiple counts of burglary-related offenses, and released to the custody of his mother, police said.

ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵapp’s Matt Small contributed to this story.

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