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Abduction Charge For Parkville Driver In Massive Virginia 'Street Takeover,' Cops Say Abduction Charge For Parkville Driver In Massive Virginia 'Street Takeover,' Cops Say
Abduction Charge For Parkville Driver In Massive Virginia 'Street Takeover,' Cops Say Police have announced the arrest of a Baltimore County driver in connection with a massive illegal car meetup where drivers antagonized officers in Fairfax County. Brandon Extecoc Santos, 20, of Parkville, was arrested on Friday, April 19, in connection with the "street takeover" Easter Sunday, Fairfax County police announced. Santos was charged with abduction, assault on a law enforcement officer, wearing a mask in public, and obstruction of justice. He was held in Baltimore County, Maryland pending extradition back to Fairfax County. Police did not detail his involvement in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Catonsville Driver Wanted For Ramming Officer At Massive VA Illegal Car Meet: Cops Unlicensed Catonsville Driver Wanted For Ramming Officer At Massive VA Illegal Car Meet: Cops
Unlicensed Catonsville Driver Wanted For Ramming Officer At Massive VA Illegal Car Meet: Cops Police have announced additional arrests at a massive illegal car meetup where drivers antagonized officers in Fairfax County last weekend. Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, an officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield where a large group of individuals were driving recklessly and in circles, police said. Another group of people surrounded the officer’s cruiser, and at least one attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly, police said.  The group prevented the off…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Catonsville: Police Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Catonsville: Police
Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Catonsville: Police Hoarding conditions were found as crews responded to a deadly house fire in Baltimore County on Tuesday night, March 19. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home on the 100 block of Helms Pick Court in Catonsville just after 11:20 p.m. and found heavy flames coming from a second-floor window. Crews upgraded their response to a rescue upon observing a vehicle in the driveway and found the female victim in a second-floor hallway. Firefighters reported hoarding conditions and brought the fire under control shortly after midnight, they said. The exact cause of the fire and the identity o…

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by Valerie Musson
News
District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores In Baltimore County At Gunpoint District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores In Baltimore County At Gunpoint
District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores In Baltimore County At Gunpoint It took a federal jury in Maryland less than an hour to convict a 24-year-old District man who robbed two Baltimore County phone stores in December 2020, authorities announced. Donte Antwaun Herring was found guilty following an eight-day trial for his roles in robberies in Halethorpe and Owings Mills less than a week apart when he and his co-conspirator brandished weapons and stole electronics.  According to prosecutors, on Dec. 17, 2020, the two walked into a phone store in the 3900 block of Washington Boulevard posing as customers before announcing a robbery and breaking out handgun…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Police ID 70-Year-Old Woman Killed In Catonsville Townhome Fire Police ID 70-Year-Old Woman Killed In Catonsville Townhome Fire
Police ID 70-Year-Old Woman Killed In Catonsville Townhome Fire A beloved teacher has been identified as the 70-year-old woman killed in a Baltimore County house fire on Tuesday afternoon. Catonsville resident Kathleen Benedick died after she was found suffering from cardiac arrest inside a home in the 400 block of Lambeth Road that went up in flames. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the home at around 1:50 p.m. on Jan. 23, where they were met by smoke coming from the front of the residence, and were advised that there was someone unaccounted for. During their rescue mission, firefighters found Benedick on the second …

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by Zak Failla
News
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations 'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations Authorities say that a Maryland man who spent more than four years as an international fugitive attempting to avoid prosecution for stalking a younger co-worker will spend time behind bars. Ranjith Keerikkattil, 35, formerly of Catonsville, left the United States after being found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker before he was re-arrested four years later, authorities announced. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after being convicted and then failing to appear in court, according to the DOJ. Prosecutors said that Keeri…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway In Pikesville: Maryland State Police Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway In Pikesville: Maryland State Police
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway In Pikesville: Maryland State Police Traffic was temporarily shut down on I-695 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed a 37-year-old man on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police say. Catonsville resident Bryan Joseph Lee has been identified as the person who was killed after his car became disabled when he crashed into a concrete median on the interstate near Security Boulevard in Pikesville. According to the police, Lee's Honda Civic was stuck at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, and when he got out of his car to investigate, he was struck by Hillcrest Heights resident Shannetta Rene Thompson…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Infiniti Driver Killed In Catonsville Crash Police ID Infiniti Driver Killed In Catonsville Crash
Police ID Infiniti Driver Killed In Catonsville Crash An investigation has been launched in Baltimore County after a 25-year-old man was killed in a crash on Monday that left another with serious injuries. Diontae Emmanuel Green has been identified as the driver who crossed over the center line and crashed at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, according to the Baltimore County Police. The crash happened in the 700 block of Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville. Police say that Green was driving along the road when he lost control for unexpected reasons, lost control, crossed over the center line and crashed. He was pronounced dead at the scene…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Man's Best Friend Getting New Car After Fisherman Wins $30K Maryland Lottery Prize In Baltimore Man's Best Friend Getting New Car After Fisherman Wins $30K Maryland Lottery Prize In Baltimore
Man's Best Friend Getting New Car After Fisherman Wins $30K Maryland Lottery Prize In Baltimore Dogs really are a man's best friend. A Baltimore fisherman plans to treat his loyal buddy with a special treat after claiming a $30,000 progressive jackpot playing a $3 "SLINGO" Fast Play Maryland Lottery game. The finicky pup will be riding in style soon, as his owner plans to buy a new car, just for her, since she doesn't enjoy riding shotgun in the truck he purchased from a previous Maryland Lottery win. In 2017, the lucky lotto player claimed a six-figure prize that allowed him to move, buy the truck, support his church, and take a trip out to Las Vegas.  This time, he plans to p…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Intuition Leads To $50K MD Lottery Win For Prophetic Retired Longshoreman In Baltimore County Intuition Leads To $50K MD Lottery Win For Prophetic Retired Longshoreman In Baltimore County
Intuition Leads To $50K MD Lottery Win For Prophetic Retired Longshoreman In Baltimore County A family man from Baltimore County is feeling prophetic (and lucky) after his intuition led to a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize. The number “90990” landed a retired longshoreman going only by the moniker "Bubba" a $50,000 windfall while playing "Pick 5" last week. “The numbers came straight to me,” the beloved father and grandfather said said with his daughter in the Winner’s Circle at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “This is the biggest prize I’ve ever had.” “Bubba” and his wife, who are the parents of 10 and grandparents of 12, have been playing Maryland Lottery games for years, h…

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by Zak Failla
News
Sonar, Underwater Drone Help Locate Catonsville Teen Drowning Victim In Upstate NY Lake Sonar, Underwater Drone Help Locate Catonsville Teen Drowning Victim In Upstate NY Lake
Sonar, Underwater Drone Help Locate Catonsville Teen Drowning Victim In Upstate NY Lake The body of a 19-year-old Maryland teen has been identified as the person found in an upstate New York lake following an extensive search, authorities announced. Catonsville resident Ahmed Ayaz died after going swimming in Keuka Lake when he jumped into the water from a pontoon boat in the Town of Urbana to go for a swim, according to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. Ayaz was unable to get back to the boat at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, May 12, and went underwater, prompting an extensive multi-agency search, where they pulled out all the stops in an attempt to locate the teen. 
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by Zak Failla
News
Children Found Working At McDonald's Restaurants In Maryland, US Labor Department Says Children Found Working At McDonald's Restaurants In Maryland, US Labor Department Says
Children Found Working At McDonald's Restaurants In Maryland, US Labor Department Says Still lovin' it? More than 300 children were found working at McDonald's restaurants across the U.S., some in Maryland, according to the US Labor Department. The children, under 16 years old, were discovered during an investigation into Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC – three separate franchisees that operate a total of 62 McDonald’s locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio. The franchises employed the 305 children more than the legally permitted hours and perform tasks prohibited by law for young workers. In all, the investigations l…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Burn Victim Dies Days After Catonsville Fire, Officials Say Burn Victim Dies Days After Catonsville Fire, Officials Say
Burn Victim Dies Days After Catonsville Fire, Officials Say Officials say that a 63-year-old man has died days after he was injured in a Catonsville fire. Catonsville resident Jeffrey Thomas Swimm, suffered severe injuries in a Tuesday, March 28 when a blaze broke out at approximately 11 a.m. in the 500 block of Ingleside Avenue that was visible from the second floor, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. During search and rescue efforts, crews located Swimm, who was “seriously injured” on the second floor. Paramedics performed life-saving efforts and rushed him to St. Agnes Hospital in critical condition before he was transferred to t…

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by Zak Failla
News
Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ
Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ The Maryland woman who sought to “completely destroy” Baltimore with a purported neo-Nazi in Florida with racist ideologies has been charged by a federal grand jury, officials announced. A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, and Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, 27, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. Original story - Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Prosecutors say that the single-count indictment alleges that the duo “conspired to willfully damage th…

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by Zak Failla
News
Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ
Catonsville Woman, Neo-Nazi Leader From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Federal officials say that a Catonsville woman and a Neo-Nazi man in Florida conspired to disrupt an energy facility in Maryland in furtherance of their violent extremist beliefs. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, and Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, 27, are facing federal charges for coming up with an elaborate plan to “completely destroy the city,” in a move that threatened thousands in Maryland, according to the Department of Justice. “This alleged planned attack threatened lives and would have left thousands of Marylanders in the cold and dark,” Maryland US Attorney Erek L. Barron said…

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by Zak Failla
News
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Stalking Co-Working 'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Stalking Co-Working
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Stalking Co-Working Authorities say that a Maryland man who spent more than four years as an international fugitive attempting to avoid prosecution for stalking a younger co-worker will spend less than a year behind bars after being tracked down and re-arrested. Washington County resident Ranjith Keerikkattil, of Catonsville, left the United States after being found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker before he was re-arrested four years later and sentenced to an 11-month prison term, US Attorney Matthew Graves and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee announced. Prosecutors said that Keerikkattil was foun…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold To Lucky Maryland Lottery Player In Catonsville Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold To Lucky Maryland Lottery Player In Catonsville
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold To Lucky Maryland Lottery Player In Catonsville It wasn’t a $2 billion windfall, but some Maryland Lottery players are still feeling lucky after cashing in big in the latest Powerball drawing, including a seven-figure prize on a ticket sold in Catonsville. Powerball players had to wait overnight to get their results, but it was worth it for some in Maryland, where there were nine prizes of at least $50,000 on tickets sold in Maryland, including a $1 million second-tier winner. In California, one person is holding on to a ticket worth the largest single jackpot prize in lottery history after it swelled to $2.04 billion, with a cash valu…

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by Zak Failla
News
Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Baltimore Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Baltimore
Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Baltimore A 23-year-old man who was out on supervised release for a prior armed robbery will spend more than a decade in prison after being sentenced for a second robbery in Maryland, federal officials said. Fort Washington resident Rico Dashiell was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison by US Judge George Russell for his role in the violent armed robbery of an Owiing Mills phone store in 2020. In December 2020, Dashiell and two co-conspirators walked into the phone store, where he pretended to be a customer before brandishing a gun, pointing it at an employee, and saying “yeah, you know what time…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital
Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital An apartment fire at a senior living apartment in Baltimore County has sent one person to the hospital, authorities say. Firefighters responded to the scene on Clay Lodge Lane in Catonsville where they discovered the fire in a third-floor apartment shortly before 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Baltimore County Fire officials. The fire was controlled by 9:45 a.m., officials say. The person inside of the apartment was evaluated by medics and transported to a hospital with reported burn injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Woman Apprehended After Firing BB Gun Towards Baltimore City Firefighters: State Police Woman Apprehended After Firing BB Gun Towards Baltimore City Firefighters: State Police
Woman Apprehended After Firing BB Gun Towards Baltimore City Firefighters: State Police A 20-year-old woman has been identified as a suspect and apprehended for allegedly shooting several BB rounds toward members of the Baltimore City Fire Department who were out on a call, Maryland State Police officials announced. Alysha Williams, 20, was arrested at her Catonsville home by state police troopers and members of the US Marshals Service at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10 following an investigation into the shooting incident, which left at least two firefighters with injuries. Williams was wanted by the Baltimore Police Department in connection to the shooting on Mon…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report
Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report A Maryland grocery store worker with autism was recovering after being jumped at work on Sunday, Feb. 6, according to a report from WBAL-TV. Corey Roberson, 38, was punched and kicked in the face by two men at the Shoppers store in Catonsville where he had been working for the past 16 years, the outlet says. This was the third time Roberson was attacked at the workplace where he is known as a "gentle giant," his parents told the news outlet. Police believe the assault was a case of mistaken identity and are still on the hunt for the alleged attackers. Click here for more from WBAL-TV…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Woman Killed Leaving Route 40 Shopping Center Remembered By Loved Ones Woman Killed Leaving Route 40 Shopping Center Remembered By Loved Ones
Woman Killed Leaving Route 40 Shopping Center Remembered By Loved Ones Support is pouring in for the family of a 27-year-old Baltimore County woman who was fatally shot while leaving her mother's job in the Catonsville area. Diamond Trueheart was shot multiple times inside of her SUV at the Catonsville Plaza where her mom worked on Jan. 13, according to Baltimore County Police.  She died at the scene. Police are still looking for a suspect and a motive in the shooting. Meanwhile, friends and family of Trueheart are paying tribute to her and raising money on GoFundMe to cover funeral costs.  "At only 27 years old Diamond was making major financial and busine…

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by Joe Gomez
Lifestyle
Baltimore County Teen Shines On Apple TV+ Show Baltimore County Teen Shines On Apple TV+ Show
Baltimore County Teen Shines On Apple TV+ Show A teenager from Baltimore County is appearing in a new Apple TV+ drama. Catonsville native Elijah Jacob, 16, is a junior at Boys Latin, and helps out his mom from time to time at Nick's Fish House. That is, when he's not filming hit TV shows like "Swagger," streaming on Apple+. The show is loosely based on the early life of NBA star Kevin Durant. "It's a show that's about basketball but it also represents more than basketball, so you'll see a lot of race-related things and a lot of morals that are behind the show that people have to pay attention and actually watch when they see it," …

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by Joe Gomez