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Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Maryland
A man will spend 35 years in prison for shooting his victim more than two dozen times after getting into an altercation with his son, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Mehki Joseph Smith, 24, of Waldorf, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 35 years suspended in connection to the murder of 60-year-old Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. in October 2022. Dodson, a Waldorf resident, was identified as the victim who was found shot several times and killed at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022 in the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in his hometown, according t…
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Hate Crime Following Vandalism, Burglary At Maryland Church: Police
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating a reported hate crime after a burglary and vandalism incident at a Glen Burnie church. In the early morning hours of Sunday, detectives were called to Christ the King Catholic Church on Dorsey Road, where there was a reported robbery where a man was caught on camera breaking a window to gain access to the building, officials said. Christ the King Catholic Church at 126 Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie Google Maps street view According to police, because the incident involved the damage of church-owned property, it is considered a hate…
Police & Fire
Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says
A 20-year-old Maryland man wanted in connection to the burglary of a fire station in Charles County, as well as other crimes throughout the DMV region has been apprehended, according to the sheriff's office. Capitol Heights resident Kairon Andre Fuell has been arrested and is facing criminal charges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, following a string of incidents reported in the area. This week, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Prince George's County, and Metropolitan police departments served two warrants related to an investigation into a burglary reported in February at a Wa…
Police & Fire
Serial Robber Returning To Scene Of Crime Busted With $25K Of Stolen Items In Maryland: Sheriff
A serial burglar who was caught coming back to the scene of the crime to steal a fireplace from a Waldorf building has ben apprehended, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Temple Hills resident Daniel Anantharajan Williams was arrested following an investigation into a string of robberies in the area over the course of four days last week, authorities announced. The burglaries were reported between Sunday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 20, one in the 2400 block of Crain Highway, while the others were inside the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. A spokesperson for …
Police & Fire
Home Invader Hit With Host Of Charges For Burglary In Maryland, Police Say
The investigation into a midday home burglary in Frederick County has led to the arrest of a Silver Spring man who is now facing a litany of criminal charges, authorities announced on Monday. Quentin Bassey, 18, has been arrested by members of the Frederick Police Department following the investigation into an early afternoon burglary inside a home in the 1400 block of Mobley Court. The incident was reported shortly before 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28. According to the department, responding officers called to the scene found Bassey in the area, and he was arrested without incident. Fu…
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested At
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A Washington County man wanted for attempted murder was picked up by police as he was heading to the BWI Airport to fly out of the area, officials say. Wanted Hagerstown resident Zachary A. Butler, 34, was arrested by Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Sunday morning, according to authorities on Feb. 12. Police say that officers assigned to the airport were tipped off at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11 that the wanted man may be traveling to the airport, prompting a search for Butler and his vehic…
Police & Fire
Police Officer Dragged Across Highway During Pursuit In Maryland, Officials Say
Two men are facing charges for the attempted murder of a police officer following an officer-involved shooting and pursuit in Prince George's County on Sunday morning. Dennis Burkett, 51, of Brandywine, and Robert Burkett Jr., 50, of Temple Hills are being held behind bars after a shooting in Upper Marlboro during an investigation into at least two burglaries, police say. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 21, officers on patrol stopped to investigate a possible burglary in progress at a closed gas station in the 7600 block of Crain Highway when a burgundy van was found backed into the back door…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Woman Disrobed After Breaking Into Two Maryland Homes, Police Say
A spitting-mad burglar who broke into several Annapolis homes and rang in the New Year in her birthday suit has been released from custody, police say. Local resident Emily Morton, 33, is facing charges after she allegedly broke into several homes in her neighborhood while intoxicated on Monday, Jan. 1 and made her presence known. According to a spokesperson from the Annapolis Police Department, officers were called at around 8:30 p.m. on New Year's Day to the 600 block of Americana Drive to investigate a reported burglary. Responding officers found Morton, who allegedly entered one home w…
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …
Police & Fire
Burglars Steal $100K+ In Merchandise During Break-In At Maryland Store, Police Say
An investigation has been launched in Anne Arundel County after at least at least two people broke into an Annapolis business and stole upwards of $100,000 in merchandise on Thursday morning, police say. Shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called to the unit block of Maryland Avenue, where there were reports of the front door of a store that had been shattered to allow burglars to gain access to the building. Upon arrival, the officers found the door still dead-bolted to its frame, but the center portion of glass had been shattered…
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Hate Crime Committed At Maryland Church Under Investigation, Police Say
A burglary reported at a Maryland church is being investigated as a hate crime, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. On Tuesday night, an officer from the agency was called to the Friendship Church of the Brethren on Mansion Road in Linthicum Heights to investigate a reported crime that happened over the weekend. According to police, between Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, an unknown person broke into the church in its off hours and damaged three doors inside the building. It is not believed that anything was taken, a witness said. The situation remains under i…
News
Inmate Back In Custody After Escape From Prison Van In Maryland: State Police
Randy Morris is back in custody following an hours-long manhunt after he escaped from a prison van. Maryland State Police officials confirmed shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, that Morris was apprehended after making a great escape earlier in the morning in Howard County. #UPDATE The escaped inmate has been taken into custody. Thank you to the public for your assistance. https://t.co/ThgFZY0ZfO — MD State Police (@MDSP) August 16, 2023 A widespread search was launched at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday when Morris, an inmate, escaped from a transport van. The 38-year-ol…
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Police Searching For Inmate Who Escaped From Custody In Maryland
Police in Maryland are warning area residents to be on the lookout after a resident escaped from custody. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Howard County Police Department were notified that Randy Morris, an inmate, escaped from a transport van. The 38-year-old - who was in custody for burglary - got away in the area of Dorsey Run Road and Route 32. The Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Maryland State police departments are now searching for him on foot and with drones. Morris was described as being 5-foot-9, weighs between 130 and 140 pounds, is bald with a b…
Police & Fire
Three From DC Busted With 'Magic Mushrooms' In Car Stolen From Baltimore: Calvert Sheriff
Three men from Washington, DC were busted with a host of stolen items and “magic mushrooms” while rocking a ride reported stolen out of Baltimore in Calvert County, the sheriff’s office announced. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were called into action at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, when a local resident reported that he spotted a group of people attempting to break into his car before fleeing in a silver Acura. The incident was reported in the 3500 block of King Drive in Dunkirk. According to investigators, deputies were able to track the Acura to the area…
Police & Fire
Owings Mills Man Busted With Cocaine After Kicking In Anne Arundel Apartment Door: Police
Police in Anne Arundel County made a big bust after tracking down a ski mask-wearing burglar who kicked in a woman's door, authorities announced. Owings Mills resident Corey Isaiah Abney, 28, was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Monday night following a reported burglary in Glen Burnie. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Monday, July 31, officers were called to the 300 block of Gatewater Court when Abney allegedly kicked in an apartment door wearing a ski mask and black sweatshirt. Abney was able to flee the scene in a gray Infiniti before officers arrived, bu…
Schools
Teens Busted Breaking Into Elementary School In MD
School is out for summer for most students, but a group of teens in Maryland couldn't wait to get back in the classroom. Three teens led police in Anne Arundel right to them when they burglarized an area elementary school early on Thursday morning, officials said. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to an alarm that went off at Broadneck Elementary School on Shore Acres Road in Arnold. When they arrived, police say that officers found several unoccupied vehicles that had their engines still warm. Investigators wer…
Police & Fire
Man Who Escaped From Maryland Treatment Facility At Large: Sheriff
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a man who is wanted for escaping custody. An alert was issued late on Tuesday, July 11 regarding Christopher Glenn James, 33, whose whereabouts are unknown after he made his great escape from a local treatment facility in Charles County. Investigators say that his last known whereabouts were at the facility, though he has ties to St. Mary's County and is now wanted on a second escape charge. Glenn is wanted after he removed his GPS monitor in 2022 while on a pretrial release on charges t…
News
'Stick-Up Steve' Heading To Prison For Crime Spree After Fleeing MD Drug Treatment Center
Not even a drug treatment center could contain a Maryland man who is no stranger to law enforcement and is set to spend decades behind bars. Serial bank robber Steven Ray Beitzel, 33, of Germantown, was sentenced to 85 years in prison, with all but 32 suspended, after he attempted to disarm a sheriff’s deputy while he was in custody after he went rogue in Montgomery County, the state’s attorney’s office announced. In November 2021, Beitzel was being held in connection to a stolen vehicle before he was transferred to the Avery Road Drug Treatment Center on a court order, which he bailed fro…
Police & Fire
Naked Woman's Wild Night In Lusby Ends With Trespassing In Prison Clothes: Sheriff
Thirteen hours likely felt like a lifetime for members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office who arrested a woman twice in the same day for a strange series of wild offenses. Lusby resident Shelley Marie Dodson, 51, put sheriff’s deputies through the paces earlier this month, when she started her morning in handcuffs, and then was released and locked up while still donning her jail clothes later that afternoon, according to information released by officials on Wednesday, June 21. Dodson’s fateful day began shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, June 16, when the agency was alerted about a report…
Police & Fire
Feds Capture MD Thief Who Stole 53 Weapons From Virginia Gun Store: Police
Police have arrested a Maryland man who they say burglarized a gun store in Fairfax County last April. Cedric Antonio Minger, 20, was arrested by the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) at a home in Washington DC on Monday, May 22, county police said. Minger and three other masked men were captured on surveillance footage breaking into Dominion Defense on Fullerton Road in Springfield through a small opening above the door around 3 a.m. Saturday, April 29, county police said. Minger and others stole 53 firearms, which were a combination of long …
Police & Fire
Officers Shot Responding To Burglary In MD; Suspect Busted Soliciting Ride Home: Police
A suspect who couldn't find a getaway driver is in custody after shooting a Maryland State Police trooper and two deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office during a botched burglary attempt, authorities announced. Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly, 23, of Elkton, opened fire shortly before midnight on Sunday morning when he was caught by police investigating a reported burglary. An emergency call came in from a neighbor regarding a burglary in progress in the unit block of Twin Lakes Drive in Port Deposit, prompting a response from state police and the sheriff’s office, according to offi…
News
Multi-State Investigation Leads To Bust Of Thieving Romanian Nationals In MD Facing Deportation
Sometimes, it takes a village. A widespread, multi-agency investigation that coursed through multiple states has led to the apprehension of three Romanian nationals involved in a rash of recent regional burglaries and thefts throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. Officials in Frederick County announced the arrests on Friday, March 17 following the apprehension of the three suspects, who were wanted on multiple charges and could face deportation. Those charged on out-of-state warrants: Stefan Chicui, 43; Anisoara Nistor, 41; Ana Maria Velcu, 33. Following their arrests, US Immigrations…
News
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say. Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…
Police & Fire
Gun-Toting Felon Found Asleep In Woman's Laundry Room Busted Returning To Crime Scene: Sheriff
A convicted felon who broke into a Charles County home and fell asleep on the job is facing multiple assault and weapons charges following a strange and scary series of events that played out in Bryans Road. Avery Dwayne Lancaster, 35, of Bryans Road, was arrested following an incident shortly before midnight on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place, according to a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office this week. Officials say that on the night of the break-in, a homeowner walked into her laundry room and found Lancaster, someone she knows, sleeping on the fl…
Police & Fire
Couple Charged In Connection With Vacant Harford County House Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
A local couple has been identified as suspects and implicated as the firebugs who allegedly set an expensive house fire in mid-November that has been under investigation for months. Baltimore County resident Noah Larkins, 22, of Nottingham, and Monica Boesch, 24, of Abingdon, are facing arson and other charges after being caught on camera running away from a vacant house fire late last year. The wanted firebugs in Havre De GraceOffice of The State Fire Marshal First responders from the Susquehanna Hose Company responded to a vacant home owned by SHK Holdings in the 2000 block of Pulaski…
Police & Fire
Kohberger Victims, Roommate Were Reportedly Awake During Idaho Slayings: Affidavit
The probable cause affidavit in the quadruple murders of University of Idaho students was unsealed Thursday, Jan. 5 as prime suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in court, suggesting that at least one of the victims and one surviving roommate were awake during the crimes. It was ultimately DNA on the button snap of a knife sheath that helped police identify the 28-year-old criminology PhD student as the suspect in the Nov. 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, according to the affidavit published in NewsNationNow. The affidavi…
Police & Fire
ATF, Local Police Investigating Rash Of Maryland Gun Store Heists
Police are investigating a string of burglaries and attempted robberies of gun stores throughout Anne Arundel and Montgomery County, authorities say. The robberies occurred between November 19-28 at Atlantic Guns Field Traders LLC, and Scott's Gunsmithing, according to ATF Baltimore. ATF is working with @AACOPD @mcpnews investigating multiple burglaries & attempted burglaries of gun stores that occurred between November 19-28 at Atlantic Guns, Field Traders LLC, and Scott’s Gunsmithing in Anne Arundel & Montgomery counties. pic.twitter.com/a0Z3D6ZA4N — ATF Baltimore (@ATFBaltimo…
Police & Fire
Several BMWs Stolen From Annapolis Dealership In Overnight Raid
Mysteriously burglars are on the loose after robbing a BMW dealership in Annapolis, authorities say. Officers discovered the robbery after observing two suspicious vehicles in the parking lot of the BMW of Annapolis on Old Mill Bottom Road around 2:20 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, according to Anne Arundel County Police. As officers began to investigate the vehicles, three vehicles, including a BMW X6 and white BMW SUV, fled onto westbound Route 50. Officers noticed damage to the dealership that indicated a burglary had occurred, and upon entry into the building, officers found a BMW M4 and BMW …
News
Convicted Murderer Loses Bid To Reduce Life Sentence In Calvert County, State's Attorney Says
A man convicted of a grisly murder in Maryland more than two decades ago will stay behind bars after losing his bid to have his sentence reduced. Ancil Tony Hamrick, who was convicted in 2001 of a “brutal Calvert County murder” was convicted by a jury for the murder of Darlene Turney after allegedly breaking in, and attempting to strangle her before stabbing her to death with a knife. He had argued that his sentence was illegal because his convictions for first-degree murder and burglary should have been treated as the same offense, according to prosecutors. However, Judge Mark Chandlee …
Schools
Caught On Camera: Police Release Video Of Maryland Middle School Burglar
Police have released surveillance images of a suspect believed to be connected to a burglary that occurred at a Silver Spring middle school back in September, authorities say. Police are hoping that the public may be able to help identify the suspect, who reportedly burglarized Silver Spring International Middle School the night of Sunday, Sept. 25, according to Montgomery County Police. Detectives have determined that the suspect forced entry into the school and stole items from classrooms and left the scene. The suspect is described as White male, medium build, average height, gray …
Police & Fire
Suspect In Stolen Shoes Busted Breaking Into Same Maryland Home Twice In Two Months: Sheriff
Authorities say that a burglar went back to the well one too many times and was busted in Maryland by police after breaking into the same home twice in two months in Charles County and wearing something he stole the first time around. Ronal Mardoqueo Montoya Lemus, 23, of Waldorf, is facing multiple charges following his latest break-in at a Mattawoman Beantown Road residence in his hometown, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 10. Officers responded to the 2500 block of the Waldorf roadway following reports of a burglary in progress when a homeowner arrived back…
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