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Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …

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by Zak Failla
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'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police 'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police
'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police The Anne Arundel County Police Department is attempting to locate three masked men who were caught on camera vandalizing a “Black Lives Matter” sign that was posted at an area church. Photos have been released by the police of vandals who targeted the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church on Piney Orchard Parkway in Odenton earlier this week. It is the same church where LGBTQ+ signage was stolen last month. Police say that the BLM sign was vandalized at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13.  In the photos, one suspect can be seen wearing a shirt saying “AMERICAN” with a reverse American …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton
Maryland Police Impersonator Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Odenton A police impersonator has been arrested after a traffic stop in Odenton, authorities say. Investigators say that on Tuesday, Nov. 8, officers conducted a traffic stop around 1 p.m., in the area of Piney Orchard Parkway and Ransom Drive, where they pulled over Raymonte Michael Washington, 28, according to Anne Arundel County police. When officers made contact with Washington, he identified himself as a police officer. When asked to produce his police credentials, the driver could not and continued to insist he was a police officer.  After further investigation, officers learned that th…

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by Annie DeVoe