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Two Teens Busted Bailing Out Of Vehicle In Baltimore With Drugs, Weapons Inside, Police Say Two Teens Busted Bailing Out Of Vehicle In Baltimore With Drugs, Weapons Inside, Police Say
Two Teens Busted Bailing Out Of Vehicle In Baltimore With Drugs, Weapons Inside, Police Say Two teens were busted after bailing out of a stolen vehicle containing drugs and weapons in Baltimore on Tuesday, Feb. 6, police said. Officers patrolling near Poplar Grove were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the area via a license plate reader, according to the Baltimore Police Department. The BPD’s Aviation Unit ‘Foxtrot’ responded and followed the stolen vehicle before two males ages 16 and 18 bailed out and were located shortly afterward. A follow-up search of the vehicle turned up a handgun, two loaded magazines, cell phones, and marijuana, police said. The suspects were arrested an…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say
Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Investigators Gets Time In Maryland, Feds Say A drug dealer will spend years behind bars after admitting to selling fentanyl and cocaine in parts of Baltimore. Clarence Joseph Buckner, Jr., 49, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, though the first five will be served without the possibility of parole, Maryland AG Anthony Brown announced on Wednesday. The Baltimore native became the target of a massive joint investigation in January 2022 that led to Buckner selling to undercover officers in the Eastern district of the city. The probe into him came to a head in June 2022, when officers seized a weapo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland
Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland A 21-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee was convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; First-degree assault; Armed robbery; Robbery; …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD
Baltimore Attempted Murder Suspect Busted With Handgun, Jugs Of Suspected Crack Cocaine: PD An attempted murder suspect has been arrested while in possession of a gun and drugs, authorities say. Nathaniel Hope, 41, was taken into custody around 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 26 in the 1300 block of Division Street, according to Baltimore police. Hope was allegedly identified as a suspect in an attempted murder on the same street on Monday, July 18, police said. He is accused of shooting at the victim, but was not successful in hitting him. Detectives found a loaded 9mm handgun and 56 jugs of suspected crack cocaine in Hope's vehicle at the time of the arrest, investigators noted. …

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by Annie DeVoe