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Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds
The Maryland man who used multiple phones and online apps to target teens - even while he was out on bail and charges were pending - will spend years in prison for coercing and enticing minors, federal authorities announced. Michael Vance Culpepper, 56, of Walkersville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being busted by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online, and then doubling down after being released by a judge. He had faced life in prison. According to his guilty plea, in April and May 2023, Culpepper used cellphones and online applications to "persuade…
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged Following Targeted Fatal Shooting Behind Maryland Movie Theater: Police
A suspect has been arrested after a person was killed in what is believed to be a targeted shooting in the Arundel Mills Entertainment District, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Baltimore resident Dontay Maurice Fitzgerald, 45, has been identified and arrested in connection to the shooting, which resulted in the death of 31-year-old Yant Junior Gomez last month. Officers from the agency were called at around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 to 7000 Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover, to investigate a reported shooting that had just taken place in the area. Upon arrival,…
Police & Fire
Teen Shouting Racial Slurs During Movie Beaten By Group In Anne Arundel: Police
A teenager shouting slurs in a movie theater was assault by a group, who is now being sought by police in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. Officers were called late in the afternoon to the Cinemark theater at the Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover on Wednesday, where there was a reported robbery and assault that had just taken place. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, arriving officers were met by two teens - one 18, one 19 - who were involved in the incident, but were also complicit in what transpired. One of the victims reported that a wallet had…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Woman Arrested After Smashing Into Anne Arundel County Cruiser During Pursuit: Police
Two from Baltimore are facing charges following a multi-county police pursuit that started with a driver ramming into an Anne Arundel County Police cruiser in a stolen vehicle. Officers from the department spotted a stolen green 1997 Honda CRV at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 being driven by Angela Lee Pike, 48, in the area of Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover. They followed the vehicle until backup arrived, and during a subsequent attempt to conduct a traffic stop, police say that Pike struck an officer’s vehicle with the stolen Honda, resulting in a minor injury.&nbs…
Police & Fire
Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Facing Life In Prison: Feds
A Maryland man who used multiple phones and online apps to target teens - including while he was out on bail and charges were pending - admitted to coercing and enticing minors, federal authorities announced. Michael Vance Culpepper, 56, of Walkersville, is facing life in prison after being busted by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online, then doubling down. According to his guilty plea, in April and May 2023, Culpepper used mobile phones and online applications to persuade, induce, entice and coerce two victims whom he believed to be 13- and 14-year-old to engage in sex…
Police & Fire
Police Seize $239K In Cash, 73 Pounds Of Pot During Search Of Maryland Home
Tipsters in Anne Arundel County helped guide police investigators to a massive bust in Hanover on Wednesday, officials say. Earlier this month, detectives were tipped off about possible drug distribution activity in the Northern District, concluding with the arrest of 25-year-old Shawn Lamont Matthews, Jr., who is now facing charges. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, on Wednesday, May 23, officers executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Dorchester Cove Road in Hanover, which resulted in the seizure of: Glock 43 9mm handgun with ammunition; Smith & Wes…
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
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Karate Instructor Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children In MD: State's Attorney
A 72-year-old karate instructor will spend more than a decade behind bars after getting too physical with at least two of his students at his makeshift dojo in Anne Arundel County, the state's attorney's office announced. Harry "Craig" Conaway has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex offenses involving two children, one of whom was a student at his homemade dojo, while the other came forward after suffering from child sexual abuse more than two decades ago. "As an instructor of martial arts, (Conaway) was expected to instill confidence and teach self-defense," Anne Arundel Coun…
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Retired Caregiver From Prince George’s County Wins $50K Powerball Prize
A retired caregiver from Prince George’s County has been spending $2 on lottery tickets for years, against her family’s advice, and it’s never paid off well. That is, until the Saturday, March 2 Powerball drawing, she says. “Something always told me that it would happen,” she told officials while claiming her $50,000 prize at lottery headquarters. “And it finally did.” The retired occupational therapist from Hyattsville says she’s followed the same pattern — except for the day of her big win. “I wanted to change what I usually did,” she said, “so I switched from playing my regular P…
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Lucky Lottery Player Wins 'Seats For 20 Years' At Baltimore Ravens Games
The Ravens Flock is going to be one deeper for at least the next 20 years. Thomas Humphries will be seeing the world through purple-colored glasses for at least the next two decades after being announced as the winner of Maryland Lottery's "Seats for 20 Years" event on Wednesday. Nearly a million entries were made by fans vying to secure their spot at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Nottingham native was the lucky winner, landing himself club seats to every home game through 2044. Congratulations to Thomas Humphries, who won Ravens season tickets for 20 years! pic.twitter.com/…
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GF Fetching Phone From Stolen Car Leads Officers In Maryland Straight To Wanted BF: Police
It's going to be a testy holiday season for a Maryland couple. Police say that officers investigating a reported stolen Hyundai in Anne Arundel County got a tip from an unlikely source when an 18-year-old man's girlfriend accidentally led them right to him in a Hanover restaurant. At around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, an officer from the Anne Arundel County Police Department attempted to stop Laurel resident Khali Omar Henry when he was caught driving a previously reported 2018 Hyundai Sonata in the 7600 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard. Once the pursuit began, Henry got out th…
Police & Fire
Case Of Stolen Dirt Bike Comes To Curious Conclusion In MD
There was a case of mistaken identity on Sunday night in Anne Arundel County that led to the arrest of two people, police say. Glen Burnie resident Brandon James Totten, 26, and a 16-year-old teen are both facing charges following an incident in Hanover when the two got into it over a stolen dirt bike. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, the Anne Arundel County Police Department received reports of a crash involving a pick-up truck and dirt bike in the area of Coca-Cola Drive and Maryland Route 100. The initial investigation found that the driver of the truck believed that he actua…
Police & Fire
Erratic DUI Driver Strikes Pedestrians, Same Car Twice In Anne Arundel County, Police Say
A strange scene played out in Anne Arundel County when an allegedly intoxicated driver went on a small rampage and struck several parked cars and pedestrians over the weekend. Severn resident Adam Rey Wolford, 33, is facing a host of charges after a reported assault in Hanover set off a series of events that landed him behind bars, officials say. Officers received multiple reports shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 4 of an erratic driver who caused a stir outside of 7-Eleven on Dorsey Road following an incident in the parking lot of the Cancun Cantina on Old Telegraph Road. According to…
News
Shopping Center Shooting Suspect In Custody, Anne Arundel Police Say
Police say that a 34-year-old Severn man has been arrested and charged for the fatal shooting of a man in the Ridgeview Plaza Shopping Center in Hanover. Alexander Vaughn Williams was apprehended by homicide detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department for his alleged role in the murder of Odenton resident Markus Nocho, 26, in the shopping center on Wednesday, Jan. 25. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers responded to the shopping center in the 2600 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover to investigate reports of a shooting in the parking lot. Upon arrival, offic…
News
Maryland Teen Wearing Puffy Coat, Gold Chains, Arrested After Brandishing Gun At McDonald's
A stylish teenage bandit prohibited from having firearms has been charged after threatening people at a Hanover McDonald's with a gun, authorities say. Davon Corey Craig Jr., 19, was arrested after reportedly displaying the gun to people at the 7053 Arundel Mills Boulevard location around 11 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigators say that Craig Jr. was wearing a black puffy coat and gold chains at the fast food location during the incident. Officers searched the area and located Craig Jr. outside of the McDonalds and were able to take him into…
Police & Fire
Group Of Teens Charged With Stealing 16 Vehicles In Maryland: Police
Howard County police have charged a group of teenage suspects for stealing numerous vehicles during a six-month period in 2022. The arrests of the teens closed 16 vehicle thefts occurring from February-July in Laurel, Elkridge, Hanover, and neighboring jurisdictions, according to Howard County police. Alexander Bennett, 19, of Laurel, is charged with 15 counts of motor vehicle theft and 30 total counts of felony theft. An 18-year-old boy from Elkridge, who was 17 years old at the time of the incidents, is charged in 11 vehicle thefts. He also is charged with weapon violations for a handgu…
News
Student Pilot From Maryland Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Virginia Plane Crash
A teenage flight student from Maryland suffered serious injuries and his instructor was killed in a crash on Thursday at the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport in Virginia. Hanover resident Ayomide Oyebode, 18, and Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman, 23, of Williamsburg, Virginia were involved in a crash at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Newport News during takeoff, police said. A third teen whose name was not released was also hospitalized with undisclosed injuries, according to reports. The initial investigation determined that the student was flying with his instructor…
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Abducted In Anne Arundel, Found Shot Dead In Trunk Of Burning Car In Baltimore
Police have released new information about the Maryland man found shot to death in the back of a burning vehicle in Baltimore earlier this week. Hanover resident Steven Deon Gillus, 39, has been identified by detectives from the Anne Arundel Police Department on Friday, Sept. 23 after he was abducted and apparently murdered. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, officers from the Anne Arundel Police Department responded to the 7700 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover, where a witness reported a possible assault and abduction. The woman reported to responding officers that…
Police & Fire
Police In Anne Arundel County Investigating Two Early Morning Burglaries
Several suspects are on the loose after a string of commercial burglaries occurred across Anne Arundel County, authorities say. 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 Officers responded to a burglary at a Hanover Shell Gas Station in the 2631 block of Annapolis Road around 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10 after a front window of the business had been shattered, according to Anne Arundel County police. At least four juvenile suspects were shown throwing a rock through the window and entering the business in recovered surveillance footage, according to investigators. The suspects took several items and fled the sto…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Driving On Suspended License Arrested After Vehicle Search
A Baltimore man driving on a suspended license was arrested after officers found a large quantity of suspected drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Hanover, authorities say. Tavon Sprye Sr., 39, was pulled over for registration and moving violations in the area of Coca-Cola Drive and MD Route 100 East on Friday, July 29, around 10:30 p.m., according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers searched the vehicle and recovered around 89 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 13 grams of suspected heroin, 9 grams of suspected marijuana, and 3 grams of suboxone. Sprye was taken i…
News
Alert Issued For Missing Maryland Teen Known To Frequent Different Parts Of The State
Seen him? An alert was issued by law enforcement agencies in Maryland for a 17-year-old teen who has been reported missing and has ties to multiple areas of the state and Pennsylvania. Parker Fick was last seen on Wednesday, July 27 in the Westminster area, according to the Sykesville Police Department, and last had phone contact during the week of Monday, July 11. Officials noted that Fick has family in Sykesville, Westminster, and Hanover in Maryland and in parts of Pennsylvania. He also has friends in the downtown Westminster area and is known to frequent City Park, the Greens, and th…
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Ride Share Driver Robbed In Hanover Was Set-Up: Police
A man was robbed by three suspects while working as an unlicensed car-for-hire in Hanover, authorities say. The 39-year-old victim was picking up two customers he was hired to take to Bladensburg, in the area of Clark Road around midnight, Wednesday, July 27, when he was robbed, according to Anne Arundel County police. Two riders, described as being a Hispanic 12-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman, entered the car for the ride when a masked Hispanic man allegedly jumped in, investigators said. The man then allegedly placed a gun on the driver's head and demanded the victim's cell phone …
News
Four Face Federal Indictment In Maryland For $3M
Covid-
19 Fraud Scheme
Four Maryland residents are facing federal indictment for a CARES Act COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme that saw over $3 million in losses, officials say. Three of the suspects had an initial court appearance in Baltimore on Thursday, July 21, while the fourth was scheduled to appear on Friday, July 22 in Florida. Those facing charges: Tyshawna Davis, 38, of Gwynn Oak; Donna Jones, 55, of Cockeysville; Devante Smith, 27, of Hanover; Tila Woods, 44, of Baltimore. From June 2020 through May 2021, the four used the identification information of their victims to fraudulently obtain une…
News
Hanover Man Sentenced For Firing 'Ghost Gun' At Secret Service Security Guards
A Maryland man will spend a decade behind bars after admitting to firing a "ghost gun" at multiple US Secret Service security guards during a parking dispute, federal officials announced. Jeremiah Peter Watson, 24, of Hanover, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assault of a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and using, carrying, or brandishing a firearm in relation to a violent crime. On Feb. 25, 2021, Watson drove to the entrance of a Secret Service facility in the area, positioning his veh…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Woman Crashes Into Occupied Police Car At Hanover Walmart: Police
A Baltimore woman has been arrested for an attempted assault on several police officers that ultimately ended in her crashing into a police cruiser, authorities said. A’Keirra Patrice Dana Smith, 22, was driving recklessly at the Walmart located at 7081 Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover around 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, Anne Arundel County Police said. When officers arrived, Smith intentionally drove toward and almost hit several officers before crashing into an occupied police cruiser, police said. Smith and the struck officers were taken to a local hospital for injur…
News
Baltimore Man Gets Max Sentence For 'Vicious Attack' At Anne Arundel Casino
A Baltimore man received a maximum sentence for a "vicious attack" that happened in the parking lot of an Anne Arundel County casino, according to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney office. Dareius Washington, 33, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for brutally beating a victim in the 7000 block of Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover on May 8, 2021, the office reports. “This was truly a vicious attack. The defendant brutally assaulted the victim and then robbed him,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “I hope that the victim is able to fully recover from these serious in…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man, 51, Crashes Into Multiple Objects, Dies In Anne Arundel County: Police
A Baltimore man is dead after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into multiple objects in Hanover, authorities say. Officers say that McKinley Jasper Lipscomb 3rd, 51, lost control of his vehicle for undetermined reasons around 8:15 p.m. on Route 100 near Harmons Road, according to the Anne Arundel County Police. Lipscomb's SUV left the roadway and nearly struck a bridge on the right shoulder before crossing both eastbound lanes and ramming into a guardrail, police said. The vehicle then crossed back across both eastbound lanes and hit two trees in a wooded area before overtu…
News
Maryland NSA Employee Sent Out Top Secret Info Using Personal Email: Feds
A federal grand jury has returned charges to a Hanover man who allegedly sent top secret information to another person using his personal email, the US Attorney's Office for Maryland reports. Mark Unkenholz, 60, "willfully transmitted" National Defense Information (NDI) to someone who was not entitled to receive it 13 times from February 14, 2018 to June 1, 2020, the office reports. As an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA), Unkenholz had access to NDI, which is typically classified as "Top Secret," "Secret" or "Confidential." In addition, only certa…
News
Hanover Man Admits To Firing 'Ghost Gun' At Secret Service Security Guards
A Maryland man has been charged with firing a “ghost gun” at multiple United States Secret Service security guards, according to the US Attorney’s Office for Maryland. Jeremiah Watson, 24, of Hanover pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer, among other charges, on Wednesday, March 23, the office said. If his guilty plea agreement is accepted, Watson will be sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to his plea, Watson drove to the entrance of a United States Secret Service facility and parked his car in a way that blocked the entrance to the building. Watson was asked twice to m…
Business
Rankings
: 7 Most Popular Pizzerias In Anne Arundel County
Craving a slice of crispy, cheesy pizza loaded with toppings? Here are seven places you can try today in Anne Arundel County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites and featured in local publications. Some are longtime favorites while others have only recently opened their doors. All of these pizzerias, however, are dishing up pies we think you'll love. Cantina Mamma Lucia: 1350 Dorsey Road (Rt. 176), Hanover Neo Pizza: 220 Harker Pl., Suite 145, Annapolis Mamma Roma: 8743 Piney Orchard Parkway, Odenton Little Carmine’s NY Piz…
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