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Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds
A 34-year-old man who terrorized banks and business owners over the course of several weeks in 2022 will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Dexter Nikoe Eaton was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for armed bank robbery, related to a series of bank and armed commercial robberies. According to his plea agreement, Eaton admitted to committing six separate robberies between June 3, 2022, and July 30, 2022, during which he made several murder threats. The spree began at a bank in the…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Charged With Murder In Connection To March Shooting
Investigators in Baltimore have arrested a man for his alleged role in a fatal shooting involving a 28-year-old man late last month, police say. City resident Tony Dukes, 34, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of Eugene Fitzgerald, who died at an area hospital in March after being shot. Shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, officials said that officers were called to the 1800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a reported shooting, where Fitzgerald was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Fitzgerald was treated at the scene and rushed to …
Police & Fire
Armed Teens Busted For Taking Officers On Pursuit In Carjacked BMW: Baltimore Police
Two teens are facing charges after allegedly stealing a woman's BMW while she was parked in Baltimore, police say. Over the weekend, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to investigate a reported carjacking in the 2400 block of Liberty Heights Avenue involving a woman who was targeted by two armed men. The woman said she was parked around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, when the pair approached her BMW, ordered her out of the vehicle and took off in it, though they did not get far. Officers called in a police helicopter, which was quickly about to locate the white BMW …
Police & Fire
Red Light-Running Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Elderly Woman In MD Apprehended: Police
The hit-and-run driver who killed 88-year-old Barbara Logan last week in Baltimore has been apprehended, police say. North Carolina resident Tony Edmonds, 56, has been arrested and taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility in the city after being identified as the driver of a white Ford F-150 flatbed truck that fled from the scene of a fatal crash.. The fatal hit-and-run remain under investigation in Baltimore.Baltimore Police Department Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue on Monday, Aug. 14,, where there was a reporte…
Police & Fire
Police ID 88-Year-Old Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Running Red Light In MD
An 88-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light and proceeded to speed away in a white pick-up truck, police say. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue late on Monday afternoon, where there was a reported hit-and-run crash with at least one person injured. Upon arrival, they found Baltimore native Barbara Logan inside of her car with front end damage. She was taken to an area hospital and later died, according to authorities. The initial investigation determined that Logan was driving through the i…
Police & Fire
Red Light Running Driver At Large After Fatal Hit-Run Crash At MD Intersection: Police
An 88-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light and proceeded to speed away in a white pick-up truck, police say. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue late on Monday afternoon, where there was a reported hit-and-run crash with at least one person injured. Upon arrival, they found the woman - whose name has not been released - inside of her car with front end damage. She was taken to an area hospital and later died, according to authorities. The initial investigation determined that the woman was d…
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Body Found In Container Confirmed To Be Missing 75-Year-Old Versey Spell
Baltimore Police have identified the body found in a container as that of a missing 75-year-old woman. Versey Spell was reported missing to authorities in October 2022, according to Baltimore police. On Tuesday, March 7, Spell's body was found inside a container in the 3900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue. Ms. Spell was last seen at her home in the 3900 block of Barrington Road in October 2022. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide. This is a developing story.
Police & Fire
Investigation Launched After Baltimore Tow Truck Driver Shot: Police
A man is recovering after being shot while trying to tow a vehicle in Baltimore, authorities say. Officers were called around 8 a.m., Thursday, March 16 after reports that the 36-year-old shooting victim had sought help at a Liberty Heights Avenue fire station, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Medics were able to take the man to a hospital where he was treated for his wounds and is expected to survive. Investigators say that the man was shot in the 2900 block of Garrison Boulevard when he was attempting to tow a vehicle. Police are asking anyone with information about the sho…
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Family Of Teen Slain Near Baltimore HS Claims District Failed To Notify Them: Reports
The family of a 15-year-old freshman student at Forest Park High School who was gunned down off-campus earlier this week is claiming that the district left them in the wind and failed to promptly let them know the ninth-grader had been killed, according to reports. Laron Henderson, 15, was murdered shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, and his body was found in an alley near the intersection of Eldorado Avenue and Liberty Heights Avenue, police said following the shooting. Today we learned about a fatal shooting involving a Forest Park HS student. The shooting took place after sc…
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Maryland AG IDs Teen Who Died In Crash Involving Baltimore City Police Officers
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has identified the teen killed and officers involved in a fatal crash over the weekend in Baltimore. Baltimore resident Kweli Murphy Al-Mateen, 17, was pronounced dead at an area hospital on Saturday, Oct. 8 following a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles, according to the AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID). At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers from the Baltimore Police Northwest District Action team were on patrol when they began following a black Honda CR-V being driven by Al-Mateen through the area. As the offic…
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Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash Under Investigation By Maryland AG
The Maryland Attorney General is investigating a fatal Baltimore City crash after a driver attempted to evade police, officials say. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced that the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of his office is investigating a fatal crash that happened in Baltimore late in the afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 8. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers from the Baltimore Police Northwest District Action team were on patrol when they began following a black Honda CR-V driving through the area. As the officers trailed the Honda, a police spokesperson …
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Accused Killer Arrested During Traffic Stop For 2021 Murder
A 46-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after killing a man in Baltimore last winter, authorities say. Michael Harvey, 46, was arrested in connection to the murder of Aaron Adams, 29, which took place on Dec. 17, 2021 in the 600 block of Laurens Street just before 1 p.m., according to Baltimore police. Responders arrived to the scene that December afternoon, where they pronounced Adams dead. Detectives were able to determine that Harvey was connected to the murder and arrested him after a traffic stop in the 3800 block of Liberty Heights Avenue on Thursday, Sept. …
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Woman At Large After Possible Abduction At Maryland Mall: Police
Police in Baltimore are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a woman wanted for a possible abduction. An alert was issued by the Baltimore Police Department’s Western District as they investigate an incident that happened on Friday, Aug. 26 at the Mondawmin Mall on Liberty Heights Avenue. The suspect woman was seen walking near Reisterstown Road and Gwynns Falls Parkway before getting into a dark blue Dodge Charger or Challenger with a rear spoiler, according to investigators. On Thursday, Sept. 1, police investigators released photos of the suspect and vehicle. …
Police & Fire
'Repeat Violent Offender' Faces New Charges For Shooting Two Women In Maryland: Police
A Baltimore man has been arrested in connection to the shooting of two young women, authorities say. John Maxwell Holland, 30, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 6 in the 600 block of North Highland Avenue after being accused of shooting the women back in June, according to Baltimore police. Holland allegedly critically injured a 23-year-old woman and grazed a 19-year-old woman in the shooting on around 4 a.m., Sunday, June 26 in the 2500 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, police say. Holland has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Northwestern District Detectives are investigat…
Police & Fire
New Video Of Homicide At Maryland Gas Station, Suspects Released
Police are asking for the public's help identifying suspects after releasing security video from a homicide this past winter, authorities say. The shooting occurred around 11:45 p.m., Jan. 10, 2022, at a gas station in the 3900 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, according to Baltimore police. The main suspect is seen wearing a mask and a hood in the video firing several shots at his victim, and two other suspects are seen passing the security camera afterward. Anyone with information about the shooting, or the suspects is being asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who wi…