Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say
Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say Police say that a suspect is at large after brandishing a hammer and robbing a food truck in Montgomery County on Friday afternoon. Officers from the Takoma Park Police Department responded at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, to the 6400 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where the owner of the Pupusaria Y Taqueria Lupita food truck reported an armed robber that had just occurred. According to investigators, the suspect forced his way into the food truck through the service window with a hammer, at which point he took out a knife, ordered his victims to the floor, and stole property…
Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports
Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports A 35-year-old man who once apparently robbed a Maryland gas station at gunpoint has been charged with murder and related offenses for killing a female pedestrian and critically injuring another while fleeing members of the US Secret Service last week near the White House, authorities announced. Spiro Stafilatos was in a 2001 Buick LeSabre when he was pulled over by the Secret Service on the 700 block of 15th Street around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The Buick was apparently not registered and was displaying an incorrect license plate.  That'…
Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation
Maryland Carjacking, Kidnapping Suspect Back In Custody After Multi-State Investigation A wanted carjacker and kidnapper with a checkered criminal history in Maryland has been apprehended in Georgia following an extensive investigation, officials announced.  Wicomico County resident Ian Thomas Schweiger, of Hebron, was arrested in Pooler, Georgia, this week, following a multi-state investigation that spread down the East Coast following an incident in Bel Air. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, members of the Bel Air Police Department responded to an armed carjacking at the MacPhail Crossing Shopping Center on West MacPhail Road, kicking off the search that ultimately led them to Schwe…
Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Robbers Sentenced Following I-95 Police Pursuit Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Robbers Sentenced Following I-95 Police Pursuit
Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Robbers Sentenced Following I-95 Police Pursuit Two armed robbers who took police on a high-speed pursuit on I-95 from Aberdeen to Havre de Grace in Harford County will spend time behind bars after admitting to their roles in a potentially violent incident, federal officials announced. Noland Rheubotton, 57, and James Featherstone, 60, both of Baltimore, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by years of supervised release for an armed commercial robbery and for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence more than three years ago.  According to their guilty pleas, on Dec. 22, 2019, Rheubottom and Featherstone walk…
Police ID Wanted Scissor-Sporting Armed Robber After Targeting Maryland Foot Locker Police ID Wanted Scissor-Sporting Armed Robber After Targeting Maryland Foot Locker
Police ID Wanted Scissor-Sporting Armed Robber After Targeting Maryland Foot Locker Police investigators in Maryland have identified a wanted armed robber who brandished scissors while stealing shoes from an area Foot Locker earlier this year.  Kenneth Shawn Purvis is wanted by the Montgomery County Department of Police following an armed robbery in September when he used scissors to make his great escape after stealing from the store, authorities announced. Video (see above) of the incident was released following the initial investigation into the robbery over the fall. Purvis was identified as a suspect publicly by police investigators on Friday, Dec. 2. The incide…
Tiny Twins Arrested After Armed Robbery Spree In Maryland Tiny Twins Arrested After Armed Robbery Spree In Maryland
Tiny Twins Arrested After Armed Robbery Spree In Maryland A pair of teenage siblings were arrested in connection to an armed robbery in Brooklyn, authorities say. The brother and sister, both 16-years-old, were connected to the crime, with the brother being arrested on Thursday, Dec. 1, with the assistance of School Resource Officers after being identified in connection to the robbery of a citizen on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The sister was arrested several hours before, around 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, after reportedly additionally robbing a business, according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigators say that the pair robbed a citizen in the 300 bloc…
Little Girl Pistol-Whips Employees At Latin Grocery Store After Threatening To Kill Them Little Girl Pistol-Whips Employees At Latin Grocery Store After Threatening To Kill Them
Little Girl Pistol-Whips Employees At Latin Grocery Store After Threatening To Kill Them A young girl has been charged after pistol-whipping an employee at a Latin Grocery Store, authorities say. The 16-year-old reportedly forced her way into La Quetzalteca Latin Grocery located at 5031 Ritchie Highway around 11:20 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to Anne Arundel County police. The girl then allegedly struck one of the employees in the head with a handgun while threatening to kill the employees. The employees were able to force the girl outside and secured the door.  Responding officers located the girl nearby and found her to be in possession of an unloaded black semi…
Accomplice Charged After Robbing Apple Store With Gold Gun, Fleeing In Gold Cadillac Accomplice Charged After Robbing Apple Store With Gold Gun, Fleeing In Gold Cadillac
Accomplice Charged After Robbing Apple Store With Gold Gun, Fleeing In Gold Cadillac A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the armed robbery of an Apple Store in Montgomery County, authorities say. Brianna Zigler, 27, of Oxon Hill was identified as a second suspect in the robbery of the store located in the 4000 block of Bethesda Avenue that occurred back in October, according to Montgomery County police. Tyrone Lamont Jones, 32, was previously arrested on Thursday, Nov. 3 after investigators connected him to the October robbery. Police arrested Jones while he was driving a gold Cadillac that matched the description of one seen leaving the crime scene, accordi…
Baltimore Police Release Images Of Subway Restaurant Robbery Suspect Baltimore Police Release Images Of Subway Restaurant Robbery Suspect
Baltimore Police Release Images Of Subway Restaurant Robbery Suspect Police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed a Subway restaurant in Baltimore, authorities say. Surveillance images were released of a suspect who reportedly robbed the restaurant located at 37 East 25th Street at gunpoint on Wednesday, Oct. 19, according to Baltimore police. Citywide Robbery investigators have assumed control over the investigation. Anyone who has information about this incident is urged to contact detectives at 410-365-6341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can utilize the Metro Crime Stoppers tip-line at 1-866-7LOCK-UP. You can a…
Man With Gold Gun, Gold Cadillac Apprehended For Armed Robbery Of Maryland Apple Store Man With Gold Gun, Gold Cadillac Apprehended For Armed Robbery Of Maryland Apple Store
Man With Gold Gun, Gold Cadillac Apprehended For Armed Robbery Of Maryland Apple Store A Maryland man has been arrested in connection to the robbery of an Apple Store in Montgomery County, authorities say. Tyrone Lamont Jones, 32, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 3 after investigators connected him to the October robbery. Police arrested Jones while he was driving a gold Cadillac that matched the description of one seen leaving the crime scene, according to Montgomery County police. Investigators say that on evening of Saturday, Oct. 22, Jones reportedly committed an armed robbery of the Apple store in the 4000 block of Bethesda Avenue.  Jones arrived to the Apple store i…
Teen Suspect In Custody For Shooting, Attempted Robbery Of Commanders RB Brian Robinson: Police Teen Suspect In Custody For Shooting, Attempted Robbery Of Commanders RB Brian Robinson: Police
Teen Suspect In Custody For Shooting, Attempted Robbery Of Commanders RB Brian Robinson: Police Metropolitan Police investigators have apprehended a teenage armed robber who derailed the rookie season of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson over the summer. A 17-year-old man - who was 16 at the time of the shooting - from Northeast, DC, has been arrested and charged with assault with intent to rob while armed with a gun, the agency announced late on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Due to his age, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee III said that his name will not be released nor will any possible details about his legal history. "I was just happy they found somebody,"…
Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says
Knife-Wielding Teen Busted For Armed Robbery At Maryland Business, Sheriff Says A teen has been charged for his role in an alleged armed robbery with an 11-year-old in Maryland at a Charles County business, according to the sheriff’s office. The juveniles went for tricking, not treating shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, when they went into a business in the 1100 block of Smallwood Drive West in St. Charles, stole merchandise, and proceeded to flee on foot, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. When an employee followed and confronted the mischievous pair, investigators said that one of them pulled out a knife, threatened the employee, …