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Baltimore Carjacker Sentenced To Term Topping Guideline By 15 Years: State's Attorney Baltimore Carjacker Sentenced To Term Topping Guideline By 15 Years: State's Attorney
Baltimore Carjacker Sentenced To Term Topping Guideline By 15 Years: State's Attorney A Baltimore man with a history of violent crimes received a sentence far beyond the standard guidelines after carjacking and robbing two victims at gunpoint, authorities announced on Friday. Ikem Ravenell, 35, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, with the first 10 years ineligible for parole, for armed carjacking and robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.  The sentence surpasses the guidelines by 15 years, reflecting the severity of the offense and his criminal history. Ravenell, a repeat offender with prior convictions for robbery …

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by Zak Failla
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Date Goes Wrong For Man Robbed At Gunpoint By Unexpected Visitor In MD: Police Date Goes Wrong For Man Robbed At Gunpoint By Unexpected Visitor In MD: Police
Date Goes Wrong For Man Robbed At Gunpoint By Unexpected Visitor In MD: Police A weekend date took a nasty turn for a Maryland man who was robbed at gunpoint when he only sought some love in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department are investigating a reported robbery in the 100 block of Dunlop Road in Pasadena, when a man got more than he bargained for after using an app to request “a date.” The victim says that his “date” arrived at his home at approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 25. During the visit, police say that the woman went downstairs to get a cup of ice, and when she returned with a Black man with a handgu…

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by Zak Failla
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Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police
Thief In Backwards Backpack Robs Westfield Wheaton Mall Jewelry Store At Gunpoint: Police Detectives are looking to the public to help identify the two men -- including one who had a backpack on backward -- who robbed a jewelry store at the Westfield Wheaton Mall at gunpoint. One of the suspects walked directly to a specific jewelry display case in Grand Jewelers, broke the glass top of the display with a screwdriver, and removed a tray of jewelry around 3:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, Montgomery County police said. The other suspect stayed by the entrance of the store and pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the employees One of the suspects was carrying a green and yellow backpack…

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by Cecilia Levine