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Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG
Ringleader Of Crew Targeting Hispanic People In Maryland Home Invasions Convicted: AG The ringleader of a group that terrorized Hispanic families in parts of Baltimore County during a string of home invasions and carjackings has been convicted, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced. Baltimore resident Jaylen Skinner has been convicted on charges tied to a home invasion and carjacking criminal enterprise that operated in Baltimore County and Baltimore City in Maryland. Skinner was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended, followed by two years of supervised probation upon release after pleading guilty to his role in five separate incidents. H…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint
DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint D.C. police are looking to identify the man who robbed a U.S. postal worker at gunpoint, officials said.  At around 5:30 p.m. on September 12, the postal worker was approached by the suspect in the 1100 block K Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded the worker hand over their property, authorities said. Once the victim complied, the suspect fled the scene, police reported. Police released surveillance photos of the suspect and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone with vital information on this incident. A…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Alert Issued In Maryland Seeking Suspect Wanted For Assaulting, Robbing Woman Who Died: Police Alert Issued In Maryland Seeking Suspect Wanted For Assaulting, Robbing Woman Who Died: Police
Alert Issued In Maryland Seeking Suspect Wanted For Assaulting, Robbing Woman Who Died: Police A woman is wanted in Baltimore after allegedly assaulting and robbing a 60-year-old woman in late August who died from her injuries. Surveillance photos of a suspect and her vehicle were released by the Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday, Sept. 14 regarding the assault, which left Victorino Malabayabas with life-threatening injuries. The robbery was reported at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 in the 600 block of South Kenwood Avenue in Baltimore, and Malabayabas was pronounced dead days later at John Hopkins Hospital on Bayview on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Detectives have since…

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by Zak Failla
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Strategic Suspect On The Loose After Tampering With Ankle Monitor In Maryland: Sheriff Strategic Suspect On The Loose After Tampering With Ankle Monitor In Maryland: Sheriff
Strategic Suspect On The Loose After Tampering With Ankle Monitor In Maryland: Sheriff Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are attempting to locate a tricky suspect who was able to tamper with his GPS monitoring device while he was out on a pre-trial release for a previous robbery. Hyattsville resident Benjamin Jamal Washington, 22, is wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office for escape from the agency’s Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. Washington was out on pre-trial release for a violation of probation after a robbery and allowed his GPS monitoring device to run out of battery, tampered with it, and failed to notify corrections staff, according t…

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by Zak Failla
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Man On The Loose After Robbing Glen Burnie Checkers Man On The Loose After Robbing Glen Burnie Checkers
Man On The Loose After Robbing Glen Burnie Checkers A suspect is on the run after an armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in Glen Burnie, authorities say. The suspect reportedly entered the Checkers at 1417 Crain Highway around 12:55 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, and pulled out a handgun before demanding cash, according to Anne Arundel County police. The employees complied with the suspect's demands and handed over an undetermined amount of cash. Officers responded and searched the area but were unable to find the suspect. The suspect is described as a black man with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a green/blue coat and black and white…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery
Wanted Woman Arrested In Connection to Suitland Summer Robbery Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a July robbery in Suitland, authorities say. Tanijah Evon Lee was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 31 for the robbery of a victim in the 3900 block of Suitland Road on Saturday, July 30, according to Prince George's County police. Detectives say that Lee and two other people came over to the victim's home while the victim was sleeping. When the victim woke up, one of the suspects held him down before all three suspects fled the scene with stolen property. Lee was discovered to be a suspect, and was arrested after investigators were made aware of h…

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Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland
Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Maryland It will be a decade behind bars for a man with a violent history who posed as a police officer in a tactical vest and robbed a Maryland family at gunpoint, Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced. Suitland resident Clyde William Peterson, 52, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree assault for an incident in Bryans Road last year. On July 13, 2021, officers responded to a residence in the 6900 block of Surrey Place in Bryans Road for the report of an assault with a weapon, the state’s attorney said. Upon arriv…

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Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Maryland Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Maryland
Armed Robber Sentenced For Committing Armed Robbery In Maryland A 23-year-old man who was out on supervised release for a prior armed robbery will spend more than a decade in prison after being sentenced for a second robbery in Maryland, federal officials said. Fort Washington resident Rico Dashiell was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison by US Judge George Russell for his role in the violent armed robbery of an Owiing Mills phone store in 2020. In December 2020, Dashiell and two co-conspirators walked into the phone store, where he pretended to be a customer before brandishing a gun, pointing it at an employee, and saying “yeah, you know what time…

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Repeat Robber Busted After Second Attempt At Same Maryland Mart: Police Repeat Robber Busted After Second Attempt At Same Maryland Mart: Police
Repeat Robber Busted After Second Attempt At Same Maryland Mart: Police A commercial burglar went to the well one too many times and was apprehended after targeting a Maryland gas station twice in three days, according to authorities. Frederick County resident Stefan Alejandro Gajate, 33, was arrested by members of the Frederick Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit following a recent investigation into two robberies at the same place last week, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 29. Officers were called to the A-1 Mart on Himes Avenue in Frederick city on Tuesday, Aug. 23, when there was a reported commercial robbery. During the investigation, it was deter…

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Maryland Woman Sentenced For Assisting In The Murder Of Woman, 7-Year-Old Child: Report Maryland Woman Sentenced For Assisting In The Murder Of Woman, 7-Year-Old Child: Report
Maryland Woman Sentenced For Assisting In The Murder Of Woman, 7-Year-Old Child: Report A Baltimore woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after authorities say she did nothing to stop her boyfriend from murdering a woman and her young child back in 2015, officials announced. Kiara Haynes, 37, was convicted of two counts of aiding and abetting the use and discharge of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and crime of violence, causing the death of Jennifer Jeffrey and her 7-year-old child on May 27, 2015, according to the Department of Justice. “The murders of Jennifer Jeffrey and her child were a senseless tragedy,” said US Attorney Erek L. Barron. “Not o…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Repeat Bank Robber From DC Sentenced To 25 Years For His Multiple Crimes Repeat Bank Robber From DC Sentenced To 25 Years For His Multiple Crimes
Repeat Bank Robber From DC Sentenced To 25 Years For His Multiple Crimes A man from D.C. was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for an armed bank robbery he committed back in 2021, authorities said.Amobi Agu, 37, is no stranger to the law, as he allegedly committed seven other armed bank robberies between 2007 and 2008, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Agu served time for those crimes, from 2008 to 2020, officials reported. In January of 2021, Agu robbed the Bank of America located in Dulles Crossing Plaza, where he threatened a bank teller and unarmed security guard with his gun, law enforcement said. Agu was convicted of brandishing a f…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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60-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Assaulted In Maryland During Robbery: Police 60-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Assaulted In Maryland During Robbery: Police
60-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Assaulted In Maryland During Robbery: Police A 60-year-old man has died after being assaulted by a man he tried to give a tissue on a Baltimore street, authorities say. Officers arrived to the 600 block of South Kenwood Avenue around 5:40 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 where they found the victim being treated by medics, according to a spokesperson from the Baltimore Police Department. The victim was approached by the suspect, who asked for a tissue, investigators said.  As the 60-year-old victim searched for a tissue to hand to the suspect, the suspect shoved the victim into a vehicle, then pushed him to the ground.  The suspect…

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by Annie DeVoe