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Vehicle Theft
Police & Fire
Minors In Stolen Vehicles Crash 29 Hours Apart In Separate Incidents In MD, Sheriff Says
Teens in Harford County continue to keep running the sheriff's office through the ringer following a pair of incidents involving stolen cars that resulted in crashes over the course of 29 hours. On Tuesday, the sheriff's office reported that investigators have resolved two separate incidents involving underage suspects who stole vehicles and property, resulting in a host of charges for the children. A long day for members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office began at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Friday, May 10, when deputies responded to a report of a stolen white Kia Optima on Harford…
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Teen From Maryland Busted Attempting To Steal Minivan In Delaware: State Police
A Harford County man is facing charges in Delaware after crossing over state lines and attempting to steal a minivan, state police say. Aberdeen resident Dragco Wiggins, 18, who has a curious taste in vehicles, was arrested by members of the Delaware State Police Department over the weekend after being busted attempting to steal a family's vehicle in the Georgetown neighborhood. According to state police, on Friday night, troopers responded to a home in the 21000 block of Zoar Road in Georgetown, where they found Wiggins in the driveway of a local home. Police say that the homeowner walked…
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Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit
A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza is accused of striking more than a dozen vehicles late on Friday afternoon during a lengthy police pursuit that started shortly before 5 p.m. when troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash that was reported at the inner loop of I-495 near the Greenbelt Metro Station. .@mdsp arrested a man suspected of stealing a @MDSHA vehicle and l…
Police & Fire
Gas Station Cigarette Thief Busted In Stolen Vehicle During Pursuit Through Maryland: Police
A masked man who stole cigarettes while demanding cash from a Carroll County gas station is facing a host of charges after being busted by police attempting to flee in a stolen vehicle, officials say. Baltimore resident Brian Magruder was apprehended following an incident reported on Sunday morning at Carroll Fuels on East Main Street in Westminster involving an ill-fated armed robbery. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Jan. 14, members of the Westminster Police Department were called to the gas station on East Main Street, where a clerk reported that Magruder, sporting a mask, asked for cigarettes, …
Police & Fire
Pick-Up Truck Reported Stolen Out Of Delaware Torched In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Truck thieves in Northern Maryland seemingly destroyed any evidence after stealing a pick-up in Delaware and bringing it across state lines. Crews from the Singerly Fire Company were called to the 300 block of Muddy Lane in Elkton earlier this week, where there was a report of a 2016 Ford F-150 that was fully engulfed in flames. It didn't take long for firefighters to control the fire, though the truck was destroyed and caused an estimated $35,000 in damage. Investigators say that the vehicle was reported stolen by the Wilmington Police Department in Delaware on Sunday, Sept. 24, and it is…
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
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Stolen Jeep Investigation Leads Police In MD To Home With Unsecured Guns Around Kids: Officials
A Jeep stolen in Missouri that was tracked back to Maryland has led to criminal charges for a Montgomery County man who was caught with unsecured weapons around young children. Clarksburg resident Jerald McCalla, 25, is facing a host of charges following the investigation into a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT that was reported stolen in May through "fraudulent means" from a dealership in Farmington, Missouri, police said. Investigators got more than they bargained for when they executed a warrant at McCalla's Montgomery County home. A search warrant was executed at the Clarksburg house, where the…
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Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland
Police have identified both the suspect and victim in the case of the stolen forklift crash this week in Charles County. Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, broke into Lowe’s in Waldorf and stole the forklift that he took to the nearby Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place, where he ran over Gloristine Pinkney, 73, and stole her car, according to a news release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office. It happened around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, when officers from the sheriff’s office were called to Lowe’s on Crain Highway, where witnesses say that Brown broke in, stole a forklift, and rammed …
Police & Fire
Teens Drag Officer With Car, Hit Police Cruisers During Botched Escape In Baltimore: Officials
Two joyriding teens in Maryland took police in Baltimore County on a terrifying trip on Tuesday morning. Officers’ lives were put in peril shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, when they were called to investigate a report of two minors breaking into vehicles around the 6600 block of Loch Hill Road. Upon arrival at the intersection of Raven Hill Road, officers were working to determine whether a vehicle that was left running in the area stolen when two teens hopped in and sped away. Despite attempting to stop the suspect sedan several times, the driver refused, “placing the lives …
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Toddler's Gas Station Kidnapper Busted After Crashing In Prince George's: Police
A man who reportedly kidnapped a 3-year-old child while stealing a vehicle at an Upper Marlboro gas station is behind bars after a lengthy search, police say. An Amber Alert was sent out for Blake Alexander Morgan this week after 18-year-old Ariel Florentino-Galeas stole the vehicle the boy was in from a gas station in the 5300 block of Ritchie Marlboro Road on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to Prince George's County police. The child's grandfather immediately called 911 after the vehicle was stolen, prompting an extensive search for the boy throughout Prince George's County. Blake Alex…
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Truck Thief Goes On Wild Joyride In Frederick County Before Being Busted, Sheriff Says
A woman who went on a joyride in a vehicle stolen from a Frederick County gas station didn’t get far and was quickly apprehended after causing mayhem on and off the road, officials said. Gabriella Christina Smoot, age 23, of Essex, is accused by Frederick County Sheriff’s investigators of stealing a GMC Sierra that was left unoccupied and running in the parking lot of the Valero gas station on South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg. The call for the stolen pick-up truck was made at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, when the owner advised that he left the vehicle running while he went in…
Police & Fire
Crime Spree Lands Repeat Offender Back In Custody: Frederick Sheriff
A repeat offender with a checkered criminal history in Frederick County is back in custody after being released from custody multiple times following a crime spree that began in December last year. Frederick resident Heather Ann Kennedy, 32, is facing multiple charges for vehicle theft and drug offenses after being picked up by members of the sheriff’s office for the fifth time since Dec. 7, 2022, officials annoucned. On that day, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to Capital Auto Sales on Urbana Pike, to investigate reports of the unauthorized use of a motor ve…
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Bowie Teens Accused Of Using USB Cord To Steal Kia In Social Media Trend: Police
Three Bowie teenagers have been arrested after stealing a Kia in Prince George's County in what police believe was a part of an ongoing social media trend, authorities say. Two 14-year-old boys and a third 15-year-old boy were all taken into custody after they were stopped while driving a stolen Kia in the 2800 block of Curtis Drive in Temple Hills around 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, according to Prince George's County Police. The Kia had recently been reported stolen from a neighboring jurisdiction, prompting officers to pull over the teens. While searching the vehicle, investigato…
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Armed Ladies With Same Name Busted After Stealing Kia From DC Neighborhood
Police have arrested two women with the same name after being found traveling in a vehicle that was reported stolen on New Years Day, authorities confirm. Krystal Henry, 32, and Crystal Smith, 33, were pulled over in the 4800 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights after being seen by officers in a KIA that was reported stolen from the 5900 block of Marlboro Pike on Sunday, Jan. 1, according to Prince George's County police. When police searched the vehicle, they found a loaded gun with an obliterated serial number in Smith's purse. Both suspects face multiple charges including the…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Steals Taxi From Richmond Airport Going 120 MPH On Chase In Pennsylvania: Police
A 23-year-old Maryland man has been arrested for stealing a taxi from an airport in Richmond, Virginia, and leading police on a high-speed chase in Pennsylvania, on Dec. 18, authorities say. The Pennsylvania state police attempted a traffic stop at 12:37 a.m. when Yacob Abera Alemu was clocked going 99 mph in a 65 mph zone. As Alemu fled onto US 15 northbound he accelerated even more as he passed vehicles at "speeds exceeding 120 mph," state police said in a release the following Thursday. The 2017 Toyota Sienna taxi van continued at a high speed for 16 miles as multiple Pennsylv…
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…
Police & Fire
Suspect Drives Through Yard, Crashes In Attempt To Flee From Officers In Maryland, Police Say
Two suspects were taken into custody during an early morning bust after they took extreme measures in an attempt to flee from police in a stolen vehicle in Maryland, according to police. Bel Air resident Steven Dawson, 20, and 18-year-old Wesley Oxendine, Jr., of Middle River, were both arrested after officers in Anne Arundel were called to investigate reports of men tampering with a vehicle in Brooklyn. The incident began at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the 200 block of Zeppelin Avenue. When the first officer arrived, one of the suspects immediately fled on foot and wa…
Obituaries
Virginia Dad, Maryland Man Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Involving Stolen Delaware Car
Two men have died following a crash in central Pennsylvania involving a stolen white Charger Hellcat from Delaware on Sunday, September 10, Pennsylvania state police say. Oscar Ronaldino Salvador, 26, of Virginia, Waldir Adonay Hernandez-Monge, 24, of Maryland, and Elio Alarcon-Ozoia, 28, of Maryland, had been in the speeding Hellcat when the car crashed in the 7000 block of Allentown Boulevard/US-22 around 5:20 a.m., police say. The Hellcat went off the roadway— ejecting Salvador and Hernandez-Monge— who both died at the scene, according to the police. Alarcon-Ozoia was extricated from…
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Toddler Found Safely In Stolen Vehicle In Northeast Baltimore: Reports
A toddler was found abandoned inside of a stolen vehicle that had crashed in North Baltimore, according to multiple reports. The 3-year-old girl had been left in the running vehicle while her mother went inside a house in the 900 block of Montpelier Street around 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, the reports continue. The woman was able to contact officers who were able to find the vehicle crashed in the 3800 block of Rexmere Road with the toddler still inside. Multiple suspects fled the scene after the crash, abandoning the toddler Medics reported the the child appeared unharmed the repor…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Apprehended After Setting Sister's House On Fire, Fleeing In Stolen Car: Officials
A Maryland man went through with threats he made toward his family, setting his sister’s house on fire in Charles County before stealing a neighbor’s vehicle and attempting to flee, the state fire marshal announced. Waldorf resident Randall Wayne Crowder, Jr. made good on his threat on Wednesday, June 22, when he started an intentional fire in the 9200 block of Kris Drive before attempting to speed away in the stolen vehicle. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, Charles County Sheriff’s deputies requested the fire marshal to investigate the suspicious blaze, officials said. Crowders…
Police & Fire
Wanted Man ID'd, Charged In PA, MD Chase In Stolen Police Car
A Pennsylvania man is facing a host of charges in two states after being busted by for stealing a police cruiser and taking it into Maryland before crashing a stolen motorcycle, authorities announced. Pennsylvania State Police troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcyclist who proceeded to flee and get into a minor crash on Sunday, June 12, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. It is alleged that the suspect, Bloomsburg resident Robert Slusser, Jr., proceeded to steal a trooper’s police vehicle at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and fled…
Police & Fire
Missing PA Children Found Safe In Virginia (
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Two Pennsylvania children who were reported missing and endangered Thursday, June 9 have been found safe, authorities said. Aaliah King, 4, and Braelyn King, 5, were found with their dad in Fredricksburg, VA, Wyomissing police said Friday, June 10. Eden Matthews, 22, fled with her children from the Delaware Avenue area of Wyomissing on Wednesday, June 8, authorities previously said. Police were looking for her black 2021 Hyundai Tucson with Maryland registration 5ER5844. Matthews, who has not been found, is wanted by police on a vehicle theft charge, WFMZ reports. She was also r…
Police & Fire
Man Busted Stealing Utility Vehicles From Recreation Organizations In Maryland: Sheriff
A Maryland man is facing a host of charges for allegedly stealing utility vehicles from different recreation organizations throughout Harford County, a sheriff’s office spokesperson announced. Bel Air resident Adam Patrick O’Brien, 22, has been arrested following an investigation into the thefts, which happened over the course of more than a year in Harford County. On Tuesday, June 7, Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kyle Andersen announced that on May 20, 2020, investigators were called to Hickory Park in Forest Hill, where there was a report of a theft of a John Deere Gator T…
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