Rewards double to $5K for dog-fighting tipsters
July 30, 2008
Maryland’s attorney general and the national Humane Society want you to help them tackle dog fighting the way the federal government sacked NFL quarterback Michael Vick last summer. On the first anniversary of Vick’s indictment on dog-fighting charges, Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced the reward would double for tips used to arrest and convict people involved in dog fighting. Vick is serving a 23-month prison sentence. The reward will rise from $2,500 to $5,000. The humane society says... More
Fourth ID theft conspirator gets sentenced to prison
July 30, 2008
The last of four Baltimore residents in an identity theft ring has been sentenced to 65 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the plea agreement, Derrick Faulcon and his conspirators stole personal information from employers’ customers or patients without their knowledge, including identification and credit information. Home Depot At Home Services was one of the businesses used. A participant... More
Police say partygoer took their car for a spin
July 30, 2008
When county police told guests at a loud outdoor party in Towson to leave, they didn’t mean for anyone to drive away in a patrol car. But that’s what they say a 19-year-old Catonsville man did. “One of the guests jumped into one of the cars that was unlocked and running,” said Cpl. Mike Hill. The driver, whom police identified as Daniel Dickson, drove about a block with an officer in another car close behind “before slamming on the brakes and jumping out.” The driver disappeared into... More
Would-be victim punches attacker, takes his gun
July 30, 2008
A man with a gun and his accomplice picked the wrong father and son to try to hold up in Pasadena. Anne Arundel County police said that when the would-be robber demanded money and car keys, the 25-year-old son punched him in the face and took his .380 caliber handgun. More Read More →
Police officer loses her prisoner at city stoplight
July 30, 2008
When a police officer who lacked handcuffs or a van with security features thought it was up to her to drive a 6-foot, 3-inch, 220-pound convicted drug dealer from Jessup to Baltimore, she had him sit beside her in the front of a state van. And when Officer Deborah Barron stopped for a downtown red light, Marcus Anderson jumped out and ran. He’s still running. Barron didn’t have a cell phone or radio. When the light changed and drivers behind her started honking, she drove alone to the courthouse... More
Bank’s ex-teller charged in $1 million fraud pleads guilty
July 30, 2008
A former bank teller has pleaded guilty to stealing at least $400,000 from her employer, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office says she took more than $1 million. The amount taken will be determined at Karen L. Baer’s sentencing hearing Oct. 3. According to her plea deal, Baer worked at PNC bank or its predecessors, Westminster Union Bank and Mercantile Bank, from 1998 to October 2007. She took cash from the 140 Village Shopping Center branch in Baer told FBI agents she used the money for vacations... More
Md. man admits keeping teen girl as family’s slave
July 30, 2008
Almost 150 years after the Civil War, slavery still exists in Maryland. In Montgomery County, a man has pleaded guilty to holding a Nigerian teenager as a slave for five years. George Udeozor, 52, formerly of Darnestown, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He agreed to pay the victim more than $110,000 in restitution. According to the plea agreement, Udeozor used his oldest daughter’s passport to smuggle a 14-year-old Nigerian girl to his... More
City police deliver lost drugs, get receipt, make their arrest
July 30, 2008
When FedEx left 200 pounds of marijuana at the wrong Northeast Baltimore address, police were eager to help correct the mistake — so they could arrest whoever the grass was intended for. A man who mistakenly received four boxes of marijuana called police, who confiscated them and alerted FedEx. The next day, the suspect called FedEx to check on the packages. A state trooper, pretending to be a FedEx employee, arranged for the boxes to be delivered that afternoon. And they were — by a city detective... More
License? Who needs that? Apparently not this guy
June 30, 2008
Richard Samuel Dorsey Jr. went to court the day after an Annapolis police officer stopped his car for speeding, according to The Sun. The prosecutor asked for a $10,000 bond to hold Dorsey. The judge set it. More Read More →
Can you spell public nuisance? Easton says it’s t-o-p-l-e-s-s
June 30, 2008
For the third time in five years, Easton police have ticketed someone for going topless in public. Sean Cephus, 18, was cited June 4 when police say he was spotted without a shirt on South Street near Hanson Street. He was also cited for failing to obey a lawful order to stop for police. An ordinance adopted by this Eastern Shore city in 1974 forbids anyone from going topless in public buildings or on public streets or public sidewalks. Possible penalties are a fine of up to $100 and up to 10 days... More
