Ruppersberger’s son accused of breaking telemarketing law

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office says Cory Ruppersberger, the son of Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, violated its state’s Do Not Call law more than a half-million times while working out of an office in Baltimore. “This is the most extensive campaign of telemarketing calls to consumers on the Do Not Call list ever investigated by my office,” Attorney General Tom Corbett said in announcing that Pennsylvania is suing for up to $500 million in civil penalties. Cory Ruppersberger, 34, is... More

Another prisoner walks off through gap in court red tape

Oops. Another Baltimore-area prisoner was set loose because of a bookkeeping mistake. Thomas Lee had his prison sentence cut in half because he kept his promise to earn his GED. But according to Circuit Judge John C. Themelis, a courtroom clerk’s handwritten note instead set Lee free last month.  The city sheriff’s special operations team captured Lee three days later without a struggle. He had been serving a three-year sentence for assaulting a sheriff’s deputy.  Another prisoner who’d... More

Used car dealer sent to prison for drug dealing, faces deportation to Jamaica

A Jamaican national who listed himself as director of Charm City Motors was sentenced to almost 11 years in federal prison, with deportation likely to follow, for conspiring to deal cocaine and money laundering. Harrington Campbell, 34, said during his trial last month that he quit dealing drugs years ago, that his longtime business partner and former Northwestern High classmate tried to have him killed, and that a key witness against him lied. The witness was stabbed recently while serving a 12-year... More

Public search of private part nets $35,000 for drug suspect

A Baltimore man who police say they caught with a bag of drugs in his buttocks has scored a double victory: First prosecutors dropped the case, and now the city has agreed to pay $35,000 for his claim that his rights were violated. Police first stopped Elliott James White in May 2004 after noticing a “bulge” in his sweatpants when he rode past on a bike. He lifted his shirt to reveal a sub sandwich. The officers let him go, but later saw him reach into the back of his pants and hand something... More

Troopers haul sergeant’s foe to jail over poodles’ pooping

A state police sergeant and his wife had a neighbor arrested when she stepped into their Calvert County yard while walking her two dogs. The couple had frequently complained that her miniature poodles walked and sometimes piddled or pooped on their lawn.   State troopers put Linda Johnson in handcuffs and leg shackles for a trip to the Calvert County Detention Center, charging her with trespassing, harassment and disorderly conduct. She was released a few hours later. “What’s even crazier is... More

Five gang members shot on West Baltimore street

In another instance of gang-related violence in West Baltimore, five men were shot last month by a pair who jumped out of a car, opened fire, and fled. City police say the victims identified themselves as members of Treetop Piru, which is affiliated with the Bloods gangs. The five men had been walking near Edmondson and Claymont avenues. No motive for the attack was known. — The Sun  Read More →

Prosecutor pursues local hero for marijuana

Ranger Bob might lose his farm. Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly says it’s the duty of police and prosecutors to treat Bob Chance, 62, a longtime teacher, environmental activist, former Bel Air town commissioner and now a Christmas tree grower, like any other drug offender. So, they’ve charged him with intent to distribute marijuana and plan to seize his tree farm. More  Read More →

Thieves show no respect for lawmaker or his car

Rank has its privileges—or does it? When Del. Justin Ross went out to his driveway in Greenbelt to start his day, he found his Cadillac on cinderblocks with its tires and hubcaps gone. The car has official state House of Delegates license plates.  Read More →

Man accused of killing while out on bail, then again on probation

Baltimore police accused a city man of raping and killing a prostitute and nearly killing another between his guilty plea to dealing heroin and his sentencing in 2003. More  Read More →

Businessman admits cheating companies out of $2.3 million

A fax machine in the hands of an enterprising criminal can be worth millions. A Harford County businessman pleaded guilty in Baltimore to defrauding 71 companies of an estimated $2.3 million using bogus credit lines to buy products. More  Read More →

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