MILLERSVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 7-year-old boy in Anne Arundel County on Sunday night. The boy, who was a rear passenger in a 2011 Mazda 3, died after he was ejected from the vehicle and struck by another car. Police said the crash occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Interstate 97 north […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the indictments of four individuals for their roles in a criminal organization responsible for approximately $800,000 in retail burglaries and thefts across at least six jurisdictions in Maryland. The investigation was led by the Gaithersburg and Montgomery County Police Departments. “Organized retail crimes are not victimless. Stealing hundreds of thousands of […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—Baltimore County police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Saturday night, November 23, in the 5700-block of Baltimore National Pike (21228). Officers responded to the area around 9:45 p.m. after reports of gunfire. They found a 31-year-old man outside with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. Detectives urge anyone with […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced the guilty plea of Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, before the Honorable Brett R. Wilson of the Circuit Court for Washington County. Leach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance–cocaine, and receiving the earnings of a prostitute. The investigation identified at least […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 42-year-old Russian national, was extradited from South Korea to face charges related to his alleged role in the Phobos ransomware scheme. He made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on November 4th. The Justice Department alleges that Ptitsyn served as a key administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, overseeing the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore City judge has sentenced Ameer Gittens to life plus 15 years, with the first five years without the possibility of parole. The sentence will be served consecutively to the sentence he is currently serving for a Baltimore County homicide case. Gittens is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 50 years for the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Federal authorities have charged two Maryland men with conspiracy to commit odometer tampering and securities fraud, alleging they sold hundreds of vehicles with falsely lowered odometers. Jerry John Mathins, 50, of Laurel, and Braysean Owens, 23, of Baltimore, were indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said in a news release. […]
BEL AIR, MD—A Harford County man is facing charges after allegedly defrauding senior citizens in the area, offering unnecessary home repairs and presenting forged documents to scare them into paying for his services, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. David Anthony Desell, 33, of Bel Air, is charged with 12 criminal counts, including passing forged documents, theft scheme under […]