BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 42 counts of animal cruelty following the seizure of 83 dogs from his property in May. Robert Conley will serve 3 years of supervised probation and is ordered to pay $12,000 restitution to the Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS) during his […]
UPDATE: Robert Conley has been sentenced to prison in connection with this case. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with 178 counts of animal cruelty after 83 dogs were seized from his property in May. The State’s Attorney’s Office says a warrant for Robert Conley was sent out for animal cruelty on May 23 […]
ESSEX, MD—A two-alarm home explosion that occurred in Essex last month has been ruled an arson by Baltimore County fire investigators. On Monday, May 6, investigators with the Baltimore County Police Department arrested 52-year-old Michael Greensfelder in connection to the home explosion that occurred in the unit block of Crafton Road (21221) at just after 11 p.m. on April 20, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Two Middle River residents have been indicted on 63 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, animal cruelty, and failure to provide food, drink, and care after police discovered 74 dead cats and rescued 150 live cats and other animals from inside their home. Garriott J. Cox, 53, and Pamela Arrington, 51, of the 10000-block of Bird River Road (21220), […]
The man who beat a small dog to death with a glass bottle in March has been arrested. Jerome Irvin Leudtke Jr. was located and arrested by detectives at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police believe Leudtke shaved his head in an effort to avoid apprehension. He remains incarcerated at the Baltimore County Detention Center, charged with aggravated cruelty to […]
UPDATE: Luedtke has been taken into custody – details here. Original story below… —— Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Jerome Irvin Luedtke Jr., 33, wanted on animal cruelty charges for beating a small dog to death with a glass bottle. On January 13, police were called to Pet ER on Cromwell Bridge Road when Luedtke and […]
Preventing animal cruelty is quickly becoming a top priority in Baltimore County. Just one day after Council Members David Marks and Tom Quirk announced that they were introducing legislation to tighten the county’s animal welfare statute, officials announced on Thursday that Baltimore County would be creating a dedicated animal abuse unit within the Baltimore County Police Department. “In response to […]