PARKVILLE, MD—Two reported members of the MS-13 gang on Thursday were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in Baltimore County Circuit Court for their part in the murder of a 21-year-old man in the Parkville area of Baltimore County in July of 2019. Hugo Portillo Chavez, 33, and Jonathan Escobar Hernandez, 21, had been convicted by a jury […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Maryland State Police Colonel Woodrow W. “Jerry” Jones, III on Thursday announced the indictments of 19 defendants for multiple charges, including participation in a criminal gang and conspiracy to distribute narcotics, as well as multiple drug kingpin, possession of a large volume of narcotics, and firearms-related counts. The investigation was led by […]
TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested five suspects in connection with the May 29 murder of 16-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Gonzalez-Ardon. The suspects are believed to be affiliated with the MS-13 gang and were already in custody at the Baltimore County Detention Center for other crimes. The following suspects were charged with first-degree murder and numerous related charges: Jonathan J. […]
UPDATE: Five MS-13 gang members have been arrested in connection with this murder. Original story below… —— TOWSON, MD—The body of a female discovered dead along a walking trail near Loch Raven Reservoir on Friday, May 29, has been identified. The Baltimore County Police Department says that the body, at first believed to be that of an adult female, is […]
UPDATE 5: Five MS-13 gang members have been arrested in connection with this murder. UPDATE 4: The body has been identified as that of a missing 16-year-old girl from New York. UPDATE 3: Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the victim. UPDATE 2: The location for this incident has been updated to Cockeysville (which is technically not […]
Greenbelt, MD—Maryland is the first District to announce a new nationwide FBI tipline, 1-866-STP-MS13 (1-866-787-6713), to gather information about the criminal activities of the MS-13 gang. To help publicize the tipline and encourage people who may have information about the gang to call, a Spanish-language public service announcement was also debuted on Tuesday. “This new tipline adds to our tool […]
PARKVILLE, MD – Police in Baltimore County announced on Thursday that they had made three additional arrests in connection with the death of Daniel Alejandro Alvarado Cuellar. Cueller’s body was found outside an apartment building on Loch Raven Boulevard July 31st. The three additional suspects have been identified as: Hugo Leonel Martinez-Vasquez, 22, of the 300-block of Limestone Valley Drive […]
UPDATE: Three additional suspects have been charged in connection with this case. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD – Seven suspects, including one juvenile charged as an adult, have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Daniel Alejandro Alvarado Cuellar, whose body was found in the grass near an apartment building on Loch Raven Boulevard on […]