BALTIMORE, MD—The man who used artificial intelligence to fake the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in a racist tirade last year has been arrested on child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Dazhon Darien, 32, of Baltimore, with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Maryland State Senate legislative aide has been charged with felony theft and unauthorized access to a computer system for stealing legislative scholarship funds, according to Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III. Esther Dikongue is accused of using her position to allocate $20,000 in scholarship funds from a state senator’s office to her own educational institution. The […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local robberies and two burglaries that were reported in recent days. At just before 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, an unknown suspect robbed someone of their property in the 1800-block of Taylor Avenue in Parkville (21234) before fleeing the scene. At just before 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, an armed suspect robbed […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Police Department detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with several recent dirt bike thefts. Keddric Anderson, 31, has been arrested following a series of dirt bike thefts that occurred between November 11 and December 22, 2024 in the Towson area. At least three of the thefts occurred after the victim and suspect arranged to meet through […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A stolen vehicle was recovered in the Nottingham area on Wednesday afternoon. At just after noon on January 8, 2025, detectives from Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) apprehended a suspect in a stolen vehicle at the Chick-fil-A located in the 8800-block of Belair Road (21236). The vehicle had been reported stolen from Anne Arundel County. No injuries were […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police in Baltimore County recovered a stolen vehicle in the Nottingham area overnight. At just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, an officer observed a stolen vehicle in the area of Perry Hall Boulevard and Silver Spring Road (21236). The officer followed the vehicle for a short time before all occupants fled on foot. At this time, no […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that former state employee Shanell Angelia West, 46, of Essex, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for felony theft and insurance fraud. The charges stemmed from her actions during and after her 18-month employment with the Maryland Department of Labor. Judge Robert E. Cahill, Jr., of the Circuit Court for Baltimore […]
JOPPA, MD— Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies, with the aid of advanced drone technology, have successfully apprehended two juveniles following a series of vehicle break-ins in Abingdon and Joppa. At just after 4:15 a.m. on Monday, November 25, deputies responded to Deep Well Court in Abingdon for reports of thefts from vehicles, discovering that 21 vehicles had been rummaged through. […]