Baltimore County dirt bike theft suspect arrested

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 […]

Stolen vehicle recovered on Belair Road, suspect arrested [VIDEO]

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 […]

Former state employee from Essex sentenced to jail for felony theft, insurance fraud

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 […]

Police in Harford County use drones to catch theft-from-vehicle suspects

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. […]

Attorney General Brown announces charges against 4 individuals for ‘flash mob’ robberies in Baltimore County, across Maryland

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 […]

Harford County man posing as home improvement contractor arrested for theft scheme targeting seniors

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 […]

Police use drone to catch Fallston thief

FALLSTON, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office recently utilized a drone to capture a thief in the Fallston area. On Friday morning, November 8, 2024, deputies were dispatched to the 2100-block of Albrook Court for a report of someone trespassing through private property. Authorities say the area had recently been victimized by someone going through vehicles to steal items. In an […]