PIKESVILLE, MD—The number of vehicle thefts in Maryland has declined for the fourth straight year, authorities announced this week. However, work continues by the Maryland State Police, allied law enforcement agencies, and the Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council to reduce those rates even further in upcoming years. July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. In Maryland, a car is stolen […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—At its regularly scheduled meeting on June 13, the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee (BCRCC) formally voted to condemn ‘candidate Pat McDonough for the theft of an opponent’s campaign sign. Darren Badillo brought the accusation to the committee in May after he received photographic evidence of McDonough placing a Badillo sign in his vehicle. Badillo and McDonough are both […]
JOPPA, MD—Police in Harford County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a theft and burglary suspect. Between June 3 and June 4, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office investigated several thefts and a burglary in the Joppa area that are believed to involve the same individual. In each of these incidents, the suspect pictured stole items out of the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported over the past week. At just before 2 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, an individual attempted to break into a residence in the 9900-block of Berliner Place in Middle River (21220) via a window. At 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, an individual broke into a garage in the 7300-block […]
JOPPA, MD—Police in Harford County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a shoplifting suspect. At just before 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 24, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dollar General in the 500-block of Pulaski Highway (21085) for a report of a theft. Authorities determined that the suspect entered the store, placed childcare […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Friday, March 18 started out like any other day for Robert and Ginger Griffey. That all changed at around 7:30 a.m. when someone stole their van from their driveway in the 3800-block of Perryhurst Place (21236) in the Seven Courts community The suspect reportedly dumped a stolen Jeep on Perryoak Place prior to stealing the Griffeys’ van, which they […]
UPDATE: The family is asking neighbors to check their surveillance camera footage. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—A suspect is on the loose after stealing a van and crashing it in the Seven Courts community on Friday morning. At around 7:30a.m. on March 18, police say officers responded to the 3800-block of Perryhurst Place (21236) for a report of a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Nigerian national has been sentenced to prison for his part in a Maryland identity theft and mail fraud conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake has sentenced Samson A. Oguntuyi, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, to 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail fraud, bank fraud, […]