Crime & Safety
Catonsville Crime: 28 Cars Vandalized in Oakcrest
The following information is provided by the Baltimore County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following information is compiled from police reports filed in Precinct One/Wilkens of the Baltimore County Police Department.
Destruction of property: Between 10 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 7 a.m. on Sept 3. At least 28 cars were damaged in the Oakcrest neighborhood on the streets of Glenmore and Midvale avenues. Suspects slashed tires, scratched paint and damaged side-view mirrors.
Armed robbery: At 12:05 a.m. on August 29. Suspect walked into Shirley's Family Diner, located at 5600 Baltimore National Pike, displayed a handgun and demanded money. Police described the suspect as man, 6 feet 3 inches tall with a medium build. He wore a blue fisherman's hat, a blue shirt with an Adidas logo and grey pants. He drove a black Ford Expedition.
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Fourth-degree burglary: Between 8 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 2. Suspect entered the backyard of a home on the unit block of Keen Valley Road and stole two bikes.
Fourth-degree burglary: Between August 18 and Sept. 1. Suspect entered fenced-in yard and removed a lawn mower and a weed wacker from a home on the 6600 block of Kilmarnoch Drive.
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First-degree burglary: Between 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 1. Suspect forced open the front door of a home on the 100 block of Sanford Avenue and a stole a Nintendo Wii, a laptop, video games and a BB gun.
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