Monday, May 20, 2013
The robber forced a woman in her car at gunpoint and had her drive to an alley.
A robber stole money, a phone and keys from an Arbutus woman after forcing her into her car at gunpoint. Police patrolled and sent a K-9 unit to the scene, the 5400 block of Dolores Avenue, after the call came in at 11:28 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, according to Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Julia Hardgrove. A robber approached a 38-year-old woman while she was removing things from her vehicle and pointed a handgun at her back. He told her to get into her vehicle and drive, according to a police report. The woman drove to an alley, and took the woman’s cell phone, money and car keys. He got out of the car and ran down the alley, according to police. Police were not able to located the suspect, the report said.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department, covering Catonsville and Arbutus. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Burger King was burgled last week, and only a fountain drink was stolen. At 4:55 a.m., a burglar came in through a window at 3840 Washington Blvd. in Arbutus, made a fountain drink and left. The suspect is described as a white male, ages 25-35. He is 5-foot-10 and weighs 170 pounds. He wore a white hoodie, bluejeans and carried a white book bag. Arbutus Lorena Avenue. 3200 block. Between 6:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. May 8. A burglar took brake roters and stainless steel from a back yard. Arlington Avenue. 1700 block. Between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. May 6. A burglar came into a home through an open kitchen door and stole DVDs, jewelry, a purse, checkbook, iPod, cameras and a laptop computer. Weddel Avenue. 1100 block. Between 9:30 p.m. May 6 and 10 a.…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department's Wilkens precinct. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Arbutus Old Washington Boulevard. 4100 block. Between 7 p.m. May 2 and 5 p.m. May 3. A burglar took a lawnmower, generator and dump cart from a shed. Catonsville Overbrook Road. Unit block. Between mid-April and 6 p.m. May 2. A burglar came into a detached garage and stole two bicycles. There were no signs of forced entry. Edmondson Ave. 5800 block. Between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 30. A burglar broke a sliding glass door lock to get into a home and steal TVs; video game consoles, games and controllers; a laptop computer and cash. Edmondson Ave. 5800 block, at a different home. Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 30. A burglar broke a window out of a rear door and stole two TVs, a two video gaming systems, controllerss and games, a laptop …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department's Wilkens precinct. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
A juvenile was arrested Wednesday after being charged with fourth-degree burglary of an Arbutus home. At 5:10 p.m., a woman who resides in the 5600 block of Selford Road, heard a knocking sound and found the burglar inside her home, according to a report by Baltimore County police. The burglar had come in through the back, sliding door, and then left, the report states. The suspect is allegedly a "friend of the victim's stepson," and was later arrested.
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5600 Selford Rd, Arbutus, MD
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Violent crime was down nearly 20 percent compared to the five-year average, according to police statistics released Wednesday.
The Wilkens precinct is one of nine Baltimore County police precincts that saw across-the-board drops in crime in 2012 compared to the five-year average. According to statistics released Wednesday, 2012 incidents of Part I violent crime—including homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault—were 18.8 percent below the five-year average. That makes the second largest such drop in the county, behind Woodlawn precinct. Overall Part I crime, including arsons, thefts and burglaries, was down 11.6 percent compared to the five-year average. Overall crime was down 8.2 percent compared to the average. "These are some of the best numbers I've seen in my career," police Chief Jim Johnson said of the countywide figures. "You have to go back 30 years…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department's Wilkens Precinct. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Robbers reportedly came up to a boy in Lansdowne, and stole his cell phone. At 5 p.m. April 24, two males came up behind him at 5th Avenue and Bero Road, forced the phone from his hand, and ran. Arbutus Washington Boulevard. 3612. Between 5:15 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burglars cut a fence at Donald B. Rice Tire Co. and stole a pile of 20 auto parts that were to be scrapped. Brady Avenue. 1963. Pike Electric. At 3:55 a.m. April 23. Burglars took copper wire from a fenced lot. Catonsville Baltimore National Pike. 5500 block. Between 9:55 p.m. and 10:05 p.m. Sunday. A robber came up to a victim and said "give me that phone," a report states. The robber grabbed the phone, pushed the victim and fled. Police did not provide information …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Each victim was shot multiple times at about 10 p.m. Friday.
Two people were shot multiple times Friday night in the 2900 block of Bero Road in Lansdowne. At about 10 p.m., two suspects wearing masks shot the victims and ran, according to a news release by Baltimore County police. The victims are in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma, the release states. Anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.
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2900 Bero Rd, Lansdowne, MD
A double-shooting was reported in this block April 27, 2013.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Burbank Court, 400 block. Between 3:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., Apr. 1. Someone entered a home by unknown means and took a PlayStation 3, games and a key. Park Drive, 3900 block. Between noon, Mar. 23 and 2 p.m., Apr. 2. At Southwest Area Park, someone cut the lock to a back door and took a power washer, a leaf blower, a copper pipe and a hose. McDowell Lane, 3800 block. Between 5:30 p.m., Apr. 1 and 6 p.m., Apr. 2. Someone pried a home's back door and took a 29-inch flatscreen television, an Xbox 360 and a game. Transway Road, 3300 block. Between 1:30 p.m., Mar. 30 and 5 a.m., Apr. 1. At Cockey's Enterprises, someone cut a padlock and took $500. West Drive, 4100 block. Between 5 p.m., Apr. 2 and 8:30 a.m., Apr. 3. Someone broke a rear window …
Friday, November 9, 2012
William Justin Campbell, 25, Kenyon Travis Waller, 22, are "two extremely dangerous people," said Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson.
Two men facing charges for the rape of two women abducted from Catonsville bus stops have been linked to six other violent crimes—and may be responsible for additional crimes, according to Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson. William Justin Campbell, 25, and Kenyon Travis Waller, 22, "are responsible for a crime spree that dates back to at least August 11th of this year" and ended when they were apprehended on Oct. 1 and charged with robbery, kidnapping, rape and sexual assault, Johnson said at a press briefing at Baltimore City Police headquarters. Campbell and Waller are "two extremely dangerous people" who committed violent crimes against eleven victims—mostly young women and students at local colleges, according to Johnson. "…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Two suspects take purse from 40-year-old woman waiting for bus near Wilkens Beltway Plaza.
A 40-year-old woman was robbed of her purse on Oct. 26 while waiting for a bus at Wilkens Avenue and Maiden Choice Lane near Wilkens Beltway Plaza, according to a police report. At around 6:15, the woman was waiting for the bus when two teenage male suspects walked past and said hello, the report said. When the woman turned around, the suspects pushed the woman against a fence and took her purse, according to the report. The suspects ran down College Avenue to the rear of the 4400 block of Alan Drive, where they took the money and identification out of the victim's wallet and left the purse, the report said.
Sanchez
10:06 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Apparently Mr Shapiro cannot defend his omissions. more ›