Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sterlin Matthews, 19, of the 1800 block of N. Bentalou St. is found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in Oct. 31, 2010, shooting of Dequan Burks and two others near the footbridge over the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
A Baltimore County Circuit Court jury found Sterlin Matthews, 19, guilty of the murder of Dequan Burks, who was 16 when he and three others were shot on the night of Oct. 31, 2010, near the pedestrian footbridge over the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, according to a release issued by State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger. According to the release, Burks had been with a group of teenagers for Halloween in Lansdowne. The group crossed a footbridge into Baltimore Highlands when shots were fired by Matthews, the release said. Burks and the two others were shot near the 100-block of Twin Circle Way, according to police. When police arrived on the scene, they found Burks lying on the sidewalk. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Matthews, of the…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Warrants have been executed against Internet cafes in Baltimore County.
UPDATE (1 p.m.)—Baltimore County police raided ten Internet cafes on Wednesday where they believe illegal gambling took place, police announced in a release. According to the release, detectives conducted a year-long investigation and found that the businesses were illegally using electronic gaming devices. Equipment was seized during the raid, starting at around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The 10 locations, by police precinct, include: Precinct 2/Woodlawn Precinct 6/Towson Precinct 9/White Marsh Precinct 11/Essex Precinct 12/North Point "At the direction of Police Chief James Johnson, detectives conducted a year-long investigation of these internet cafes. They established that the businesses were using electronic gaming devices in an illegal …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Victim declared dead at Shock Trauma after shooting on 3800 block of McDowell Ln.
A man was shot and killed on the 3400 block of McDowell Ln. in Baltimore Highlands shortly before midnight on Friday, according to police. At 11:46 p.m., Baltimore County police and fire personnel responded to the 3800 Block of McDowell Lane for a report of a shooting, police said in a release. Upon their arrival at the scene, they discovered an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound, the release said. He was transported to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he later died, according to the release. The Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit is investigating this incident. Police do not yet have a suspect in custody, according to officials. Police are asking anyone who may have information about this crime to contact the …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Three people accused of using stun gun to steal acquaintance's dog.
Three people have been charged in an Aug. 30 incident in which a stun gun was used as a weapon in an attempt to steal a puppy belonging to an acquaintance, according to police. At around 5:55 p.m., a 23-year-old woman who lives on the 3800 block of McDowell Lane was outside with her puppy when she was approached by a man and two women who attempted to take her pet, police said. One of the suspects produced a stun gun, but the weapon was not used on the victim, according to police. The suspects fled the scene when the victim resisted, but later returned and were arrested, police said. Charged with armed robbery were Cameron Elliott Wells, 22, of Brookeville, Md.; Jessica Vanessa Jackson, 21, of the 600 block of Bridgeview Rd. in Cherry Hill…
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Two officers are on routine administrative leave during the investigation of an Aug. 29 shooting of naked man with assault rifle.
Baltimore County police have identified the two officers involved in the shooting of a naked armed man at the Beltway Motel early Wednesday morning. According to police spokesperson Cpl. Cathleen Batton, Officer Kovacevich, a five-year veteran, and Officer Neal, a three-year veteran, are both are assigned to patrol units at Precinct 1/Wilkens. Both officers are on routine administrative leave during the investigation of the shooting, according to officials. Baltimore County police do not release the first names of officers in police-involved shootings per an agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Batton said. The suspect, a 42-year-old man who was reportedly firing an assault rifle from his second-floor room, remains hospitalized at…
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Autopsy reveals asphyxiation as the cause of death of a 17-year-old who was chased by a 9-year veteran police officer.
A 17-year-old Randallstown youth who died after fighting with an off-duty police officer on Wednesday night has been ruled the victim of homicide, according to officials. On Thursday afternoon, the medical examiner's office reported that the cause of death of Christopher Brown, of the 3900 block of Carthage Rd., was asphyxiation. The officer, who chased and fought with Brown, has been placed on routine administrative leave while incident is being investigated. Once the Baltimore County homicide unit has finished its investigation, the Baltimore County State's Attorney will determine whether the homicide was justified. According to police, the off-duty officer chased Brown after an incident at the policeman's house on Susanna Road. The …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
A Patch roundup of news from around Baltimore County.
Baltimore Co. Police to Halt DNA Collections of Suspects The immediate shift in policy comes just days after the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the practice was unconstitutional. FBI Asked to Investigate Possible Islamic Center Hate Crime The Council for American-Islamic Relations asks Baltimore FBI office to investigate possible hate crime in Riverview; police to step up patrols in area. PHOTOS: Metro Centre Construction Update The transit-oriented development site is graded, and construction of a building that will house a library and community college branch is on schedule. South Rolling Road Has New Speed Camera, Old Problems Speed humps are not an option; the state has looked at islands and adding more sidewalks. Halethorpe …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hearing for Theresa Monique Jefferson is postponed as Ebony Michelle Odoms faces charges in Oct. 8 assault.
A second person has been charged in the Oct. 8, 2011, incident at the Lansdowne Station Walmart in which a mixture of cleaning products were used in a fight that resulted in a haz-mat response and several bystanders sent to area hospitals oversome by fumes. Police charged Ebony Michelle Odoms, 27, of the 100-block of Brookberry Drive in Reisterstown, with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and malicious destruction of property. According to police, Theresa Monique Jefferson, followed Odoms and her boyfriend, Calvin Pannell, into the Walmart store in the 3600 block of Washington Boulevard. Parnell is Jefferson's former boyfriend and the father of her child that is the subject of a support dispute, according …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Ryan Jackson, 18, killed with hatchet, according to police.
Jasmine Mills knew something was wrong. Ryan Jackson, her childhood sweetheart and the father of their baby due at the end of this month, wasn’t answering his cell phone on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 12. After an appointment at the obstetrician’s office, the couple, both 18, returned to the house they shared with her family in the 800 block of Seckel Court in Lansdowne at around 2 p.m. The couple had lunch and then Jackson left around 3 p.m. “He said he was going to hang out with friends” and would be back "in a little while," Mills told Arbutus Patch. When Mills hadn’t heard from him by dinner, she began to worry. According to Baltimore County police reports, Mills called Jackson’s cell phone repeatedly between 8 p.m. and midnight, …
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