Thursday, May 9, 2013
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Columbia Residential burglary A resident of the 7500 block of Broken Staff reported her Apple MacBook was stolen on April 26 between 1 and 5:30 p.m. According to police, there was no sign of forced entry. Police say a resident of the 5400 block of Columbia Road lost his keys sometime between April 27 and May 2. His keychain had his address and phone number on it. On May 2, the resident found his keys on the floor of his home, just inside the front door. He reported several items missing, including cameras, purses, jewelry and a laptop. The alarm was sounding when a resident returned home to the 10900 block of Trotting Ridge Way on May 6 at about 5:30 p.m., according to police. The resident noted that the side door was open, but nothing …
The IRS says a DC police officer rented an apartment that was used as a meeting place for members of a national drug ring.
A member of a cross-country drug syndicate was using narcotics money to pay rent on an apartment in Elkridge that served as a gathering place for illicit activities, according to a complaint filed by the IRS. Jared Weinberg, 28, faces charges in a Pennsylvania court for filing false tax returns and money laundering. He is one of several people named - including his father - in connection with the drug ring that saw cocaine being trafficked from California to Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to investigators. According to the affidavit, Weinberg rented an apartment at 6241 Greenfield Road from July 2009 to May 2010. When he applied for the apartment, Weinberg said he worked full-time at EDI Business Group Ltd., earning $55,000 a year…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Federal authorities say the gang members have been operating in Howard County for three years.
Nearly 20 alleged members of the Howard County Bloods gang were indicted Wednesday on federal racketeering charges after 25 search warrants were executed across the county, including in Elkridge, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. Two of the alleged Bloods members and three additional people were also charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. “The indictment unsealed today shows that no community is immune to gang and drug activity, but it also demonstrates our commitment to ridding our neighborhoods of this criminal element,” Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon said in a statement. “That’s why I have made our participation in this task force a priority and I am …
Michael McKenny pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Howard County Circuit Court.
A Howard County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to secretly videotaping two women inside their Ellicott City condominium and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Police arrested Columbia resident Michael Stephen McKenny in October of 2012 after investigating a hidden camera found inside a Montgomery Run Road condo in Ellicott City. The investigation began in September when a 29-year-old Ellicott City woman told police she found a hidden camera in her bedroom that was focused on her bathroom. According to charging documents, the camera, which began recording when it detected movement, secretly recorded the 29-year-old and a 30-year-old roommate in their bedrooms and bathrooms. Police determined McKenny first entered the condo on June 26, then …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A total of seven will be honored at the ceremony Tuesday in Ellicott City.
On Tuesday, Howard County police and government officials will honor seven police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The ceremony in Ellicott City, in conjunction with National Police Week, will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Howard County Police Headquarters Memorial Courtyard and Garden, 3410 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City. According to a news release, the fallen officers honored will be: Additionally, for Police Week, Howard County officers will conduct a Memorial Ride Tuesday between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the various sites where the seven fallen officers had died, according to a release. Related: Fallen Trooper Shaft Hunter Memorialized on I-95 Deterring the distracted driver Fallen in the Line of Duty: Howard County …
Monday, May 6, 2013
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Elkridge Commercial burglary Someone stole copper piping from a Ryan Homes construction site on the 6100 block of South Meyer Drive sometime between April 26 and April 3, according to police. There were no signs of forced entry. Police say someone threw a rock through a window at Crazy Ray’s, on the 8100 block of Washington Boulevard on May 3 at about 11:30 p.m. Someone entered the business, according to police, but nothing was reported stolen. A handgun and several electronic items were stolen from a home on the 7000 block of Ducketts Lane on May 5, according to police. Police say that sometime between 6 and 10 p.m., someone entered the home through an unlocked door. Ellicott City Residential burglary Someone entered a home on the 3500 …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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By Patch Staff A robbery stuns Cartier shoppers on a quiet mid-morning, an investigation into a county police force and just one question: Which Maryland county has a lot of "excessive drinkers?" Headlines from 48 Patch sites across Maryland: Gov. O'Malley Signs Law to Take Away Death Penalty, Politicians Move to Bring it Back Maryland is now the 18th state to abolish the death penalty but a bipartisan group of elected officials says the threat of terrorism is an incentive to reverse that move. Del. Ron George to Make Bid for Governor's Office Del. Ron George, an Anne Arundel County Republican, says he plans to start campaigning in June for the 2014 race. Columbia Native Jayson Blair Reflects on Resignation from New York Times "I'm …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Police say the woman had just moved to the area.
Howard County Police are asking for help after a woman was found shot to death in a car in Columbia Saturday, according to a statement released by police. Someone called police at about 9 a.m. after seeing a woman who “appeared to be injured” in a car on the 9600 block of Basket Ring Road, according to police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn. When police arrived, they found Deborah Castellano, 47, dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a Toyota Corolla parked in parking lot, according to Llewellyn. Police say they think Castellano had recently moved to the area and was living in the apartment building near where she was shot. Investigators do not yet have a suspect or a motive and are asking anyone with information to call at 410-313-STOP. …
Friday, May 3, 2013
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Elkridge Commercial burglary Someone stole gasoline from multiple tanks at Alban in the 6300 block of Old Washington Road sometime between April 25 and May 1. Ellicott City Residential burglary Cash, a laptop, silver cutlery and jewelry were taken from a bedroom, which was ransacked, at a residence in the 4200 block of Bright Bay Way sometime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 30. Someone gained entry by breaking a first floor rear glass door. Commercial break-in Someone broke into Mr. Electron in the 9100 block of Annapolis Road by removing the hinges from the door overnight on May 1. A computer appeared to be tampered with, but nothing was missing. Commercial break-in A door was forced open at Atlantic Masonry in the 9100 block of …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
This information was supplied by the Howard County Police Department.
Elkridge Burglary Someone broke into a home on the 5900 block of Old Washington Blvd. late the night of April 25 or early the next morning, according to police. The burglar forced open a back door and stole two bags that were hanging on the wall, within arms reach of the door. One of the bags was a purse; the other, the resident’s lunch. Ellicott City Burglary A resident returned home to the 8900 block of Town and Country on April 19 to find the front door had been unlocked, according to police. There were no signs of forced entry, but jewelry and sunglasses were reported stolen. Someone broke into a home on the 3300 block of Coventry Court Drive on April 29 between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. by prying open a basement door, according to police. …
Polly
11:30 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
Thanks for clarifying that Brandie. Convoluted is an understatement and I'm sure there will be more to come on this issue. more ›