Monday, March 18, 2013
The two are suspected in a rash of additional burglaries around the county.
Howard County police Friday announced they arrested two men who they believe may be responsible for burglaries across Howard County. Police have been investigating residential burglaries in Ellicott City, Elkridge, Marriottsville, Clarksville and Sykesville since January. During the investigation, police learned that a witness reported seeing a gold Mazda Protégé in her driveway. She noted the license plate number and reported it to police. Police say the information led them to 40-year-old Christopher Michael Kelly of Columbia and 29-year-old Luther Danny Davidson of West Friendship. On March 14, police saw the Mazda in a driveway on the 3700 Block of Ligon Drive in Ellicott City. Police saw Davidson was in the driver's seat and Kelly …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Robert W. Stone, who was indicted on burglary charges in December, faces charges related to additional burglaries.
A man already charged in a string of burglaries in Howard County faces more burglary charges after an investigation involving a stakeout, a helicopter search and DNA evidence, according to court records. Robert W. Stone, of the 10300 block of Daystar Court in Columbia, was indicted this week on burglary, car theft and other charges in connection with incidents in Columbia and Ellicott City. Stone is charged with stealing a minivan and an SUV in Ellicott City, as well as burglarizing residences on Dorsch Farm Road and Brampton Parkway in Ellicott City and Pemberton Court in Columbia. According to court documents, police were investigating the theft of a van stolen in September from Dorsch Farm Road in Ellicott City. They found the van in …
Monday, January 28, 2013
One 13-year-old, two 14-year-olds and a 17-year-old are believed to be involved with a string of burglaries that began in November, police said.
Four Columbia teens were charged this week in a string of 16 commercial burglaries at Howard County businesses, including a recent jewelry store burglary in which a neighboring business had its wall sledgehammered to gain entry. Of those charged, one is 13-years-old, two are 14, and one is 17, according to police. Police said the juveniles colluded with Charles Rodriguez, a 24-year-old Columbia man, who was charged with selling their stolen merchandise after one of the incidents. Police said they believe the teens are responsible for a Jan. 22 burglary in which the suspects broke a back window at Concentra Urgent Care on Dobbin Road, then sledgehammered through a wall of the business to enter J&D Jewelry, where they stole an undetermined…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Police said a man believed to be involved in a string of Ellicott City cat burglaries was arrested after attempting to hide in a dumpster on Tamar Drive in Columbia.
Police said a man suspected in a string of Ellicott City cat burglaries was arrested this week hiding in a dumpster on Tamar Drive in Columbia as he attempted to flee the scene of a burglary. Cornelius Antonio McRae, 23, of Baltimore, was charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft and assault, police said. Police said they spotted McRae near the 8100 block of Tamar Drive on Jan. 6, near the site of a burglary that had just been committed. Police said they were in the area after they had located an unoccupied stolen 2013 silver Honda Pilot, which they determined McRae had been driving. Police reported they saw McRae carrying a pink purse, similar to one reported stolen in the Tamar burglary. McRae ran when police approached, but …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Joseph Baumgarten, 40, and Dianna Marketti, 30, are wanted after failing to appear at a bail hearing.
Howard County Police have released the mugshots of the two suspects wanted in a string of door kick-in burglaries throughout Howard County. Joseph Leo Baumgarten, of Pasadena, and Dianna Marketti, of Dundalk, were arrested on Oct. 4 after police said they tracked them down through a set of stolen Batlimore Ravens tickets. The two were charged with 25 counts each related to four daytime door kick-in burglaries and suspected in ten other burglaries that occurred in September, according to police. However, a court commissioner, Oreon W. Pinkston II, set the bail for Marketti and Baumgarten at $15,000 on Oct. 5 and both posted it that day. On Nov. 15, the two suspects failed to appear at a bond hearing scheduled to adjust their bail, …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Police said the duo stole more than $22,000 in firearms, jewelry and electronics.
The day after two suspected burglars were arrested and accused of of stealing more than $22,000 in firearms, jewelry and electronics from at least four Howard County residences, they were released on $15,000 bail, court officials said this week. Howard County prosecutors said they tried to increase the bond, but without success. “I don’t believe $15,000 would be the first number that came to mind,” said Natasha M. Byus, the Howard County assistant state’s attorney handling the case. “I did not have an opportunity to speak with the commissioner before the bond was set.” Both Joseph Leo Baumgarten, 40, and Dianna Lynn Marketti, 30, posted the full bail on Oct. 5 after being charged with 25 counts each, including first-, second- and fourth…
Thursday, September 27, 2012
A string of kick-in burglaries around Howard County have led police to ask residents to be vigilant.
A string of daytime burglaries in Howard County in which doors have been kicked in has prompted the following police warnings: Use your dead bolt, hide your valuables in unexpected places and report any suspicious activity. The burglaries began on Monday, with seven daytime burglaries at residences in Ellicott City, Columbia and Clarksville, according to police, then continued with one in Elkridge on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday in Ellicott City and Woodbine. The suspect is believed to first knock on the door of the home to determine if anyone is home, and then kick the door in to gain entry, according to police. Once inside, the suspect reportedly steals jewelry, cash and electronics. Police are urging residents to call 911 and …
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2:18 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
You can't blamed it on parents, these kids are out of control. My 14 yrs old girl sneaked out at nights when I'm asleep. I'm a divorced mom, and also a working mom. The laws need to be toughter on kids. Also it's an epidemic in this country where kids get away with alot of crime because they're young. Law have to be tough on them now instead of later because their crimes will be bigger ones, like… more ›