BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, federal authorities announced. Marvin Deboulet, 51, of Catonsville, joined the U.S. Army in February 2010 and began basic training on May 5, 2010, per his guilty plea. On Dec. 2, 2010, […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, a burglary, and three robberies that were reported over the past week. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, multiple armed suspects robbed victims in the 1700-block of Chesaco Avenue in Rosedale (21237) before fleeing. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, a suspect robbed someone in the 8600-block of Old […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Pet owners in Maryland are being warned about a cruel scam that preys on their love for their furry friends. Scammers are posing as animal shelter employees and using social media to deceive people searching for their lost pets. The scheme involves using caller ID spoofing technology to make it appear as though calls are coming from legitimate shelters […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Police Department detectives have arrested and charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Nottingham area in March. Cameron Cason, 18, was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old boy, police said. Officers found the teen with at least one gunshot wound when they […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Salvadoran national, who is an illegal immigrant and MS-13 gang member, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maryland this week. Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez, a 26-year-old Salvadoran national, was arrested in Gaithersburg on Monday, May 12, 2925 by ICE after he was convicted of attempted motor vehicle theft in April. Amaya-Benitez is a validated MS-13 gang […]
ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday evening. At around 9:30 p.m. on May 15, 2025, officers responded to a call for a missing “suicidal subject.” When authorities located the subject in the 1000-block of Pine Road (21221), he was armed with a knife. Officers ordered the individual to drop the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the findings of an independent audit of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) on Thursday, revealing significant discrepancies in death classifications and systemic deficiencies in autopsy documentation. The 70-page report (PDF), initiated in 2021, examined 87 deaths that occurred during or shortly after restraint. In a shocking finding, the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An Afghan national convicted of second-degree assault was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland on May 13, the agency announced. Javid Ahmadi, 27, was arrested by ICE in Elkridge after serving a sentence for second-degree assault in Maryland. Ahmadi was initially apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol near San Ysidro, California on October 10, 2023, […]