ESSEX, MD—An Essex man has been sentenced to prison on drug distribution charges. On Thursday, Joel William Hammond, 35, Essex, was sentenced to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. According to his guilty plea, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force undertook an […]
GREENBELT, MD—Justin Ryan Best, age 46, of Laurel, Maryland, this week pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge James R. Mancuso of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; and Special Agent in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division is warning Maryland residents of an attempted phishing scam involving direct deposit and payroll. Officials say a local payroll manager was contacted via email by someone impersonating an actual employee and asking for their bank account information for direct deposit to be changed. In fact, the scammer used a fake email to contact […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury on Tuesday returned an indictment charging a Baltimore County police officer with accepting bribes. William R. Johnson, Jr., age 32, of Baltimore, has been charged with honest services wire fraud, for allegedly seeking and accepting bribes and kickbacks to falsely certify that applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses (HQL) and wear and carry permits (CCW) […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Police have released additional information on Monday evening’s shooting at the Welcome Inn. On October 25, detectives responded to the 8700-block of Loch Bend Drive (21234) in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. A short time later, officers responded to the 8600-block of Loch Raven Boulevard for a […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Police say a driver in Perry Hall was arrested on Monday after nearly running over fire department personnel. The incident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on October 25 when the driver of a vehicle in the 4200-block of Silver Spring Road (21128) failed to obey a police officer’s order and fled the scene. The driver went into reverse and […]
PARKVILLE. MD—A Parkville resident was able to walk away after foiling a robbery attempt overnight. The incident occurred at just after midnight early Tuesday morning in the area of Woodside Avenue at Wilson Avenue (21234). Police say the suspect assaulted the victim, then demanded money. The victim fought back and was able to walk away. Authorities say no property was stolen. No […]
UPDATE 2: A suspect has been arrested in connection with this case. UPDATE: The victim in this case has been identified as 21-year-old Barry Ransom of Philadelphia, Pa. Original story below… ———- TOWSON, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Towson on Monday night. At just before 10:30 p.m., officers responded to […]