ESSEX, MD—The aunt of two children that were found deceased during an Essex traffic stop in 2021 has been sentenced to prison. A Baltimore County judge has sentenced Nicole M. Johnson to life in prison, with all but 50 years suspended. At just after 11 p.m. on July 28, officers conducted a traffic stop on Eastern Boulevard near Wagners Lane […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The US Department of Justice announced the unsealing of criminal charges against two Russian nationals, Roman Berezhnoy, 33, and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 39, this week. They are accused of operating a cybercrime group that used Phobos ransomware to attack over 1,000 organizations worldwide, earning more than $16 million in ransom payments. Berezhnoy and Glebov are alleged to have been […]
UPDATE: The two suspects have been sentenced to life in prison. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Rosedale man and a Middle River man were convicted of murder on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 in connection with a shooting death that occurred in Middle River in 2022. Deandre Antoine Wright, 21, of Rosedale, and Demetris Tyron Hollis, 20, of Middle River […]
BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested an Uzbekistani native convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Owings Mills on February 4, 2025. Islom Gaziev, 65, had been convicted of fourth-degree sex offense in Carroll County in 2024. He entered the United States legally in October 2015 via John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. He later violated […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local robberies that were reported in recent days. At around 2 a.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2025, multiple armed suspects robbed someone of their property in the unit block of Dundas Court in Parkville (21234). At just before 9:30 p.m. on Monday, January 27, a suspect robbed someone in the 6300-block of Kenwood Avenue in […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A local restaurant was burglarized overnight and the owner’s are asking for help in identifying the suspect. Massoni’s Italian Restaurant, located at 8833 Belair Road (21236), was burglarized during the early morning hours on Monday, February 10, 2025. The suspect was caught on video. “Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Massoni’s was burglarized. An early morning alarm alerted […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member convicted of possessing a loaded handgun was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. German Ronal Del Cid Carranza, 33, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on February 4, 2025 after he was arrested by Prince George’s County Police in Sept. 2022. Del Cid was convicted […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the White Marsh area on Saturday. At around 5:45 a.m. on February 8, 2025, officers responded to the 11000-block of Pulaski Highway (21162) for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they located a 43-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim was transported by ambulance to […]