After receiving multiple calls on Thursday from people as far away as Hawaii, Maryland State Police investigators are making it known that unknown suspects are apparently using a web-based service to make prank calls throughout the country that appear as if they are from the State Police Criminal Enforcement Division. Some people are reporting they received an automated message informing […]
Sergeant Wayne Earl Jenkins, 37, of Middle River, pleaded guilty this week to one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of racketeering, two counts of robbery, one count of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in a federal investigation, and four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Jenkins joined the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) on February 20, […]
Police in Baltimore County are attempting to identify a burglary suspect. On November 26, 2017, an individual or individuals burglarized a house in the 1900 block of Edgewood Road in Parkville (21234). During the burglary, the suspects stole the victim’s purse and other personal belongings. Detectives have determined that just after the burglary, the victim’s credit card was used at […]
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Robin Summers-Grace, 50, of Baltimore, to 42 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Summers-Grace’s co-conspirator, Joseph Pauling, 40, of Essex, was sentenced to 6 years in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. Judge Hollander ordered both defendants to […]
A Nottingham woman was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday in connection with wire fraud and bank embezzlement charges. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Melissa Strohman, 54, to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a six-year scheme to steal over $1.8 million from bank customers at Hopkins Federal Savings Bank, […]
Baltimore, Maryland – On Monday, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Muhammad Sarmad, 41, of Nottingham, to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash. At the sentencing, the judge also ordered that […]
The Baltimore County Police Department and Maryland State Police are attempting to identify the suspect pictured here. On March 23, this suspect used a fraudulent credit card at multiple businesses in the Martin Plaza Shopping Center in the Middle River area. He was seen leaving the area in a silver Chevrolet Equinox. Anyone with information on this identity of this […]
UPDATE, 5/13/2017: Strohman has been sentenced to prison – details here. UPDATE, 1/26/2017: Strohman has pleaded guilty to the charges. She will be sentenced in May. Original story below… —— A Nottingham woman is facing federal charges of wire fraud and bank embezzlement, arising from a six-year scheme to steal over $1.8 million from bank customers at the bank where she […]