Maryland aide charged in $20K theft of legislative scholarship funds

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Maryland State Senate legislative aide has been charged with felony theft and unauthorized access to a computer system for stealing legislative scholarship funds, according to Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III. Esther Dikongue is accused of using her position to allocate $20,000 in scholarship funds from a state senator’s office to her own educational institution. The […]

Police investigating three local robberies, two burglaries

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local robberies and two burglaries that were reported in recent days. At just before 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, an unknown suspect robbed someone of their property in the 1800-block of Taylor Avenue in Parkville (21234) before fleeing the scene. At just before 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, an armed suspect robbed […]

Baltimore County dirt bike theft suspect arrested

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Police Department detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with several recent dirt bike thefts. Keddric Anderson, 31, has been arrested following a series of dirt bike thefts that occurred between November 11 and December 22, 2024 in the Towson area. At least three of the thefts occurred after the victim and suspect arranged to meet through […]

Stolen vehicle recovered on Belair Road, suspect arrested [VIDEO]

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A stolen vehicle was recovered in the Nottingham area on Wednesday afternoon. At just after noon on January 8, 2025, detectives from Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) apprehended a suspect in a stolen vehicle at the Chick-fil-A located in the 8800-block of Belair Road (21236). The vehicle had been reported stolen from Anne Arundel County. No injuries were […]

Former state employee from Essex sentenced to jail for felony theft, insurance fraud

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that former state employee Shanell Angelia West, 46, of Essex, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for felony theft and insurance fraud. The charges stemmed from her actions during and after her 18-month employment with the Maryland Department of Labor. Judge Robert E. Cahill, Jr., of the Circuit Court for Baltimore […]

Police in Harford County use drones to catch theft-from-vehicle suspects

JOPPA, MD— Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies, with the aid of advanced drone technology, have successfully apprehended two juveniles following a series of vehicle break-ins in Abingdon and Joppa. At just after 4:15 a.m. on Monday, November 25, deputies responded to Deep Well Court in Abingdon for reports of thefts from vehicles, discovering that 21 vehicles had been rummaged through. […]

Attorney General Brown announces charges against 4 individuals for ‘flash mob’ robberies in Baltimore County, across Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the indictments of four individuals for their roles in a criminal organization responsible for approximately $800,000 in retail burglaries and thefts across at least six jurisdictions in Maryland. The investigation was led by the Gaithersburg and Montgomery County Police Departments. “Organized retail crimes are not victimless. Stealing hundreds of thousands of […]