Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
10 people charged in Northeast Baltimore drug ring selling heroin, fentanyl and cocaine
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/23/10-people-charged-northeast-baltimore-drug-ring/ Ten people have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking organization in Northeast Baltimore, the city’s State’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Police started investigating a group called “4200” selling cocaine, heroin and fentanyl near the 4300 block of Belair Road in Belair-Parkside and the 4200 block of Nicholas Avenue in…
Read MoreUS violent crime decreased in 2023, hate crimes rose, FBI reports
Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released on Monday. The report collects crime data from more than 16,000 state and local law enforcement agencies who collectively represent about 85% of the FBI’s crime data…
Read MoreRandallstown NAACP, Jewish community leaders concerned over robberies, carjackings
Community leaders in the northwest Baltimore and Pikesville areas are concerned about recent crimes against Orthodox Jews. The Randallstown branch of the NAACP is tracking reports of robberies and carjackings, saying it believes Orthodox Jews and women are being targeted in front of synagogues, homes and businesses. “Jewish people and women should not feel unsafe…
Read MoreKentucky judge shot, killed in his chambers; sheriff charged with murder
A Kentucky sheriff is charged with the murder of a district court judge. According to Kentucky State Police, at around 2:55 Thursday afternoon, they received a 9-1-1 call from the Letcher County Courthouse in reference to shots being fired from inside the building. Several law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services responded to the scene…
Read MoreBaltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced To 38 Years In Federal Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-bgf-gang-member-sentenced-38-years-federal-prison-racketeering-conspiracy Baltimore, Maryland – On September 17, 2024, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced David Warren, a/k/a “Meshawn,” age 32, of Baltimore to 467 months in federal prison, followed by 5years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (“BGF”) gang. The sentence was…
Read MoreFOX45: MS-13 gang member attends Maryland high school as murder suspect, school not told
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/09/fox45-ms-13-gang-member-attends-maryland-high-school-as-murder-suspect-school-not-told/ A grieving mother has a powerful warning for Maryland parents after her daughter was murdered and the suspected killer was allowed to attend a public school. “When I start from the very beginning and get to the very end, they’re like, ‘wow, that is a really crazy story,’” The victim’s mother Tammy Nobles told…
Read MoreForeign National Extradited from Colombia to the United States for Kidnapping and Assaulting Members of the U.S. Military
A Colombian national was extradited to the United States on Friday to face charges related to kidnapping and assaulting two members of the U.S. military who were on temporary duty in Bogotá, Colombia. Kenny Julieth Uribe Chiran, 35, of Bogotá, made her initial court appearance today in Miami, Florida, before Magistrate Judge Eduardo Sanchez of…
Read MoreJustice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere
The Justice Department today announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns colloquially referred to as “Doppelganger,” in violation of U.S. money laundering and criminal trademark laws. As alleged in an unsealed affidavit, the Russian companies Social Design Agency (SDA), Structura National Technology (Structura), and ANO Dialog,…
Read MoreDC jury returns guilty verdicts for two gang members in 2018 murder of 10-year-old girl
https://wtop.com/dc/2024/09/dc-grand-jury-returns-guilty-verdicts-for-two-gang-members-in-2018-murder-of-10-year-old-girl/ Two gang members involved in the 2018 death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson were found guilty on murder charges in a D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. makiyah wilsonAssistant D.C. Police Chief Chanel Dickerson said the suspects fired “indiscriminately,” killing 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and wounding four adults. (Courtesy NBC Washington)A jury found Mark Price, 30, and…
Read More3 MS-13 gang members convicted in 2022 killing over graffiti in Silver Spring
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/09/3-ms-13-gang-members-convicted-in-2022-killing-over-graffiti-in-silver-spring/ Three Maryland men who police say are members of the MS-13 gang have been convicted on charges related to a 2022 retribution shooting in Silver Spring that left a teenager dead. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, of Silver Spring, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, of Silver Spring, were found guilty…
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