CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested after 19-year-old was shot and killed inside Harford County McDonald's
BALTIMORE - A 19-year-old was shot and killed Tuesday night inside a McDonald's restaurant in Harford County, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.Police arrested 32-year-old Djbril Ramatoulay, from Aberdeen, and charged him in the shooting death of Sebashton Charles Nocar, from Bel Air.The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. at the restaurant on Riverside Parkway in Belcamp. Nocar was found by police inside the restaurant with a gunshot wound to his head. He died at the scene. Ramatoulay was arrested on Wednesday without incident.Anyone with information is asked to call deputies at 443-409-3555.
White Marsh Precinct police officer named Rookie of the Year by Baltimore County Police Foundation [VIDEO]
WHITE MARSH, MD—A police officer stationed in White Marsh has been named Rookie of the Year. The Baltimore County Police Foundation has named OFC Antoine M. Ferrell as its 2024 Rookie of the Year. The Baltimore County Police Foundation Awards Program was established in 1980 to recognize members of...
Gas leak not thought to be cause of Essex home explosion
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Gas and Electric said a gas leak does not appear to have caused the explosion of a home Saturday night in Essex. The home was on fire before the explosion, which happened around 11 p.m. on Crafton Road near Avenal Road. One man was hospitalized for burn injuries.The homeowner told WJZ that she and her children were not home when this happened.A neighbor, named Michael, said he smelled natural gas earlier Saturday night and called the gas utility company."BGE came around and was probing all the areas and all the houses and then they didn't find anything, they...
Baltimore County woman indicted in plot to attack power grid charged for illegally possessing gun
Federal authorities charged on Tuesday a Baltimore County woman with neo-Nazi ties whom they previously accused of plotting to attack Baltimore’s power grid with possessing a firearm despite knowing she was legally barred from doing so. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 35, of Catonsville, was indicted in February 2023 of conspiring with Brandon Clint Russell, 28, of Florida, to blow up five electrical ...
Patrick Cromwell Accused Of Killing Joseph Barranco In MD
Patrick Cromwell, 59, has been identified and charged in connection to the death of Joseph Barranco in the 900 block of West University Parkway over the weekend, authorities announced. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to an apartment to investigate...
Survivors of home invasion sue their alleged attacker -- the same man charged with murdering tech CEO
The survivors of a harrowing home invasion are suing their accused attacker and his employers because he allegedly used his job as a maintenance man to force his way inside of the apartment. The post Survivors of home invasion sue their alleged attacker — the same man charged with murdering tech CEO first appeared on Law & Crime.
Another arrest in the ‘street takeover’ event
Fairfax County police have charged an additional man for his role in the “street takeover” last month in the Springfield area of Mason District. On April 19, Baltimore County Police, in coordination with FCPD, arrested Brandon Extecoc Santos, 20, of Parkville, Md. Santos was charged with abduction, assaulting...
Victim of brutal Baltimore attack sues Jason Billingsley, companies that hired the violent offender
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore woman who survived a brutal attack last year is suing Jason Billingsley, the man charged with her assault and the later killing of tech CEO Pava LaPere, and the property company that hired the ex-convict as a maintenance worker. April Hurley was bound, sexually assaulted, had her throat slashed, and was set on fire along with another man on September 19, 2023 in her West Baltimore home, according to charging documents. Both of them survived after they were pulled from a basement window by neighbors.The next day, an arrest warrant was issued for Jason Billingsley. Hurley told police the...
Dirt bikers on notice: Baltimore authorities warn against illegal dirt bikes, as advocates seek changes
Baltimore authorities are warning those illegally riding dirt bikes on city streets: Consequences are coming. Police and prosecutors have issued a reminder that riding dirt bikes and selling fuel for dirt bikes within Baltimore’s city limits is prohibited. The State’s Attorney’s Office, the joint statement added, will look to charge the parents or guardians of children found illegally riding ...
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