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12-year-old girl found shot dead in Baltimore home
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — WBFF (Baltimore, MD) — Baltimore police found a 12-year-old girl who had been shot and killed inside a house in Southeast Baltimore on Friday. Officers were sent to the 500 block of North Kenwood Avenue to investigate a report that a child was shot around 8 p.m., according to authorities.
Middle River Man Arrested After Alleged Road Rage Case
Maryland State Police arrested a Middle River man last night after he allegedly brandished a firearm during a reported road rage incident in Baltimore County. The accused is identified as Jason Catanzariti, 53, of Middle River. After consultation with the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office, Catanzariti was charged with felony assault, use of a gun in commission of a felony, and other related offenses. Catanzariti is currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Inmate Death At Harford County Detention Center Was Due To COVID, Sheriff Says
In May, Brittani Ugrotzi was found unresponsive in her cell, and she was later pronounced dead after being treated by staff members and paramedics. On Saturday, July 20, the Harford County Sheriff's Office announced that her death was determined to be "of natural causes with contributing factors of COVID-19 pneumonia with dehydration complicated by opioid withdrawal."
Mom questions death of son in downtown Baltimore
BALTIMORE — When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend. By the following afternoon, he was dead — not from the violence his mom feared he might face, but because he didn’t survive an encounter with first responders in downtown Baltimore. Ellinger, 29, died after...
FBI, Baltimore police, Baltimore City state's attorney's office bust drug ring in East Baltimore
An East Baltimore drug ring was busted by Baltimore City police, the FBI and the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. Seven people are now in custody. Detectives said they ran their alleged operation along North Broadway, just blocks from Johns Hopkins Hospital. Some of the suspects live in the nearby...
Illegal migrant with murder accessory conviction arrested in Maryland: 'Grievous felon'
BALTIMORE, Md. (TND) — Maryland Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Wednesday announced the arrest of a national of Chad who was previously convicted for accessory to murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli, 25, entered the U.S. legally in 2005 via Dulles International Airport in...
Baltimore law enforcement credit group violence reduction strategy in latest drug takedown
Baltimore City’s public safety leaders — including officials from the state attorney’s office, the Baltimore Police Department and the mayor’s office — held a news conference on Thursday, announcing the takedown of a drug organization that operated in the Gay Street neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Employee Indicted on Theft and Forgery Charges
BEL AIR, MD – A Harford County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Deputy has been indicted and suspended without pay following serious allegations of theft and forgery. Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40,…
Baltimore Police Make Arrest in Connection to Thames Street Assault and Robbery Case
Across the country in Baltimore, an arrest has been made in a case that stemmed from a reported physical assault and robbery. According to a post by the Baltimore Police, on June 22, a male victim approached officers with claims that he had been attacked and robbed by an unidentified assailant around 9:30 p.m. at a business located on the 1700 block of Thames Street.
Baltimore man gets 7 consecutive life sentences in Franklin County triple murder
A 36-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences on Wednesday for his role in a 2016 triple murder, including the killing of a federal witness, in Franklin County, the Department of Justice announced Friday. On Nov. 19, 2019, Christopher Johnson, a member of the “Black Guerilla Family”...
Baltimore man arrested for attempted murder in domestic-related shooting, police say
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Police have arrested 24-year-old Christopher Holland of Baltimore in connection to a shooting that occurred in the South Baltimore on July 10th. Detectives learned Holland shot the 26-year-old male victim multiple times after breaking into a home in the 1200 block of Sargeant Street. Detectives...
No injuries in senior living facility fire in Harford County
Firefighters responded to Common Wealth Senior Living in Bel Air early Friday morning for a kitchen blaze, according to the state fire marshal’s office. At about 12:41 a.m., the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company was called to a fire in a kitchen at a senior living center in the 1400 block of St. Francis Road, a release said. The blaze was controlled within five minutes by the automatic fire ...
Intoxicated man found with handgun after driving onto sidewalk
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A 27-year-old man was arrested with a handgun after police found him unconscious and intoxicated behind the wheel on Friday morning. Police say on July 19 around 5:31 a.m., officers were patrolling the 1100 block of Fallsway when they discovered a vehicle that had driven onto the sidewalk.
Three Wounded in Overnight Shooting in Baltimore's Northern District, Police Seek Information
Early Saturday morning, a shooting in Baltimore's Northern District left three individuals wounded. According to a media advisory released by the Baltimore Police Department, officers arrived at the 2400 block of Loyola Northway around 1:47 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of a shooting incident. The victims, identified as a 30-year-old...
FBI: Criminals targeting bank, ATM customers in Maryland
BALTIMORE, MD—The FBI and local law enforcement partners are investigating a surge of armed robberies, known as “jugging” crimes, at financial institutions in Maryland. At least 21 bank and ATM customers have been victimized by these crimes just in the first week of July.
Driver arrested on drug charges following traffic stop
TIMONIUM — Maryland State Police arrested a man early Sunday morning after uncovering suspected cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ecstasy and heroin during a traffic stop in Baltimore County. The accused is identified as Dwayne Purdie Jr., 31, of Baltimore. Purdie is charged with felony drug distribution, two counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday,...
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