Laurel: Jeffrey Ellis sentenced to 78 months in prison on kiddie porn charge

At least 250 images, including videos, of child pornography were recovered from the seized items. Logs and chats involving Ellis were also recovered from one of the laptop computers and hard drive. The recovered chats included conversations in which Ellis stated that he was having sex with a 13-year old girl and that he had been having sex with her for approximately two years. Ellis also sent a photo of the girl to the person with whom he was chatting. The child was identified and interviewed by law enforcement.

Fairfax friends died together in high-speed crash; Volvo disappeared into wooded gore for 48 hours

Investigators determined the vehicle traveled about 300 feet off the roadway before striking a tree. The force of the impact caused the car to break into multiple pieces.
State Police investigators determined the three men had been visiting friends at a home in Cockeysville. At about 1:30 a.m. on May 11th, they decided to leave and travel back to the apartment they shared in Fairfax, Va. Investigators believe the crash occurred shortly after they left Cockeysville, early Sunday morning.

Black Bandit Strikes Three Times in Lexington Park

Fun times in Sin City continued this past week with an armed robber running wild and St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron focusing more of his attention on his deputies who shot at occupied homes in Wildewood than on catching crooks. The Sheriff’s Department reports that between May 9th and 10th three armed robberies occurred in the parking lot of commercial businesses, (hotels and restaurants), in the Lexington Park and California area.

Report: Obama opened the cell doors and pumped out thousands of convicted illegal aliens murderers, drunk drivers, violent offenders

Immigration officials knowingly released dozens of murderers and thousands of drunken drivers back into the U.S. in 2013, according to Obama administration statistics that could undercut the president’s argument that he is trying to focus on the most serious criminals in his immigration enforcement.

Waterman’s condos with crabs meets tough time from bureaucrats

Maryland’s shoreline is 7,700 miles including coastal inlets, according to updated measurements by the Maryland Geological Survey. The bay and ocean coasts have some of the most highly prized real estate in the state, and some of the most threatened. While the state depends on tax revenue and shore tourism dollars, regulators struggle to find a balance that also protects the resources of the Chesapeake from overdevelopment
Established in 1984, Maryland’s Critical Area Commission is charged with balancing the drive for development with the need to protect the natural resources of the bay from the strain of pollution and stress on wildlife.