Dover Police Beat: Suspect Wanted in Northface Jacket Heist ID’d From Weekly Shoplifting Post, Police Seek Others Involved

When an employee offered to assist the suspects, Rivera quickly declined the offer and continued to roam the store with the other suspect. A short time later, the suspects removed a total of 30 Northface brand jackets valued at $131.90 each for a total of $3957.00 and fled into a silver color Honda, then fleeing the parking lot.

Murder USA: No honor among thieves, Robert Thomas Smith charged with murder of his burglary gang gal-pal

An earlier criminal charge of drug distribution for incidents which allegedly took place on Nov. 21, 2010 resulted in the Cecil County States Attorney dropping the charges on Sept. 9, 2011. Smith had been arrested by Rising Sun Police Officer First Class Dan Stickney. Following filings by the Public Defender for the prosecution to provide access to the state chemist to validate the alleged drugs, a motion for a speedy trial and for discovery of evidence, and the Cecil prosecutors folded and dropped the charges.

On Nov. 15, 2011, Smith and Engelberth and a third co-defendant were charged by Maryland State Trooper Chad E. Warner with burglary, rogue and vagabond and theft by warrant in District Court for incidents dating from Oct. 31, 2011 to Nov. 1, 2011. The case was forwarded to Circuit Court for a jury trial and Smith was represented by another Public Defender, E. B. Fockler IV. (See above)

The most recent criminal charges against Smith prior to the murder charges, came on Sept. 9, 2014 when he was charged in Cecil County District Court with five criminal charges including theft, credit card theft, theft by counterfeit, identity theft and use of another’s credit card. The charges were placed by Detective William Sewell. A trial date is set for Dec. 8, 2014.

Fredericksburg Police Beat: Armed robbers of Sunoco fled; K-9 track led to empty cash drawer

Sunoco, 2307 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 10/20 10:35 p.m. The owner reported that two male subjects entered the store with their faces covered and one of the men immediately displayed a handgun. The second male walked behind the cashier counter and demanded money from the register. When the owner complied and opened the register, the suspect removed the entire drawer with its contents. Both suspects then left the scene on foot. A police K-9 responded to the scene and followed a track to the area of Townsend Square Apartments, where the cash drawer was found on the ground with most of the money missing. The K-9 continued tracking into the apartment complex but the suspects were not located.

Suspect 1: black male 20-25 years old, 5’9” and 250 pounds (approximate), armed with a handgun, wearing dark jeans and a black hoodie

Suspect 2: black male 18-20 years old, 5’6” and 150 pounds (approximate), wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie

Maryland’s Black Plague of Heroin: 5th time customer appeared to buy more heroin was the charm for Timothy Michael Williams

BROOKLYN PARK, MD. — A man charged with selling heroin is now under arrest and will cause disappointment for his druggie customers who will now have to seek another merchant of death.

Anne Arundel County Police report that on October 21, 2014, detectives from Northern District’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) and Tactical Patrol Unit (TPU) concluded an ongoing drug investigation. During the past month, undercover detectives began purchasing heroin from a suspect in the area of Church Street and 6th Avenue in Brooklyn/Brooklyn Park.