Dover Police Beat: Robber caught half way to a dozen Dover robberies

DOVER, DEL. — The Dover Police Department reports that they have put the brakes on a robber who has left a trail of empty cash registers behind him as he waltzed in and out of a couple of businesses a week for the past month.

The department reports it has arrested a serial robbery suspect responsible for six armed robberies in just a couple of weeks. The arrest was made after Morris Simms,43,, robbed the EZ Check Cashing business at 1005 College Road just after 2:00PM on Friday, December 19th.

Spotsylvania Police Beat: Cops bet Subway bandit is good for slew of robberies across Virginia

Spotsylvania Police Beat: Cops bet Subway bandit is good for slew of robberies across Virginia – Cosner’s Corner, Va. – Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger L. Harris reports that detectives have arrested a man for robbery who may be a suspect in many more robberies of stores across Virginia.

On December 13th patrol deputies responded to the Subway at Cosner’s Corner for a report of a robbery in progress where two armed subjects entered the business demanding money. The robbers fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money prior to the arrival of law enforcement.

Eastern Shore Police Beat: What gives about crime in the sleepy little town of Federalsburg?

Eastern Shore Police Beat: What gives about crime in the sleepy little town of Federalsburg? Cops gang up on crime and round up suspects, guns and drugs

(FEDERALSBURG, MD) – Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley reports that crime in the small town of Federalsburg was dealt a blow, at least for a few days. Anything that cuts down on the drug dealing that apparently has fueled two murders in recent months would be a relief to those who wonder what has happened to small-town life in the region.

Crooked lawyer goes to slammer: Promises of top interest rates fed the greed of private investors

BALTIMORE, MD—The old saying of ‘if it’s too good to be true, it usually isn’t’ didn’t mean much to a group of investors who shoveled their money into the pockets of a group of con-men all for the promise of ultra-high returns on their “investment”.

Now the final sentencing is in the works with one Maryland lawyer being send to the slammer for a mere three years.

A drug dealer’s story: a sub full of cocaine that never reached American drug users; crew and captain now reside in slammer

All three Colombian nationals were arrested on May 18, 2014, when the self-propelled, semi-submersible vessel in which they were traveling was interdicted and searched by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). During the search of the vessel, members of the USCG team found and seized 2,838 kilograms of cocaine.

Fraud: Baltimore transit chief admits he stuffed cash bribes in his pocket while cutting deals for contractors with the city

Barry Stephen Robinson took a $20,000 bribe to cancel a $60,000 debt owed to Baltimore City, and a $70,000 bribe to allow the theft of city property worth $250,000,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “This sort of corruption can occur when dishonest people are trusted to handle valuable government property.”

Southern Md. Police Beat: oxy still King of the hill for drugs; cops nab two husband & wife drug teams putting new look on Oxy Dealing

Detectives received information regarding a fraudulent prescription for Promethazine-Codeine in the name of “Victoria Myles” which was passed at a local pharmacy. Promethazine-Codeine is mixed with soda and is known on the street as “Purple Drank”. Detectives arrested Corey Richard Benford (Age 29 of Bowie, MD) for “Obtaining a Prescription by Fraud”. Suspect Benford is under investigation in other jurisdictions for the same criminal offenses. This investigation continues and additional charges are expected.

Baltimore City Police charged Donte Jones with attempted murder of Officer Andrew Groman

Three shots were fired, striking Groman once in the abdomen, Miller reported. Police officials said they do not believe officers fired their service weapons during the shooting, Miller reported.

Groman’s partner then rushed him to Sinai Hospital, where he had surgery Sunday night. Groman’s family was brought in from out of state to be by his side.

“The surgery team was down immediately, and within a few minutes he was taken up to the operating room,” said Sinai Hospital’s Dr. Lisa Kirkland on Sunday night. “At this point, all I can tell you is he’s doing well.”

Eastern Shore Police Beat: woman found dead next to car in Stockton; man with knife goes stab-less to jail

(December 11, 2014) – Ocean City Police report that they made room at the inn for another prisoner on December 10, 2014, at approximately 4:13 a.m. Ocean City officers responded to the area of 1st Street and Philadelphia Avenue for a report of trespassing. The suspect, later identified as Bryan K. Taylor, 48, of Ocean City, was given a trespass warning for the residence earlier in the morning in the presence of an officer and had returned to the property.