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Brazen thief broke into police car and stole tactical vest and flight suit — when will they go up on eBay?

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(BEL AIR, MD) – Maryland State Police are searching for a police tactical vest and related equipment stolen over the weekend in Harford County when the window of a police vehicle was smashed and the items removed.

The theft is believed to have occurred sometime in the early morning hours of July 25, 2014, in the driveway of a Maryland state trooper’s residence in the Bel Air area of Harford County. The rear window of an unmarked Ford Excursion was smashed. An unknown suspect or suspects removed a green ballistic vest on which was labeled “Trooper” and “STATE Team,” and which contained several police tactical equipment including ammunition, a pry bar and a knife. “STATE Team” designates the Maryland State Police Special Tactical Assault Team Element, or SWAT team.

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Missing woman’s boyfriend arrested by Baltimore Police

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The boyfriend of a North Point woman reported missing Saturday was arrested on Merritt Boulevard this morning on an open warrant for a weapons violation. The woman, Dorothy Iris Grubb, 60, of the 1700 block of Manor Road, 21222, remains missing.

Clyde Campbell, 53, also of the Manor Road address, is in police custody and has not yet appeared before a court commissioner on the weapons violation, which is unrelated to the missing persons case. Police want to talk to Campbell to see if he has information that may help them find Dorothy Grubb.

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Heroin dealer ripped apart with gunshot; Brandon Burns charged with attempted robbery and assault

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Bear, Del.-Delaware State Troopers have arrested an 18 year old Newark man and 23 year old Newark woman in connection with a shooting that occurred yesterday morning in a Pulaski Highway shopping center parking lot, which has left a 23 year old male in critical condition.

Preliminary investigation has determined that the incident occurred on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at approximately 10:07 a.m. as a 23 year old male was meeting with Brandon Burns, 18, of Newark, Delaware and Rebecca L. Evans, 23, of Newark, Delaware in order to sell them heroin in the parking lot of the Sunset Station shopping center, located in the 1800 block of Pulaski Highway, Bear. The three were occupying a silver Oldsmobile Intrigue, with the 23 year old male positioned in the rear passenger seat.

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Delaware State Police seek Bonnie & Clod in car scam

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Troopers Seek Public’s Help in Locating Wanted Subjects: Bonnie & Clod

July 23, 2014 at 10:51am

Georgetown, DE- The Delaware State Police is asking the public’s assistance in attempting to locate a man and a woman that scammed a female out of money for a car and possibly fled the state.

The incident took place on Tuesday July 22, 2014 when Heather Turner, 31 of Lincoln, contacted a 25 year old female victim via phone about purchasing an Acura Integra she knew was for sale. Turner and her male accomplice, Ryan L. Neyhart, 29 of Georgetown, picked the victim up from her residence and drove her to the 18000 block of Redden Road, Georgetown, where the car was located, and a $1,500.00 cash exchange took place. Neyhart entered the residence and then returned shortly thereafter making statements that they would need to get a tag and title work completed before she could drive it away. He and Turner then drove the victim to Fitzgerald’s Salvage near Lincoln where they dropped her off and informed her someone would be coming to her with the keys and title. After a period of time, no one showed up.

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Cross-dressing bank robber wore the latest in bank robbing fashion; nabbed at the No-tell Motel

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The Case of the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber

FEMALE DISGUISE FAILS TO FOIL POLICE – CECIL CO. BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED

RISING SUN, MD. July 25, 2014 — A Delaware man was charged by the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division after being accused of dressing up as a woman and holding up a bank branch here Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Kent Hunt Buckson, 34, of the 600 block of Lochaven Court in the Bear community near Newark, was charged with armed robbery, robbery, theft: $10,000 under $100,000, first-degree assault and second-degree assault late Thursday. He is accused of robbing the National Penn Bank branch robbery at 5 Maple Heights Lane in Rising Sun the day before. Buckson was taken into custody without incident by detectives from the Delaware State Police – Troop 2 shortly after 9 a.m. at the Rodeway Inn on South College Avenue in Newark, DE.

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Beltway Crime Beat: Gregory Evans says he’s guilty of armed robbery; FBI seeks his laughing cohort

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According to Evans’ plea agreement, on January 22, 2014, Evans and others robbed a store in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Evans and a co-conspirator forced a store employee at gunpoint to open the cash register. While Evans was taking the money from the cash register, his co-conspirator placed a gun to the head of a second victim and stole $785 from the victim’s pockets.

A little over an hour later, Evans and two co-conspirators entered a liquor store located in the 3300 block of Walters Lane in District Heights, Maryland. Evans brandished a black handgun, jumped over the counter, pointed the gun at store employees and ordered the employees to lay on the ground. A second conspirator brandished a silver handgun and stood by the front door. A third, unidentified co-conspirator jumped the counter and removed money from a cash register. Evans then pointed the gun at one of the employees and ordered the employee to open another cash register. Evans then took the money from that register, opened another cash register and removed money from that register as well. Evans and the co-conspirators then left the liquor store, got into a van and fled the area.

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Attention Criminals: cops don’t try to wing you when you are wielding a deadly weapon — that takes place in the movies!

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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division are continuing to investigate the officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 22, inside the Capital One Bank located at 8740 Arliss Street in Silver Spring.

Two officers responded to a trespassing call at the bank at 11:54 Tuesday morning. The involved 3rd District officers are Officer Michael Damskey with less than one year of service with the department and Officer Marcus Lee with less than two years of service with the department. It has been confirmed that only one shot was fired and that it was fired by Officer Damskey.

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Doctor Death: former chief of med at Stafford Hospital charged with dishing out oxy and killing one patient

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The former chief of medicine at Stafford Hospital in Virginia was indicted by a federal grand jury for operating an illegal prescription drug mill that resulted in the death of at least one person, and seriously damaging the health of two others who had non-fatal overdoses on drugs such as oxycodone, Oxycontin and morphine.

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Evil Step-sons: Maryland cops charge Alishawaine R. Monk and Willy Woodberry with murder; cohort is eleven-year-old boy

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The victim is identified as Vincent M. Robertson, 47, of the unit block of Green Lane, Port Deposit, Md. Robertson was found dead in his home when emergency medical services personnel responded there for what was reported to be a medical call on the morning of February 17, 2014. After what appeared to be a gunshot wound was observed, Maryland State Police were called and the State Police Homicide Unit initiated an investigation.

An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the victim had died from gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide.

The victim lived in the residence with his wife and her five sons. An intense and extensive investigation led by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit developed evidence that implicated three of the five sons in Robertson’s murder. Evidence was presented to the Cecil County state’s attorney for review and he approved charges for the three suspects. A specific motive for the murder remains unclear at this time.

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Prince William Police Beat: Puppy Killer – Breaking up was fatal for couple’s pets; animal cruelty

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At that point, the victim stated she witnessed the accused use a kitchen knife to stab her dog. Officers checked the home and located an adult male pit bull deceased with a stab wound to its back.

Police Officers also located two, 2-week old pit bull puppies, one of which was also deceased and the other was critically injured. Both puppies appeared to have sustained blunt force trauma.

The injured puppy was immediately taken to an area animal hospital for treatment.