Category: Police Beat

Breaking News, Fraud, Police Beat

Maryland State Police track down fraudster in Georgia; alleged culprit even stole the identity of an inmate

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– Investigators from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division assigned to the McHenry Barrack contacted twelve different law enforcement officials in twelve different states to arrest a Garrett County man for an elaborate theft scheme crossing state lines.
The accused is identified as Taurus S. Centaur, 48, of Pysell Road in McHenry, Maryland. Police believe Centaur is responsible for numerous fraudulent activities in North Carolina, West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia and Maryland. Troopers have identified the value of his fraudulent behavior to be in excess of $150,000 dollars. Centaur is currently being held at a detention center in Cartersville, Georgia.

Breaking News, DWI Hit Parade, Police Beat

State Police activity report for Leonardtown Barrack

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Editor’s Note: The Maryland State Police somehow believe that by reporting a month’s worth of reports of what Maryland State Troopers activity – a month after the fact – is somehow serving the public’s desire to know about both the level of activity by criminals and State Police in the community. Requests to the State Police to provide daily or even weekly reports have been ignored.)

Breaking News, Drugs and trafficking, Fraud, Gov't Waste, Police Beat

Crooked cops: Baltimore County Police nab one of their own for theft of property, evidence, loot and drugs

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TOWSON, MD. Baltimore County Police report that Nicholas Michael Ishmael, 20, of the 7900 block of Westmoreland Avenue, 21234, was arrested yesterday at BCoPD headquarters and has been charged with 10 counts, including conspiracy to commit theft from $10,000 to $100,000; theft from $10,000 to $100,000; possession of narcotics; and possession with intent to distribute narcotics. Ishmael, a cadet, was released today from the Baltimore County Detention Center, where he had been held on $650,000 bail.

Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson said at a press briefing this afternoon that he ordered an audit of all 182,400 pieces of evidence in the evidence room as soon as he learned that the evidence room may have been compromised. He also ordered a review of all policies and procedures pertaining to the evidence room.

Breaking News, Court News, Police Beat

Eastern Shore Police Beat: Craigslist criminals hit again; toddler loose in town;

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QUEENSTOWN, MD. — Queen Anne Sheriff’s deputies report on June 11, 2014, that they received several reports from citizens who said that they had located a young child who was dirty, barefoot and in dressed only in underwear, carrying a doll walking alone near the Post Office on Main Street. Deputies arrived and contacted EMS to check the child’s condition. Medics decided to transport the child to the Emergency Room for a thorough screening.

Court News, Police Beat

Calvert County airman sentenced to 120 years in prison for molesting infants and distributing child porn

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According to the indictment, court documents and statements made at his plea hearing, on August 15, 2013, Gazafi engaged in a chat with an undercover officer on a website dedicated to incest discussions. During the chat, Gazafi discussed his sexual interest in children and advised that he had been drugging and molesting several children, including an infant. During the chat, Gazafi sent seven images to the undercover officer, three of which were child pornography Gazafi stated he produced after drugging the child. Gazafi was subsequently identified and arrested.