Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police
Skateboarder Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: Police A skateboarder has died after being struck by a vehicle overnight in Columbia, authorities say. Police are asking for the public's help identifying the suspect and vehicle that fatally struck Joseph Shawn Deliberts, 32, on Snowden River Parkway south of Oakland Mills Road in the overnight hours of Thursday, July 28, according to Howard County police. Investigators have determined that the suspect vehicle is likely a 2015-2018 Volkswagen Jetta with an unknown color. The vehicle likely will have damage to the driver side front end. Deliberts was discovered in the median of the road by a pass…
Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Maryland Crash Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Maryland Crash
Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Maryland Crash Police have identified the 12-year-old driver killed and her adult male passenger hurt in a Maryland crash over the weekend. Josseline Molina-Rivas was behind the wheel of a 2017 Toyota Corolla heading southbound on Broken Land Parkway, in Columbia Sunday, July 24, Howard County Police said. Josseline left the roadway and struck a tree just south of Cradlerock Way around 2:08 a.m., they said. She was pronounced dead at the scene while her 36-year-old passenger, Mario Arturo-Artiga, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he remains in serious c…
Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report
Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report A 12-year-old girl who was driving a car crashed and died early Sunday, July 24 in Howard County, abc7 reports. Her adult male adult passenger was seriously injured. It wasn't immediately clear why the girl was behind the wheel of the 2017 Toyota Corolla.  She was headed southbound on Broken Land Parkway when the car veered off the roadway and struck a tree just south of Cradlerock Way around 2:10 a.m. in Columbia, police said. Southbound Broken Land Parkway was closed between Cradlerock Way and Snowden River Parkway for approximately four hours.
Serial Burglar Charged With 33 Counts Of Burglary After String Of Robberies In Maryland Serial Burglar Charged With 33 Counts Of Burglary After String Of Robberies In Maryland
Serial Burglar Charged With 33 Counts Of Burglary After String Of Robberies In Maryland A serial burglar from Baltimore who targeted the Columbia area late this spring has been arrested, authorities say. Dawon Martice Davis, 20, is allegedly connected to seven commercial burglaries that took place from May 12 to June 17, 2022, according to Howard County Police. Davis reportedly entered the businesses in the overnight hours, stealing various items. The businesses he targeted are listed below: Howard County International Market (8700 block of Cloudleap Court); Mobil (6200 block of Columbia Crossing); Shell (5600 block of Waterloo Road). Davis allegedly burglarized the Ho…
Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland
Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland A Columbia man has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison after two separate schemes to obtain fraudulent tax refunds, authorities say. Toyosi Alatishe, also known as "Felix Victor Johnson", 51, was re-sentenced Tuesday, July 12, after he appealed his 2019 conviction and sentencing. The new sentence reduced the original by six months, and rejected a request for time served. From 2012 to 2013, Alatishe misused his position as a caretaker for residents of a group home for individuals suffering from severe mental and physical disabilities, and used their information to file fraudulent …
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder A 40-year-old cold case involving a young mother of four who was found dead is closer to justice after a Laurel man admitted to his role in the crime, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 64, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of Laney Lee McGadney, 28 in 1982, say Howard County officials. DNA evidence linked Bradberry to the crime in 2021, prompting his arrest, they said. On March 29, 1982, McGadney was leaving her Columbia apartment to walk to the grocery store when she was witnessed being abducted on Oakland Mills Road, according to officials. McGadney never m…
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…
Popular Taco, Tequila Spot Banditos Opening 3 Virginia, Maryland Locations Popular Taco, Tequila Spot Banditos Opening 3 Virginia, Maryland Locations
Popular Taco, Tequila Spot Banditos Opening 3 Virginia, Maryland Locations Taco and tequila fans are in for a treat as a new taco restaurant begins a soft opening in Towson. Banditos Tacos and Tequila, with established locations in Federal Hill and White Marsh, will be open at their new Towson location Tuesday, June 28, as first reported by WMAR2News. The expansion does not stop there, as the popular restaurant is also setting up new locations for Fairfax and Columbia, according to their website. Inspired by Mexican street food, Banditos boasts handcrafted cocktails using tequilas and mezcal. "So, come early and stay late," its website says. "'Cause hey, a littl…
Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot A Baltimore man has pleaded guilty for his role in a 2020 murder-for-hire plot involving a man suspected of working with law enforcement after a prison release, federal officials announced. Daquante "Glock" Thomas, 20, pleaded guilty to the October 2020 killing of Juan Ross, 23, on Thursday, June 9, according to the Department of Justice. Ross was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the head on Oct. 4, 2020. A co-conspirator to the murder accused Ross of working with law enforcement after being released from police custody when he aired a live social media conversation on Sept. 9, 2020.&n…
It's Not Too Late To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At These Top-Rated Baltimore Area Restaurants It's Not Too Late To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At These Top-Rated Baltimore Area Restaurants
It's Not Too Late To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At These Top-Rated Baltimore Area Restaurants Need last-minute Cinco de Mayo plans?  Here are some of the top-rated Mexican restaurants in the Baltimore region. The spots you see on this list were some of the highest-rated on user-review sites. Baltimore County Tacos Tolteca - 901 North Point Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21224 El Salto - 5513 Ritchie Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21225 La Cabaña Restaurant - 101 North Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21224 Anne Arundel County Mi Lindo Cancun Grill - 2134 Forest Dr, Annapolis, MD 21401 Mi Casita Restaurant - 1334 Defense Hwy I, Gambrills, MD 21054 Sin Fronteras - 2129 Forest …
Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (UPDATE) Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (UPDATE)
Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (Update) UPDATE: Police said they arrested the teenage suspect in connection with the stabbing at 9:23 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 A Howard County school was on lockdown following a stabbing incident outside of the school, Howard County Police said  Two students apparently got into a fight outside Long Reach High School in Columbia around 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, police said.  Police are investigating an assault that occurred between two students outside Long Reach HS this morning. One student was injured & taken to the hospital; the other fled the scene. Police are searching for the s…
Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison
Maryland Mom Who Hid Dead Baby In Plastic Bag Facing Life In Prison A woman from Howard County is facing life in prison for the death of her child, the Office of the Attorney General said. Moira Akers, 41, of Columbia, left her dead child in a closed plastic bag, under a blanket in a closet before being taken to the hospital in November 2018. She neglected to tell paramedics that she had just given birth and originally led on that her baby was stillborn, the office reports. However, an autopsy later revealed the infant was a healthy, full-term baby and was alive at birth. The baby's death was ruled as a homicide by asphyxiation, the office reports. …