'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts 'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts A Baltimore man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for paying people to bribe drug addicts in New Jersey to go to specific rehab centers -- some as far as California. John Devlin, 37, is one of seven people who took deals from the government and admitted participating in a plot to defraud health insurance companies through patient brokering in several states, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The confessed schemers enlisted "recruiters" to pay users addicted to heroin and other drugs with "robust" private health insurance several thousand dollars to ent…
Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police
Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police An alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department after a man approached a young girl who was working out at an area school.  Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, police say that a girl was finishing up a workout at a track in the 200 block of Locust Avenue when she was approached by an unknown man. According to police, the suspicious person attempted to engage the girl in conversation and even offered a piece of candy, leaving her uncomfortable before she left the area without further incident. Police say that the suspicious man was also seen hanging around the playground…
Minors In Stolen Vehicles Crash 29 Hours Apart In Separate Incidents In MD, Sheriff Says Minors In Stolen Vehicles Crash 29 Hours Apart In Separate Incidents In MD, Sheriff Says
Minors In Stolen Vehicles Crash 29 Hours Apart In Separate Incidents In MD, Sheriff Says Teens in Harford County continue to keep running the sheriff's office through the ringer following a pair of incidents involving stolen cars that resulted in crashes over the course of 29 hours. On Tuesday, the sheriff's office reported that investigators have resolved two separate incidents involving underage suspects who stole vehicles and property, resulting in a host of charges for the children. A long day for members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office began at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Friday, May 10, when deputies responded to a report of a stolen white Kia Optima on Harford…
One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say The person pulled from a Harford County home died at the scene of a house fire, according to officials. Late on Tuesday morning on May 14, first responders from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to the 100 block of Marshall Drive in Forest Hill, when motorists on the Belair Bypass reported seeing smoke and flames coming from an area home. At 2 p.m., Harford County Fire and EMS officials announced that firefighters searching the home found a person inside who was rescued and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene after being treated. Firefighters arrived wi…
Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal
Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal The man who set fire to his neighbor's home while they were inside amid an ongoing dispute was arrested on Tuesday and faces attempted murder and other offenses, officials announced. North East native Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins, 27, was taken into custody on May 14 following a monthlong investigation into an intentionally set fire involving his neighbors. Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 16, crews from the North East Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to a home on Bay View Woods Lane to investigate a fire that was reported in the area.  Firefighters were able to quickly …
Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home
Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home The Prince George's County Police Department has assumed a homicide investigation after a 54-year-old man was found dead inside a Berwyn Heights home over the weekend. Sandeep Gupta has been identified by investigators as the person who was found unresponsive inside a local residence late on Sunday. According to police, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on May 12, officers were called to the 8600 block of Cunningham Drive in Berwyn Heights, where Gupta was found inside unresponsive. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Berwyn Heights PD (@b…
Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland
Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland A veteran police officer has been suspended following an alleged assault during a domestic incident in Laurel, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. On Tuesday, the agency issued an alert advising that Cpl. Robert Harvin III has been suspended following his arrest early on Tuesday morning for second-degree assault while he was off-duty. The incident was reported shortly after midnight on May 14. Harvin has been with the department since 2016 and is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol. He has been suspended with pay. This marks the second time in days that a member of the de…
Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff
Driver In Stolen Nissan Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit In Maryland: Sheriff A wanted Westminster man took deputies in Carroll County on wild ride in a vehicle reported stolen in Howard County before having to be subdued by officers with a taser-like device, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jacob Dukes-Celey, 21, caught the attention of a Carroll County Sheriff's deputy on patrol when he was spotted driving a white sedan without a front registration plate on John Street in the area of West Main Street in Westminster. After initially losing sight of him, the deputy tracked down Dukes-Celey turning Westbound onto West Main Street traveling towards Pennsylvania A…
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre 'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…
K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine On Unlicensed Pair In Maryland, Sheriff Says K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine On Unlicensed Pair In Maryland, Sheriff Says
K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine On Unlicensed Pair In Maryland, Sheriff Says What could have been a routine traffic stop for overly-tinted windows in Westminster landed two temporarily behind bars after they were caught with cocaine in Carrol County, according to the sheriff's office. Rachel Schlothauer, 20, and Cornell Bell III, 29, both of Westminster, are facing drug charges following a midday incident last week that was reported on Monday afternoon.  Investigators say that at around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, members of the sheriff's office's Pro Active Community Enforcement (PACE) Team were on patrol in the area of Route 140 near Sandymount Road when th…
MD Sex Assault Victim's Mom Leads Cops To Concerning Social Media Post, Officials Say MD Sex Assault Victim's Mom Leads Cops To Concerning Social Media Post, Officials Say
MD Sex Assault Victim's Mom Leads Cops To Concerning Social Media Post, Officials Say A man will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life following a near two-decade prison term for sexually assaulting a minor, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday afternoon. Nicholas Wayne Summers has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 19 suspended, after admitting to two counts of second-degree rape following an investigation that was launched last year, officials say. In May 2023, investigators from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office received a report of a sexual assault of a minor that had previously taken place. Accordi…
Parents Convince Daughter To Surrender After Setting Bedroom Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal Parents Convince Daughter To Surrender After Setting Bedroom Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Parents Convince Daughter To Surrender After Setting Bedroom Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal A 35-year-old woman has been accused of starting a bedroom blaze in her parent's Harford County home while they were out of the country, fire officials say. Edgewood native Lorpu Mulbah has been charged with arson following an investigation by the Maryland Fire Marshal, which determined she allegedly intentionally set her parent's house ablaze late on Friday night.   At around 11:30 p.m. on May 10, crews from the Abington Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to the 600 block of Mulberry Lane, when an automatic fire alarm was sounded. Joppa-Magnolia VFC Upon arrival…