Cigarette Thieves Busted With Box Cutter, Pepper Spray After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Police
Fast-acting police officers in Cecil County were swift to apprehend two suspects implicated in an armed cigarette robbery at an area convenience store, police said.
Teeaira Bessix, 23, and Roderick Galloway, 47, both of New Castle, Delaware, were arrested after allegedly robbing Royal Farms on East Pulaski Highway in Elkton over the weekend.
The Elkton Police Department received an alert at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 of an armed robbery in progress at the store, according to a police spokesperson.
Bessix and Galloway allegedly entered Royal Farms armed with a box cutter and …
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing, Distributing Over 2,000 Child Pornographic Images
A Maryland man pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing copious amounts of child pornography through social media, according to the US Attorney’s Office for Maryland.
Jacob Rubinstein, 42, of Elkton, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography on Tuesday, March 21, the office reports. He faces a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentenced of 20 years followed by a lifetime of parole, the office reports.
Over the course of their investigation, authorities found more than 2,000 pornographic images in Rubinstein’s possession. The victims ranged from prepubescent to…
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say
A driver from Cecil County was arrested after local police in New Jersey said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop.
Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, of Elkton, for driving recklessly on eastbound Route 46 in Teterboro, NJ, which is 17 miles outside of Manhattan.
After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said.
The chief…
PD: Out-Of-State DWI Motorist Arrested On Route 46 With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car
An out-of-state driver was arrested -- and then freed under bail reform -- after Moonachie police said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a Route 46 traffic stop.
Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, a Paterson native now living in Elkton, MD, for driving recklessly on the eastbound highway, Police Chief Richard Behrens said.
After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said.
The c…
Philadelphia Man Among 2 Charged In Kidnapping Of UDel Student
A Philadelphia resident was one of two men charged with trying to kidnap a University of Delaware student from her off-campus apartment, authorities said.
The victim had recently met Rene Villate Umpierre, 20, and invited him inside on Saturday night, several news outlets report citing Newark, DE police. Umpierre went inside as Keniel Rivera Peraza, 24, of Elkton, MD, waited outside in a car, authorities said.
Umpierre eventually became aggressive while inside, strangling the woman and trying to remove her from a bedroom of a resident at a student-housing complex on Hamlet Way aro…
DelCo Home Invader Arrested By PA State Police Duct-Taped Adoptive Mom, 80, To Chair
A wanted Delaware County home invader was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police Thursday after he forced his way into his 80-year-old adoptive mother's house armed with a hammer and tied her to a chair with duct tape, authorities said.
Christopher Dougherty, 45, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police around 5 p.m., CBSN Philly reports.
Dougherty stole approximately $1,150 and her cellphone, then fled the scene of the Middletown Township home in her red 2002 Buick Century with the Pennsylvania registration number, HYH-3785, around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to Pennsylvania…
Man Driving Erratically Charged With DUI, Wilton Police Say
A 43-year-old man has been charged with DUI after he was pulled over for driving erratically in Fairfield County, according to police.
Wilton Police say they responded to a report of a motorist driving erratically on Danbury Road on Sunday, Sept. 29 around 9:15 p.m.
The motorist, who was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, almost hit a guardrail before swerving into another lane, according to police.
A traffic stop was initiated, and police say they detected an alcoholic odor coming from the driver, who was identified as Joel Perdomo-Suarez, 43, of Elkton, Maryland.
Perdomo-Suarez was a…
Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six
More than 2½ years after U.S. Marshals tracked him nearly 150 miles to a small northeast Maryland town, jurors convicted a Paterson man of murder for gunning down a father of six on a city street.
Charles M. Grant, 34, faces a possible life sentence for shooting 40-year-old Isaac “Blaze” Tucker in the face, chest and back, killing him, on East 16th Street, killing him, before dawn on Feb. 23, 2015.
Why Grant did it wasn’t established during the five-week trial in Paterson.
Jurors were convinced, however, that Grant shot Tucker at close range just after 2 a.m. after they’d walked a few bloc…
