RFCOP Crime Update Week of May 7th - 13th

RFCOP Plea for Assistance:

As you can see from all the items highlighted in red under the Crime Blotter, Baltimore Sun paper crime incident notifications, and the Spot Crime Report there has been a high volume of incidents in the Forge this past week.  With summer comes an even higher volume of crime in all areas.  Please note the two burglaries under the crime blotter highlighted in red,  “UNLOCKED” garages.  Have you checked to make sure you garage is locked, your shed locked, your home and automobiles?  Crime is mostly by opportunity.  We have seen a down trend in crime in our area, in fact no first degree burglaries in over a year!!  We all as a community need to remember to take those few extra steps to keep our property, homes and families safe.  It is less time than it will take you to try and recover or replace what was stolen.  PLEASE  “LIGHTS ON, LOCK UP, LOOK OUT”.

B.C.P.D. Precinct # 6 - Crime Blotter

This is a summary of recent significant police news in your community. For police news from across the entire county, visit our news archive.

May 13: First Degree Burglary, 1700 block of Ryewood Road, 21234

Between 3 and 4:37 p.m., a known suspect was arrested after entering the victim's home through a window. The suspect was inside the victim's home when the victim arrived home. Nothing was taken.

May 12: First Degree Burglary, 1000 block of Dulaney Valley Road, 21286

Between 7 and 7:45 p.m., two black females stole electronics, a backpack and a wallet from the victim's apartment. The victim chased the suspects and was able to retrieve his property. The victim's car was damaged when the suspects fled.

May 11-12: Second Degree Burglary, 100 block of Dunkirk Road, 21212

Between 8 p.m. on May 11 and 9 a.m. on May 12, an unknown suspect entered the victim’s unlocked garage and stole two bicycles.

May 10: Fourth Degree Burglary, 800 block of Tred Avon Road, 21212

At 8 p.m., a man observed three teenagers enter his car, which was parked in his driveway. He called the police, and three juveniles (males, ages 17, 14, and 13) were arrested and charged with burglary.

May 9: First Degree Burglary, 6900 block of Donachie Road, 21239

Between 5 and 7 p.m., an unknown suspect forced open the victim’s apartment door and stole electronics, money, and identification cards.

May 9: Home Invasion Robbery – Gun, unit block of Solar Circle, 21234

At 12:27 a.m., two suspects, one armed with a handgun, entered the victim’s apartment and made him stay in the bathroom while they searched his home. They stole electronics and the victim’s wallet. Both suspects are described as black males, 19 to 20 years old.

May 8: Second Degree Burglary, 400 block of Hopkins Road, 21212

At 8:16 p.m., two suspects entered an unlocked, detached garage and stole a deflated basketball. The suspects are described as two black males riding bikes.

May 7: First Degree Burglary, unit block of Acorn Circle, 21286

Between 7:35 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., an unknown suspect entered the apartment by unknown means and took money.

May 6-7: Second Degree Burglary, 6200 block of Falls Road, 21212

Between 10 p.m. on May 6 and 6:30 a.m. on May 7, an unknown suspect stole two bicycles from an unlocked garage

baltimoresun.com - Crime Incident Notification

Week of May 7-13, 2012

Incident #                     Date     Time                 Description                                 Location

121281369         5/7        6:04 pm             Check on Location                      Murdock / Heathfield

121321801         5/11      8:00 pm             Check on Location                      Murdock / York

121331831         5/12      9:59 pm             Check on Location                      1xx Dumbarton – apts

121321441         5/11      5:03 pm             Suspicious Subject                      Regester / York

121320205         5/11      2:45 am             2^nd degree Assault                       York / Hatherleigh

121321316         5/11      4:06 pm             2^nd degree Assault                       72xx York

121320303         5/11      5:18 am             Suspicious Vehicle                      Overbrook / Heathfield

121281291         5/7        12:00 am           Theft from Motor Vehicle         3xx Regester

121290677         5/7        4:09 am             Theft from Motor Vehicle         3xx Regester

121280178         5/7        4:09 am             Theft from Motor Vehicle         1xx Regester

121280205         5/7        5:08 am             4^th degree Burglary                     4xx Dunkirk

121291554         5/8        8:16 pm             2^nd degree Burglary                    4xx Hopkins

121330568         5/12      9:24 am             2^nd degree Burglary                    1xx Dunkirk

121280201         5/7        4:59 am             Tampering w/Motor Veh          Murdock / Heathfield

121280183         5/7        4:15 am             Tampering w/Motor Veh          4xx Hopkins

 

Email Alerts  - Spot Crime.com

2.00 Miles around 222 Dumbarton Road –

Week of May 7-13, 2012

Case #                Crime                                          Date     Time                Address

121280178         Theft from Motor Vehicle         5/7        4:09 am             1xx Regester

121281291         Theft from Motor Vehicle         5/7        12:00 am           3xx Regester

121290677         Theft from Motor Vehicle         5/8        12:00 am           3xx Regester

121330568         2^nd Degree Burglary                    5/12      9:24 am             1xx Dunkirk

121280781         Theft – other                               5/7        12:30 pm           3xx Overbrook

121280205         4^th Degree Burglary                    5/7        5:08 am             4xx Dunkirk

121291554         2^nd Degree Burglary                    5/8        8:16 pm             4xx Hopkins

121321316         2^nd degree Assault                       5/11      4:06 pm             72xx York

121320205         2^nd degree Assault                       5/11      2:45 am             York / Hatherleigh

 

Chief Johnson Creates Region’s First Metals Theft Team

Baltimore County, Md. (May 15, 2012) - Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson has created the region’s first law enforcement team dedicated to the growing problem of metals theft.
While the theft of copper, steel, aluminum and other metals accounted only for 4.3 percent of thefts in the County in 2011, the number of metals thefts has more than tripled since 2009, at a time when overall thefts decreased by 7.4 percent.
Copper is a favorite target because the price has skyrocketed. Since 2009 copper thefts have increased by more than 450 percent; as a percentage of all metals thefts, it has almost doubled.
Chief Johnson explained the scope of the problem and the strategy behind the new metals theft team yesterday morning at a press briefing at BGE’s White Marsh Learning Center.
BGE President Ken DeFontes said that BGE is a major victim of metals theft; utilities are a favorite target.
Chief Johnson noted that while metals theft is not a new crime, it used to be committed mainly by people desperate for a few dollars. Now, however, it has become a sort of illegal “business” conducted by people who have discovered they can make a good living by stealing copper and other metals and selling them as scrap at scrap dealers here and elsewhere.
The cost of this crime far exceeds the value of the metal itself. Thieves destroy entire buildings by ripping out drywall and cutting pipes, often leaving the water to flood the structure. They ruin entire systems by cutting wires, ripping out grounding bars, destroying the coils of HVAC systems. Copper gutters or lampposts, often found in historic districts, are an easy target.

About the Metals Theft Team

The team is part of the Property Crimes section, and includes a corporal and four detectives.
Johnson said the scope and impact of this crime requires a strategic, focused effort. The team is charged with educating property owners and business about it; developing relationships with the county’s 10 scrap dealers as well as dealers in surrounding jurisdictions; combing daily incident summaries to identify the early signs of metals theft trends; monitoring regional trends; and networking with other agencies and corporate security.

A single suspect may be responsible for dozens or even hundreds of metals theft cases. For example, a Baltimore man named Derrick Wingate is suspected in 47 home burglaries in Pikesville and Woodlawn along the Liberty Road corridor between December 11 and April 30. He awaits trial in both Baltimore County and Baltimore City.