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Early Morning Raid Results In Recovery Of Child Porn, Taneytown Teen Arrest, Sheriff Says
A Maryland teen is behind bars after a dawn raid at his home turned up child sexual abuse material, investigators said.
An 18-year-old Taneytown man is facing multiple charges after an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation led to an early-morning search at his Carroll County home, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Luis Esteban Diaz, 18, was taken into custody on Friday, May 30, after detectives served a 5:30 a.m. search warrant at his home, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives with the Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Unit, along with the Cr…
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police
They ran, they crashed, they got caught — now several teens are facing a mountain of charges after a wild overnight chase in Maryland.
Four suspects from DC were arrested after smashing stolen cars, slamming into a parked police cruiser, and sending a deputy to the hospital during a wild overnight chase in Frederick County, authorities said.
It all began around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, when a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy spotted a group of people tampering with parked vehicles on Jordan Boulevard in New Market, the agency said on Monday.
When the deputy moved in, the suspects took…
Deadly Feud: Business Dispute Sparks Fatal Ambush In Finksburg, Sheriff Says
A Pennsylvania man facing possible litigation ambushed two people in a rare deadly shooting in Carroll County earlier in this month in a well-planned assault, authorities announced on Christmas Eve.
Austin Paul Potocki, 30, of Hanover, was arrested Monday, Dec. 23, in connection with the Dec. 13 shooting that killed Benjamin Billings, 42, and injured David Anderson, 39 in Finksburg.
According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Potocki fired multiple rounds into a pickup truck at the intersection of Wesley and Patapsco roads before fleeing the scene.
Deputies found Billings dead in th…
Wanted Baltimore Man Busted With Oxy, Fentanyl In Carroll County, Sheriff Says
What started as a routine traffic stop of a speeding driver landed a potential drug dealer behind bars, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
Baltimore native Chaz Damond Calliet, 27, who was already wanted, is facing new charges after being busted with pills and fentanyl, investigators say.
At around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, a deputy from the sheriff's office on patrol in the area of Route 140 and Sandymount Road spotted a Honda Accord with no front registration plate speeding through the area, prompting a traffic stop near Malcolm Drive.
The driver, Calliet, was found…
Widow Accused Of Killing Husband Dies Awaiting Trial, Carroll County Officials Say
A 77-year-old woman accused of beating her husband dead with a cane died while awaiting trial, authorities announced.
Gail D’Anthony died on May 13, 2024, while in the custody of the Maryland Department of Health, the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release on Friday, May 17.
D’Anthony was being held in custody by MDH because it was determined she was not competent to be tried on charges that she'd beaten her husband, John D’ Anthony III, 72, to death with a cane in March 2023. A competency hearing was scheduled for July 9, 2024.
“Gail D’Anthony did …
Pair Busted With Fentanyl, Cocaine During Speeding Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Two people were arrested during a speeding stop in Carroll County after being busted with drugs in Westminster, according to the sheriff's office.
Hedgesville native Brian Keith Smeltzer, 52, and Samantha Renae Arbogast, 43, of Clear Brooke, Virginia, were both arrested on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop when the former was caught speeding, officials say.
Shortly before 3 p.m. on April 29, a deputy on patrol in the area of Taneytown Pike and Hughes Shop Road in Westminster spotted Smeltzer driving a silver Chrysler Town and County van traveling at what appeared to be greater …
Family Friend, House Cleaner Sentenced For Swiping Thousands In Cash From MD Client
Two Maryland house cleaners have been sentenced to time in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in cash from a client's home, authorities said.
Karen L. Stonesifer, 65, of Hampstead, and Susan E. Pinder, 65, of Manchester, were both captured on surveillance footage swiping $2,440 and $810 from drawers in their home, officials in Carroll County said.
Circuit Court Judge Thomas S. Stansfield sentenced Stonesifer to 5 years of imprisonment with all but 90 days suspended, along with 3 years of supervised probation and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $2,440 (Stonesifer p…
Cocaine, Loaded Gun Seized From Suspended PA Driver, Passenger In Westminster Stop: Sheriff
A loaded gun, cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia were seized from a Pennsylvania man and his passenger in a Carroll County stop over the weekend, police said.
A Carroll County sheriff's deputy was patrolling along Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster, when he spotted a blue Ford Mustang speeding past vehicles in the right turn lane around 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, the county sheriff's office said.
The Deputy initiated a traffic stop and found the driver’s license being suspended and several indicators of drug use.
The Deputy requested a K9 scan of the vehicle, however, drug paraphernali…