(Cheltenham, MD) – The woman found dead outside a youthful offender facility in Prince George’s County has been positively identified as state and county police continue to investigate her apparent murder.
The victim has been identified as Hannah E. Wheeling, 65, of the 200-block of Courtland Place, Bel Air, Md. The victim worked as a teacher of general studies at the Murphy School, a facility located outside the perimeter fence at the Cheltenham Youth Facility in the 11000-block of Frank Tippet Road, Cheltenham, Md.
At about 7:45 a.m. today, a staff member at the school found the victim’s body lying outside a door of the school building on the lower level of the two story brick building. Police were called to the scene and the victim was pronounced deceased.
Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, assisted by detectives from the ...Continue Reading
(Bel Air, MD) – A second man convicted in the 2008 murder of a Havre de Grace man was sentenced to life without parole today in Harford County Circuit Court.
Demetrius D. Lovelace, 37, of Temple Hills, Md., was sentenced to life without parole for first degree murder. He was also sentenced to 20 years for armed robbery, to run concurrent with the first degree murder sentence. Lovelace was sentenced to 15 years for conspiracy to commit robbery, which will run consecutive to the armed robbery conviction, but concurrent to the sentence for murder. He received five years for the illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon that will run consecutive to the armed robbery and the conspiracy to commit robbery, but concurrent to the murder.
Judge Thomas E. Marshall, of the Harford County Circuit Court, handed ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – January 14, 2010: 4:00pm) On Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at approximately 11pm, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call in reference to a shooting that occurred in the 2000 block of Starr Street in Edgewood MD. The victim, Thomas Joseph Sweiger, 20, of Bel Air, MD was shot twice. He was transported by ambulance to Bayview Medical Center by Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company. At this time, his condition is stable. Within minutes of the initial call, deputies were on scene and able to quickly determine and locate the suspect, who is currently in custody.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 500 block of Edgewood Road in response to a 911 call received at approximately 11pm on January 13, 2010 for a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies located two individuals, the victim, ...Continue Reading
The following letter was provided by Jansen Robinson, Chair of the Edgewood Community Council:
On Thanksgiving night, there was a MURDER in the Edgewood Community of First Harford Square. Also on Tuesday night, the proprietitor of the convienence store across the street from Royal Farms on Edgewood Road was injured during an apparrent Armed Robbery.
Many will point fingers at the Sheriff’s Dept, some for political reasons and others simply because they just don’t know. This is not simply a Law Enforcement problem. This is a community problem.
In Harford County communities where there is a high percentage of homeownership, violent crime such as what we experience in Edgewood is “almost” non-existent. And we don’t have to look far (Joppatowne) for an example. Most (not all) of the violent crime occurring in Harford County can be linked to RENTERS-persons who do not have a vested interest in the community (and not just ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – November 27, 2009) –Harford County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 600 block of Yorkshire Drive, Edgewood MD. The victim has been identified as Brandon Jerome Sanders, 25, of Edgewood, MD.
At approximately 7:30am on November 27, 2009, deputies responded to a 911 call in the 600 block of Yorkshire Drive in Edgewood MD, in reference to a body found lying in an open space near the caller’s home. Deputies determined the unidentified male had been shot in the upper torso region of his body. He was verified as deceased at the time of discovery. While canvassing the area, deputies were able to reveal that several neighbors had heard shots fired sometime between 11:00pm and midnight on Thursday evening, yet no calls were placed to 911.
While no identification was on the deceased, Harford County ...Continue Reading
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office:
Joseph I. Cassilly, State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Demetrius D. Lovelace, Temple Hills, Maryland, for his participation in the murder of Alan Zurita of Havre De Grace, Maryland.
Lovelace was indicted for the murder and the case was tried before a jury beginning on November 2, 2009. The jury began deliberations on November 10, 2009 and returned a guilty verdict on November 12, 2009 for 1st degree felony murder, robbery with a deadly weapon, robbery, attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and illegal possession of a regulated firearm by a convicted felon.
A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. The sentencing is currently scheduled for January 25, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Thomas E. Marshall.
On April 1, 2008, the Maryland State Police discovered the body of Alan Zurita on the shoulder of southbound I-95 prior to the Route 24 exit. Zurita had ...Continue Reading
On 09/26/2009 at approximately 0335 hours, Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack were directed to respond to 1007 Conowingo Road, Bel Air, MD for a report of a stabbing that had just occurred.
Upon arrival, Troopers found the V/C, Ronald Francis Gentry, W/M, DOB 08/15/1960 of the aforementioned address to have been stabbed in the left arm and bleeding profusely. The suspect, Bryan Thomas Hewitt, DOB 10/12/1983 also of the Conowingo Road address had gotten into a physical altercation with his girlfriend, Andrea Renee Young, W/F, DOB 8/10/1984, in their bedroom on the first floor of the residence, at which time, her sister, Elaina Marie Donahoo, W/F, DOB 12/3/1991 stepped in between Hewitt and his girlfriend. Donahoo was punched in the face and grabbed by the right arm and thrown to the ground. After hearing the commotion, the step-dad, Gentry, got out of ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – September 9, 2009) At approximately 8:35pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 1600 block of Meadowood Court for a fight in progress involving a knife.
Upon arrival, deputies located the victim in his neighbor’s home, located in the same block, suffering from suspected stab wounds to the upper torso region of his body. The victim, Gerry Harriette, a 33-year-old male, who resides in the 1600 block of Meadowood Court was transported by the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company to John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is currently listed in critical condition.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified and obtained a warrant for Curtis Myers, 25 of the 1500 block of Stonewood Road, Baltimore, MD. Myers has been charged with attempted 1st degree murder, attempted 2nd degree murder, reckless endangerment, 1st and 2nd degree assault and possession ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – August 26, 2009) – Sheriff’s Detectives continue their investigation of a homicide which occurred in 2007. On December 31, 2007, at approximately 12:20 a.m., deputies responded to the 1800 block of Grempler Way in Edgewood for a report of an armed subject.
Upon arrival deputies contacted the homeowner who advised there was a subject inside of her residence with a gun. After entering the residence deputies discovered a deceased male, later identified as Tyree Eugene Brown, of Edgewood, suffering from at least one gun shot wound to the upper portion of his body.
Detectives believe the victim’s car, a 2001 Silver Buick with Maryland registration, was taken from the scene by the murderer. The car was later recovered in the area of Hanson Road and Meadowood Drive, Edgewood, MD on January 2, 2008.
As a result of the initial investigation Lewis Cochran, 22, of the ...Continue Reading
(Aberdeen, Maryland) July 4, 2009- Aberdeen Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early this morning. At about 3:00 AM officers responded to an apartment on Pritchard Ave. for a reported shooting. Arriving officers found a black male suffering from a gunshot wound. The male was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim is being held pending notification of next of kin.
Police are looking for two black male suspects that fled the scene in a black Audi displaying a New York tag- ERV5831. Occupants of this vehicle should be considered armed and dangerous.
Update: July 8, 2009 – the victim of the homicide that occurred on July 4th has been identified as 25-year-old Timothy Avery Weatherly of the Bronx New York.
Arrests warrants have been issued for two suspects.
Michael Barber 7/24/90
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