Juvenile Reports Sex Offense by Adult

The following information is from the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases were charges are noted, it does not indicate a conviction.

Underage sexual relations were reported Friday to Baltimore County police. Between 6:40 a.m. Wednesday through 8 p.m. Friday, sexual relations occurred between "classmates," one a juvenile, and one an adult, according to a report by the Baltimore County Police Department's Wilkens precinct. The incident, a fourth-degree sex offense, allegedly occurred in the 3600 block of Virginia Ave., the report states. That's in the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands area. The adult has not yet been charged, so the adult's name is not being released, police said Monday.

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2 in Serious Condition after Being Shot in Lansdowne

Each victim was shot multiple times at about 10 p.m. Friday.

Two people were shot multiple times Friday night in the 2900 block of Bero Road in Lansdowne. At about 10 p.m., two suspects wearing masks shot the victims and ran, according to a news release by Baltimore County police. The victims are in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma, the release states. Anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.

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Annapolis Man Charged With Assault on Daughter's Mother

Arrington Antwan Brown was freed Monday on bail.

An Annapolis man was arrested on burglary and assault charges last week for allegedly kicking in the door to his child's mother's home. The incident happened at 1:30 p.m. on March 30 in the 3800 block of Songbird Circle in Lansdowne, according to police. The man reportedly kicked down the door because the woman would not let him in to get their child, according to an incident sommary. The man pushed the woman to the ground and bit her on the arm, and took the child from her arms, police said. On April 4, city police arrested Arrington Antwan Brown, 23, of the 1000 block of Monroe Street in Annapolis. He was charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary of a dwelling and second-degree assault. He was freed Monday on $1,000 bail…

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Brush Fire Breaks Out in Southwest Baltimore County

The fire spread across several acres in the Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands area Friday evening.

Before 6 p.m. Friday, a brush fire overtook several acres of land in southwest Baltimore. Firefighters were dispatched to the 3900 block of Park Drive in Halethorpe at 5:26 p.m., according to a statement from Baltimore County Fire-Rescue Academy. At the time, a brush fire was consuming 4 to 5 acres and spreading toward an industrial area filled with trailers and equipment, the statement said. To contain the blaze, approximately 120 firefighters were called in from Baltimore City and Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard counties, according to the report. The blaze was under control by 6:48 p.m. and did not reach the industrial area. No injuries were reported, according to the statement.

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Lansdowne Man Charged in Stabbing of Son

Charles Palmer, 50, is charged in the stabbing of his teenage son in their home Saturday.

Baltimore County Police have charged a 50-year-old Lansdowne man in the  attempted murder of his son, after police found the teen with a stab wound at their home Saturday morning. Charles V. Palmer, of the 600 block of Washington Avenue, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree child abuse and other related charges, according to a police press release. He is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. At 9:30 a.m., Baltimore County Police and Fire officials responded to a reported stabbing at a home in the 600 block of Washington Avenue in Lansdowne. When they arrived, they found a juvenile standing in the front yard with a large stab wound in his neck, according to a press …

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Halethorpe Man Convicted in Lansdowne Murder

Larry Eugene Horton, 38, was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday.

A Halethorpe man faces life behind bars after he was convicted Thursday of murdering an 18-year-old man. Larry Eugene Horton, 38, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Ryan Wesley Jackson in Baltimore County Circuit Court after a four-day trial, according to a press release from the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County. Horton will be sentenced on April 29. He faces a maximum penalty of life without the possibility of parole. Jackson, who was 18 at the time of his murder, was found dead in the Brooklyn area of Baltimore City on Oct. 15, 2011. An autopsy revealed that he died from 24 hatchet blows to the head. Baltimore County police found through their investigation that he was killed by Horton at a residence on Rambo Court in …

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Lansdowne Resident Creates Community Flag

Dixie Yankulov's banner inspired by railroads.

Police Fired Upon in Lansdowne

An unmarked vehicle was struck by a bullet, but no officers were hurt in early Sunday morning incident, according to police.

  Baltimore County police officers were the target of gunfire early Sunday morning while on a plainclothes burglary enforcement detail in Lansdowne, authorities said. At around 3:30 on June 24, three officers in an unmarked vehicle approached the intersection of Lorena and Smith avenues where they saw four suspicious people, police said. As the vehicle approached the intersection, at least one of the people opened fire at the officers, Baltimore County police spokesperson Elise Armacost said. The vehicle was struck by at least one bullet, but none of the officers was injured, according to police. It is not known whether the suspects knew that the vehicle contained plainclothes police officers. The detail was aimed at addressing a spate of …

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Chris Wickless Koloski

1:02 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

This is huge concern for us. Recently there have been reports of a small group of juveniles walking the streets with backpacks in the early morning hours. Last week a concerned citizen called and the police were notified. I called the Wilkins Outreach Department to notify them and ask for extra unmarked car patrols in the area. This incident occurred on Second Avenue. At our meetings it is always…   more ›

Lansdowne Kaiser Facility Construction Ahead of Schedule

Facility to open in 2013.

Lansdowne Man Robbed on Street

A 21-year-old man was punched by a group of youths and his iPhone was taken, police said.

  A 21-year-old Lansdowne man was robbed of his iPhone on June 12, according to police. At around 2:45 a.m., the victim was in the vicinity of Lansdowne and Silerton roads when he was tripped and punched by a group of nine youths, police said. During the scuffle, the victim's iPhone was taken, according to police. The group walked away toward Baltimore Highlands, police said.

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Chris Wickless Koloski

1:11 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

There seems to be a group of juveniles commiting a variety of crimes in our area recently. Reports have come in about a group of juveniles carrying backpacks wandering the streets in the middle os the night. We need to be the eyes and ears to help the police catch these little darlings and WE need to begin taking back our neighborhoods!! PLEASE call 911 to report suspicious persons and or …   more ›