Burglary Suspect

SEOUL, South Korea -- Call it the kimchi capers.A thief breaks into the homes of several prominent citizens, including two Cabinet members and two police chiefs, stealing all kinds of loot.But when a suspect is finally apprehended, he allegedly tells prosecutors that his victims have vastly understated their losses.A police chief failed to report a wad of cash the thief had found under a container for the pickled cabbage in the refrigerator, said Kim Kang Ryong, the 32-year-old burglary suspect.

Annapolis police have arrested the burglary suspect they dubbed "Cinderfella" because he lost a sneaker in a struggle with an officer at a family home in Baltimore.Robert Allen Snodgrass, 27, of the 500 block of Tayman Drive in Annapolis, was charged with one count of burglary, resisting arrest and second-degree assault. He is being held on $24,000 bail.Police believe he is responsible for at least 15 burglaries Monday in the Eastport section of the city and as many as 15 other burglaries in the same area since February.

A burglary suspect found sleeping in an Arnold neighborhood had an unusual assortment of items in his car, according to county police -- a police badge, a rubber mask, a rifle and some marijuana.Officer James McDermott found the man slumped over in the passenger seat of his Volkswagen shortly before 2 a.m. Monday on Harmony Avenue.The man had no identification, but he gave McDermott his name -- Peter Joseph Lally -- and the officer found that he was wanted by Baltimore County police on charges in a burglary Feb. 23 of Lally's uncle's Towson law office, police said.

A burglary suspect who police said narrowly missed being caught by a resident Tuesday was later arrested by officers after two dogs chased him in a nearby field in Lothian.Hubert Vincent Edwards, 32, of the 1000 block of Kathleen Drive in Fort Washington was charged with burglary.Police were called to the 5300 block of Ed Prout Road about 8 a.m. by a resident who thought he saw an unfamiliar car in the driveway of a neighbor.By the time Officer Patrick M. Donnelly arrived, the 1989 Volkswagen Fox was parked on the street with the left rear door wide open, a television on the back seat and jewelry strewn around.

A man already in jail awaiting trial in one burglary was charged yesterday with breaking into 30 more homes in the Ednor Gardens neighborhood and accused of stealing everything from jewelry to antique furniture.Anthony Edwards, 31, of the 1700 block of Abbotson St. is being held in the Baltimore City Detention Center in lieu of $27,000 bail. Police said that could increase after the suspect has another bail review hearing, which is scheduled for tomorrow on the new charges.Sgt. Frank Wagner of Northeastern District said investigators showed burglary victims photo lineups and matched paperwork that was filled in when items were sold at secondhand shops.

A county police officer stopped a man who fit the description of a burglary suspect Tuesday and arrested him on theft and traffic charges after checking his driver's license, police said yesterday.William Joseph Falter, 45, of the 1000 block of Park Circle Drive in Cape St. Claire was charged with the theft of license plates and driving with a revoked license.Officer John Taylor was patrolling Benfield Road and Interstate 97 about 1 p.m. when he saw a man fitting a suspect's description.Taylor stopped the man, who was driving a 1985 Mercury station wagon, checked his license and found it had been revoked.

A Calvert County man was bitten by a police dog and arrested on burglary charges after a break-in Wednesday at a Lothian store, county police said.The man was treated at Anne Arundel Medical Center and released.Southern District officers went to the Hair Co. store in the 5400 block of Southern Maryland Blvd. around 1:20 a.m. to investigate a burglary alarm, police said.The officers found a 1988 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck parked near the store. They checked the front of the business and saw a man inside, police said.

A police K-9 dog found a burglary suspect hiding in a storage room at the Pasadena Ames store yesterday morning, police said.Officer L. C. O'Connor and his dog, Bubba, went to the store in the 8100 block of Ritchie Highway about 1:30 a.m. to investigate a burglar alarm. After noticing that the store had a damaged window, Officer O'Connor searched the building for suspects, police said.Roberto Fernandez Molina, 25, of the 1100 block of Smithville St. in Annapolis was charged with burglary and destruction of property, police said.

A Prince George's County judge's decision to sentence three police officers to 60 days in jail for beating a burglary suspect last week marked a sad day in law enforcement, no matter how you slice it.It was the first time in Prince George's history that a judge had ordered a police officer jailed for using excessive force while on duty.The decision stemmed from an incident last October in which a colleague of the three jailed officers charged that he witnessed the officers severely beating a burglary suspect, even after the man was handcuffed and knocked unconscious.

A burglary suspect shot and killed by a Baltimore police officer Wednesday night as he attempted to escape from custody was struck in the middle of his right back by the bullet, the state medical examiner's office said yesterday.Raleigh D. Lemon, 32, of the 1000 block of W. Mulberry St. was shot when he ran from the emergency room of Bon Secours Hospital, where he was being treated for injuries suffered in a fight with at least three police officers who had arrested him, police said.Police said Officer Darlene Early, 22, chased Mr. Lemon down a hallway and out of the hospital before she fired a single shot.

A burglary suspect pronounced dead by medical technicians after he was shot in the head by police lay for about 30 minutes on the floor of a Northwest Baltimore convenience store before officers noticed he was alive, city police said Monday. A spokesman for the city Fire Department, which oversees emergency medical personnel units, said it was the first misdiagnosis of its kind he could recall in the past five years. Department officials are conducting an internal investigation into the incident, according to Chief Kevin Cartwright, the spokesman.

The team of detectives told the burglary suspect that they just wanted "one piece of important info, that's all." He nodded and said he knew what they wanted and, to their amazement, where it was, according to court documents. Then the detectives pleaded with him to sign a form waiving his rights to remain silent and to speak with an attorney. But the suspect kept asking for a lawyer. First he talked on the phone with his sister, a lawyer, and then to a public defender, according to the court filings.

Anne Arundel County police have identified a teenager who drowned Saturday after he allegedly tried to break into a Crownsville home. Patrick Thomas Morissette, 17, of Bowie drowned in the Severn River shortly after police responded to a report of a break-in from a resident in the 1000 block of Tudor Drive. The resident said he saw a man fitting Morissette's description trying to break through his back door about 5 a.m. and then leave through the back yard. Police said they scoured the area with police dogs, and then spotted Morissette singing and talking to himself while swimming in the Severn.

A 27-year-old man was arrested yesterday and charged with four burglaries in North Baltimore, and police said they are investigating whether he might be responsible for at least 30 others. Cornell Anderson of the 2400 block of Greenmount Ave. was arrested about 1 a.m. as he fled a burglary in the 3000 block of Barclay St. in Charles Village, according to police. In addition to that break-in, Anderson was charged with burglaries in the Oakenshawe, Roland Park and Keswick neighborhoods.

The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a Brooklyn Park man on gaming charges yesterday in a divided opinion on the prosecution's use of evidence found by police searching his house for burglars. The evidence in George Wengert's home, including papers and $42,000 in cash, were legally seized because police - after catching a burglary suspect there - observed them in plain view while checking the house for other intruders or victims, the state's highest court held on a 5-2 vote.

A Baltimore police officer shot at a burglary suspect yesterday after a car pursuit that ended with a crash on railroad tracks in Westport, a department spokesman said. The man being chased was not hit by the shot fired by Southern District Officer Richard S. Boblitz, but was caught and arrested by other officers. Police officials said Boblitz fired his 9 mm Glock when the suspect refused repeated demands to take his hands out of his pockets. It was the second such incident this week.

Police explained the situation to George Wengert this way: The good news was that someone broke into his home in north Anne Arundel County, but police caught the burglar. The bad news was that while they were looking around Wengert's house for anything relating to the burglary, police found what appeared to be illegal sports betting slips and a heap of cash. But whether the second search was legal is at the heart of a case that has reached the Maryland Court of Appeals, questioning how much poking around police can do in a home once they have taken care of the matter that took them there.

Police explained the situation to George Wengert this way: The good news was that someone broke into his home in north Anne Arundel County, but police caught the burglar. The bad news was that while they were looking around Wengert's house for anything relating to the burglary, police found what appeared to be illegal sports betting slips and a heap of cash. But whether the second search was legal is at the heart of a case that has reached the Maryland Court of Appeals, questioning how much poking around police can do in a home once they have taken care of the matter that brought them there.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Call it the kimchi capers.A thief breaks into the homes of several prominent citizens, including two Cabinet members and two police chiefs, stealing all kinds of loot.But when a suspect is finally apprehended, he allegedly tells prosecutors that his victims have vastly understated their losses.A police chief failed to report a wad of cash the thief had found under a container for the pickled cabbage in the refrigerator, said Kim Kang Ryong, the 32-year-old burglary suspect.

Annapolis police have arrested the burglary suspect they dubbed "Cinderfella" because he lost a sneaker in a struggle with an officer at a family home in Baltimore.Robert Allen Snodgrass, 27, of the 500 block of Tayman Drive in Annapolis, was charged with one count of burglary, resisting arrest and second-degree assault. He is being held on $24,000 bail.Police believe he is responsible for at least 15 burglaries Monday in the Eastport section of the city and as many as 15 other burglaries in the same area since February.