Cocaine And Marijuana

Anne Arundel County police have charged three men with narcotics violations and seized $46,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana in a seven-month investigation into an alleged drug ring believed to move drugs into the county and Baltimore from New York City.Michael Johnson, 38, of the 1300 block of Greyswood Road in Odenton, was arrested Wednesday night when police searched his home and found money, about 4 ounces of crack cocaine and a stolen handgun, police said. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana.

Police raid of video store results in 2 drug arrestsCounty police arrested an Odenton man and an Owings Mills woman on drug charges Monday after officers reported finding cocaine and marijuana in their video store, police said.William Daniel Grimes Sr. 46, of the 500 block of King Malcom Ave. was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sandra Stoner, 37, of the 100 block of S. Ritters Lane was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Two unrelated drug raids in Baltimore County have resulted in 11 arrests and the seizure of 175 pounds of suspected marijuana, other illegal narcotics, several weapons and more than $20,000 in cash, police said.Late Friday, a joint operation by Baltimore city and county narcotics detectives yielded 158 pounds of suspected marijuana, with an estimated street value of $250,000.Police said an 8-pound marijuana seizure at a home in the city's Eastern District provided officers with the information that led to a larger bust at Big Fat Daddy's, a catering business in the 8400 block of Philadelphia Road in Rosedale.

A man suspected of distributing cocaine and marijuana throughout much of the city from his East Baltimore home was arrested last night, police said.Officers who raided the man's home in the 100 block of S. Regester St. about 8: 10 p.m. seized $9,000 worth of suspected cocaine and marijuana worth at least $30,000, said Sgt. Richard Smith, head of the Southeastern District drug enforcement unit.He said the man was holding a loaded handgun when police entered the three-story rowhouse and was disarmed immediately.

Reaching deeper into what they say was one of Anne Arundel County's largest drug empires, county prosecutors charged 10 people yesterday as the street-level dealers for a Cape St. Claire family.A county grand jury indicted eight people on conspiracy and related charges, and charges were filed against two others.The charges are the latest in a five-year probe into a ring that allegedly smuggled more than 110 pounds of cocaine out of southern Florida and into Anne Arundel County from 1990 to 1996, setting up a Severna Park barbershop as a front for its high-stakes business.

After five days of testimony and 2 1/2 hours of deliberation, a jury found Jesus Ibarra Rodriguez, 38, of Brooklyn Park guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana yesterday.Federal prosecutors had said that Rodriguez supplied John Baumgarten Sr. and his two sons, who were charged with heading a drug ring that smuggled 110 pounds of cocaine and an unknown amount of marijuana into Anne Arundel County over the last five years.Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the drug charges Feb. 10 but later changed his mind.

A 22-year-old Baltimore man who pleaded guilty to selling cocaine and marijuana to undercover police last year was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday.Daniel Michael Singer of Hamilton also was ordered to pay $3,900 in restitution to the Maryland State Police. That is what undercover police paid Singer for cocaine and marijuana in March 1995.Prosecutors called Singer a mid-level drug dealer. They noted the quantity and speed with which Singer was able to produce drugs for sale.On one occasion, Singer quickly brought 12 ounces of marijuana and 4 ounces of cocaine to Finksburg, where he sold it to undercover police in the post office parking lot, police said.

A trailer loaded with plywood overturned at Interstate 70 and U.S. 29 yesterday morning, backing up westbound traffic for several hours, state police said.The driver of the tractor-trailer, whose name state police refused to give last night, was taken to Howard County General Hospital for treatment. He was not seriously injured, state police said.The incident occurred about 9 a.m. while the vehicle was headed north on U.S. 29 on the ramp to westbound I-70. State police said the load of plywood shifted and caused the vehicle to fall on its side.

A Jessup man who implicated himself during his daughter's drug trial was given a two-year suspended sentence yesterday for selling crack cocaine and marijuana from his home.Larry Harver, 52, pleaded guilty in February after his testimony in his daughter's trial cleared her and implicated him. Police found 3.4 ounces of crack cocaine and 2 pounds of marijuana in the apartment of his daughter, Clarice Harver, in July.The father, a diabetic and an amputee, told a jury during his daughter's January trial that he asked his daughter to hold the drugs for him while he was in a hospital for medical problems.

Woman arrested at store on theft, drug chargesA Mayo woman was arrested on theft and drug charges Wednesday after she allegedly tried to steal power tools from a Kmart store, county police said.A security guard told police the woman entered the store, on Ritchie Highway at Jumpers Hole Road, shortly after 6 p.m., picked up two Black & Decker sanders and a grinder, took them to the customer service desk and demanded a refund, police said.When a clerk refused, the woman put the items in a bag and left the store, police said.

Baltimore: Drug arrest Firefighter charged with possession A Baltimore City firefighter was arrested Friday and charged with dealing cocaine and marijuana, authorities said yesterday. Fatima Hawkins, 29, of the 1600 block of Calvert St. was charged with possessing cocaine and marijuana with the intention of selling the drugs, according to Chief Kevin Cartwright, a Fire Department spokesman, and court records. Hawkins, an apprentice firefighter-paramedic with the Engine Company 31 firehouse on Greenmount Avenue, will be suspended pending the outcome of an investigation, Cartwright said.

Man, 40, given 8 years for killing in church A Baltimore man who admitted fatally stabbing a man in the chest during an argument at a church dinner pleaded guilty yesterday to voluntary manslaughter. John William Smith, 40, of the 600 block of Stoddard Court was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court. Prosecutors said Smith stabbed Rodney Dickerson, 42, on June 18 at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church on Charles Street. The church, near the Washington Monument, has been providing weekend meals to the homeless and poor for more than 17 years.

A federal judge sentenced two Los Angeles men this week to decades in prison for importing a huge amount of cocaine and marijuana into the Baltimore region, federal prosecutors announced yesterday. U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. sentenced Jose Jesus Gutierrez, 31, yesterday to 40 years in prison for conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine and marijuana. On Thursday, the judge had sentenced co-defendant Laurencio Gonzalez, 36, to 45 years on the same charges. According to the U.S. attorney's office, trial testimony showed Gonzalez and Gutierrez distributed over 600 kilograms of cocaine to drug dealers in the Baltimore area in 2002 and 2003.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Northern District Victim named: Tavon Antwan Granger, 20, of the 1000 block of N. Payson St. was named by police yesterday as the man shot about 1:35 a.m. Wednesday as he stood with several others near Pall Mall Road and Loyola Southway. Granger, shot multiple times, died a short time later at Sinai Hospital. Anyone with information was urged to call Metro Crime Stoppers toll free at 866-7LOCKUP.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Balti more County. Baltimore City Northern District Drug arrests: Two teenage males and three women were arrested Monday night by district drug enforcement officers in a raid on a rowhouse in the 3300 block of Hickory Ave. that police described as a midlevel outlet for crack cocaine in Hampden. The names of those arrested are being withheld pending completion of the investigation, said Sgt. Donald Kramer of the drug unit.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southern District Shooting: Damon Hunt, 19, was shot in the right arm during an argument with another man in the 900 block of W. Lombard St. about noon Wednesday. Hunt was treated in the emergency room at University of Maryland Medical Center. Drug arrests: Officer Morgan Jones was in a covert position in the 3400 block of Hollins Ferry Road about 11 p.m. Wednesday when he observed suspected drug activity among two men and a woman outside a car. Arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute were Titus Green, 21, and Myron Morman, 22, both of the 2700 block of Rittenhouse Road, and Latoya Smith, 20, of the 2900 block of Lakebrook Circle.

More than 2 pounds of drugs were seized by police in Harford County during the arrests of four men that began last Thursday and ended Saturday, according to police. Jevon Hoke, 23, who lists multiple addresses, was arrested in his black Ford Explorer last Thursday after a joint surveillance effort by the Harford County Narcotics Task Force and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, according to police. Aberdeen police made a traffic stop from which Hoke fled. He was arrested after a brief chase that ended at Swan Meadows trailer park in Aberdeen.

SALISBURY - Three prison inmates assigned to a weekend cleanup detail at the state police barracks here have been accused of stealing money, cocaine and marijuana from the property room. The charges have prompted officials to suspend the use of low-security prison laborers at barracks in the state until the incident has been investigated. Richard C. Harris, 45, of Haines, Fla., has been charged with 10 counts of conspiracy and burglary in what police say was the theft of $3,150, about 4 grams of cocaine and 1 1/2 pounds of marijuana.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southeastern District Thefts from vehicle: Four cars parked on streets between Little Italy and Fells Point were broken into over the weekend, and items valued at more than $1,000 were stolen. In the 200 block of President St., a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier was entered, and a compact disc player was stolen. On the same street, a gym bag containing a passport was removed from a 1997 Jeep truck.

Baltimore police are investigating whether a Howard County man may have smuggled into Maryland more than 50 pounds of marijuana that police think he was planning to sell in the city. James E. Brown, 32, of the 700 block of Gaither Road near Sykesville was charged Tuesday with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, police said yesterday. Maj. Anthony G. Cannavale, head of the city's drug unit, said the investigation began Monday night when detectives were waiting for a possible sale of marijuana and cocaine in the 500 block of S. Broadway in Fells Point.