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Baltimore police are seeking help identifying a man who on March 15 robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in the 4800 block of Eastern Ave., near Greektown and just west of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Police said the man handed a teller a note implying he was armed with a handgun. Authorities did not say whether any money was taken. The assailant is described as a black male in his early 20s, about 6 feet tall and and weighing about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark sunglasses, a gray jacket, and dark jeans.

A woman shot on May 10 succumbed to her injuries late last week as detectives continue to look for a shooting suspect. On Monday, Baltimore police said Yolonda Johnson, 24, who lived in the Cherry Hill neighborhood, was pronounced dead Friday afternoon at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she had been hospitalized since the shooting. Police responding to a shooting on her block of 600 Cherry Crest Road at 9:44 p.m. on May 10 had found Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds to her head and buttocks, police said.

Police are searching for a black Honda Accord in connection with a shooting Friday in Baltimore's Coldstream Homestead Montebello neighborhood that left a victim in serious condition. The victim, who is stable, was shot in the 1700 block of Homestead Street around 4 p.m., police said The year of the Accord is not known. Police ask any witnesses or individuals who may have seen a black Honda Accord in the area to call 410-396-2444. ywenger@baltsun.com twitter.cpm/yvonnewenger

Two men were arrested in Crofton on Friday in connection to at least one carjacking incident in the area. An officer on patrol in Crofton noticed two vehicles he suspected were involved in stealing motorcycles, so he continued to monitor their movements. According to police, Clinton resident Kevin M. Wilkins, 25, got out of the white minivan he was driving on Forksbridge Court in Gambrills and fled from the scene on foot. Darrel Lamont King, Jr., 29, of Cheverly, who was in a separate vehicle, was immediately detained, while Wilkins turned himself in as police were canvassing the area.

Ocean City Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing on June 28. Tabitha Williams lives in California but was visiting Ocean City for vacation. Her foster mother reported the girl missing and police believe the teenager may be attempting to travel back to the West Coast. Williams is described as having shoulder-length black hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow tank top and denim shorts. Police are asking anyone with information about the missing girl to contact Det. Nick Simpson with the OCPD's Criminal Investigation Division at 410-520-5349.

City police are searching for two men who are suspected of stealing a car and shooting a man who authorities said had stopped to ask directions early Monday in Southwest Baltimore. Police said the victim had stopped his car in the 3500 block of Winterbourne Road about 1:25 a.m., and asked two men for help. Police said the men gave directions, but then got into the car, pulled out a gun and demanded money. At some point, the car's 35-year-old occupant was shot in the arm, police said.

Baltimore police are seeking help in identifying a possible suspect in the April 24 shooting death of a 59-year-old man who was shot while sitting on the front porch of a home in West Baltimore. Police identified the victim as Floyd Dorsey, of the 4100 block of Norfolk Ave. He was shot about 10:45 p.m. that night in the 2500 block of Harlem Ave., and died at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Authorities have released few details on the shooting. They said a man approached Dorsey, shot him and ran away.

A robber struck a Royal Farms in Fells Point on Sunday night, leaving with a peculiar payday that only a sweet tooth could covet. The man, described as a black man in his 40s with a light beard, about 5 feet 10 and 170 pounds, wearing a red jacket with white lettering over a black hooded sweat shirt, entered the convenience store sometime before 7:43 p.m., police said. He walked down the candy aisle, pulled out a bag and began sticking boxes of candy into the bag, police said.

Baltimore County police are searching for a man believed to have been part of a Pikesville home invasion robbery earlier this month. Police said that two men forced their way into a residence in the 6800 block of Westridge Road on Aug. 19, accompanied by two women. The victim told police the two men asked for money and guns and then assaulted him; he eventually told them where he kept the guns. Guns and gold chains from around the man's neck were taken, authorities said. The investigation led police to obtain an arrest warrant for armed robbery, first-degree assault, and theft against Lavar Maurice Rich, 32, of the 7200 block of Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore, who goes by Maurice.

Baltimore County police are searching for suspects who robbed Sobo Gold Buyers on Reisterstown Road last month. Police said an employee of Sobo Gold had walked out the back door of the business in the 700 block of Reisterstown Road on Nov.14 when he was approached by a man with a gun who forced him to return to the store. A second suspect was also involved and the two took jewelry and money and fled on foot, police said. The robbery comes as police are dealing on several fronts with crime related to the high price of gold.

Police have identified a suspect in the Thursday stabbing murder of a Baltimore woman who was found dead in her home. Police are searching for Michael Wesley in connection with the homicide, which they have called "domestic-related. " Online court records show Wesley has previously been charged with assault but not convicted. A lawyer who represented him in one of those cases did not immediately respond to requests for comment. On Thursday, police found Rachel Curtis, 31, unresponsive with multiple stab wounds in her Lakeland neighborhood home in the 2600 block of Wegworth Lane.

Police are searching for a black Honda Accord in connection with a shooting Friday in Baltimore's Coldstream Homestead Montebello neighborhood that left a victim in serious condition. The victim, who is stable, was shot in the 1700 block of Homestead Street around 4 p.m., police said The year of the Accord is not known. Police ask any witnesses or individuals who may have seen a black Honda Accord in the area to call 410-396-2444. ywenger@baltsun.com twitter.cpm/yvonnewenger

A man was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries after a shooting at the platform of a Light Rail stop in Lutherville Friday afternoon, Baltimore County police said. Officers were called to the 100 block Ridgely Road at 4:15 p.m. A police dispatcher said the shooting occurred on the platform of the Light Rail station. Police have not made any arrests in the shooting. K -9 and aviation were at the scene with detectives Friday afternoon. Baltimore County Police said Saturday they are continuing to investigate the shooting.

A robber struck a Royal Farms in Fells Point on Sunday night, leaving with a peculiar payday that only a sweet tooth could covet. The man, described as a black man in his 40s with a light beard, about 5 feet 10 and 170 pounds, wearing a red jacket with white lettering over a black hooded sweat shirt, entered the convenience store sometime before 7:43 p.m., police said. He walked down the candy aisle, pulled out a bag and began sticking boxes of candy into the bag, police said.

A pizza delivery driver fought off five would-be robbers with a metal pipe Friday in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County police said. One of the suspects assaulted the 24-year-old driver around 7:30 p.m. when he exited his vehicle to make the delivery. Five suspects approached the driver and tried to rob him. One man assaulted the victim who fought off the suspects using a metal pipe he had with him. The suspects didn't get anything from the Pizza Hut driver, police said. Several officers including a K-9 and aviation unit were called in to search the area.

Baltimore County police are searching for suspects who robbed Sobo Gold Buyers on Reisterstown Road last month. Police said an employee of Sobo Gold had walked out the back door of the business in the 700 block of Reisterstown Road on Nov.14 when he was approached by a man with a gun who forced him to return to the store. A second suspect was also involved and the two took jewelry and money and fled on foot, police said. The robbery comes as police are dealing on several fronts with crime related to the high price of gold.

Baltimore County police are investigating a series of arsons that resulted in nearly $50,000 in damage, destroying several cars, sheds and the roof of a business in Edgemere Sunday. Firefighters were first called at 3:57 a.m. to an apartment building in the 2600 block of Sparrows Point Road after a resident heard a popping noise outside his apartment and saw smoke and flames at the rear of the building, police said. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported, police said, but several other fires were reported nearby.

Baltimore County police said Tuesday they were searching for a man whose elderly grandparents were found dead this week in the Pikesville home that the three shared. Vaughn George Pepper, 87 and Marjorie Marie Pepper, 85, were discovered in their home Monday afternoon. Police are investigating their deaths as homicides and said they do not believe the killings were random. Detectives continue to search for the couple's grandson, Matthew Long, 31, who lived with his grandparents in the 800 block of Olmstead Road, to question him. Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said they are not calling him a suspect.

Baltimore police named a 19-year-old man Tuesday as the suspect in an early-November killing in Northeast Baltimore, warning the public that he remains on the loose, "armed and extremely dangerous. " Police detectives and the U.S. Marshals Service are looking for Tavon Barnett, who they say fatally shot 29-year-old Terrance Seale on Nov. 3 in his apartment in the New Northwood neighborhood. Seale's wife, Marie, and sons, ages 3 and 5, were in the home and witnessed the shooting, Marie Seale said.

Baltimore County police are searching for a 15-year-old from Reisterstown who has been missing for nearly two months. Sasha Arianna Samlal, of the unit block of Gloucester Court, was reported missing Sept. 21. She was last seen getting into a small black Honda with tinted windows, with a white sticker on the windshield. A Hispanic male was driving. She is described as an Indian female with long black hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion. She is 5 feet 5 and weighs 140 pounds.