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New Carrollton police say an officer's cruiser was stolen while he helped another officer serve a warrant. Police say the officer left the car unlocked and running about 3 a.m. Sunday at an apartment building while responding to a call for backup. New Carrollton Police Chief David Rice says the cruiser was found about an hour later parked between two buildings down the block. The police chief says the trunk had been opened — but nothing was missing and the car had minimal damage.

Amid the unfolding jail scandal in Baltimore right now, there are two things relevant to the gay community that I want to bring up. I'm not sure if there are any connections between the two, or if one affects the other. But viewed together, they do present some interesting questions. First: Non-heterosexual inmates in jails and prisons across the country reported a far greater degree of sexual victimization in the last two years than their straight counterparts, according to a study released by the U.S. Department of Justice last week.

A Baltimore District judge issued a warrant this week for the arrest of Baltimore political strategist Julius C. Henson for failing to appear for trial Tuesday on an alleged housing code violation.Henson faces a charge of renting a "building not fit for human habitation," according to court records. The warrant for Henson was issued Wednesday for his rental property at 710 E. 21st St. in East Baltimore, according to Henson and court records.During an interview yesterday, Henson said he was never notified of the court appearance and had not heard about problems at his property until reporters questioned him. He said he believes the housing citation was issued as a political ploy to damage his credibility.

A Baltimore police sergeant found guilty of malfeasance for using false information to obtain a search and seizure warrant was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. Sgt. Dennis W. Workley, who joined the force in 1996, also received a suspended one-year prison sentence from Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard for the malfeasance charge, which he was convicted of in March. Workley was also convicted of perjury, for which he received probation before judgment Monday, the state's attorney's office said.

County police have issued an arrest warrant for a Linthicum man they say led officers on a chase early Monday through Brooklyn Park that ended when his car became trapped in a ditch in the 700 block of Matthews Ave.According to police, Northern District Officer David Frendlich noticed a 1986 Oldsmobile driving east on Church St. from Ritchie Highway shortly before 2 a.m. The car was going 50 mph in a 30-mph zone and weaving.The driver continued east on Church Street as Officer Frendlich turned on his emergency lights, then slowed near Seventh Avenue, turned right on Sixth Avenue and took off south toward Matthews Avenue.

State police have obtained a murder warrant for a man wanted in a fatal shooting Dec. 7 in Westminster. Shawn Anthony Jones, 27, is wanted in the killing of Donnie D. Bowman, 43, of Westminster and the wounding of Lamont Dew, 39, of Baltimore, authorities said yesterday. The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. outside a convenience store on Pennsylvania Avenue at Union Street. Witnesses told Westminster police that a man fired shots into a 1992 Honda Accord where two men were sitting in the store parking lot. The man then entered the car, and it left the area.

A first-degree murder warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of another man in Southeast Baltimore early Saturday, police said.Responding to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of N. Port St. about 1 a.m. Saturday, police found the body of Bobby Raymond Hurt, 37, lying in front of his home. He had been shot at least once in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.Witnesses told police that Hurt and another man were arguing shortly before the shooting.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man who tried to break up a fight between two young girls. James Ron Dorsey is charged with first-degree murder of Curtis Lomax during an altercation that occurred in the 1200 block of W. North Ave. on March 7. Lomax, 22, was a friend of one of the girls and lived in the city's Cherry Hill neighborhood. Dorsey is being sought by the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force. Detective Vincent T. Stevenson, a task force member, said Dorsey is known to rent rooms around the city and has told people he will not be captured by police.

A county police officer serving an arrest warrant on a Severn woman Sunday afternoon arrested instead a man who was visiting her.Officer Patrick McLaughlin went to the woman's house in the 1700 block of Village Square Court shortly before 1:30 p.m. The woman told him she had documents to prove that the warrant was no longer valid and invited Officer McLaughlin in while she looked for them, police said.While Officer McLaughlin waited in the living room, he noticed a man sitting on the couch.

A Glen Burnie man has surrendered to authorities on charges stemming from an automobile crash Jan. 15 in Carroll County that killed a passenger, according to state police at Westminster. John Carroll Mueller, 21, of Country Chase Court was charged in a warrant after a review by the Carroll County state's attorney's office, police said. The 11 charges include automobile homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, speeding, and driving too fast for wet or icy road conditions.

When Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ron Bateman first suggested withholding state tax refunds from people who have open warrants nearly three years ago, critics said it was a foolish pursuit. "One of the criticisms I got was, 'How many criminals have jobs where they are going to get a tax refund?'" he recalled. He couldn't say. Now he can. "There were 396," he told the County Council during a recent budget hearing. This past tax season - the first with the program fully in effect - that's the number of letters the state comptroller's office sent, telling people if they wanted their money, they'd have to clear their open Anne Arundel County warrants.

The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Art Museum Drive Unit block, between 6 and 7:55 p.m. April 25. Bag, dictophone, headphones. medical record and papers stolen from vehicle. West Belvedere Aveue 2400 block at 8 a.m. April 23. Unattended costume jewelry stolen during vendor event.

Authorities from Baltimore and Howard counties entered a Reisterstown home using a "no-knock" warrant before a resident attacked an officer with a sword last year, according to newly released police records. An officer fought back, fatally shooting the man. Police say such warrants, which allow officers to enter a home without announcing their presence, are necessary when dealing with high-risk subjects. But critics argued at the time that such cases illustrate the danger of taking residents by surprise.

A Baltimore City police sergeant faces up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted Friday of perjury and malfeasance for using false information to obtain a search and seizure warrant. Sgt. Dennis W. Workley, who joined the force in 1996, was charged with the misdemeanors last May after a complaint to the department spurred a months-long, joint investigation by the city police's internal affairs unit and state's attorney's office. In a statement Friday, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said the department, which initiated the investigation, "has an obligation to preserve the public trust.

A jury declared Tuesday that it was hopelessly deadlocked over the case of a Baltimore police officer accused of secretly tape-recording a judge. The impasse triggered a mistrial that leaves the sergeant's fate uncertain. Sgt. Carlos M. Vila, an 18-year-veteran police officer, was charged with recording a telephone argument with a judge designated to sign search warrants after normal business hours. Prosecutors said the recording violated the state's wiretap laws. Vila wanted District Judge Joan B. Gordon to sign a warrant on a Saturday night to search a car in which a shooting victim had been found.

Law enforcement officials are watching a test program in Anne Arundel County that entices people with open criminal warrants to turn themselves in — so they can get their state tax refunds. Thus far, the results of dangling a refund as bait have stunned the sheriff who pitched the one-year pilot project. "If I had gotten 10, that would be good, too. But 134? That's huge," said Sheriff Ron Bateman. "It's baseball season, and this is a grand slam. " Under the measure adopted last year, and which went into practical effect with the current tax season, the comptroller's office blocks Maryland tax refunds of residents of Anne Arundel County, and others, who have unserved warrants in Anne Arundel.

WASHINGTON -- The House voted yesterday to give law-enforcement officials more latitude to make searches without warrants, an idea long favored by conservatives but which some Democrats say infringes on the rights of law-abiding citizens.Supporters of the measure, which passed 289-142, said it would stop the all-too-frequent occurrence of criminals' getting off on technicalities, as in cases in which evidence against them was ruled inadmissible in court because it was obtained with a faulty warrant.

Lawyers for Baltimore say a group of Westport residents seeking an injunction to stop construction of the Horseshoe Casino along Russell Street have no legal standing and are being used by a shadowy organization more concerned with delaying the facility opening than environmental factors. In a response filed Tuesday, city solicitors Matthew W. Nayden and Daniel J. Sparaco dismissed the group's claim that the city and the Maryland Department of the Environment colluded to allow CBAC Gaming to avoid following protocol for publicly discussing and planning cleanup of the site.

Baltimore police moved Monday to increase foot patrols over the next month and conduct street sweeps of violent fugitives after a weekend that saw six people killed and continued a violent start to 2013. Baltimore has recorded 35 homicides this year, a 40 percent increase over the same period in 2012. The spike made for the deadliest January and February in the city in four years. The increase has been particularly alarming to residents of West Baltimore, which has been the scene of 11 killings since Jan. 1. Two men were killed within five blocks of each other there Saturday and Sunday.