YEAR IN REVIEW: Top 10 Crime Stories of 2011

Despite Lutherville-Timonium's relatively low crime statistics ( ), there will always be outliers that spike headlining news. 

Looking back on 2011, we find several key arrests, suspects still on the loose, and crimes against women and the elderly, among other incidents that we here at Patch work tirelessly to keep you abreast of. 

The following top 10 list of crime stories that we reported in 2011 was compiled and selected by Lutherville-Timonium Patch editor Nick DiMarco.

If you disagree, or wish to add a story that was of particular interest to you, feel free to make a note of it in the comments section. 

The Top 10 Crimes in 2011:

: We begin our countdown with the capstone story to a series we have been following since 2010. Deception burglaries became a real concern for police, so much so that then-police Capt. Martin Lurz actually joined patrols alongside his officers out of Precinct 7. 

: This is the sad story of Joseph Miranda, a 19-year-old man who was killed at a construction site. His mother Adrienne has spent the last five years of her life seeking justice for her son. 

: After Donald Warfield  near Ridgely Middle School, parents were outraged that they had to turn to the news to hear about it, instead of being informed by the school's administration. Read the story and decide for yourself. 

: Spoiler alert—It was an inside job, sort of. A former Goodwill employee went on a burglary spree, threatening violence as he robbed four area drop-off centers between Timonium and Parkville. 

: This is the harrowing story of a her way out of the grips of man intent on harming her along the interstate—after he hit her car with his. 

: The headline really says it all. 

: A 31-year-old climbing instructor was arrested at the gym's Timonium location on charges of sexual assault on a 14-year-old. 

: Our No. 3 entry made statewide headlines. Ira Rigger was sentenced to for possession and distribution of child pornography. 

: Richard Wayne Poehlman's story gets more bizarre with every page turned in his extensive court record. The senior citizen was arrested on charges of child pornography. During the search of his home, police found an extensive marijuana growing operation. Oh, and he used his neighbor's wireless Internet password to cultivate his collection of videos. Stay with Patch as we continue to update his story. 

And the No. 1 crime story from 2011... Didn't even happen in Lutherville-Timonium. 

: A killer is still at large as the investigation continues.