No major incidents were reported in the Lutherville-Timonium area last week.
How many communities can say they experience weeks without a single major incident reported to local authorities? Lutherville-Timonium residents can make that claim for the second time now in 2012. There were no major incidents (burglaries, robberies, assaults, etc.) reported between March 12 and 18, according to a log kept at the Baltimore County Police Department, Precinct 7 in Cockeysville. Neighbors in Cockeysville and Towson, however, cannot say the same thing, although reports indicate that crime is down compared to the same time last year in North County. Check out Cockeysville Patch and Towson Patch for weekly crime updates. How would you rate our local police precinct and its officers? Do weeks without crime instill a sense …
The following information was supplied by the Baltimore County Police Department. In cases where a criminal charge is noted, the information provided does not indicate a conviction.
Blondell Court, unit block, Sept. 6, between 7 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. A dark red mountain bike was stolen from a backyard. Patch reported a 14-year-old boy was arrested last week for breaking into houses in the same neighborhood. York Road, 1500 block, Sept. 7, between 6:40 a.m. and 6:46 a.m. A man's ex-girlfriend allegedly robbed him of $35 in a 7-Eleven parking lot. Janine Yolanda Jackson, 45, allegedly approached the victim and began to kick him while demanding money. Jackson, a Baltimore woman, was accompanied by an unidentified male who stated, "Just kick it out" to the victim, who handed over the cash. Both suspects fled in a gold color sedan, possibly a Ford Taurus, according to the incident report. CORRECTION: Greenmeadow Road, 100 …
Harry Callahan
5:35 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012
Having an effective police force is nice. But living in an area having few criminals is nicer. Let's face facts. The police actually prevent very few crimes. The truth is that is not their job. What police departments are (and I'm speaking about all police departments around the world) can best be described as armed achaeologists. The vast majority of the time they are called only after a crime … more ›