Violet Ripken

Aberdeen police found 'guilty' of great fashion taste

2013-06-14 11:50:00

If clothes make the man (or woman), consider the Aberdeen Police Department extremely well-made. The department's men and women recently won an award not for their crime-fighting or patrolling skills, but for the professional tailoring of their...

Police chase lead on Vi Ripken kidnapping to dead end

2013-04-12 17:13:00

Detectives in Aberdeen received a tip they hoped would be their big break: A prisoner seeking leniency said he knew the man who abducted the mother of Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. But nearly nine months after the bizarre kidnapping, no suspect has been...

July: Fifty Shades of controversy; Vi Ripken kidnapped

2012-12-27 18:29:00

Vi Ripken, the mother of baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., was abducted from outside of her home. She was tied up and put in the back seat of her car and driven all around Central Maryland. She was later found with her hands bound but unharmed in her...

The Top 10 news stories of 2012

2012-12-28 00:28:00

A look at the Top 10 news stories of 2012 in The Record area: #1 – Vi Ripken Kidnapped The July kidnapping of Aberdeen's most well-known resident, remains the most bizarre and perhaps most unsettling story of 2012. Vi Ripken, mother of Major...

Vi Ripken abducted at gunpoint, quietly returned

2012-07-25 19:27:00

Bound and abducted in her own vehicle, Violet Ripken was gone for 12 hours before her disappearance was reported to authorities. And amid an intensive search, she was quietly dropped off by her kidnapper on her secluded Harford County street. A neighbor,...

Police release new photos related to Vi Ripken kidnapping

2012-11-19 16:25:19

The suspect in the abduction of Violet R. Ripken from her Aberdeen home stopped at a Middle River Walmart the day after the July incident and may have had a brief encounter with the driver of a dark green minivan, Aberdeen Police Lt. Fred Budnick said...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday

2012-11-20 04:41:00

WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, high near 55. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Mayor calls for zero-error speed camera program: Criticism of Baltimore's speed...

Harford County confronts deaths of four officers

2012-10-01 14:23:00

Piled on Sheriff L. Jesse Bane's desk are stacks of unopened mail, and among the envelopes stuffed with condolences, is a black leather-bound Bible inscribed with gold lettering. Harford County's top lawman has been wrestling with leading an agency of...

Vi Ripken abduction is not a cold case, investigators say

2012-09-05 16:15:00

Six weeks after the mother of one of Baltimore's most famous baseball players was kidnapped and left bound on the side of the road in her Lincoln Town Car, the case remains a mystery to police. Aberdeen police say the abduction of Violet R. Ripken in the...

Vi Ripken's kidnapper still at large a month later

2012-08-21 12:35:53

Nearly a month has passed since Vi Ripken was kidnapped outside her Aberdeen home, and the July 24 incident has prompted the entire Ripken family to take extra security precautions. And while Vi Ripken and her children are being more alert about who is...

Editorial: Aberdeen's triumph

2012-08-15 20:04:00

Ten years ago, it was something of a curiosity around these parts, but now it's something that's become a tradition for Aberdeen and the rest of Harford County. The Cal Ripken World Series, the season finale for the Babe Ruth youth baseball organization,...

Coffee Companion for August 2, 2012

2012-08-02 07:34:00

Each morning, we'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. ** Michael Phelps has accomplished the unthinkable in his Olympic career. Read why he has more work to do...

New security images of the suspect in Vi Ripken's disappearance, taken at a Middle River Walmart on July 26.

2012-11-19 12:33:36

The abduction of the matriarch of Maryland's most famous sports family still has people scratching their heads: an unknown man cornered Vi Ripken in her Aberdeen garage, tied her up, put her in the backseat of her own car and went on a joyride throughout the Baltimore region for some 24 hours.

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother Vi attends the ceremony.

2012-09-06 00:00:00