Cell Phones

As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

2013-05-19 20:18:00

Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...

Man jumped, robbed by several men at Hillendale Shopping Center [Crime Log]

2013-05-10 06:01:00

The following is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. A man was jumped and robbed by several men at Hillendale...

Hurd named C&S Volunteer of the Year

2013-05-13 11:39:58

Russell Hurd, who partnered with Harford Community College to establish the Heather L. Hurd 5K Run/1-Mile Fun Walk, has been named the C&S Wholesale Grocers 2013 Volunteer of the Year. Hurd is a perishable quality control manager in the company's...

Police blotter

2013-05-09 14:23:50

Aberdeen Sheriff's deputies and state police report: Antoine D. Rushing, 20, of the first block of New County Road, was charged Thursday with trespassing and failing to obey a lawful police order. Warren E. Smith, 54, of the 100 block of Bouzarth Lane,...

O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit

2013-05-09 17:21:15

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...

Victim tells robber he has no cell phone -- then it rings [North Baltimore Crime Log]

2013-05-07 07:10:00

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...

Maryland enrollment soars in federal phone program

2013-05-07 14:36:19

Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its...

Belcamp teen charged as adult in Craigslist robbery

2013-04-25 15:36:53

A 16-year-old Belcamp boy has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection with a Craigslist robbery earlier this month. Rodney Parker Jr., 16, of the 1300 block of Liriope Court, is charged with armed robbery, robbery and theft. He was arrested...

Columbia trial begins in shooting death of bondswoman

2013-04-23 15:40:00

The trial of a 23-year-old Columbia man accused in the 2011 fatal shooting of a bail bondswoman in Long Reach began this week in Howard County Circuit Court, according to State's Attorney spokesman Wayne Kirwan. On Monday, April 22, jury selection began...

Ban on cell phones lifted in Bel Air courthouse, two years after everywhere else in Maryland

2013-04-19 03:10:00

Starting this past Monday, people with business in the Harford County Courthouse are no longer sent back to their cars if they're carrying cell phones. The restriction against cell phones in the courthouse was lifted this week, more than two years after...

Loyola names G.G. Smith as new men's basketball coach

2013-04-12 19:17:00

It had been a whirlwind day for G.G. Smith, the new men’s basketball coach at Loyola, when a phone call interrupted his introductory news conference Friday afternoon. That morning, the Loyola assistant had a final interview with the school’...

Ellicott City man charged in three armed robberies

2013-04-10 12:50:00

An Ellicott City man faces an attempted murder charge in connection with three armed robberies, two in Ellicott City and one in Columbia, according to Howard County Police. Peair M. Turner, 25, of Waterloo Road, was also charged with multiple counts...

When you scream into your cell phone on a crowded bus about your chlamydia outbreak, do you ever think that other people will notice? -- independence 21 via Reddit What other people think about you should never really matter.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

My first cell phone, purchased in the early 1990s, looked something like this.

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Over $10,000 worth of cell phones were stolen from the Virgin Mobile store in the 2500 block of North Clark Street in Chicago overnight.

2013-03-11 00:00:00