North County Operation Results
During the month of September 2019, an Incident Action Plan (IAP) was coordinated in an effort to focus on criminal activity consisting of drugs, guns, prostitution, and human trafficking in the northern part of Anne Arundel County. The Anne Arundel County Police Department, in coordination with the Maryland State Police and Department of Public Safety Correctional Services Warrant Apprehension Unit, deployed resources in the northern part of Anne Arundel county to to create a safer environment for the citizens we serve. During this operation 83 people were arrested, all of whom were offered resources or assistance if they suffered from an addiction.
The following is the list of arrests, search warrants, seizures as well as the number of safe station responses in the northern part of the county.
Warrant Arrests: 35
Gun Arrests: 3
Guns Seized: 7
Human Trafficking Arrests: 4
Prostitution Arrests: 8
Search Warrants: 7
Currency Seized: $3,968
Vehicles Seized: 1
Drugs seized:
Crack Cocaine 128.69 grams
Heroin/Fentanyl 47.82 grams
Prescription Medication 7.15 grams
Controlled Dangerous Substance Arrests: 33
Safe Stations: 47
These investigations were coordinated efforts between Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland State Police and Department of Public Safety Correctional Services Warrant Apprehension Unit under the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN). The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) provides grant funding and strategic support to MCIN member sites to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal organizations through inter-agency collaboration and data sharing to make Maryland safer.
The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention funded this project under sub-award number, BJAG-2009-9000. All points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any Maryland State office or agency.
Northern District
CDS Violation/Brooklyn
On October 2, 2019 Northern District's Tactical Narcotics Team and Tactical Patrol Units conducted surveillance at the Park Plaza Motel in reference to complaints of drug activity. Detectives conducted a traffic stop at Ritchie Highway and Hanover Street during that stop detectives observed a small yellow plastic vial near the suspect’s feet. Detectives searched the vehicle and located a total of 52 plastic vials each containing suspected crack-cocaine. The occupants of the vehicle (suspects 1&2) were arrested and charged.
Detectives continued surveillance at the motel and learned that the other occupant in the room, (suspect 3) had an open arrest warrant. When suspect 3 left the room she was taken into custody on the warrant with no incident. A search and seizure warrant for the motel room was granted and served resulting in the following being seized from the motel room:
2.27 grams suspected crack-cocaine,
2.18 grams suspected marijuana,
CDS paraphernalia (scale and packaging materials),
$7941.00 in US Currency
Suspect 1:
Williams, Nevada Gerrard
DOB 5/23/73
1100 block of Cherry Hill Road, Baltimore
Charges:
Possession CDS Crack-Cocaine
Possession CDS with Intent Crack-Cocaine
Suspect 2:
Smoot, Jennifer Lynn
DOB 5/16/77
3600 block of 9th Street, Baltimore
Charges:
Possession CDS Crack-Cocaine
Possession CDS with Intent Crack-Cocaine
Possession CDS Paraphernalia
Suspect 3:
Childress, Nicole Lynn
DOB 11/23/1984
1100 block of Cherry Hill Road, Baltimore
Charges:
Possession CDS Crack-Cocaine
Possession CDS with Intent Crack-Cocaine
Possession CDS Paraphernalia
Western District
Commercial Armed Robbery/Severn
On October 3, 2019 at approximately 3:36 a.m., officers responded for an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven located at 500 Donaldson Avenue in Severn. One suspect armed with a handgun entered the store and demanded money while a second suspect stood outside as a lookout. The clerk complied and the suspects fled the store with an undisclosed amount of currency. Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the suspects. There were no injuries reported in this incident. Anyone with information regarding this robbery is asked to contact the Commercial and Bank Robbery Unit at 410-222-4720 or the TipLine at 410-222-4700.
Suspects:
1) Black male, thin build, mid 20's, wearing dark clothing
2) Unknown person NFI