The Capital reported several adults and teens pickup on drug related charged earlier this week. A few of them were residents of the Broadneck Area. Every community has some sort of issues big and small, but the Broadneck Peninsula still remains one of the safest and kid friendly areas in Maryland.
Police nab 18 in drug crackdown
Sweep triggered by complaints in SP, Broadneck, Pasadena
By HEATHER RAWLYK, Staff Writer
Published 01/21/10
Police say they often receive complaints about suspected drug activity in communities throughout Anne Arundel County.
Over four days officers from the Eastern District station’s Police and Community Together Unit, or PACT, arrested and charged 13 adults and three juveniles with drug offenses in the communities the district patrols, including Severna Park, the Broadneck Peninsula, Pasadena and Glen Burnie, said Justin Mulcahy, a county police spokesman.
The arrests took place during a targeted enforcement of drug violations in those communities. A man was also picked up on an outstanding warrant.
Two vehicles and $711 in cash were seized by police, along with 32.9 grams of marijuana, 8.07 grams of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
Lt. Herbert Hasenpusch, executive officer of Eastern District, said police often get “nonspecific complaints” about suspected drug activity in his district.
“So we decided we’d utilize the PACT Unit and have those officers spend their time focusing on drug violations,” Hasenpusch said. “We put them in plain clothes (and) in plain cars and gave them the freedom to investigate the areas that we get complaints about.”
Between Jan. 12 and Friday the PACT Unit officers were directed to use information they had developed during past patrols and new information gathered from community contacts to identify suspected drug activity.
“It wasn’t one of those deals where we’ve been working on a case for two months and then wrapping it up with arrests,” Hasenpusch said. “It was officers going out, looking at some of their notes of past complaints they’d received in certain areas” and developing their own reason to stop or question a suspect.
“And they did a great job,” he said.
The roundup included:
On Jan. 12, police arrested three people on Hills Road in
Severna Park.
Charles F. Whims Jr., 54, of 37 Hills Road, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia, Mulcahy said. He was released from the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Parole on Saturday on $50,000 bond, according to electronic court records.
Wardell Jerome Johnson, 55, of 102 Manns Road in Severna Park, was arrested and charged with possession of a deadly weapon – a knife. He was released from Jennifer Road on Saturday on $10,000 bond.
And Michael David Gutin, 51, of 7090 Troy Hill Road in Elkridge, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing and hindering a police investigation, Mulcahy said. He was released Jan. 13 on $10,000 bond.
On Jan. 13, three people were arrested on Edwin Raynor Boulevard at Route 100 in Pasadena.
A female juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana, Mulcahy said.
Michael W. Shuey, 21, of 183 Dunlap Road in Pasadena, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on recognizance the following day.
And Cameron P. Friend, 19, of 133 Dunlap Road in Pasadena, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released from Jennifer Road the following day on $5,000 bond, court records show.
Also on Jan. 13, a male juvenile was arrested on Fort Smallwood Road at Johnson Road in Pasadena and charged with possession of marijuana.
On Jan. 14, two people were arrested on Fourth Street at Ridge Road in Pasadena.
A male juvenile and Ryan R. Reihl, 20, of 7727 Locust Grove Road in Glen Burnie, were each charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Reihl was released from Jennifer Road on his own recognizance the next day.
Also on Jan. 14, a man was arrested on Broadneck Road at Bay Dale Drive on the Broadneck Peninsula.
Lawrence Eric Tuel, 42, of 1021 Magothy Park Lane in Cape St. Claire, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order of a police officer, Mulcahy said. He was released on his own recognizance, court records show.
Also on Jan. 14, three more men were arrested on Bay Dale Drive at Route 50 near the Broadneck Peninsula.
Christopher T. Veilleux, 22, of 505 Pride of Baltimore Drive in Arnold, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was released from Jennifer Road the next day on $25,400 bond, court records show.
Daniel Frank Joseph, 19, of 1411 Colonial Manor Court on the Broadneck Peninsula, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, and was released on recognizance.
And Marcus G. Ledger, 20, of 771 MacSherry Drive in Arnold, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On Friday, two men were arrested on Landmark Drive at Quarterfield Road in Glen Burnie, Mulcahy said.
Matthew Adam Darpino, 19, of 440 West Court in Glen Burnie, was charged with possession of marijuana and released on his own recognizance. Larry W. Crystal, 56, of 1473 Gesna Drive in Hanover, was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.
Also on Friday, three men were arrested at 7930 Crain Highway in Glen Burnie.
Bryan M. Bavaria, 20, of 113 Ridgely Road in Glen Burnie, was charged with possession of marijuana and released on recognizance.
Alfred N. Sadaka III, 19, of 485 Glen Mar Circle in Glen Burnie, was charged with possession of marijuana and also released on recognizance.
And Julian McCrimon, 19, of 605 Old Stage Road in Glen Burnie, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
