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Getaway Driver Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to Two 2019 Bank Robberies in Baltimore
Richard Adams age 59, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting armed bank robbery and aiding and abetting the brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with armed bank robberies committed in Baltimore on January 23 and February 1, 2019.
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Baltimore Police Detective Facing Federal Indictment for Conspiring to Deprive Civil Rights, Falsifying Records in a Federal Investigation, and Making False Statements Before a Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury has indicted Robert Hankard, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal charges related to allegations that he provided a BB gun that he knew would be planted on a suspect, that he falsified an application for a search warrant and an arrest report in a second incident where drugs were planted on a suspect, and that he falsely testified to a federal grand jury in a federal investigation. The indictment was returned on January 14, 2020, and was unsealed at his initial appearance today.
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Former Police Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of an Unregistered Fully Automatic Firearm
U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanie Thacker, sitting by designation in Baltimore, sentenced James Piccirilli, age 38, of Towson, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of an unregistered fully automatic firearm. The sentence was imposed on January 13, 2020.
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Baltimore Man Convicted After Five-Day Trial on Federal Charges Related to the Attempted Armed Robbery of a Food Service Company Where An Employee Was Shot
Co-Defendant Pleaded Guilty on the Eve of Trial, Also Admitting to a Second Shooting– Has Agreed to 30-Year Sentence