Teen charged in death of Baltimore County officer; remaining three teen suspects also in custody

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Source: Baltimore Sun

Teen charged in death of Baltimore County officer; remaining three teen suspects also in custody

By Jessica Anderson
The Baltimore Sun

May 22, 2018 2:50 PM

A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged as an adult in the death of a police officer on Monday, and three other suspects -- all teenage males -- are in custody. ... Dawnta Anthony Harris, of the 1600 block of Vincent Court in the Gilmor Homes complex in West Baltimore, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Officer Amy Caprio, according to court records. He is being held without bail at an adult detention center. ... He did not have an attorney listed in online court records, and family members could not be immediately reached for comment.

Caprio was a four-year veteran of the Baltimore County police force assigned to the Parkville precinct.

At his bail review, prosecutors said Harris had stolen four cars since December, and went missing from house arrest for car theft days before he allegedly killed Caprio. ... The other three suspects were unlikely to have bail review hearings until Tuesday night, said Officer Jennifer Peach, a spokeswoman for Baltimore County police.

The documents say Caprio was responding to a call at about 2 p.m. Monday on Linwen Way to investigate a suspicious vehicle in the area. A 911 caller reported a black Jeep Wrangler near her home, and said three "suspicious subjects got out of it and were walking around homes." The caller then said the suspects had broken into the home and the first arriving officer was on the ground after confronting the driver of the Jeep.
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Baltimore Sun reporters Talia Richman and Pamela Wood contributed to this story.

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[inwiththenew]

1. House arrest for 4 car thefts?

He then leaves his "house arrest" and is breaking into homes and finishes off by running over an killing that cop? Do I have that right?

[pimpbot]

2. lots of repeat offenders in Maryland

See this often when a case makes the news. The suspect usually has a long rap sheet that wasn't prosecuted. Usually for lesser offenses, which turn into more serious offenses.

Obviously we don't want to fill up the jails with minor offenders, but there needs to be some consequences. Community service or mandatory counseling? Another issue of not enough case workers to handle the load.

Heck, DC has been caught recently releasing suspects who are wanted by other local jurisdictions. The system is a mess.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

3. In nearby Portland OR, the DA's policy has been

to not charge car thieves. Here's a story that opens with a woman who has been caught 9 times in stolen vehicles without being prosecuted:

http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2017/11/29/in-portland-you-can-steal-cars-over-and-over-and-get-away-with-it-heres-how/