BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Anthony W. Batts Police Commissioner

Lt. J. Eric Kowalczyk Acting Director

Undercover investigation into drugs and violence results in the arrest of 14

BAL! #O&E' #D ( #arch )' *+,- . !o/ay the Baltimore Police De0artment an/ the Baltimore $tate1s Attorney1s O22ice anno3nce/ the e4ec3tion yester/ay o2 ,+ $earch 5 $eiz3re warrants res3lting in the arrest o2 ,- 0eo0le in the 6Bel7e/ere Corri/or8 o2 the %orthwest District. !he warrants were connecte/ to 9ran/ J3ry in/ictments that were ret3rne/ last week against ,: in/i7i/3als associate/ with two se0arate /r3g cons0iracies. $i4 o2 the in/i7i/3als arreste/ were incl3/e/ in the cocaine an/ heroin tra22icking cons0iracies charge/ ;y the 9ran/ J3ry. !he rai/s were in res0onse to the comm3nity1s concerns regar/ing /r3g /ealing an/ 7iolent criminal acti7ity in the area' an/ targete/ a neigh;orhoo/ that since *+,+ has seen ,: homici/es an/ ,< non=2atal shootings in a /ense' 2o3r=;lock area. !he in/ictments charge/ mem;ers o2 two se0arate /r3g organizations that tra22icke/ in this area > one that sol/ 6"ellraiser8 ;ran/ heroin an/ another that sol/ 6&ick &oss8 heroin. 6We work with an/ listen to 0eo0le across Baltimore who want to see an en/ to 7iolence'8 sai/ Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. 6!he e4cellent work /one ;y o3r 3n/erco7er /etecti7es res3lte/ in the arrest o2 these 7iolent in/i7i/3als who were ;ringing /estr3ction into a neigh;orhoo/.8 Commissioner Batts 0raise/ the $tate1s Attorney1s O22ice 2or their assistance in the in7estigation noting the two agencies1 colla;orati7e e22orts hel0 to create a sa2er city. 6!his is latest in a growing n3m;er o2 strategic an/ colla;orati7e in7estigations targeting /r3g organizations so 2re?3ently associate/ with the 7iolent crime in o3r city. By taking /own these o3t2its root to ;ranch' we are 2ighting to restore neigh;orhoo/s to their right23l owners@ the resi/ents trying to li7e there in 0eace'8 $tate1s Attorney 9regg L. Bernstein sai/. n total' the rai/ teams reco7ere/ a loa/e/ .A* cal re7ol7er' a .** cal ri2le' B,'AC: in cash' < grams heroin with an a//itional - small Di0locs o2 heroin' ,A small Di0locs o2 crack cocaine' CE grams mariF3ana with an a//itional )+ Di0locs o2 mariF3ana. Arreste/ an/ charge/ with 7ario3s' 0arole' wea0ons' an/ narcotics 7iolations were@ Darrin Ayers #(B -(:(EC Daniel Wilkerson #(B A(,(C) Al "ol/en #(B C(*,(<< Annette Ani3noh F(B -(A(:* Anthony War/ AKA B3;;les Ethal "ar0er F(B -(,:(<+

%arisha %eal F(B ,(*:(EC #ichael Brooks $r. ,(,:(<< Darnell "orne )(E(E, Darrell &ichar/son ,*(,(C*
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Doreia %eal F(B ,,(E(E* #ichael Brooks Jr. C(:(CA A7on Allen ,*(*)(E) #aikell "awkins *(*)(<:

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