I think this is really getting out of hand

How about a picture of the criminal? Since he has been arrested, there is a mug shot available.

The perp's address is in the Section 8 appartments behind the bowling alley in Perry Hall Square Shopping Center

I remember all the comments when this news first broke about the bus line providing us with our criminal activity and, as I suspected, the suspect is a Perry Hall resident. The crime rate is getting out of control here, but it's now time to start seeing what we can do to prevent it!

What to do? Hmmm....make sure that property values are not astronomically high, nor really low, so that a diverse population of middle class homeowners can actually afford to purchase homes in the area ($275K and below for single family home is what I'm thinking here). This would ensure a large pool of potential homeowners that are diverse in nature, and also ensure that investors cannot rent a home to individuals who cannot afford the neigghborhood. These prices of $350K and up are not good for our neighborhood, in spite of what some folks may think. We want strong community and that starts with the avg middleclass 'everyman' type...not those folks on the edges of the normal curve financially.

At 27 he has done real good. Two pages of records in the criminal case records, suspended drivers license and on probation to 2013 for drugs. Real piece of work. Does not matter what race he is only that this is the type of person who needs a long time in jail to protect society.

I can't get over all the crime recently. I'm glad this guy has been caught, but there are still others on the loose. In fact, I was at my dentist on Monday, they hygentist said she walked into her Parkville home Friday evening, caught a burglar in her bedroom, stealing her jewelry. Despite catching the perp in the act, when she called the police and they took 5 hours to get to the scene. Unreal. (btw, I told her to contact the Parkville Patch Editor.) It's frightening how close the crime is to home.

SA- those apartments u mention are actually condos and they are not section 8... This guys address comes back to the single homes on darleigh rd outside of the condo complex.

Stacy if the burglar was still in the house when she called they would have been there within minutes. If she called to report a burglary not in progress then priority calls come first... Of course when something happens to somebody they think it's the most serious crime in the world

The Baltimore Sun
Harford County Police Blotter
January 19, 2012

Justin Nicholas Radtke, 27, of the 4400 block of Darleigh Road in Nottingham, was arrested on a bench warrant Tuesday in a case in which he was charged with theft less than $1,000, theft scheme between $1,000 and $10,000, two counts of forgery and two counts of issuing a false document.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-01-19/explore/ph-ag-copnews-0120-20120119_1_oxford-avenue-bench-warrant-theft-scheme/2

John- i am a victim of robbery and it is the worst feeling in the world with the violation u feel. its been 7 years and I still have nightmares about it. You shouldnt take it lightly or minimize it unless you have walked in someones shoes!!

Interesting to note that the pointer in the aerial view is pointing at K Bank, and not at the Subway...

That and the new M&T bank is not quite constructed yet...

I also find it amusing that in regards to the Timonium Subway attempted robbery, the article states that the clerk did not understand English and walked away. How exactly was he a clerk at Subway, taking orders and waiting on customers? Perhaps he had an issue with reading English and went to get a manager. Either way, it's a good thing there was a barrier, and the suspect fled.

I know the guy personally, went to school with him, wow another dude he hangs out with robbed the High's stores in Harford County

I'm not trying to make light of burglaries, however that situation spoken about earlier does not make sense. There is no way possible it would take county police 5 hours to show up to a B&E in progress or where the bad guy just left. If you come home to find your house was broken into, you have no timeline, suspect info, or direction of travel then ur probably gonna wait

Crimes like these increase unless innocent people are allowed to carry concealed weapons. Those states that allow it have seen decreases, because the criminals don't know who is armed and who is not.

Can't say yes or no. However, a robber would think twice before walking into a Subway, 7-11, etc., not knowing how many of the customers are armed. That's what
causes crime to decrease in the states that allow carrying concealed weapons. Ed

Put a high fence around the Slater Ave side preventing exit on foot or car. Force people and cars out onto Belair Rd or Silver Spring. Install cameras everywhere and advertise the camera surveillance with signage.

Concealed carry for everyone in Maryland is coming. In a recent decision by Judge Legg in federal court the requirement in Maryland law stating that a person must have "...a good and substantial reason..." to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon was struck down. The state asked for a stay in the case and Judge Legg granted it...until July. Based upon what I read in his decision there is no way that the state is going to convince him to reverse himself and the stay will be lifted.

The real problem here is that most business owners do not realize that NO PERMIT IS REQUIRED to carry a concealed firearm while on the premises of any business that they own, rent, or lease. All they have to do is arm themselves with a firearm and the knowledge as to when and how to use it.

cryin' in my green tea here.......... is this really where we've come to?

Wow, it has been 2 days and we have not heard anything from this guy's family and friends telling us what a wonderful guy he is, how they are offended by what the rest of us are saying on this board about him and how if we really knew him and all of the various trials and tribulations he suffered in his 27 years on this mortal coil that we would be much more sympathetic to his plight.

To Paul, will see what I can find out, as far as stats. Have friends that live in different parts of Florida, and over the years they have seen and read about reduction in muggings, store robberys, b&e's,etc..

Look, I'm not against concealed carry, but the crime rate has been going down for years nationally (since at least the 80s) for a variety of reasons. In spite of the complaints about Maryland's liberal judges, the fact is that sentences are longer and parole is harder to come by now in Maryland AND nationally than it was a generation or so ago. Of course there are always anomolies (the city's murder rate, that skyroketed while murders were falling nationally but now seems to be on a downward trend) and the one truth is that crime rates don't mean didly-squat when you are the victim, but I don't think it's as much doom and gloom as some of these comments would suggest.

I agree about not that much doom and gloom, I just feel for the innocent victims walking the streets, and mugged and stabbed / shot. The innocent victims both customers / clerks in stores being robbed / shot. The innocent home owner victims being robbed / shot in their own homes. Something needs to change to turn this thing around and make it safe no matter where we are. If it takes all of us being armed, so be it.

is it fair to blame a poltical party for the crimes we are experiencing?

Political partys have nothing to do with it. Starts with the raising, or not raising
of children at home, who turn into criminals.