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Suspected Perry Hall Home Burglar Arrested, Charged

Robert Edward Goetz, 60, was arrested at his home in the White Marsh area on Thursday.

 

A man accused of at least three daytime home burglaries in the Perry Hall area was arrested on Thursday.

Police have charged Robert Edward Goetz, 60, of the unit block of King Charles Circle in the White Marsh area, with three counts of first-degree burglary and related offenses, court records show.

Investigators have connected Goetz with two daytime home burglaries on Jan. 24—in the 9300 block of Ramblebrook Road and 9000 block of Gardenia Road—and one daytime home burglary on March 27 in the 4200 block of Mispillion Road, according to Capt. Michael Balog of the White Marsh police precinct.

Balog attributed the arrest to active neighbors who supplied investigators with detailed suspect and vehicle descriptions. While the suspect had originally been spotted in a white truck, he was eventually located after a witness supplied a description of the suspect's brown Volkswagen with a partial tag number, Balog said.

During the Mispillion Road burglary last month, a neighbor, hearing glass being broken, walked to the home and knocked on the front door. The suspect told the neighbor he was a cousin of the homeowner, before leaving the house, a police report showed.

"Burglars are usually pretty elusive, which is why we need witnesses to give good descriptions," Balog said.

In addition to the burglary charges, Goetz faces two counts of malicious destruction of property less than $500, one count of malicious destruction of property more than $500 and one count of theft of less than $1,000.

Another attempted home burglary was reported in Perry Hall on Wednesday. Between April 9 and April 11, at a townhome in the 4500 block of Golden Meadow Drive, a window screen was pushed in and a patio chair was moved, according to a police report. It is unknown if this incident is connected with any other recent burglaries, Balog said.

Police are also continuing their investigation of recent nighttime burglaries in the Perry Hall and Kingsville and Joppa areas, he added.

If you thought there was a burglar in your neighborhood, how would you react? How can neighborhoods fight property crime? Tell us in the comments.

Related Topics: Burglaries, Burglaries, Joppa crime, Kingsville crime, Perry Hall Crime, and White Marsh crime

Computer Techy

4:24 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

I was robbed before. You feel violated! Glad they got him. Don't let me catch a burgler in my home. They won't make it out in one piece!

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Red Dolphin

12:32 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

I caught guy inside my garage (same as my home right ?) and I chased him,(first I picked something up and I was gonna bang 'em with it) I followed him got his tag, he got 90 days ( was already on prob, for theft of under $500)....... on that day the Officer Dietz of white marsh precinct told me "you cant go toofar defending your property" I cited the case in Baltimore city where the Johns Hopkins student defending his self with a suamari sword killed the intruder and no charges were filed

J

4:36 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

Just had my security system installed today! What's one more monthly expense?! Glad they caught this guy.

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Paul Amirault

4:43 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

I was just wondering, does anyone else notice that nearly all the photos of those charged with crimes on the Perry Hall Patch have been white Caucasian males?

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Eric Martin

4:00 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Not all of the suspects were white. There was a young black kid that did nighttime burglaries in PH and Towson. Then there was the armed robber at the bank whom I think was black. My son was accosted 2 years ago on Cross Rd by a young black male who tried to rob him by intimidation. My son knocked the kid to the ground and then ran home. So let's not even bring the race issue into this. It's irrelevant except to describe the suspects for prosecution.

DK

4:58 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

Do you think he's the ring leader here ? This old fart already posted bail ! He lives in Rosedale not White Marsh.

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Paul Amirault

5:18 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

DK, he is only 60! Aw, man, feeling old.

David Marks

5:11 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

First the alleged hit-and-run driver, and now this - great job to our police!

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Greg Redmer

5:30 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

Paul, the Kingsville burglar was black, not that it matters.

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Red Dolphin

12:27 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

right on Greg, it's insignifcant,,,,,,why bring up race at all?

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Alex Cole

12:32 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Race doesn't seem to "matter" when the perps are white, but when they are black, an overarching justification for stereotyping is allowed. In other words, you see black face and think, "of course". That's the difference. Let's not play silly.

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Tim

11:43 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Your right Alex. Because people are narrow minded and foolish. On both sides, but it's particularly embarassing for me as a caucasian, seeing all the racial stereotyping and profiling that old people with partially functioning minds applying their biases in what proves out to be false time and again locally.

It's just sad, but I can't make anyone have an open mind. Other then my child, who will.

C. S.

6:11 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

My home in Parkville (near Harford and Northern Parkway) was robbed yesterday!
It obviously wasn't this guy. So keep your eyes and ears open, people!

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DK

6:29 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

Greg, Is this who your talking about? The article reads William Joseph Fleming, age 24, of Kingsville, was apprehended at the scene and arrested on a Harford County Circuit Court warrant for drug charges, according to online court records. He has not been charged in connection with the alleged Wednesday break-in, but police say charges are pending. He was charged with Cds Possess With Intent To Distribute and Cds: Possession-Marihuana. No burglary charges where filed on him. No one ever followed up on this case. According to court file he is waiting trial 05/09/2012. Sealed/Secret Status Removed on 03/01/12 for his Kingsville address but never stated where. I am still wondering where he was staying in Kingsville myself ?

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DK

10:59 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Natty Boh..This guy is also from that neighborhood.

Greg Redmer

10:19 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

Yes, that's the guy I was thinking of.

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Natty Boh

9:44 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Alvin Thompson was the first arrested and he is a 24 year old , black man from Middle River area. I see Goetz as a ringleader of the fitter young men arrested . Even the composite drawing is of a young man.

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DK

10:57 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

I agree ...It's a group of them.

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DD

8:48 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hey Remember we live in America, innocent until proven guilty! Don't assume, is can make an A_ _ of u and me.

C. S.

10:31 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

The robbery at my home was the fifth I know about within a four block radius, in two months. We thought they were caught last month, but now it has started up again! It seems that there must be a few different persons, or groups, taking this route, in this couple-mile area.

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Red Dolphin

12:36 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

hello Natty Boh,its H.J. from the radio. Red Dolphin is my old handle and now my "Trading As " name ( as user name here )

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Murph

10:02 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Well he's out now, so we all must remain vigilant and cautious. This guy is not going to quit stealing anytime too soon. In Baltimore City last year, a burglar was arrested by Balto City Police and he posted $25,000 bail. Several months later, he was arrested for murdering an elderly woman while out on bail. Burglars never take a holiday.

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Greg Redmer

6:27 am on Sunday, April 15, 2012

Never heard of a "nice" burglar.

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B

9:24 am on Monday, April 16, 2012

I guess he leaves a Thank You note when he leaves.

Kevin Raposo

9:42 am on Monday, April 16, 2012

Wow, it's good to see this guy was caught!

I recently wrote an article that might be helpful to readers

A Burglar’s Universal Search Pattern - How a Burglar Robs Your Home in 8 Minutes
http://simplisafe.com/blog/burglar-universal-search-pattern-how-burglar-robs-your-home-8-minutes

Feel free to share or re-post!

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paul

9:42 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012

About The Kevin Raposo Post:
This is nothing more than an advertisement / scam for a business.
Whether the story from a past criminal is true or not please be aware.
Any safe keeping methods need to come from credible law enforcement and not from someone advertising their business.

All his other posts are all over the country with the same shtick.

ml

6:20 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

This man is a very nice guy and polite!!!!!

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ml

6:37 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

I know this man personally and he is the most kindest man I know!!!

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T.H.

2:48 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I know him also he is nice to your face but that is the what some one like this has to do in order to keep stealing from working people.

Paul Amirault

6:51 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

Saturday Night Live! Except he breaks into houses and steals other people's belongings. Wonder what a non-kind person is like? ml friend of thief?

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mh

9:32 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

I know this man as well he is a sweetheart well minus the stealing things. I'm really surprised to see his name on here for something like this. Guess it just shows you, you never really know someone.

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John Deere

5:49 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

This guy works in the daytime at GBMC...Greater Baltimore Medical Center huh?

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GM

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I know him also! He is a very nice man and does work dayshift. This is no doubt a family dispute over belongings left behind after a death of a family member. He is not a dangerous man at all.

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Dee

5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I've worked with this man for nearly 20 years and my co-workers and I can not comprehend any of this. Bob kept more than one job,always greeted you and made us smile.

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XOX-G.

4:47 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

XX
I have known this man for 8 years. He is a most wonderful, kind, and loving husband and father and grandfather. Good worker. Never any problems....really!
I am DEVASTATED to read about all this! It does not "fit" the picture or the man I know. I just cannot accept that he did these robberies. WHY????
The only thing I can imagine is that some people can "step outside their true lives" and do something terrible. Kind of like a double personality. Seems this is happening too many times all around the Country.
I cannot accept WHY he did all this! It has destroyed a friendship!
Maybe, in time, we will find out if this behavior could have been caused by sme illness or medication or some post-traumatic stress of some kind.
That is the only thing I will choose to believe.
If I am wrong--- I will do a lot of crying......for the loss of a great friend.

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CNT

2:25 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

First of all if you really KNEW the person you are speaking of you would know that he DID NOT do it, he is being accused of something he had NOTHING to do with at all so before you go destroying a "friendship" (if that is what you would call it) know that this person would NEVER hurt a fly!!!!!! That just goes to show that no you really do not know him because if you did then you would know that he does not have the ability to do something like this!!! The truth will prevail!!!!!!!!!!!

Red Dolphin

5:16 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

not sure if Gita is in denial or what ? he may be very polite, he maybe good to his family, but hes not an honest person no matter who you slice it ,Gita, sure things can affect people loike drug addictions, or financial hardships, gee I dont know? do youthinkhe owed some one alot of money over a gambling debt or something? and was threatened with bodily harm ? just asking

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XOX-G.

6:47 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I am not in denial--as I have read all the Patch reports on this case. So sad!
And, what hurts me the most is that i have to accept that all he is charged with is presumed. I am not denying it. I am just "lost" how this nice person I have known for so long could do all this....I will, surely, keep up to date as any other info on this surfaces. And---I will grieve along with about 100 other people...maybe even more.

Red Dolphin--As far as I know--none of the assumptions you put forth are valid---
to the best of my knowledge. But--then I only know him as a co-worker. Our lives have never crossed outside of the work environment.

Paul Amirault

9:31 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I have come to the conclusion that the same idiot posts with various surnames how "he" or "she" knows these various criminals and can't understand their behavior. Thus, avoid responding to this sick person. Over and over again.

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BT

11:05 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

These various posts are probably not from the same person.. Being a co-worker of Bob's for 20 years I can substantiate the fact that he is a wonderful person. I only hope this is a huge mistake. I only know him in the work environment and find it hard to believe that these accusations are true.

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Red Dolphin

11:17 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

To X0X-G : With all due respect I did not assume anything I put forth some possbile reasons that he MAY have had , and I believe you when you say that youre not in denial,,,,,,,,, Im not trying to be harsh , I hope he gets himself back in good standing again,,,,,,,, we all make mistakes,,,,,,,,,,, I commend you for your compassion for him and for letting it be known that this is out of character for him, that's why I thought of some unusual problems he may have had to drive him to do something he would not normally do, Im not judging him or you for that matter ,if I sounded like i was I apologize, let's wait and see

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Paul Amirault

7:06 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Red, you've been had by a fraud.

Paul Amirault

6:58 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Red Dolphin - BT, X0X-G, Dee, GM, mh, ml all are making their first posts today with the same "I know him, he's nice" comment. I have seen this same line of posts anytime a criminal story is on the Patch.

The poster is a fraud.

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CNT

2:29 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Well Paul, I DO know this man and have all my life and I will tell you he is not a FRAUD he is a kind and gentle man who cares about his family and is dedicated to his work!! He has worked hard all of his life and would never do what he is being accused of so before you go running off at the mouth KNOW what you are talking about and not everything you READ about!!!!!

Red Dolphin

8:18 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

thanks Paul, " it is what it is" as faras the burgler goes you know ? Im not a " bleeding-heart" per se....... I was willing to back off a bit 'til more was known, trying to be at least compassionate, nice guys dont do bad deeds like that, again I was willing to try and understand, what might drive a other wise decent perso to do stuff like that. but you;re right Paul, there was reaaly no need for me to apologize, Inever stepped over the line to begin with, if I had that would be different here I am trying to be nice , HUH! I dont steal or burglarize homes,,,,,,,,, why should I feel sorry for him

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Paul Amirault

9:50 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Red, you are right. Just weird how some people get their jollies.

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XOX-G.

10:15 am on Friday, April 20, 2012

Paul---Not a fraud here! In your mind, we who all say that he is a really nice person are "idiots". Got a mirror??? We all truly liked him and cannot understand why he would do this kind of a thing. First time Poster--yes! I have never blogged anywhere--so this IS my first time. This person has a second PT job at a place that has around 130 employees. More than half of them have known him for all the years he has worked there and all feel the same towards him. Yes! We all can say that he is a really nice person. I know who ml and mh are--two other co-workers. So many others posting here just sling mud. They do not know, or have ever known, the accused person. These posters thrive on their "power" to incite others to act likewise. Blogs are full of people that live to do that kind of a thing.
Red--I appreciated your compassionate comments. No need to apologize to me.

DK

12:22 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

If this guy works in the day time hours ....Why was he breaking in houses during the day ?? Was he taken a lunch break ? And if he can post bail so fast why is he STEALING ??? All takers are pretty much sweet talkers...That's how they get what they want. He's no Mr Nice guy..He's a theive !!! It was no family dispute over belongings left behind after a death of a family member GM ...He broke into peoples homes he didn't even know !! Stop fooling yourself !
To everyone in Mr Goetz defence....How would you like it he was stalking your neighborhood and ROBBED YOU !!!!

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Other Tim

6:29 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

Period after defense. Upper case on When. Glass houses.

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Other Tim

6:32 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

Sorry. This was intended as a reply to Red Dolphin.

Red Dolphin

4:18 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012

correct spelling is "Thief " and "defense" when in doubt use spell check :)

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XOX-G.

3:40 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Just FYI to all of you----ALL IS WELL!
The suspect did NONE of these break ins. He is 100% innocent!
It is now in the hands of the lawyers and all the witnesses to bring
those who perpetrated these false accusations to justice.
To accuse an innocent man--and cause him so much grief AND $$$$$
just is not right.
Can't wait to see WHO the real burglars were!!!!!!!!!!! We will know--eventually.

ml

7:06 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

I am not a fraud!!!!!!!! This man is innocent and being falsely accused of something he DID NOT do! I trust this man with everything in my life! The truth will come out and all you ppl that are saying this man that none of you know is guilty you will be eating your words! Fraud that!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tim

7:32 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

or you'll be wrong, and never admit it.

You're correct. We'll see. Right now he's accused. Don't blame the public for that.
Everyone gets their day in court.

CNT

2:39 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

To Tim - YOU ARE 100% WRONG and I know it!! He is accused, you are right about that, but NO he did not do this, but then again you wouldn't know that because you just judge on what you read! You do not know him and the person that he is I on the other hand DO and have all my life; therefore don't believe everything you read! How would you feel if one of the people in your life that you cared for was being accused of something he/she didn't do and had to go through all of this pain an agony because of someone else?? Would you be so fast to judge then? I think not!! So before you and everyone one else are so fast to judge think about that!!!!!!!!!

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XOX-G.

5:10 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Paul----
Paul--whoever you are--and whatever miserable life you lead---
I hope you have something else to do in your life besides spewing negative thought on this Blog. Is that how you get your "jollies"????
Do you ever admit that you are WRONG???????
Your kind of a persona makes me sick! Get a life!!!!!!!

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ITPG

8:12 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Before anyone starts commenting on whether a person is guilty or innocent they should get there facts straight. Ever here the saying you can't believe everythin you read. The true facts emerge from this case will all of you on here be willing to apologise to a man that you know nothing about other than what you have read or made up. If I were you guys I would continue to lock your doors and windows at night because the person commiting these crimes has not been caught and is still out there. This man is completely 100% innocent. Never has anyone in the state of Maryland been falsely accused?????

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S-Angel

2:17 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

S-Angel

To all the non believers, this man is 100 percent innocent. I work with him. He works 2 jobs, a friend to everyone. In the final analysis, you are innocent until proven guilty, all remember that. It could be me, it could be you. So, lets not jumb ahead of ourselves, and wait for the outcome of this. Have a little faith people. Have faith in your friend, co-worker, and family.

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