Crime & Safety
19-Year-Olds Charged In String Of Business Burglaries, Vehicle Thefts
Two 19-year-olds from Washington, D.C., have been charged in connection to several business burglaries and vehicle thefts in Howard County.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Two 19-year-olds from Washington, D.C., have been arrested and charged in connection to a string of burglaries and vehicle thefts that happened across Howard County last month.
Kenai Christsaun Haynie, 19, and Malik Aceon Terfe, 19, both of Washington, D.C., have been charged with six counts each of second- and fourth-degree burglary, malicious destruction of property and theft, and two counts each of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and related charges, authorities said.
The arrests are connected to burglaries at Music & Arts and Cherry’s Liquor Store in Laurel, Comics to Astonish and Rehoboth Ethiopian Café & Market in Columbia, Mike’s Music in Ellicott City and Glenwood Wine & Spirits in Glenwood, as well as vehicle thefts in Elkridge and Laurel.
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The pair currently is in custody in another jurisdiction, the police department stated.
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