A Medfield woman and an Overlea area man have been arrested and charged with stealing packages from the porches of homes in the Parkville, Overlea and Perry Hall areas over the course of about a month.
Julia Ann Hammonds, 52, of the 4200 block of Clydesdale Avenue and Michael Paul Brown, 33, of the 6200 block of Alta Avenue each face grand theft and burglary charges in connection with the stolen packages.
Both suspects have been release on their own recognizance and are scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 20.
Brown and Hammonds were each arrested on April 23, shortly after 3 p.m. following an alleged burglary in the 2500 block of Putty Hill Avenue in Parkville, according to a police report.
Hammonds allegedly walked onto the porch of a home and stole packages containing tools, work shoes and a seat cover, the report states. She then allegedly walked to a 7-Eleven store in the 8600 block of Old Harford Road and got into a car driven by Brown where the pair were arrested.
Following the arrest, police say they discovered an invoice for a package stolen from the 8500 block of David Avenue on April 22.
The pair of alleged burglars also face charges related to package thefts around the Parkville-Overlea area beginning on March 23, according to Parkville precinct's Officer Mark Dorsey.
Hammonds and Brown are also allegedly responsible for stealing packages from homes in:
- the 4300 block of Penn Avenue in Perry Hall on March 23.
- the 7900 block of Old Harford Road in Parkville on April 23.
- the 3500 block of Hiss Avenuein Parkville on April 23.
- the 2500 block of Putty Hill Avenue in Parkville on April 23.
- the 5100 block of Kenwood Avenue 21206 in Overlea on April 23.
- the 5700 block of Kenwood Avenue 21206 in Overlea on April 23.
Booking photos of Hammonds and Brown were not made available by police pending an ongoing investigation.
