AACo Police Up Reward For Tips To Solve 6 Murders

MILLERSVILLE, MD — Chief Timothy Altomare announced Friday that the Anne Arundel County Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward in each of six murder cases this year that remain unsolved. His announcement came during a police news conference on the arrest of Dillon Augustyniak, 18, a Jessup resident accused of shooting and killing an Annapolis man last week in a model home in Hanover.

Three of the unsolved killings occurred in Glen Burnie, two in Severn and one in Laurel, according to the police.

"Gun violence this year has really shaken Anne Arundel County," said Steuart Pittman, the county executive, at Friday's news conference. "It's absolutely essential that the Police Department and the community work together."

The department's Homicide Unit is investigating these open cases:

• Lawrence Aaron III, murdered on Jan. 1, 2018, in the 7800 block of Bastille Road, Severn.
• Jose Funes, murdered on March 2 in the 200 block of Brock Bridge Road, Laurel.
• Dantae Simmons, murdered on July 2 in the area of Short Curve Road, Glen Burnie.
• Jasmine Adams, murdered on Aug. 15 in the 1800 block of Hawk Court, Severn.
• Prateek Kumar, murdered on Oct. 8 in the 300 block of Highland Drive, Glen Burnie.
• Quenton Boykin, murdered on Nov. 11 in the 600 block of Charante Court, Glen Burnie.

Anyone with tips on any of these cases is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. To qualify for the $10,000 reward, an individual must provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in one of these homicides.

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Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland. You can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers by:

• calling 1-866-7LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587)
• visiting www.metrocrimestoppers.org
• using the P3 Tips smartphone app. It can be found in the Apple or Android app stores by searching for P3 Tips.

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