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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

$1.5M in Fake Goods Seized in North Point Flea Market Raid

Charges are pending against 19 individuals, according to Baltimore County Police Department officials.

Baltimore County Police Department officials estimate that about $1.5 million worth of counterfeit goods was seized when multiple search warrants were served at the Plaza Flea Market Dundalk in February. During the Feb. 16 raid that targeted specific vendors, detectives seized more than 4,000 pairs of counterfeit shoes and more than 3,500 fake phone accessories, according to a statement from the police department. Shirts, jackets, movies, compact discs, sunglasses, jewelry, clothing and purses were also seized. Charges are pending against 19 individuals, according to the statement. The trickle-down effects of the marketing of counterfeit goods are numerous, police officials said. Consumer safety can be compromised because the goods aren't …

DARRELL HAMMERBACKER

10:21 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Dee, That be too Dangerous,it's either busts like this or sitting on Wise and north Point roads getting their speed tkt quotas for the month,I'd be satified if they would just get the drugs out of the Neighborhoods   more ›

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Search Warrants Served at North Point Flea Market

Baltimore County police served warrants Saturday on 16 vendors suspected of selling counterfeit goods at the Dundalk market.

Baltimore County police officers have just finished serving a series of search warrants on about 16 dealers suspected of selling counterfeit goods at the North Point Flea Market in Dundalk. Using funds from the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance Intellectual Property Theft Enforcement Program, officers initiated an investigation after complaints were received about the fake goods, according to Cpl. Cathy Batton, a spokesman for the Baltimore County Police Department. Detectives worked with representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, Stumar Investigations and Walters Investigative Services (trademark representatives for many major brand names for several months to gather …

Heat2079

8:55 am on Monday, February 18, 2013

Everyone who goes there knows what they are buying. Was it wrong, yes. But to have so much time energy n money wasted on that is stupid. Write them a ticket n let them know your gonna be back, if they continue to do it then arrest them.   more ›

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