5 Arrested In Car Rally Crackdown Across 4 MD Counties

MARYLAND — A 17-year-old from Laurel, a 23-year-old from Ellicott City and three teens from Silver Spring were arrested in a crackdown of multiple illegal car rallies on Saturday in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Prince George’s counties.

Law enforcement officers began breaking up the large-scale car rallies starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, focusing on public roads, industrial zones and parking lots across the four counties.

Police went to these locations to dismantle four driving exhibitions:

• 4800 Walden Lane in Lanham
• 1780 Crossroads Drive in Odenton
• 6311 Ammendale Road in Beltsville
• 4555 Hollins Ferry Road in Baltimore

The task force responded to the following locations to prevent four large-scale driving exhibitions:

• 3321 Corridor Marketplace in Laurel
• 11223 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring
• 8299 Preston Court in Jessup
• 3218 Transway Road in Halethorpe

Maryland State Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy, both of Silver Spring, with possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle, possession of a handgun in vehicle, possession of loaded handgun on person and possession of a handgun on person.

Two additional 17-year-old boys from Silver Spring and Laurel were arrested and charged with possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle and possession of handgun in vehicle.

Christopher Solis, 23, of Ellicott City, was arrested and charged with possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle and possession of handgun in vehicle.