The manhunt for Wayne Hill is over.
Hill, the alleged leader of the gang known as the Black Ninjas, was apprehended by the BCPD last week near his home on Orleans Street in North Baltimore. Hill was charged with assault on a police officer. The charge stemmed from a Jan.15 altercation on East Bishops Road.
Two officers approached Hill to ask him questions regarding his whereabouts on Dec. 28. Two vehicles had been broken into on Notre Dame Lane, and Hill was a suspect. Hill was uncooperative, and when the officers approached him, he struck one of the officers and ran off.
Security officials from Homeland are relieved that Hill has been arrested.
"For a while it seemed like we wouldn't catch him, he was always a step ahead of us," said Reggie Towson, a security guard at Homeland.
Hill had evaded BCPD and Homeland security on a handful of times prior to his arrest. On one occasion, Hill had been spotted on the back deck of a residence in Homeland East. When Towson approached, Hill hopped off the deck and ran for the back fence. After scaling the fence, Hill ran toward York Road and Towson lost sight of him.
During one December break-in, in which Hill was implicated, the male intruder struck the homeowner with a brick and according to the victim utilized a sweep kick to knock him off his feet.
"Scaling walls, wearing all black -- no wonder they're called the Black Ninjas," Towson said.
Security officials at Homeland have taken new measures to curb the break-ins.
"We now have a car the drives around the neighborhood at night looking for suspicious individuals; we're hoping that these measures will scare away prospective thieves," said Towson.
It is not yet clear if Hill's arrest will lead to future arrests of other members of the Black Ninjas, but sources within the BCPD are optimistic.
"Hill isn't in a position to play hardball; if he cooperates and gives up other members of his outfit, he may receive a reduced sentence," said a BCPD official.
Despite the arrest of Hill, the area surrounding Loyola College remains relatively unstable. The LCPD takes this opportunity to remind all students to take the necessary steps to be safe on and off campus.
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