Prince George's County deputies are asking the public for help tracking down Joseph Kenny, who is wanted on a felony theft charge involving property or services valued between $1,500 and just under $25,000. The case was featured in the sheriff's office's latest Wanted Wednesday bulletin, which asks anyone with information on Kenny's whereabouts to come forward.
Anonymous Tips Sought In Ongoing Search
According to the Prince George's County, Office Of The Sheriff, anyone with information about Kenny's location can reach investigators directly at (301) 780-8500 or by emailing [email protected]. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). The bulletin was tagged with the hashtags Wanted, PGSO, and PrinceGeorgesCounty as part of the department's routine outreach.
The theft warrant falls under Maryland Criminal Law § 7-104, which classifies theft of property or services in that dollar range as a felony carrying up to five years in prison, a fine of as much as $10,000, or both, along with mandatory restitution to the victim, per FrizWoods. Maryland law does not sort theft charges into numbered degrees the way some other states do; instead, penalties scale according to the value of what was allegedly stolen, the same source notes.
How Maryland Weighs Repeat Offenses And Multi-County Schemes
Prosecutors also have tools to raise the stakes beyond the face value of the alleged theft. Under Criminal Law § 7-104(g)(4), someone with four or more prior theft convictions can face felony-level sentencing of up to five years even if the current theft falls below the $1,500 misdemeanor threshold, though prosecutors must actively seek that enhancement, FrizWoods reports. Separately, Maryland's Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 lets prosecutors combine multiple retail thefts committed across different counties over a 90-day span into a single felony charge when suspects act in concert or for resale. It remains unknown whether either provision applies to Kenny's case.
The search for Kenny remains ongoing.
Crime Solvers Offers Reward For Anonymous Tips
Prince George's County Crime Solvers, an independent nonprofit established in 1979, manages the anonymous tip line and offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 for information leading to a felony arrest and indictment, per Prince George's County Crime Solvers. The organization operates without taxpayer funding, relying instead on private donations and local fundraising, and it uses automated Tip ID numbers rather than recording phone lines or capturing caller ID, which the group says keeps tipsters unidentifiable even when they collect a reward.
A recent Wanted Wednesday post spotlighted a suspect wanted for robbery. Hoodline has covered several of these bulletins in recent months, including a robbery warrant search and a case involving a suspect who cut off an ankle monitor while wanted for first-degree assault.
Potential court proceedings in Kenny's case are not detailed here; for general information, see Maryland Courts. As of now, key details about the alleged theft — including the date, location, and whether any property has been recovered — have not been made public.
