Crime & Safety

Update: Batman's Identity Revealed

A Baltimore man dressed as Batman was pulled over by Montgomery County Police in White Oak on March 21.

Update, March 28: The identify of Batman has been revealed as Lenny B. Robinson, of Baltimore.

Dressed as Batman, Robinson was stopped by police last week in White Oak.

This is “new” news—as police didn’t unmask the superhero by revealing his name following the recent road encounter.

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Washington Post Reporter Mike Rosenwald, who actually knows Batman, wrote Wednesday that the crusader in black is actually a Baltimore County businessman who visits children in hospitals to lift their spirits.

On the day he was pulled over in Montgomery County, his tags were in his car, and he was not ticketed, Rosenwald wrote.

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Robinson’s black Lamborghini has gotten him noticed before.

Howard County residents may recall that in November 2011, Batman's muscle car got a flat tire in the area of Johns Hopkins Road. After police cleared the vehicle, Batman posed for a snapshot.

Rosenwald writes how Robinson’s highway adventures went viral, even being picked up recently by television's Anderson Cooper.

Original Post, March 23: Looks like Batman was caught breaking the law near White Oak last week.

Montgomery County Police pulled over a man Wednesday dressed as the caped superhero as he was driving southbound on Route 29 near Prelude Drive.

The reason: his Batmobile didn't have any tags.

According to WTOP, the man was driving to the hospital to visit sick children when he was stopped by officers because his black Lamborghini was identified with the Batman symbol rather than the required state tags.

Police have not released the man's name yet, but did release several images of the traffic stop on their Twitter and Facebook accounts.


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