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Regional Recap, June 19, 2013
Don’t Swim At These Beaches . The Anne Arundel County Health Department is warning swimmers to stay out of the water at three beaches after tests show high bacteria levels. Officials said Monday not to go in the water at the Beverly Beach on the Chesapeake Bay near Mayo, London Towne at Arundel Road Beach on [...]
Regional Recap, June 18, 2013
Bacteria Closes 3 Anne Arundel County Beaches . The Anne Arundel County Health Department is warning swimmers to stay out of the water at three beaches after tests show high bacteria levels. Officials announced Monday that they are closing Beverly Beach on the Chesapeake Bay near Mayo, London Towne at Arundel Road Beach on the South River [...]
Regional Recap, June 17, 2013
Man Injured In Altercation Between SUV And Car . A 58-year-old man is in serious but stable condition after being hit by a car during an altercation between the passengers of two vehicles overnight in Pasadena. Police said Timothy Paul Schwoerer, of Pasadena, was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma by an Anne Arundel County medical [...]
Regional Recap, June 14, 2013
Anne Arundel County Robberies Under Investigation . Anne Arundel County police said they are investigating two robberies. Officers were called to the Shell gas station in the 700 block of Nursery Road in Linthicum for a report of an armed robbery around 12 p.m. Wednesday. Police said that a man entered the business, displayed a handgun and demanded [...]
Regional Recap, June 13, 2013
Officials Defend New Jersey Officer Charged In Roadside Killing . New Jersey officials released a statement Wednesday defending a New Jersey police detective that Maryland State Police charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Anne Arundel County. Authorities on Monday charged Joseph Walker, 40, of Eastampton, N.J., with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Walker is a detective with [...]
Regional Recap, June 12, 2013
Police Looking For Man Who Robbed Capital One Bank . Anne Arundel County police said they are looking for a bank robber. Officers were called to the Capital One Bank at 3355 Corridor Marketplace in Laurel at 4:49 p.m. on Monday, where police said a man entered the bank, approached a bank teller at her teller station [...]
Regional Recap, June 11, 2013
Police: Man Killed In Road Rage Incident . Maryland State Police have charged a New Jersey police officer in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday on Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County that may have stemmed from a road rage incident. Authorities have charged Joseph Walker, 40, of Eastampton, N.J., with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Walker is [...]
Regional Recap, June 10, 2013
NJ Officer Charged In Fatal I-97 Shooting . Maryland State Police have charged a New Jersey police officer in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday on Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County that may have stemmed from a road rage incident. Authorities have charged Joseph Walker, 40, of Eastampton, N.J., with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Walker is [...]
Halethorpe Man Shot To Death In I-97 Road Rage Incident
CORRECTION: The initial headline indicated that the victim was from Millersville based on early MSP information. Subsequent info has identified the victim as being from Halethorpe, MD. We have changed the headline and corrected the story below. Maryland State Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred after an alleged road rage incident on [...]
Regional Recap, June 7, 2013
Horses, Goats Removed From Severn Property . Anne Arundel County police said Animal Control officers have removed four horses, five ponies and three goats from a property in Severn because of neglect. Authorities said Animal Control has been regularly checking the Upton Road property since January, when a dead horse and two dead baby goats were removed. [...]
Regional Recap, June 6, 2013
Police: Man Shot In Buttocks In Botched Prank . Anne Arundel County police said a man has been charged after a botched prank left another man injured in Lothian. Police said officers were called to the 1300 block of Burton River Road for a possible shooting around 3:50 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities said they found the victim inside the [...]
Virginia Man Charged In Lothian Shooting
On June 5, 2013, at approximately 3:50 a.m., officers from the Southern District responded to the 1300 block of Burton River Road in Lothian for a possible shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 21-year-old male victim inside of the residence and also came into contact with three other occupants, two adult males and a 17-year-old female. [...]
Hillsmere Elementary Locked Down For Suspicious Person
UPDATE: 12:11pm- From Bob Mosier, AACPS spokesman, the building is no longer on “secure the building” status. Hillsmere Elementary School was locked down today due to a suspicious person in the area. According to Anne Arundel County Police spokesman, Justin Mulcahy, the department received a call from the school at 7:40am about a suspicious person [...]
Regional Recap, June 4, 2013
Southern High School Celebrates Special Olympians . Pairing traditional athletes with Special Olympic athletes is improving the lives of students who are taking part in Anne Arundel County’s Unified Sports Program, and one high school in particular has taken the lead. The Southern High School bocce Bulldogs brought home two gold medals in May, and they were [...]
Regional Recap, June 3, 2013
Officials Investigate 2-Alarm Fire In Severn . Fire crews were dispatched to a home in the 1800 block of Estate Court in Severn for a two-alarm dwelling fire Sunday morning. A neighbor who saw smoke contacted the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, according to officials. Wendy van Vliet also saw the fire and sent an image [...]
Anne Arundel Preemptively Taking Computers Down
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman today announced that the County is experiencing severe intermittent delays of its email system. “The entire County government has been experiencing ongoing and progressing delays with our email system and a number of other applications,” said County Executive Neuman. “The issues occurring are a result of the lack of commitment and investment to support technology [...]
Regional Recap, May 31, 2013
Police Helicopter Forced To Land On HS Football Field . A police helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on Wilde Lake High School’s football field on Thursday night. Howard County police said the chopper suffered mechanical problems while in flight, forcing it to make the emergency landing just after 11 p.m. Woman Driving Scooter Killed [...]
BREAKING: Man Shot In Annapolis
UPDATE 7:11am 5/31/2013: From the Annapolis Police Department: A 24 year old man was shot in the foot while standing outside. The victim was transported by ambulance to Baltimore Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect left the area prior to police arriving. The investigation is ongoing. A man has been shot in Annapolis. [...]
Regional Recap, May 30, 2013
6 Indecent Exposure Incidents Reported In Annapolis . Annapolis police are warning residents about six indecent exposure incidents that have happened since the beginning of the year, and they are all likely related. Three of the incidents happened to the same woman, who lives in a ground-floor apartment in the unit block of Bricin Street, on March [...]
Regional Recap, May 29, 2013
Woman Cited After Bringing Stun Gun To BWI . A Bel Air woman was cited by police after Transportation Safety Administration officials said they found a stun gun in her carry-on baggage at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport. The woman, who hasn’t been identified, brought the bag to the airport Friday evening. Phone Stolen In Glen Burnie [...]
Regional Recap, May 28, 2013
Several People Injured In Edgewater Boat Explosion . Several people, including children, were injured in a boat explosion at an Anne Arundel County marina. The explosion happened at the Oak Grove Marina at 2820 Solomon’s Island Road in Edgewater around 12 p.m. Monday. Investigators said nine people were on board a 32-foot vessel when an explosion and [...]
Edgewater Boat Explosion Injures 6 Including 2 Children
UPDATE: From the fire department, there are now 7 victims. 2 pediatric patients were flown out, 2 pediatric patients were taken by ground ambulance, and 3 adults were taken by ground. UPDATE: We have heard that there are 6 injuries reported. 9 people were onboard; 3 adults and 6 children. Four people are on their way [...]
