Category: Breaking News
Regional Recap, April 27, 2012
Army Vet Shares Sex Assault Story. With hopes that her story will help others, an Anne Arundel County woman is speaking out for the first time since she was sexually assaulted in the military 25 years ago. (VIDEO) Iraqi Leaders Stop For Lunch With Students In Brooklyn Park. A delegation of educational and government leaders [...]
Regional Recap, April 26, 2012
Man Arrested In Phylicia Barnes Murder. A year after the discovery of Phylicia Barnes’ body in the Susquehanna River, and 16 months after her disappearance, Baltimore police said officers have arrested a man in her death. Baltimore City police confirmed for 11 News that Michael Johnson, the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s older sister, has been [...]
Regional Recap, April 25, 2012
Police: Man Tried To Neuter Dog With Rubber Band. Police in Anne Arundel County are investigating a case of animal cruelty in which officials said a dog’s owner tried to neuter the pet without proper help. Animal Control officials were called to the 8000 block of Sebring Court in Severn on Friday after getting an [...]
Regional Recap, April 24, 2012
Acquitted Dog Killing Suspect Pleads Guilty To Murder. One of the brothers acquitted of animal cruelty charges in the burning death of a pit bull in Baltimore is headed to prison for attempted murder. Travers Johnson, 20, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted second-degree murder and handgun charges after firing three shots at a man in [...]
Regional Recap, April 23, 2012
John Leopold Faces Possible Lawsuit. The director of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights will take a sabbatical from his position in order to pursue a lawsuit against Anne Arundel County and County Executive John Leopold. An attorney for Carl Snowden announced Snowden’s decision to take a sabbatical. Leopold was indicted last month [...]
Carl Snowden Files $20M Lawsuit Against John Leopold
From WJZ News: Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold is facing a $20 million lawsuit from one of the people he allegedly spied on. Carl Snowden, the director for civil rights at the Maryland attorney general’s office, said in a written statement released by his lawyer that he filed the lawsuit on Friday against Leopold [...]
Regional Recap, April 20, 2012
Cyberbullying Hot Topic At Conference. Students from four Baltimore County Catholic independent schools came face-to-face with diversity Thursday at Maryvale Preparatory’s first conference on respecting one another. What sounded like a typical classroom lecture was really a lesson for some of the area’s most socially conscience students. The point: creating role models who will teach [...]
Regional Recap, April 19, 2012
Odenton Bus Crash Injures One. Anne Arundel County officials said a man has been seriously injured in a crash involving a school bus and car in Odenton.County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Keith Hamilton said the crash happened about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Betson Avenue. Authorities said no students were [...]
Regional Recap, April 18, 2012
NASA Flies Discovery Over DC. Space Shuttle Discovery, which launched in 1984, delights space fans one last time. Eye On Annapolis was also invited to the ceremonies and captured many images here as well. Man Arrested, Charged In Officer’s Hit & Run In Anne Arundel. The suspected driver of a vehicle that police said was [...]
Regional Recap, April 17, 2012
3-Alarm Fire Damages Glen Burnie Apartments. A three-alarm fire heavily damaged apartments at a complex in Glen Burnie.Anne Arundel County fire Lt. Keith Hamilton said firefighters responded about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to the Villages at Marley Station in the 100 block of Faywood Avenue, where they found heavy smoke and fire coming out of the [...]
Regional Recap, April 16, 2012
Anne Arundel Teacher Accepts Plea In Student Sex Case. An Anne Arundel County teacher is facing 10 years in prison after entering a plea last week to charges that he was having sexual relations with students on and off campus.Jeffery Sears accepted an Alford plea on Friday, which means he didn’t admit guilt but admitted [...]
UPDATE: Arundel Officer Hit By Car
Our media partner, WBAL-TV is reporting that the officer involved in last night’s accident is expected to recover. Overnight, details were release about the accident. Apparently the officer was struck after being hit by a car which was hit by another car. Three occupants of the car that struck the officer fled the scene on [...]
Anne Arundel County Officer Hit By Car
UPDATE 11:20pm: The accident occurred on southbound Route 665 just past the Riva Road exit and both directions of the divided highway are closed with traffic being diverted onto Riva Road. Apparently, the officer was in the process of a routine traffic stop when he was struck by a vehicle that came around the curve [...]
2 Alarm Fire Rips Through Glen Burnie Business
Fire crews remain on the scene of a 2 alarm fire at DeVere Insulation located at 7501 Resource Court in Glen Burnie. Arriving units saw smoke inside the building and a sprinkler activation had the fire department calling for mutual aid from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Queen Anne’s County fire departments. DeVere Insulation has [...]
Police Officer Shoots, Kills Man During Domestic Dispute Call
On April 13, 2012 at approximately 1751 hours, The Anne Arundel County Police Department received a 911 call reporting a domestic assault in the 800th block of Frost Valley Lane, Gambrills Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Information was obtained that a female was inside a residence screaming for help. A uniformed officer from the Anne Arundel [...]
Finlayson Calls For Emergency Meeting To Vote On Compromise Garage
Alderman Sheila Finlayson has called for an emergency meeting on Monday, April 16, 2012 to bring the matter of the Compromise Street Garage to a premature vote before the City Council. The garage has been a hot topic for many downtown residents, in particular the Annapolis Elementary School PTA which currently utilizes a city owned [...]
Regional Recap April 13, 2012
Three Injured In Crofton Police Pursuit, Crash. Part of Route 3 in Anne Arundel County was shut down for a little over an hour Thursday after a police-involved pursuit led to a crash. (PHOTOS) Hopkins Dedicates New $1.1B Towers. International royalty and national leaders converged on Baltimore on Thursday to help dedicate one of the [...]
Regional Recap, April 12, 2012
Twins Found Not Guilty In Dog Burning Retrial. Prosecutors in the retrial of twins facing a number of animal cruelty charges said the evidence in the case was overwhelming.Yet, once again, the twins beat the charges. 11 News reporter Lowell Melser said it took the jury less than an hour to reach a not guilty [...]
Regional Recap, April 11, 2012
Clinton IDs Greatest Threat Facing Future Military Leaders. Hundreds of midshipmen converged Tuesday night at the U.S. Naval Academy to hear U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s opinions on the greatest threat facing future military officers.WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kerry Cavanaugh said Clinton focused on the importance of maintaining good relations with the Asia Pacific [...]
Regional Recap, April 10, 2012
General Assembly Fails To Meet Budget Deadline. Budget negotiators reached a compromise Monday evening on a balanced spending plan but the General Assembly failed to pass it by the midnight deadline.Members of the House and Senate who comprised the budget conference committee finally settled a sticking point regarding income tax exemptions and sent the full [...]
Double Fatal Accident In Davidsonville
UPDATED: The Anne Arundel County Police have released the following report on this incident: Type: Offset Head-On Collision Location: Davidsonville Road near Rossback Road Date & Time: April 9, 2012 @ 5:51 p.m. Motor Vehicle #1: 2002 Honda Accord ES Driver: Stephanie Noell Banchero, 26, of 1700 Woolford Lane, Gambrills, Maryland Injuries: Fatal [...]
Regional Recap, April 9, 2012
Lawmakers Begin Last Day Without Finished Budget. Maryland lawmakers are heading into the last scheduled day of the legislative session on Monday without a finished state budget, setting the stage for an unusually busy ending to the General Assembly’s 90-day session, which is scheduled to adjourn at midnight.Usually by now, a panel of House and [...]
