Crime News
UPDATED: Authorities recover body of man that jumped off Spa Creek bridge
UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victim as John Grider, 33, of Chevy Chase. Authorities from the Annapolis Police Department, Annapolis Fire Department, Anne Arundel County Fire Department, and the US Coast Guars have recovered the body of a man that was seen jumping off the Spa Creek bridge last night at about 1:30am. On July 3rd […]
Annapolis man killed in Glen Burnie motorcycle crash
An Annapolis man was killed last night in Glen Burnie after being hit by a vehicle that failed to yield the right of way to the motorcycle. On July 2, 2020, just before 8:00pm, Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to Crain Highway and 5th Avenue SW in Glen Burnie for a crash involving a […]
Silver Spring man dies after being shot in Odenton
This is an update to a story published yesterday. A Silver Spring man has died from injuries sustained in a shooting in the parking lot adjacent to an apartment building in the Piney Orchard community in Odenton. On July 2, 2020 at approximately 12:45 a.m. officers responded for a shooting in a parking lot in […]
Glen Burnie man charged with possession and distribution of child pronography
The Anne Arundel County Police have arrested a 66-year old Glen Burnie man and charged him with several counts of both possession of and distribution of child pornography resulting from a tip in December 2019. On Tuesday, December 31, 2019, the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit initiated an investigation in reference to a report of […]
Police investigating life-threatening shooting in Odenton’s Piney Orchard community
The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a shooting that happened early this morning in the Piney Orchard community in Odenton. On July 2, 2020 at approximately 12:45 a.m. officers responded for a shooting in a parking lot in the 700 block of Hammond Branch Drive, a residential section of the Piney Orchard community in […]
FOUND — Police seek help in locating critically missing adult
On Friday, June 26, 2020 at approximately 10:37 a.m., members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department received a call for a missing person. The caller identified the missing person as Albert Boyd Jr., a seventy-six year old black male who resides in the 7700 block of Siden Drive, Hanover, Maryland. The reporting person advised Mr. Boyd […]
Annapolis Police: Shots fired near Admiral Heights neighborhood
The Annapolis Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred just before 4:00pm this afternoon when gunfire erupted on Cedar Park Road. Just before 4:00pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, the Annapolis Police were called to Cedar Park Road for a report of shots fired. Images © 2020 Glenn A. Miller | Glenn A. Miller […]
Anne Arundel County Police investigating shooting in Bay Ridge community
UPDATE: Anne Arundel County Police located and arrested the suspect on June 23, 2020. He was charged with 1st and 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment. He is being held the Jennifer Road Detention Facility until his preliminary hearing scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00am. The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a shooting that occurred […]
Authorities seeking person of interest in arson fire at Annapolis Maritime Museum
An individual captured on video, is a person of interest in the early morning fire of a draketail oyster boat at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park’s Eastport campus on Second Street. On Sunday morning, June 21, 2020 at approximately 5:49 a.m.,the Annapolis Fire Department responded to the 700 block of Second Street for a boat […]
Annapolis Fire Department investigating two separate weekend fires believed to be arson
On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at approximately 5:49 a.m.,the Annapolis Fire Department responded to the 700 block of Second Street for an oyster boat on fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire and called for the Fire and Explosives Services Unit (FESU) to determine the cause of the fire. The fire investigators determined the fire as arson and was intentionally […]
Anne Arundel County Police investigating 5th shooting in less than 48 hours
The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a sixth shooting in the past two days. The latest one happened in a hotel in Brooklyn Park. On June 17, 2020 at approximately 7:40 p.m. officers responded for a shooting at the Comfort Inn located at 6921 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Brooklyn. Upon arrival, officers located an […]
Anne Arundel County Police investigating four shootings in past 12 hours
The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating four separate shootings that occurred in different parts of the County within 12 hours of each other. Glen Burnie – June 16, 2020 – 4:20PM On June 16, 2020 at approximately 4:20 p.m. officers responded for a report of a shooting in the area of Greenbranch Lane and […]
Annapolis Police investigating purloined salmon from Federal House
The Annapolis Police Department is investigating the theft of $400 worth of salmon filets from Federal House Bar& Grille in downtown Annapolis over the weekend. Police believe that sometime between 1145PM on Sunday evening and midnight, two unknown males stole 40 salmon filets from Federal House Bar & Grille. The two men entered the business […]
Stolen ambulance wrecks in front of firehouse on Forest Drive
A bizarre accident snarled Forest Drive this afternoon and sent a 26 year old man to to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. An ambulance was stolen from Anne Arundel County’s West Annapolis fire station on Jennifer Road shortly after noon on June 13th. The stolen ambulance made it to the intersection […]
Annapolis Police make second arrest in March murder
The Annapolis Police Department has arrested a second man in connection with a murder back in March in the Bay Ridge Gardens community. Leslie Saunders was shot outside an apartment building in the early evening of March 15th. On April 4th, police made their first arrest in the murder. On June 11, at approximately 1:30pm, […]
Fire Department investigating Laurel arson
At about 4:45am on Sunday, June 7, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department was dispatched to the 8000 block is Moss Bank Road in the Russett Green neighborhood in Laurel for a house fire. Multiple 911 calls were received and first arriving firefighters reported two vehicles on fire in the driveway extending into the […]
Pittman submits supplement to budget for body worn cameras
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced that he will submit a package of supplemental budget amendments to the County Council to provide funding for body worn cameras for the police department. The amendments will total approximately $1.8 million for fiscal year 2021. Many community leaders and advocates have called for adding funding for body […]
SPECIAL UPDATE: Annapolis to form Civilian Review Board for Police Department
This afternoon, Annapolis City Mayor Buckley and Police Chief Edward Jackson announced the formation of a Civilian Review Board for the Police Department. The initial phase of the process will be to gather the best practices to form the actual Board and then begin the legislative process to formally establish it. Please have a listen […]
Protests over George Floyd killing manifest in anti-police graffiti tags in historic Annapolis
Vandals took to the streets and walls of Annapolis to seemingly protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last Monday when a police officer held Floyd to the ground with a knee to his throat. On May 28 and 29, vandals took to the streets of Annapolis tagging many buildings with “FUCK12” which is […]
Fire Department seeks info on arson suspects (video)
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspect involved in setting the Boys & Girls Club playground ablaze on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls reporting the playground on fire near the 7800 block of Willing Court. First arriving firefighters reported […]
UPDATE: Police release more details on officer involved shooting
The Anne Arundel County Police Department has release additional information about the officer involved shooting that happened yesterday in Cape St. Claire after a domestic dispute. On Sunday, May 17, 2020 at approximately 3:16 p.m., the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Lakeview Lane in Cape St Claire for a […]
Police involved shooting in Cape St. Claire sends man to hospital
A man is in a local hospital recovering after being shot by an Anne Arundel County Police officer this afternoon. What appears to have started as a domestic dispute, ended in gunfire after the suspect lunged at the officer with a knife. Just after 3:00pm on Sunday, May 17, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Police […]
