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Food Truck Ambushed, Owner Held At Gunpoint During Attempted Robbery In Anne Arundel County: PD Food Truck Ambushed, Owner Held At Gunpoint During Attempted Robbery In Anne Arundel County: PD
Food Truck Ambushed, Owner Held At Gunpoint During Attempted Robbery In Anne Arundel County: PD A food truck was ambushed and its owner held at gunpoint by two masked teens during an attempted robbery in Anne Arundel County over the weekend, police said. It happened on the 300 block of Orchard Road in Glen Burnie around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The food truck owner was returning to his home when two masked teens dressed in dark clothing entered the rear door of the truck. One of the teens pointed a handgun at the man and demanded cash while the other searched for money. Both of the suspects then fled after realizing there was no money inside the truck, police said. The inves…

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by Valerie Musson
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Commercial Armed Robberies A Baltimore man pleaded guilty this week to robbing three businesses at gunpoint, authorities announced. Gary Leon Holloway, Jr., 46, pleaded guilty Thursday, March 21 to committing an armed robbery and to using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release. Holloway’s plea stated that he and his co-conspirators “planned and committed” armed robberies of three businesses. Investigators later found that he was related to both co-defendants. On January 4, 15, and 22 of 20…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Stolen BMW Fire During Gunpoint Robbery Getaway Lands 3 Teens With Charges In Anne Arundel: PD Stolen BMW Fire During Gunpoint Robbery Getaway Lands 3 Teens With Charges In Anne Arundel: PD
Stolen BMW Fire During Gunpoint Robbery Getaway Lands 3 Teens With Charges In Anne Arundel: PD Three teens were arrested after robbing four others at gunpoint and fleeing in a stolen BMW that went up in flames Tuesday afternoon, March 19, police said. Officers responded to Southgate Old Mill Park on Oakwood Road in Glen Burnie around 3 p.m. and found that four teen victims had been robbed at gunpoint. During the investigation, a 911 call was received for a vehicle fire involving a stolen white BMW in the area of Oakwood Road and Old Mill Road. The witness provided police with a description of the suspects who had fled the BMW, and it was confirmed stolen out of Montgomery County. T…

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by Valerie Musson
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Anne Arundel County Dealer Gets 8 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Possession, Distribution: Feds Anne Arundel County Dealer Gets 8 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Possession, Distribution: Feds
Anne Arundel County Dealer Gets 8 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Possession, Distribution: Feds An Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to eight years behind bars for fentanyl possession and distribution, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. Orlando Ray Coleman, Sr., 44, of Millersville, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release. Coleman pleaded guilty in November 2019 to operating as a drug trafficker in Annapolis and Baltimore with help from supplier Clarence Coby, wh…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Probe Gunpoint Carjacking In Anne Arundel County Police Probe Gunpoint Carjacking In Anne Arundel County
Police Probe Gunpoint Carjacking In Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a gunpoint carjacking that occurred in Anne Arundel County on Thursday night. It happened near the 300 block of Crain Highway in Glen Burnie around 10:15 p.m., AACPD said. A 24-year-old woman was exiting her gray 2008 Infiniti when she was approached by two male suspects, one of whom displayed a handgun and demanded the keys. Both suspects then fled in the stolen vehicle. No injuries were reported during the incident, police added. Both suspects were wearing all-black clothing during the incident, police said. One suspect was a Black male while the other was wear…

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by Valerie Musson
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Baltimore Woman Killed In 2-Car Crash In Glen Burnie: Police Baltimore Woman Killed In 2-Car Crash In Glen Burnie: Police
Baltimore Woman Killed In 2-Car Crash In Glen Burnie: Police An 87-year-old Baltimore woman was killed in a two-car crash in Glen Burnie over the weekend, police said. It happened at the intersection of Ritchie Highway (MD 2) and Mountain Road around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1. Mamie F. Johnson was heading northbound on Ritchie Highway in a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu and failed to stop at the signal, resulting in a collision with a southbound 2020 Buick Envision that had a green left turn arrow and began to turn left onto Mountain Road, according to police. Johnson was taken by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department to a nearby hospital and pronounce…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home
Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home A Maryland man who terrorized and sexually abused a member of his household for months while she was just a child has been convicted after she came forward as a teen, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced. Leonel Esquivel-Grijalva, 35, is back behind bars after being found guilty of physically, mentally, and emotionally abusing an 8-year-old girl while they shared a home in Glen Burnie. In March 2022, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services received a report that a 15-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted and raped by a man, later identified as Esqui…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police
Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police A Maryland fled tried to flee and was eventually arrested on a warrant after police allegedly found him with 33 bags of drugs. Officers patrolling Faywood Avenue in Glen Burnie saw resident Ervin Demontray Montague, 37, in the area around 9:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, Anne Arundel County Police said. Knowing he had a warrant, officers tried to stop him, prompting him to flee. Montague was caught after a brief foot chase, where officers searched him and found 33 baggies with approximately 14.31 grams of suspected cocaine, one gel capsule with approximately .81 grams of suspected heroin/fentany…

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Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player
Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player An Anne Arundel man took his wise wife’s advice — and it led to a FAST PLAY ticket worth a whopping $100,000, lottery officials say. The man’s wife, who works overseas, told her husband during their daily talk about a dream she’d had the night before. “She told me that she’d seen us winning a lot of money and that it was from the lottery,” the man told officials. Asked to go pick up a ticket, he eagerly complied with his wife’s request and grabbed one at 7-Eleven at 8930 Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena — but his selection took a bit of thought. “It wasn’t a Powerball or Meg…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police
Kitchen Wall Struck By Stray Bullet During Barrage Of Gunfire In Anne Arundel County: Police A kitchen wall was struck by a stray bullet during a barrage of gunfire in Anne Arundel County on Monday night, Feb. 26, police said. Anne Arundel County Police were called to investigate a report of gunshots fired near the 400 block of Summer Wind Way in Glen Burnie around 10:50 p.m. Officers found a man and woman in their apartment who stated that they had been inside when a projectile “came through the front window blind and struck a wall in their kitchen,” police said. A witness reported hearing several gunshots coming from a nearby field. A follow-up search led to the discovery of se…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police A woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital after an afternoon crash in Anne Arundel County on Thursday, Feb. 16, police said. It happened at the intersection of Magothy Bridge Road at Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Pasadena around 1:15 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. A 77-year-old Glen Burnie woman began turning left onto Baltimore Avenue from the westside of Magothy Bridge Road when she was struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado heading eastbound. The woman was taken to the University of Maryland R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by Maryland State Police Trooper 1 with life-threa…

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Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway
Police ID Woman Killed Crashing Into Trees Off Anne Arundel County Roadway A 68-year-old woman was killed in Anne Arundel County over the weekend after losing control of her vehicle and coming to a crashing rest against two trees, police say. Glen Burnie resident Cynthia Herman has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed after crashing in the early evening on Friday, Feb. 2.  According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday night, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 10 North near Mountain Road in Glen Burnie, where Herman crashed her 2011 Nissan Frontier. Invest…

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