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Fatal Crash Of UMBC University Student In Rental Car Prompts Outpour Of Community Support Fatal Crash Of UMBC University Student In Rental Car Prompts Outpour Of Community Support
Fatal Crash Of UMBC University Student In Rental Car Prompts Outpour Of Community Support The heartbreaking crash that killed a UMBC student and graduate research intern in Anne Arundel County earlier this week has prompted an outpour of community support. Dhruvil Modi, a UMBC student and graduate research intern from India, was killed in a crash involving a rental car near Ridge Road and Furnace Avenue in Hanover on Saturday, Feb. 10, according to a GoFundMe describing him as having a “bright spirit and ambitious dreams.” The financial liabilities of the crash are now lie on Modi’s roommate, causing a “unforeseen and dire situation,” the campaign says. “This unforeseen burden …

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by Valerie Musson
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Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say
Armed Robbers Targeting Anne Arundel Gas Station At Large, Police Say A pair of armed robbers are at large after targeting an Anne Arundel gas station early on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to police. Anne Arundel County Police responded to the Citgo on Ridge Road in Hanover to investigate reports of a robbery around 5:30 a.m., the department said. Officers learned that the robbers had wielded a handgun to the clerk and demanded that he open the register. The clerk complied, and the robbers took an unknown amount of cash before fleeing on foot. The suspects are described as two Black men in full face masks. One of the men was tall and dressed in all-black cl…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hate Crime Under Investigation At Maryland Cemetery Serving African American Community: PD Hate Crime Under Investigation At Maryland Cemetery Serving African American Community: PD
Hate Crime Under Investigation At Maryland Cemetery Serving African American Community: PD A cemetery that largely serves the African American community in Anne Arundel County was the subject of a possible hate crime over the weekend, police say. Investigators were called to the Saints Rest Cemetery on Ridge Road in Hanover on Saturday afternoon to investigate after a sign was set on fire, causing damage. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16. According to the police, the cemetery is operated by the Saint Mark United Methodist Church and the person who reported the crime believes it was a targeted incident, "biased by hate because the cemetery predomina…

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by Zak Failla