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Illegal Fireworks Display Ends With Attack On Cops In Maryland: Police Illegal Fireworks Display Ends With Attack On Cops In Maryland: Police
Illegal Fireworks Display Ends With Attack On Cops In Maryland: Police Several police officers in Maryland were attacked on July 4 while arresting a man for setting off illegal fireworks, authorities said. At 10:13 p.m. Tuesday, Annapolis police officers responded to an earlier call of shots fired in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive. While on scene, officers observed a subject start to light an illegal aerial firework, police said. An officer approached the man and told him not to light it. The man, later identified as Yameko Brown, 22, of Annapolis, responded with profanity and proceeded to light the firework anyway, police said. As the officer approached to …

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by Jon Craig
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Hammer Wielding Mini-Storage Robber Bites, Kicks Maryland Officers During Dramatic Arrest Hammer Wielding Mini-Storage Robber Bites, Kicks Maryland Officers During Dramatic Arrest
Hammer Wielding Mini-Storage Robber Bites, Kicks Maryland Officers During Dramatic Arrest An alleged hammer-wielding thief is in custody after biting and kicking police officers who were attempting to detain them following a report of a robbery in Glen Burnie, authorities say. Kierra Walston, 26, was arrested after reportedly stealing a phone from a person at the Ritchie Mini Storage site on 20 Ertel Road aroudn 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9, according to Anne Arundel County police. Walston was armed with a hammer and detained by an off-duty Veterans Affairs Police Officer until police arrived on the scene. When police attempted to detain Walston, Walston kicked and bit the officers m…

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by Annie DeVoe