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Touchdown Reunion: Teacher, Former Student Win Ravens Season Tickets In Maryland Lottery Touchdown Reunion: Teacher, Former Student Win Ravens Season Tickets In Maryland Lottery
Touchdown Reunion: Teacher, Former Student Win Ravens Season Tickets In Maryland Lottery A former teacher and his middle school student reunited in the most unexpected way—winning identical prizes in the Maryland Lottery’s Ravens Second-Chance Promotion. John Kirby of Brooklyn Park and Alex Wroblewski of Baltimore were both selected as winners of 2025 Ravens season tickets, Lottery officials anounced. When Kirby saw the announcement, he recognized his former Francis Scott Key Middle School teacher’s name and couldn’t believe the coincidence. “I hadn’t talked to him since the early 2000s,” Kirby said. “He was strict, but we learned and got stuff done.” The duo met up at Lottery…
Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute
Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot
Winning $1M 'Mega Millions' Ticket Sold At Maryland Check Cash Depot A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Maryland business for Tuesday's drawing. There were two big winners in Maryland on Oct. 15 - a million-dollar ticket sold in Brooklyn Park, as well as a $10,000 prize in Silver Spring - that remain unclaimed the day after the fortuitous drawing, officials said. The winning numbers were: 22-34-44-54-62 with a Mega Ball of 03 and a Megaplier of 3X. According to Lottery officials, the $1 million ticket was sold at the Check Cash Depot on 16th Avenue, which matched the first five balls, but not the Mega Ball, which was still go…
18-Year-Old Man Killed, Teenager Critically Injured In Maryland Crash: Police 18-Year-Old Man Killed, Teenager Critically Injured In Maryland Crash: Police
18-Year-Old Man Killed, Teenager Critically Injured In Maryland Crash: Police An 18-year-old was killed and a teenager suffered life-threatening injuries after losing control of a 2011 Infiniti and crashing into a tree in Anne Arundel County, police confirmed. Anthony Wayne Hinton III, of Glen Burnie, has been identified as the driver who was killed early on Wednesday morning in Brooklyn Park. Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on June 26, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to the 4200 block of Ritchie Highway to investigate a reported crash with two victims. The initial investigation determined that Hinton was driving north o…
Metro Mechanic Is Newly Minted Millionaire After Massive Maryland Lottery Scratcher Win Metro Mechanic Is Newly Minted Millionaire After Massive Maryland Lottery Scratcher Win
Metro Mechanic Is Newly Minted Millionaire After Massive Maryland Lottery Scratcher Win A million-dollar jackpot on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket is going to buy a lot of gas for a Metro mechanic who turned $20 into a seven-figure cash windfall. The Brooklyn Park resident said that what started as a short trip out to get gas at Red Sea Petroleum on West Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore led to a trip to a burger joint, and subsequently the discovery of a $1,000,000 winning Gold Rush 777 ticket, authorities say. After filling up, the Anne Arundel County native said that he had an extra $20 to spare, and he spotted the instant ticket, which is new and gold in color, which app…
Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time
Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time The 71-year-old man who shot and killed his stepson during a deadly dispute over a parking spot in Anne Arundel County will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. George Albert Summers has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the February 2023 fatal shooting of Sharod Moore, 48, following an argument over parking at their Brooklyn Park home, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. "This is sadly another case where a verbal dispute turned deadly because of easy access to a firearm, the opposite of what was needed in this heated situation," Anne Arundel County State's Att…
Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police
Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police Two men were arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County and crashing into a Maryland State Police trooper's vehicle on Tuesday, authorities say. Walter Bandy, 56, of Glen Burnie, and passenger Jeffrey Bawgus, 46, of Baltimore, were involved in a crash involving the former's Ford F-150 shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, according to state police officials. Police say that on Tuesday afternoon, troopers in the area of Brooklyn Park were on patrol when they attempted to stop Bandy, who sped away on Fort Smallwood Road, striking a trooper's unmarked patrol vehi…
Pedestrian Lying In Maryland Road Critical After Being Hit By SUV, Police Say Pedestrian Lying In Maryland Road Critical After Being Hit By SUV, Police Say
Pedestrian Lying In Maryland Road Critical After Being Hit By SUV, Police Say A 46-year-old man was airlifted to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Monday morning with serious injuries after being struck by an SUV in Brooklyn Park, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced. Officers were called to a stretch of Ritchie Highway near Creswell Road at around 4:10 a.m. on Monday, when the driver of a Ford Explorer reported that despite his best efforts, he hit a 46-year-old man who was lying in the middle of the roadway. #MdTraffic - Road Closure- Ritchie Hwy (Rt2) South is closed btw Bon Air Ave & Cresswell Rd. due to crash investigation/pedestr…
Woman, Dog, Shot By Gunman Firing Into Crowd In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman, Dog, Shot By Gunman Firing Into Crowd In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman, Dog, Shot By Gunman Firing Into Crowd In Anne Arundel County: Police New details have been released after a woman and her dog were shot over the holiday weekend in Anne Arundel County. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, police say that officers were called to the 5000 block of Ritchie Highway near 11th Avenue in Brooklyn Park to investigate a reported shooting in the area. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, the woman - whose name has not been released - was standing around a group of people when an unknown assailant donning all dark clothing shot in the direction of the crowd. The woman was struck once in the leg and her dog wa…
Three Busted With Cache Of Weapons, Ammo, Drugs In Maryland, Police Say Three Busted With Cache Of Weapons, Ammo, Drugs In Maryland, Police Say
Three Busted With Cache Of Weapons, Ammo, Drugs In Maryland, Police Say Three people were arrested for firearms violations in Anne Arundel County, authorities say. Maryland State Police executed a search warrant at a home in the 200 block of West Edgevale Road in Brooklyn Park where several firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition were seized, according to Anne Arundel County police. The search warrant was a result of the August arrest of Shane Ecker, 20, and Cody Ecker, 20. Both Shane and Cody Ecker, as well as Derek Jason Ecker, 49, were arrested after the search that occurred on Friday, Oct. 28. A check with the Maryland Gun Center revealed that the thr…
Teenage Troublemakers Beat Man In The Head With Baseball Bat In Brooklyn Park Attack Teenage Troublemakers Beat Man In The Head With Baseball Bat In Brooklyn Park Attack
Teenage Troublemakers Beat Man In The Head With Baseball Bat In Brooklyn Park Attack A man is recovering after being beaten in the head with a baseball bat in Brooklyn Park, authorities say. Officers were approached by the victim, who had a large gash to his forehead after the attack, around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, according to Anne Arundel County police. The 29-year-old victim stated that he was attacked by three black teenage boys in the area of Kramme Avenue and Townsend Avenue. The victim stated that the boys said something to him before beating him in the head with a metal baseball bat. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non life-threatening i…
Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities
Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities A 31-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a truck while walking on a highway on Friday, Aug. 26 in Anne Arundel County, police said. Mason Allen Schaeffer, of Brooklyn Park, was in the southbound lane of Ritchie Highway at 6th Avenue when he was struck by a pickup truck around 9:20 p.m., county police said. The Chevrolet pickup fled the scene and Schaeffer was rushed to University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life threatening injuries. The truck is believed to be beige or white color, cap with a ladder rack.
Edgewood Man Arrested In Connection To July 7-Eleven Robbery Edgewood Man Arrested In Connection To July 7-Eleven Robbery
Edgewood Man Arrested In Connection To July 7-Eleven Robbery An Edgewood man has been arrested in connection to a strong-armed robbery of a Brooklyn Park 7-Eleven that occurred last month, authorities say. Alexander James Harvey Sr, 38, is accused of robbing the convenience store in the 5617 block of Ritchie Highway around 10 p.m., Friday, July 22, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Harvey allegedly entered the store and approached the register before lunging over the counter and assaulting the cashier. Police said that Harvey then stole cash from the register and fled the scene. Harvey was taken into custody on Wednesday, Aug. 10, and has bee…