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'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police 'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police
'BLM' Sign Vandalized At Same MD Church Weeks After LGBTQ+ Hearts Were Stolen: Police The Anne Arundel County Police Department is attempting to locate three masked men who were caught on camera vandalizing a “Black Lives Matter” sign that was posted at an area church. Photos have been released by the police of vandals who targeted the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church on Piney Orchard Parkway in Odenton earlier this week. It is the same church where LGBTQ+ signage was stolen last month. Police say that the BLM sign was vandalized at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13.  In the photos, one suspect can be seen wearing a shirt saying “AMERICAN” with a reverse American …

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by Zak Failla
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Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police
Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police A toddler nearing its second birthday was killed when a driver failed to see him and accidentally struck him with a car in Laurel, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced. On Wednesday, June 14, a child was hospitalized after being accidentally hit by a 37-year-old woman in a commercial parking lot when the child wandered in front of her Nissan Pathfinder. The incident was reported at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3600 block of Laurel - Fort Meade Road. Police say that the woman dropped off two passengers, and while she was talking with one of them, the toddler wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Pistol Whips, Woman Pepper Sprays Driver During Midday MD Carjacking Man Pistol Whips, Woman Pepper Sprays Driver During Midday MD Carjacking
Man Pistol Whips, Woman Pepper Sprays Driver During Midday MD Carjacking Police say that a real-life Bonnie and Clyde duo gave an Anne Arundel driver a double-whammy during a violent midday carjacking in Odenton. The driver of a Dodge 2500 pick-up truck was in for a long afternoon when he was approached by a man and woman at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 outside a business in the 1600 block of Annapolis Road. Police say that the man opened the door of the truck and struck the driver in the head with a handgun, ordering him out of the vehicle. The man and his accomplice then got into the vehicle, though as he began driving away, the victim jumped…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Dropped Off Escort At MD Home Returned To Rob It, Police Say Man Who Dropped Off Escort At MD Home Returned To Rob It, Police Say
Man Who Dropped Off Escort At MD Home Returned To Rob It, Police Say A shady deal in Shady Side led to the robbery of a man who got more than he bargained for when he ordered an escort in Anne Arundel County, police say. At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 1500 block of Lincoln Road, where a man who ordered an escort earlier had been robbed. The victim said that he ordered the escort, who was accompanied to his home by an unknown man approximately two hours earlier. Later, police say that while the victim was showering, the same man returned to the Shady Side home with a …

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by Zak Failla
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Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Anne Arundel County: Police Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Anne Arundel County: Police
Three Men Prohibited From Carrying Busted With Gun, Drugs In Anne Arundel County: Police What started as a routine traffic stop led to the arrests of three men familiar with police who were busted with a gun, and other suspicious items in Anne Arundel. Officers conducted a traffic stop at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17 in the area of Bunker Hill Lane and Commodore Drive in Severn, when the driver committed a violation. While conducting the subsequent stop, police say that officers were given probable cause to search the vehicle, leading to the seizure of: 152 grams of suspected marijuana; A loaded semi-automatic handgun; $1,429 in cash; Multiple cell phones. F…

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by Zak Failla
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Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff
Kidnapper Takes Woman At Gunpoint From MD Gas Station, Sexually Assaults Her: Sheriff A man who kidnapped a woman at a Charles County gas station and later sexually assaulted her has been apprehended and is facing a host of charges after going on a tear through Southern Maryland, authorities said. Upper Marlboro resident Robert Alonzo Robinson, 53, is behind bars after a scary incident that played out over the weekend in Charles County, a spokesperson for the county's sheriff's office said. The department was alerted shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding a woman who had reported that she was kidnapped earlier that …

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Shopping Center Shooting Suspect In Custody, Anne Arundel Police Say Shopping Center Shooting Suspect In Custody, Anne Arundel Police Say
Shopping Center Shooting Suspect In Custody, Anne Arundel Police Say Police say that a 34-year-old Severn man has been arrested and charged for the fatal shooting of a man in the Ridgeview Plaza Shopping Center in Hanover. Alexander Vaughn Williams was apprehended by homicide detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department for his alleged role in the murder of Odenton resident Markus Nocho, 26, in the shopping center on Wednesday, Jan. 25. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers responded to the shopping center in the 2600 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover to investigate reports of a shooting in the parking lot. Upon arrival, offic…

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Video Shows Icy Rescue After Plane Makes Splash Landing In Maryland Creek Video Shows Icy Rescue After Plane Makes Splash Landing In Maryland Creek
Video Shows Icy Rescue After Plane Makes Splash Landing In Maryland Creek New video released by the Anne Arundel County Police Department shows the measures an officer had to go through to come to the aid of a pilot who made an unexpected crash landing into frigid waters in Maryland. Anne Arundel County Police Officer Elizabeth Myers had to think quickly on Monday, Dec. 26, when a plane went down in Beards Creek in Riva near the 3000 block of Stonehenge Drive near the South River. In body-cam footage released by the department, Myers can be seen leaping into action on Monday morning, throwing a kayak into the icy waters, and getting advice from some boaters on th…

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Officers Save Hero Teen Who Jumped Into Frozen Creek To Save Friend In Maryland (VIDEO) Officers Save Hero Teen Who Jumped Into Frozen Creek To Save Friend In Maryland (VIDEO)
Officers Save Hero Teen Who Jumped Into Frozen Creek To Save Friend In Maryland (Video) A heroic effort was caught on camera after Anne Arundel County officers pulled two children from a frozen creek, authorities say. On Monday, Dec. 26, officers responded to a call for two young teenagers who had fallen in a frozen creek around 2:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found one child who had made it safely to shore, with the other still submerged and clinging to a piling.  Caught on CameraOfficers save a juvenile who had jumped into a frozen creek to save his friend. Watch here! pic.twitter.com/bNTrAa4cBG — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) December 27, 2022 O…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field
Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police have identified the teenager whose charred remains were found inside a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County earlier this year. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that 16-year-old Washington, DC resident Marquette Knight’s body was found in a burning vehicle in Maryland in September. The investigation was launched at approximately midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 27, when officers and firefighters responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Lane in Laurel for reports of a car that was on fire approximately 100 yards off the roadway in a ne…

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by Zak Failla
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One Killed, One Walks Away From Violent Rollover Maryland Crash, Police Say One Killed, One Walks Away From Violent Rollover Maryland Crash, Police Say
One Killed, One Walks Away From Violent Rollover Maryland Crash, Police Say One person was killed and another hospitalized after a driver in Anne Arundel County failed to negotiate a curve and violently crashed over the guardrail and into a tree next to the North River, officials announced. Suandin Gregorio Lopez, 22, and Darwin Jose Centre Lopez, 29, both of Annapolis, suffered serious injuries on Sunday, Dec. 11 in a rollover crash in Davidsonville, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Investigators say that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000 driven by Gregorio Lopez was traveling east on Defense Highway (MD…

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FAA Reportedly Investigating Drone Found Flying Near BWI Airport Runway By Plane Crew FAA Reportedly Investigating Drone Found Flying Near BWI Airport Runway By Plane Crew
FAA Reportedly Investigating Drone Found Flying Near BWI Airport Runway By Plane Crew The crew on a Spirit Airlines Flight flying into the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport got an unexpected surprise when they were met by an unexpected drone operating near the approach to the runway, according to multiple reports. It is believed the drone was just a few hundred feet below the plane when it was only a few miles from the runway at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly announced. The crew was able to land safely without incident, and the FAA stated that this is not the first time drones have be…

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by Zak Failla