Glen Burnie, MD
News
Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (DEVELOPING) Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (DEVELOPING)
Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (Developing) The Maryland State House in Annapolis was locked down on Thursday afternoon and some were instructed to shelter in place due to an undisclosed "security threat," officials confirm. Armed officers were called to the building following a threat that was reportedly made, prompting to an evacuation of some and leaving others to temporarily barricade inside as a precaution. No details about the purported threat have been released. In a statement, the governor's office confirmed that the incident was ongoing. "The Maryland State House is currently under lockdown for a security threat. No other …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 61, Critically Injured After Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Pedestrian, 61, Critically Injured After Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
Pedestrian, 61, Critically Injured After Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police A 61-year-old Edgewater woman was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Anne Arundel County Tuesday night, Feb. 27, police said. The crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Solomons Island Road at MD Route 665 in Parole. The woman was walking in the travel lanes when she was struck by a 2006 Toyota Scion heading south on Solomons Island Road attempting to merge onto MD Route 665 East. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The Toyota driver, a 42-year-old Annapolis man, was unharmed and immediately stopped after the crash to call 911…

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Making Suicidal Threats After Violently Assaulting Ex-GF In Maryland: Police A possibly suicidal man who brutalized his ex-girlfriend is facing charges following a domestic incident in Anne Arundel County, police say. Officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called late on Monday night to a home in the 400 block of Oaklawn Avenue to investigate a reported dispute involving 29-year-old Antonio Brown and his ex, who got into a verbal altercation that rapidly escalated. The woman said that she told Brown that he needed to pack up his belongings and leave “before one of them got hurt," police say. She told officers that Brown gathered his belongings and …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Officer Hospitalized After Being Struck By Door Of Stolen Infinity, Maryland Driver Charged Officer Hospitalized After Being Struck By Door Of Stolen Infinity, Maryland Driver Charged
Officer Hospitalized After Being Struck By Door Of Stolen Infinity, Maryland Driver Charged A man was charged with assaulting a female police officer and other offenses after slamming her with the door of a stolen Infinity while attempting to escape a chase that lasted for several hours, police said. The officer saw T’reiko E’sean Medley, 24, of Annapolis driving a white Infinity with stolen registration plates into the Liberty gas station at 2042 West Street in Annapolis just before getting out to exit around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. As the officer pulled in behind the vehicle, Medley returned and got back into the Infinity. The officer was approaching the vehicle when Med…

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by Daily Voice
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police
Gas Station Employee Saves Wawa Manager From Scam Before Attempted Robbery In Annapolis: Police A gas station employee in Annapolis prevented the manager of a neighboring Wawa from a scam just moments before the manager was targeted during an attempted robbery with cash still in hand, authorities said. Officers responded to investigate the back-to-back attempted robbery and fraud reports at the Wawa at 321 Buschs Frontage Road in Annapolis around 8:55 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5. The victim, who is the manager, told police that she received a phone call around 3:30 a.m. from a man claiming to represent Wawa. The caller told the manager that Wawa had an overdue bill that needed to be paid …

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support
Family Of Cab Driver Shot In Maryland Rallying For Community Support The family of a cab driver who was shot in the hand by a customer in Maryland is rallying for community support. “I am truly blessed for him still being here with us today,” reads a GoFundMe launched by Amina Gai, whose father, Baboucarr Gai, was shot while driving a cab on West Washington Street on Thursday, Jan. 25. “He was picking up a customer in the Annapolis location,” writes Amina. “Upon arriving to the pick up location, the customer and my father got into a verbal altercation which resulted in the guy pulling out a gun on my father. He was shot in the head and in the right…

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
Traffic
Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland
Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland Many drivers opted to simply turn off their vehicles as traffic was stopped on the Bay Bridge for hours due to a multi-vehicle crash involving more than a dozen drivers in Maryland. The busy bridge was shut down on Jan. 27 as first responders in Anne Arundel County worked to clear the scene and investigate what caused the crash, which sent several people to the hospital, according to reports. The crash halted traffic on Saturday. Twitter via MDTA All westbound lanes were shut down, leaving the roadway as a parking lot as of 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.  The Maryland Transportation Aut…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
News
Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney
Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney A Maryland resident who was tracked down in El Salvador pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 22 to shooting two men, one fatally, during an argument at a get-together in 2020, authorities announced. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, pleaded guilty to second-degree counts of murder and attempted murder, as well as two counts of use of a handgun in a violent crime in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in Annapolis, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The charges stem from a November 2020 incident in which Anne Arundel Police responded to a home on Brick Church Road in Edgewater…

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by Valerie Musson
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Audi Stolen From Facebook Marketplace Vendor During Planned Meet In Anne Arundel County: Police Audi Stolen From Facebook Marketplace Vendor During Planned Meet In Anne Arundel County: Police
Audi Stolen From Facebook Marketplace Vendor During Planned Meet In Anne Arundel County: Police A test drive went wrong for a Facebook Marketplace vendor who had his Audi stolen right out from under his fingertips in Anne Arundel County, police say. An investigation has been launched by police following the robbery during a planned meet between the buyer and seller with the intention of the former purchasing a white 2011 Audi A5 2.0T Quattro Premium Couple 2 in Annapolis. According to police, at around 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, officers were called to the unit block of Silopanna Road, where the vendor advised he had just been victimized by a car thief who sped away in the car. …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Surrenders At Police HQ Nearly Year After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland, Officials Say DUI Driver Surrenders At Police HQ Nearly Year After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland, Officials Say
DUI Driver Surrenders At Police HQ Nearly Year After Fatal Hit-Run In Maryland, Officials Say Nearly a year after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Anne Arundel County, the driver has turned himself in, police say. Annapolis resident John Kaii-Ziegler, 64, surrendered to police months after he was identified as a suspect in connection to the death of 73-year-old Zarko Paruza in January 2023. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2023 to the unit block of Hilltop Lane, where Paruza had been riding his bike when he was struck and killed by a driver who sped away from the area after hitting him. Witnesses helped investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department by identifying a susp…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Weather
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm Newly-released forecast maps show parts of the region could see up to six inches of snow in the end-of-week storm. Intermittent snow is expected to begin between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with the heaviest amounts falling in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Snow will fall at about 0.5 inches per hour and will taper by the evening, with temps in the upper 20s and low 30s, the NWS said. SNOWFALL PREDICTIONS The areas expected to get 4 to 6 inches are Trenton, Long Branch, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Reading, Vineland, Parsippany and Toms River are expected to get 3 to …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bel Air, MD
Lifestyle
Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler
Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler A Maryland angler has tied the record for the largest rock bass ever caught in the state. Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington caught the 1.0-pound rock bass in the lower Susquehanna River on Saturday, Jan. 6. “I was throwing a tandem perch rig with BPS jig heads and Southern Pro lil Hustler 1.5-inch white/red tube in deep water,” Over told the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “When I felt the ‘thump’ and started cranking, I thought I had a doubleheader of jumbo yellow perch, but to my surprise, it was a new species of fish that I did not recognize.  "I sent a picture to a few…

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by Valerie Musson