Sunday, May 20, 2012
Firefighters responded at about 9 p.m. Saturday night
Firefighters responded Saturday night to a fire on the second floor of a home in the Four Seasons area of Gambrills. Capt. James Rostek of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said units arrived at 9:04 p.m. to the home on 2419 Blooming Way. It took 34 firefighters about 20 minutes to put out the blaze. There were no reports of injuries in the fire, Rostek said. Witnesses on the scene reported seeing firefighters from the Odenton, Severn, Earleigh Heights, Herald Harbor and Waugh Chapel companies.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
An article in the Maryland Gazette on Saturday reported that Brian McDevitt, the Pasadena man who died in an accident earlier this year, had alcohol in his system and was excessively speeding.
Brian McDevitt, a Pasadena man whose death earlier this year incited hundreds of passionate comments on Patch, had alcohol in his system and was excessively speeding when the car he was driving hit another car on Fort Smallwood Road, according to the Maryland Gazette. McDevitt was the co-founder of Anne Arundel Breaking News and Events, a popular local Facebook page and web page. McDevitt, 32, was traveling between 99 and 113 mph at the time of the accident and had a blood-alcohol content of between .05 and .07 percent, according to documents obtained by the Gazette. The posted speed on the portion of Fort Smallwood Road where McDevitt crashed is 50 mph and Maryland law states that a motorist can be charged with driving under the influence…
Friday, May 18, 2012
At least two cars were heavily damaged in the crash just before 5 p.m.
Two cars collided and sustained heavy damage near the entrance to the West County Area Library on Friday afternoon. The accident happened at Annapolis Road and Winmeyer Avenue just before 5 p.m. and involved a light-colored sedan and a Chrysler PT Cruiser. The PT Cruiser was heavily damaged on its right side and pushed off the intersection on the east side of the library entrance. Officials from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and Anne Arundel County Police Department were on the scene and cleared the roadway by about 5:30 p.m. At least one person was taken away in an ambulance. Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman Capt. James Rostek said he did not have any immediate information on possible injuries.
Police charged Ryan Gill, 22, after the incident in Eastport.
The Annapolis Police Department arrested a Severn man, claiming that he crashed his car into a home in Eastport on Thursday. Police reported that a car crashed into a home in the 800 block of Chester Avenue at about 7 p.m. The residents were home and were not injured in the crash, but police said a building inspector declared the home unsafe. Ryan Gill, 22, of Severn reportedly drove down Norman Drive at a high rate of speed and failed to stop or turn when approaching Americana Drive. Police said his vehicle went through several fences and a tennis court before it struck the home on Chester Avenue. See photos of the accident on Eye on Annapolis. Police said Gill faces multiple charges including driving under the influence of a controlled …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
School Principal Lisa Leitholf said she has been in touch with the family of the boy struck by a vehicle on his way to school Wednesday morning.
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Wednesday, May 16
On Wednesday morning, a first-grader at Seven Oaks Elementary was struck by a vehicle on his way to school. The following letter was posted online by Anne Arundel County Public Schools to parents of students at Seven Oaks Elementary School. A pdf of the letter is attached. Dear Parents and Guardians: I am writing to let you know about an incident this morning in which one of our students was struck by a car while walking to school. The student was struck on Blue Water Boulevard and was taken by helicopter to the hospital. Immediately upon hearing of the incident, school staff went to the scene to offer our full support and resources to the student’s family. Our counselor and school psychologist also talked with students who may have …
The fire department said they airlifted a 6-year-old boy to Johns Hopkins Children's Center with serious injuries. The boy is a student at Seven Oaks Elementary School.
UPDATE (3:16 p.m.)—A 6-year-old boy sustained serious injuries Wednesday morning when he was struck by an SUV in the Seven Oaks section of Odenton, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said. Department spokesman Capt. James Rostek said units responded at about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a pedestrian struck. Rostek said it happened near the intersection of Blue Water Boulevard and Roff Point Drive. Paramedics treated the boy at the the scene and then he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Anne Arundel County Police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers on the scene reported that the child was struck by a Chevy Avalanche. An early investigation indicated that the accident was caused by pedestrian error, he said. …
The law requires motorists to move over or slow down if they see emergency personnel on the side of the road.
In an effort to increase awareness and ensure the safety of emergency personnel, the Maryland State Police have declared May “Move Over Month.” The Move Over initiative is being used to remind motorists that if they see emergency personnel on the side of the road they need to switch lanes or slow down. Many drivers remain unaware of the law that went into effect in October 2010. “We thought that because of a couple incidents in the beginning of the year that injured a couple of police officers, the Move Over Law was not something that our motorists were familiar with enough,” said Elena Russo, Maryland State Police spokeswoman. “These two incidents could have been prevented if the motorist had slowed down and moved over when they saw the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Arundel High School will be one of the sites of the SHRED-A-RAMA VI event. Residents can bring four boxes of personal documents for disposal.
Anyone with sensitive documents or other items in need of disposal can stop by Arundel High School Saturday for the SHRED-A-RAMA VI event. The Police-Community Relations Council for Anne Arundel County will again sponsor the free event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Residents can bring up to four handheld boxes of personal documents to be deposited in a commercial shredder. Additional boxes will cost $2. “This is an ideal opportunity for residents to safely dispose of old tax and medical records, financial documents and other personal items to help prevent identity theft,” the police department said in a press release. X-rays, film and CDs will not be recycled. All shredding is being performed by Elkridge-based Shred-It. The SHRED-A-RAMA …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Police said they learned of an alleged stolen credit card ring operating in Hanover.
Anne Arundel County police said they arrested three men Friday after a report of a stolen credit card tipped them off to a theft in progress in Hanover. Police said in a press release that officers arrived at 6:35 p.m. to the I-97 business park in Millersville, where a man reported that his wallet had been stolen. The responding officer, Cpl. Jeff Golas, investigated the incident and learned that one of the stolen credit cards had just been used at a store in Hanover. Golas was aware of some recent incidents of stolen credit cards, and contacted other officers in the area. County police officers said they worked with store security personnel to locate the suspects using video surveillance. While other officers maintained visual contact …
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6:12 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
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