Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Authorities said money was sewn into handbags and flown with women across the country as payment for drug shipments.
Ten Anne Arundel County residents have been charged in connection with the operation of a large, multi-state, drug trafficking organization that spanned from Maryland to California. Of the list of suspects arrested, two are from Arnold. Martin Dandy, 31, of Arnold has been charged by indictment with conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, and with conspiring to launder the drug proceeds. Alexandros Lineberry, 36, of Arnold, is charged by complaint with marijuana conspiracy. “The Drug Enforcement Administration, working in partnership with both federal and local law enforcement, including the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, are bringing to justice 18 members of a narcotic trafficking organization …
Friday, January 11, 2013
All three involved suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to officials.
Two children and one adult were sent to the hospital after their car struck a tree near the intersection of Church and Jones Station roads in Arnold Thursday evening. Units responded at 9:19 p.m. Thursday to Church Road and found a car that had struck a tree. Three people were inside the vehicle, including two children who were trapped, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department Chief Keith Swindle. A 40-year-old woman was airlifted to Maryland Shock Trauma in Baltimore with serious but not life-threatening injuries, Swindle said. The two children, ages 7 and 9, were transported to Johns Hopkins Children's Center with serious but not life- threatening injuries.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Anne Arundel County police are executing a plan designed to decrease traffic injuries and fatalities.
Police across the state of Maryland are looking to take drunk drivers off the road as people celebrate the New Year. The holiday is annually one of the worst days of the year for drunk driving arrests. But this year, the holiday comes shortly after a devastating year in Anne Arundel County that left many pedestrians dead and more seriously injured in 40 days. Police have had to respond and help prevent serious accidents throughout 2012: In response to traffic-related deaths and injuries, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced the "Thirty-Five to Save Lives" campaign, which started on Dec. 10 and will continue through Jan. 7. As part of the campaign, officers are dedicating time every day to traffic enforcement on roads proven …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Police say three were involved in a string of copper wire thefts across Anne Arundel County.
Police have made an arrest in a string of copper wire thefts that caused $147,000 in damage to local schools and parks. Broadneck Michael Allen Dunlop, 27, of the 1900 block of Poplar Ridge Road in Pasadena, was charged with theft of under $10,000, burglary and destruction of property. A second suspect, Dawn Marie Schofield, 41, of the 12400 block of Keynote Lane in Bowie, has been issued a criminal summons charging her with theft of under $10,000 and destruction of property. A third suspect died in November, according to a statement from Anne Arundel County police. Police arrested Dunlop after tracking him from the theft of 300 feet of copper wire, which was reported stolen a few blocks from his residence in Pasadena. Police said the …
Benscoter says he's not sure if he can ever forgive himself, The Capital reported.
An Annapolis man will serve six years in jail for beating his mother with a hammer in March. Robert Benscoter, 34, of the 1300 block of Hazel Nut Court, Annapolis, pleaded guilty in September to the attempted second-degree murder of his 61-year-old mother. In March, police arrested Benscoter for striking his mother, Jo Benscoter, with a hammer repeatedly in the head and torso, according to a police report. When police arrived at the scene, Benscoter fled, leading police on a chase involving K-9 units. He was apprehended more than an hour later in a wooded area near Commanders Way. During Benscoter's sentencing hearing on Thursday in Annapolis, The Capital reported that his mother was scheduled to appear, but did not out of fear of her son…
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Authorities are still searching for a suspect involved in a series of vehicle break-ins earlier in December.
Broadneck residents have reported a string of vehicle break-ins over the past month, and authorities are still searching for suspects. On Dec. 6, Anne Arundel County police were sent to the Foxmoor community in Arnold for a report of a suspicious person, according to police spokesman Justin Mulcahy. An officer saw a light on in a car on Norton Lane and found a man inside who immediately fled. The suspect has not yet been located. At the scene, officers found several electronic items, including GPS devices, that were determined to have been stolen in several thefts from vehicles in the nearby community, Mulcahy said. These items were then returned to their owners. I reached out on Facebook to see if other Patch readers had experienced break…
Friday, December 14, 2012
Police say two men got into a man's car, punched him and attempted to run him over with his own vehicle.
Two men carjacked a Kent Island man while he was waiting for a friend in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive on Wednesday morning, according to Annapolis Police. The victim, who lives in Chester, told officers he was waiting for a friend in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive when two men approached his Chrysler Sebring around 10 a.m. asking if he would like to "buy something." When he said no, police reported that one of the men opened the passenger door and removed the keys from the ignition. When car owner reached for his keys, the man in the passenger seat struck him in the face, according to a police report. Police said the victim got out of his car and ran towards Juliana Circle. The two men then drove after him trying to run him down, and …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The driver was sentenced to six months in prison, and five years of supervised probation.
The driver who caused a fatal car accident in July 2011 was sentenced to five years probation, and six months of jail time. Tyler Durant Stewart, 30, of Baltimore, was sentenced Wednesday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by Judge Paul Hackner. In October, Stewart pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter. Hackner sentenced Stewart to six months in prison, and five years on house arrest, with recommended work release after his prison sentence has been fulfilled, according to online court records. On July 5, 2011, at 11 p.m., Stewart was traveling at least 61 mph when he sped through a red light at the intersection of College Parkway and Ritchie Highway, according to online court records. He struck the passenger side of a 2004 Audi driven…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The victims were involved in a car wreck Tuesday on Maryland Route 450 on the Broadneck peninsula.
A 2-year-old girl and two adults were hospitalized in a car wreck Tuesday evening on Maryland Route 450 in Annapolis, a fire department spokesman said. Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to a wreck at the intersection of Maryland Route 450 and Waveland Farms Road at about 7 p.m Tuesday for a report of a motor vehicle accident. When firefighters arrived, they found a vehicle that had rolled over and collided with a tree, causing the victims to be trapped inside their vehicle, according to fire department Capt. Mike Pfaltzgraff. Firefighters freed the individuals from the wreckage, and the 2-year-old girl was flown to the pediatric unit of John Hopkins in Baltimore by helicopter. A 32-year-old female was flown to the Shock Trauma …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The man's injuries were serious but not life-threatening, a fire official said.
An 83-year-old man was sent to the hospital after breathing near-lethal doses of carbon monoxide. Anne Arundel County Fire Department Division Chief Michael Cox said a crew was sent to the 40 block of Chautaugua Road in Arnold at 10 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found a man who was having trouble breathing. After investigation, Cox said they found carbon monoxide in the air at a rate of 100 parts per million. The 83-year-old man was sent to Shock Trauma with serious but not life-threatening injuries. There were other residents of the house, but they were not home at the time, Cox said. They were notified and examined for health concerns, but found to be OK. An investigation revealed that the carbon monoxide was coming from a …
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3:39 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
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