Anne Arundel News

Annapolis Man Arrested 1 Day After Impersonating Police Officer for Threatening to Kill Hospital Security Guard

Annapolis Man Arrested 1 Day After Impersonating Police Officer for Threatening to Kill Hospital Security Guard

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to Anne Arundel Medical Center for a firearms violation and a trespassing. Security confiscated two firearms from a subject that had been arrested from the location on May 1, 2023. According to security, the subject told them that he was there to shoot...
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Hospice of the Chesapeake Caring for Life Gala Raises More Than $550,000!

Hospice of the Chesapeake Caring for Life Gala Raises More Than $550,000!

It was an evening of elegance matched by inspirational moments of generosity when Hospice of the Chesapeake held its Caring for Life Gala on April 22, 2023, in The Hall at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover, Maryland. The event brought in more than $550,000 that will support the organization’s hospice, supportive and...
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Impaired Anne Arundel County Woman Arrested for Impersonating Officer

Impaired Anne Arundel County Woman Arrested for Impersonating Officer

On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a person asking for illegal drugs from employees at the Shell station located at 103 Mountain Road. The responding officer located the individual seated in her vehicle, a gray Honda Civic, with the engine running in front of the...
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Annapolis Man Released on Own Recognizance After Being Charged with Impersonating Officer and Indecent Exposure

Annapolis Man Released on Own Recognizance After Being Charged with Impersonating Officer and Indecent Exposure

On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., officers responded for an intoxicated male outside of the Anne Arundel Medical Center located at 2001 Medical Parkway in Annapolis. The male was wearing an FBI hat and had a gold-colored badge hanging from his neck and told officers he was an ATF agent. The...
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Suspect Who Stabbed His Pregnant Wife is Struck and Killed by Tractor Trailer, Maryland State Police Investigating

Suspect Who Stabbed His Pregnant Wife is Struck and Killed by Tractor Trailer, Maryland State Police Investigating

On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred in Prince George’s County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to eastbound U.S. Route 50 at Maryland Route 193 for a report of a pedestrian-related crash. According to a preliminary...
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Anne Arundel County High School Teacher Charged for Sexually Assaulting Student, Released Same Day As Arrest

Anne Arundel County High School Teacher Charged for Sexually Assaulting Student, Released Same Day As Arrest

On January 26, 2023, the Anne Arundel County Police Department became aware of an alleged sex offense that occurred between a female student at Meade High School and a male teacher. According to the victim, the suspect touched her “private and intimate areas” over and under her clothing while in the school building. The...
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Maryland State Police Bolster Patrols, DUI Enforcement Efforts for Cinco De Mayo Weekend

Maryland State Police Bolster Patrols, DUI Enforcement Efforts for Cinco De Mayo Weekend

Maryland State Police are reminding motorists to drive responsibly ahead of Cinco de Mayo weekend. In anticipation of an increase in impaired drivers this weekend, beginning with Cinco de Mayo on Friday, all 23 barracks across Maryland will ramp up enforcement efforts to combat impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. Troopers at each barrack, along...
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UPDATE: Annapolis Man Sentenced to 4 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening to Murder United States Congressman Ted Cruz

UPDATE: Annapolis Man Sentenced to 4 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening to Murder United States Congressman Ted Cruz

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Justin Kuchta, age 40, of Annapolis, Maryland, to four months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for threatening to murder a United States Member of Congress. The sentence was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland;...
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When Marylanders Register Their Vehicles, They Can Now Support the Environment and Statewide Tree Plantings

When Marylanders Register Their Vehicles, They Can Now Support the Environment and Statewide Tree Plantings

There is a new way for Marylanders to help restore tree cover and mitigate the harmful effects of pollution in the “Old Line State.” The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is offering state residents a convenient option to donate toward the planting of...
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Police Identify and Charge 19-Year-Old for Murder, Detectives Seeking Information

Police Identify and Charge 19-Year-Old for Murder, Detectives Seeking Information

UPDATE 4/26/2023: Over the last two weeks, homicide detectives worked tirelessly on this investigation. Through investigative means, they identified and charged Dominic Taylor with the murder of Brandon Williams. Even though charges have been filed, anyone with any information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731 or the TipLine at 410-222-4700. The suspect...
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Hardee’s Employee Arrested After Stabbing Co-worker with Large Knife

Hardee’s Employee Arrested After Stabbing Co-worker with Large Knife

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a stabbing that just occurred at the Hardee’s, 718 Nursery Road in Linthicum. Officers learned that an employee became upset with a co-worker and stabbed them in the back with a large knife. The suspect was taken into custody without...
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Celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30, 2023

Celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30, 2023

Did you know that every year in the U.S., nearly 7 million animals go into animal shelters? National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is celebrated annually on April 30th to raise awareness of these pets in need of adoption. The St. Mary’s County Animal Adoption & Resources Center encourages community members to celebrate National...
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Maryland Department of Agriculture Asks Residents to Act Now to Help Control Mosquito Populations

Maryland Department of Agriculture Asks Residents to Act Now to Help Control Mosquito Populations

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Mosquito Control Program is urging residents to act now to reduce mosquito populations by reducing standing water on their properties. Aside from being nuisances, mosquitoes can also carry a number of diseases that are harmful to humans and animals, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. “Protect yourself...
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Maryland State Police Accepting Applications For 2023 Leadership and Career Development Seminar

Maryland State Police Accepting Applications For 2023 Leadership and Career Development Seminar

The Maryland State Police announces that applications are now being accepted for the fourth annual Leadership and Career Development Seminar, which will take place from Aug. 4-6, 2023. The goal of the free event is to develop interest and introduce high school rising juniors and seniors and incoming college freshmen to career opportunities with the...
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Maryland Joins Coalition of 18 States and Issues Letter to NHTSA: Theft-Prone Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Should Be Recalled

Maryland Joins Coalition of 18 States and Issues Letter to NHTSA: Theft-Prone Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Should Be Recalled

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, in response to Hyundai and Kia’s continued failure to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft of their vehicles, joined a coalition of 18 states calling for a federal recall of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The letter, sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Speech and Occupational Therapy Practice Pleads Guilty to Nearly $400K Fraud Scheme in Anne Arundel County

Speech and Occupational Therapy Practice Pleads Guilty to Nearly $400K Fraud Scheme in Anne Arundel County

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Wellspring Therapy Services, LLC (Wellspring), a speech and occupational therapy practice in Anne Arundel County, pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Judge Fletcher-Hill ordered Wellspring to pay $399,228.62 in restitution to the State. In addition, the company must terminate its participation...
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Maryland Department of Agriculture to Host Deer Summit on Thursday, May 11, 2023

Maryland Department of Agriculture to Host Deer Summit on Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Department of Natural Resources, will host a Deer Summit on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. The summit will run from 10 am to 2 pm, with...
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Prince Frederick VFD Hosting 76th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention

Prince Frederick VFD Hosting 76th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention

Event alert! The Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention is coming up fast this April 30th! Please come out and watch the parade of tri county fire and EMS apparatus on Main Street in Prince Frederick. Once the parade is completed, head on over to the Calvert County Fair Grounds to watch the fire...
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NSWC Dahlgren Division Range Testing This Week “VERY LOUD NOISE” May Be Produced

NSWC Dahlgren Division Range Testing This Week “VERY LOUD NOISE” May Be Produced

Noise Advisory: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division will conduct range testing on April 20 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Testing has potential to produce VERY LOUD NOISE in communities surrounding NSF Dahlgren. Access to the Potomac River Middle Danger Zone (MDZ), as described in 33 CFR 334.230, will be restricted during testing....
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Suspects Sought After Carjacking and Kidnapping Woman Then Throwing Her Over Bridge Into Water

Suspects Sought After Carjacking and Kidnapping Woman Then Throwing Her Over Bridge Into Water

On April 15, 2023, at approximately 7:00 a.m., officers responded to Crew Boats To Go, located at 6211 Old Pennington Avenue in Baltimore, for a carjacking complaint that occurred in Anne Arundel County. The adult female victim reported that at approximately 2:30 a.m., she was dropping off a friend in the 300 block of...
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The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Nearly $220,000 in Grants to Service Dog and Equine Therapy Programs

The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Nearly $220,000 in Grants to Service Dog and Equine Therapy Programs

Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Tony Woods announced that the department has awarded nearly $220,000 to programs in Maryland that serve veterans. The Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program made seven awards to service dog and equine therapy organizations to implement projects that improve veterans’ mental health. “Working in partnership with our state legislature...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Urges Residents to Leave Wild Fawns Alone

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Urges Residents to Leave Wild Fawns Alone

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources cautions anyone who encounters a fawn that may appear abandoned to resist the urge to feed or handle the animal. “While fawns are cute, they are wild animals with very specific needs, and human interaction can be detrimental to their long term well-being,” said Acting Wildlife and Heritage...
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Anne Arundel County Detectives Investigating Homicide in Glen Burnie

Anne Arundel County Detectives Investigating Homicide in Glen Burnie

On April 13, 2023, at approximately 12:40 p.m., officers responded for a shooting that just occurred in the 400 block of Glen Mar Road in Glen Burnie. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. When fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene, they pronounced the victim deceased. This...
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Maryland Department of Transportation Convenes Annual Highway Safety Summit, Unveils New Crash Fatality Dashboard

Maryland Department of Transportation Convenes Annual Highway Safety Summit, Unveils New Crash Fatality Dashboard

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD (April 12, 2023) The Maryland Department of Transportation today convened the annual Highway Safety Summit, bringing together safety leaders and stakeholders to develop steps for Maryland’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a five-year program with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul...
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CPSC Warns to Immediately Stop Using OKEAH Digital Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

CPSC Warns to Immediately Stop Using OKEAH Digital Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation associated with the use of OKEAH combination smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. The detectors can fail to alert consumers to the presence of hazardous carbon monoxide and smoke. More than 200 people in...
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