Annapolis Police

Annapolis police on Sunday continued to investigate a shooting in an apartment complex off Admiral Way that left two men wounded, one of them critically, early Saturday. Police said the shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Captains Circle, just south of U.S. 50. Officers found Guan Brown, 33, shot in the torso and James Donta Wilson, 30, shot in the leg, police said. Sgt. K.J. Brown told The Capital newspaper that a shotgun appeared to have been used in the shootings.

Annapolis Police are reminding residents to expect traffic congestion on Friday, May 24, due to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony. Commencement scheduled to be held at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the commencement address, the first time he has spoken to a graduating class of midshipmen since 2009. Roads affected may include U.S. Route 50, Rowe Boulevard, Farragut Road, Taylor Avenue, Cedar Park Road, Annapolis Street and Route 450.  Road congestion is expected to start at 6 a.m. and will peak between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., police said.

Annapolis Police collected 16 guns as part of a statewide gun turn-in day. The police accpeted six handguns, five rifles, four shotguns and one air rifle during Saturday's event. They also accepted 20 boxes of ammunition. The police said the most common reasons for guns and ammunition to be turned in were that they belonged to a deceased person and the person no longer wanted them in their home. The statewide gun turn-in was organized by the Office of the Attorney General.

Annapolis Police collected 16 guns as part of a statewide gun turn-in day. The police accpeted six handguns, five rifles, four shotguns and one air rifle during Saturday's event. They also accepted 20 boxes of ammunition. The police said the most common reasons for guns and ammunition to be turned in were that they belonged to a deceased person and the person no longer wanted them in their home. The statewide gun turn-in was organized by the Office of the Attorney General.

Annapolis police have arrested two teenagers and charged them as adults in the armed robbery last week of a man who was walking his dogs. Joshua Sack, 16, of the 1000 block of Spa Road in Annapolis was charged with armed robbery, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and theft after investigators searched his home Saturday, seizing a handgun and finding property that belonged to the victim, police said. On Monday, police arrested Erik A. Kleis,17, of no fixed address and charged him with armed robbery, first- and second-degree assault, use of a handgun in connection with a violent crime and theft, police said.

Facing first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a fatal shooting Dec. 12, Clarence Eugene Johnson III of Annapolis turned himself in Wednesday to the law enforcement officials, Annapolis police said. Police responded to a report of a shooting at a home in the 1400 block of Tyler Avenue around 9:20 p.m. Joseph Johnson III , 33, of Brooklyn - no relation to Clarence Johnson - had been shot and killed. Jana Jackson, 31, was seriously wounded. Police had issued a warrant for Clarence Johnson in connection to the case, and his attorney said Tuesday that his client maintained his innocence.

Annapolis Police are investigating the stabbing death of a woman found Friday in the first block of Pleasant Street. Officers responded at 2:34 p.m. and found the victim, who was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center but later died. Police spokesman Ray Weaver said the department has a person of interest and that the stabbing was "not a random act."

Annapolis police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman Friday afternoon in the first block of Pleasant Street. Raedean Dean Lee, 38, of Annapolis, has been charged with first and second degree murder in the death of Kim M. Davis, of the 600 block of Greenbriar Lane in Annapolis. Police officers found Davis, 32, suffering from stab wounds to the upper body around 2:30 p.m. She was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where she died.

Annapolis police arrested a 40-year-old man for the Saturday non-fatal shooting of a Millersville man in the Harbour House community. Police charged Charles Edward Wallace Jr. of the 700 block of Newtowne Drive in Annapolis Saturday afternoon in the shooting of Steven S. Freeman, 34, in the 1100 block of Madison St. At about 5:40 a.m., Freeman flagged down an officer at Bay Ridge and Tyler avenues and reported he had been shot, police said....

Annapolis police arrested seven people last week in a special operation to target suspects soliciting prostitutes, police said Monday. Police had received numerous complaints about prostitution activity in the area of the 200 block of West St. Nearby residents told police they often see suspects solicit prostitutes on West Street near Southgate and Monticello avenues and drive to nearby residential streets to park and conduct sexual activity, Det....

The Annapolis Police Department will have officers looking for drunk drivers from Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Sunday. The department will have "saturation patrols" around town looking for impaired drivers. Drivers are encouraged to call 911 if they spot drivers who might be impaired by drugs or alcohol.

A man was found fatally shot in a car in Annapolis on Sunday afternoon, a case detectives were investigating as a homicide, Annapolis police said. The man was shot in the 200 block of Victor Parkway in the parking lot of a condominium complex, police spokeswoman Detective Amy Miguez said. The shooting was reported about 4:30 p.m. Police on Monday identified the man as John Donnel Ray, 32, of the 4600 block of Rolling Hill Road in Huntingtown in Calvert County. Anyone with information about the homicide may call Detective Charles Bealefeld at 443-986-5561.

Annapolis police have released the names of a shooting victim and two men who died of suspected drug overdoses on Sunday, all three of whom appeared to be from Calvert County. Police believe John Donnel Ray, 32, of the 4600 block of Rolling Hill Road, Huntingtown, was shot in his car in the 200 block of Victor Parkway, according to Detective Richard Truitt. He was found dead in the vehicle. He said detectives think there may be witnesses to the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Charles Bealefeld at 443-986-5561.

Annapolis Police Department spokeswoman Detective Amy Miguez knows residents like to take ride-alongs with officers. "I think there's a lot of interest in that," she said. "[Ride-alongs] are always a way for someone to really gain an understanding of what we do. Not only going on the calls with the officer, but then just interacting with the officer and asking all the questions you wanted to ask. " So when the department had a chance to take part in the first Global Police Tweet-a-Thon this month, Miguez saw it as a virtual ride-along.

An 18-year old Annapolis resident who last week was arrested and charged with marijuana possession on a school bus at Annapolis High School was arrested on Tuesday night at an apartment and charged with marijuana possession, according to Annapolis police. According to a Wednesday morning police report, Luis Ruiz of Annapolis was arrested after officers received a report around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday that he was selling drugs on the 1100 block on Madison Street. Officers subsequently approached Ruiz when he left the area and ran into an apartment on the 1000 block of President Street, police said.

Cash on the center console. GPS devices on the windshield. Laptops. Smart phones. iPads, iPods. Digital cameras. XBox 360 headphones. Bose iPhone speaker docks. Credit cards, lose change. Wallets, purses. And a spare car key. These are the kinds of things people leave in their cars in my town of Annapolis. Their unlocked cars. Since the first of the year, pricey items have been stolen from 56 unlocked cars - 27 in the last 30 days and up from 40 during the same period last year.

From The Sun's Dean Jones Jr.: Officers recovered a stolen vehicle in the 200 block of Janwall St. on Dec. 10 at 1:30 a.m. after the victim activated an iPhone app to track the location of the phone , which was in the vehicle, Annapolis police said. The vehicle was taken from the 1000 block of Forest Dr. on Dec. 9 around 11 p.m. after it was left running and unoccupied, police said. After the app was activated by the victim, the vehicle was recovered, police said.

Facing first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a fatal shooting Dec. 12, Clarence Eugene Johnson III of Annapolis turned himself in Wednesday to the law enforcement officials, Annapolis police said. Police responded to a report of a shooting at a home in the 1400 block of Tyler Avenue around 9:20 p.m. Joseph Johnson III , 33, of Brooklyn - no relation to Clarence Johnson - had been shot and killed. Jana Jackson, 31, was seriously wounded. Police had issued a warrant for Clarence Johnson in connection to the case, and his attorney said Tuesday that his client maintained his innocence.

An Annapolis man suspected in the shooting death of a man and injury of a woman in the city's Robinwood public housing neighborhood is expected to turn himself in to police on Wednesday, his lawyer said. Clarence Eugene Johnson has been sought by Annapolis police since mid-December, when police obtained a murder warrant for him less than two days after the shootings. Joseph Louis Johnson III died in the shooting, and Jana Jackson, 31, was wounded. The fatal shooting victim and defendant are not related, but the victims and suspect knew each other, police said.