Anne Arundel Police

Anne Arundel County police are investigating reports that two men were robbed in separate attacks in Brooklyn Park, though it does not appear the two incidents are related. One robbery occurred Christmas Eve but was not reported until Tuesday. Police said the latest robbery occurred Tuesday night about 11:30 p.m. when a 25-year-old man from Pasadena said he had been waiting at a bus stop on Ritchie Highway, near Hammonds Lane, when three men wearing ski masks asked him if he had drugs.

Anne Arundel County Police collected 27 guns at a turn-in event on Saturday. The guns included 13 handguns, nine rifles, four shotguns and one submachine gun, said Justin Mulcahy, a department spokesman. The turn-in event at the Glen Burnie Improvement Association was one of two dozen held across Maryland on Saturday. In Annapolis, officers collected 16 guns.

Anne Arundel County police said they are investigating the death on June 10 of an infant who was reported unresponsive at a home in Jessup. Rescue workers called to the home took the 3-month-old girl to Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Efforts to revive her failed and she was pronounced dead shortly after reaching the hospital, police said Thursday. The medical examiner's office performed an autopsy, and the cause of death has not yet been determined, according to police. Infant deaths are routinely investigated and are considered "suspicious" unless the baby was under a doctor's care.

Anne Arundel County police officers are asking people to bring their unwanted guns to a gun turn-in event on Saturday. The event will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Glen Burnie Improvement Association building at 19 Crain Highway South in Glen Burnie. The police are co-sponsoring the event with the Office of the Attorney General. They'll accept handguns, rifles and shotguns, whether they are working or not. No identification is necessary and guns will be accepted with no questions asked.

Pressure is mounting for Anne Arundel County Police Chief James E. Teare Sr. Weeks after the county executive was indicted on charges he misused his office and ordered his police protective officers to help cover up affairs and liaisons, and help with election duties, the chief is now looking into the actions of his officers. The move, described in a story by The Sun's Nicole Fuller, comes after the county council subpoenaed the chief to testify about how is department was run under the indicted executive, John R. Leopold.

Anne Arundel County Police arrested a Laurel man after they responded to a complaint of suspected sales of illegal narcotics from a room at the Knights Inn on Fort Meade Road Friday. Police officers arriving at the hotel around 10:46 a.m. Sept. 9 saw two people flee from room and stopped a third person as he attempted to flee. The hotel management indicated the room was rented to only one individual and that the person stopped was not supposed to be there. Police searched the room and found a plastic bag containing suspected crack cocaine and suspected marijuana.

Anne Arundel police on Monday reported breaking up an underage drinking party at a Severna Park residence, where nearly two dozen juveniles were charged, including one that police said fell out of a second story window as he attempted to avoid detection. It marked the third time in four months that police had been called to the residence on the 100 block of Southway Drive in Severna Park, police said. The latest incident occurred on Saturday night at around 9 p.m., when officers said that upon arrival they saw juveniles leaving the residence with beer cans in hand.

Anne Arundel County Police say a call to a hotel in the Linthicum Heights area on Monday resulted in the seizure of more than 120 grams of suspected cocaine and other drugs and more than $10,000 cash. The call also resulted in one arrest on drug possession charges, and a warrant issued for a Baltimore man on similar charges. Police said on Monday just after 11:30 a.m., officers went to Sleep Inn in the 6000 block of Belle Grove Road for a report of an unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Police in Anne Arundel County are looking for a man they believe is responsible for a string of home break-ins that occurred early Thursday morning. In the incidents, women reported finding the intruder in their bedrooms or touching them in a sexual manner. Just before 3 a.m. Thursday, officers were called to the 7800 block of Centergate Court in Pasadena for a reported burglary. The victim, a 28-year-old woman, said she awoke to find a man in her bedroom, who left after she yelled for him to get out. At about 3:40 a.m., while police were still searching for the suspect, they were called to the 700 block of 204th Street nearby for report of a burglary and sexual assault.

Anne Arundel County police are still searching for a second man wanted in connection with the murder of a Brooklyn Park man last month. Police charged Rodney Ralph Barnwell, 22, and Ricky Lamont Mason, 21, who has already been detained, in the shooting death of Adam Ray Bucklew. The 21-year-old victim was found shot July 1 in a car in front of his home in the 400 block of Audrey Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Police said the apparent motive was robbery. Witnesses reported two men fleeing from the area, and through the investigation, homicide detectives identified Barnwell and Mason.

Anne Arundel County Police say a call to a hotel in the Linthicum Heights area on Monday resulted in the seizure of more than 120 grams of suspected cocaine and other drugs and more than $10,000 cash. The call also resulted in one arrest on drug possession charges, and a warrant issued for a Baltimore man on similar charges. Police said on Monday just after 11:30 a.m., officers went to Sleep Inn in the 6000 block of Belle Grove Road for a report of an unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Anne Arundel County Police are warning citizens to be aware of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be holding a family member at gunpoint and demanding money. Officials said during the past week, the department has seen several incidents involving telephone harassment and threats. The calls usually involve a person calling a victim and indicating that a relative - who is not specifically named - has been involved in a car crash; or that they are holding the relative of the victim at gunpoint.

A man robbed the Great Cookie store at Annapolis Mall on Saturday evening, Anne Arundel Police said. Police were called to the business around 8:22 p.m., and upon arrival learned that a suspect handed a store clerk a note demanding money. The suspect received an unknown amount of cash and fled toward a nearby garage, where he escaped. The clerk was not injured in the robbery, police said. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Anne Arundel police on Monday reported breaking up an underage drinking party at a Severna Park residence, where nearly two dozen juveniles were charged, including one that police said fell out of a second story window as he attempted to avoid detection. It marked the third time in four months that police had been called to the residence on the 100 block of Southway Drive in Severna Park, police said. The latest incident occurred on Saturday night at around 9 p.m., when officers said that upon arrival they saw juveniles leaving the residence with beer cans in hand.

A driver on an Anne Arundel County road Wednesday evening lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole, leaving him and a female passenger with critical injuries at Maryland Shock Trauma, according to Anne Arundel police. A statement released by police officials Thursday said that at about 11:07 p.m. Wednesday, county police and fire departments responding to the area of Hammonds Ferry Road and Evelyn Road in Linthicum found a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette against a utility pole.

The man charged with trespassing at an Anne Arundel County school this month — and who police said had a number of legal, high-powered weapons in his home — has been deemed competent to stand trial, based on a psychiatric evaluation. After a brief District Court hearing Tuesday in Annapolis before Judge Danielle Mosley, Justin Beaumont, 25, of Glen Burnie, was returned to the mental health unit of the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, with a bail review hearing set for Wednesday.

Anne Arundel County police have issued warrants for a South Carolina man they suspect has targeted elderly people with a driveway-paving scam. Police are warning residents to watch out for a man making an unsolicited offer of a low price – but no written estimate or contract – on the work. Three open warrants accuse Tommy Edward Clack, 39, of North Myrtle Beach, of theft, operating without a home improvement business license and making false statements to police. Police suspect that on April 20, Clack did not provide a 75-year-old Annapolis man a written estimate, came back with a work crew and demanded to be paid far more than the amount discussed.

A 7-year-old boy remains in critical condition with a severe head injury after a traffic accident on Christmas night. At about 10 p.m., Anne Arundel police responded to Casuarina Way near Spring Meadow Way in Odenton where a 1997 Acura sedan had struck a parked tow truck. The boy, who had been sitting in the front seat of the Acura, was taken to John Hopkins Children's Center. Police are not releasing his name. The car's driver, Lisa Marie Middledorf, 30, was not injured. Police said preliminary evidence indicates alcohol and driver fatigue contributed to the crash.

A man was shot during a home invasion just outside the Baltimore City limits in Brooklyn Park on Wednesday evening, according to Anne Arundel County Police. Police responded to the 200 block of Southerly Road about 6:34 p.m. and found a 27-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries from a single gunshot wound, police said. Investigators interviewed witnesses and determined two male suspects entered the home, produced a handgun and announced a robbery. The victim was shot during the robbery.