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An 80-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a Millersville car accident that sent her and four others people to the hospital. The woman, whose identity was not released, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The accident occurred at about 12:41 p.m., said Lt. Cliff Kooser, a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The other victims were taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The accident occurred on Veterans Highway near Benfield Road.

Anne Arundel County Police have identified the officer who shot a Gambrills man to death in the man's home last week as Timothy Peek, a four-year member of the force assigned to patrol services. Peek was responding to a report of a domestic assault in the 800 block of Frost Valley Lane on Friday afternoon when he became involved in a "physical altercation" with resident Gary Petrie, police said. They said Peek was "in fear for his life" when he shot Petrie in the upper body. Petrie, 56, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died of his injuries, police said.

A 32-year-old Anne Arundel County man who started a popular local breaking-news service was killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Pasadena early Saturday morning, police said. Brian David McDevitt of Pasadena was pronounced dead at the scene. Two teenagers sustained minor injuries. John McAndrew, a police spokesman, said there is evidence that McDevitt was speeding at the time of the crash. McDevitt was a custodian at Severna Park High School, where he had worked for about seven years, according to Anne Arundel Schools spokesman Bob Mosier.

A 32-year-old Anne Arundel County man who started a popular local breaking-news service was killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Pasadena early Saturday morning, police said. Brian David McDevitt of Pasadena was pronounced dead at the scene. Two teenagers sustained minor injuries. John McAndrew, a police spokesman, said there is evidence that McDevitt was speeding at the time of the crash. McDevitt was a custodian at Severna Park High School, where he had worked for about seven years, according to Anne Arundel Schools spokesman Bob Mosier.

Anne Arundel County police are looking for the man who they say robbed a clerk in a hospital cafe at knifepoint Sunday evening. Police say the cafe worker at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie told them a man came in at about 8 p.m. Sunday, stepped behind her, showed her the knife and demanded cash from the register. The woman complied and was not hurt. The man left, police said.

A man believed to be in his 40s was struck by a car and killed Friday evening while crossing Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie. The man was hit about 5:45 p.m. near Ritchie Highway and Sixth Avenue, according to Sgt. Michael Haviland of the Anne Arundel County police. The man was taken by ambulance to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not immediately release his identity or that of the driver. The accident was under investigation, police said. - Frank D. Roylance

Anne Arundel County Police have identified the officer who shot a Gambrills man to death in the man's home last week as Timothy Peek, a four-year member of the force assigned to patrol services. Peek was responding to a report of a domestic assault in the 800 block of Frost Valley Lane on Friday afternoon when he became involved in a "physical altercation" with resident Gary Petrie, police said. They said Peek was "in fear for his life" when he shot Petrie in the upper body. Petrie, 56, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died of his injuries, police said.

A Milwaukee man was charged with second-degree assault and sex offense charges after Anne Arundel County police say he sexually assaulted a woman in her Arnold home Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the 500 block of Norton Way at about 2:40 p.m. when the woman called police to report she had been assaulted. She told police that a man selling magazine subscriptions asked to use her bathroom and then assaulted her. Police officers in the area arrested Jarvis Lamon Spain, 21, of the 4600 block of N. 37th St. in Milwaukee and charged him with second-degree assault, perverted practice, fourth-degree sex offense and sodomy.

Three people were hospitalized Sunday for symptoms related to heat exposure at an Anne Arundel County community fair near Glen Burnie, according to an Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman. Six fairgoers sought aid from emergency responders who were working the Ferndale Community Fair, on Broadview and 3 r d Avenue, according to Lt. Cliff Kooser. They complained of headaches, nausea and other heat-exposure symptoms. Three people were taken to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, and three others were treated by emergency personnel at the fair and released, Kooser said.

Two people were taken to hospitals after a two-alarm fire in Glen Burnie on Sunday afternoon, according to an Anne Arundel County fire spokesman. The incident was reported at about 12:47 p.m. Sunday, in the 400 block of McLarin Drive, said the spokesman, Capt. James Rostek. During the fire, the homeowner experienced a medical emergency and was taken to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center for treatment, he said. A bystander was also taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious but not life-threatening injuries after falling at the scene, he said.

Commitment seems to come naturally to Anne Arundel County resident R. Kent Schwab. As a Boy Scout he completed his Eagle Scout requirements before he was 15. He joined his high school newspaper and eventually became editor. And when he joined a fraternity in college, he ended up serving as its president. So it's not surprising that after listening to a presentation eight years ago about a new fundraising campaign for the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Schwab didn't just offer his help but jumped in with both feet.

Maryland hospitals are buying more food locally, according to a new analysis. Forty hospitals in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia are now purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables regularly during the growing season and nine are consistently purchasing meat or poultry produced by local farmers who use sustainable agricultural practices, according to Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. “Incorporating more local and sustainable foods requires a modification of the traditional purchasing practices of hospitals,” said Louise Mitchell, the organization's sustainable foods program manager.“Leading hospitals in this region deserve a lot of credit for their persistence, determination and strategic thinking on how to make it work.” The hospitals spent nearly $30,000 on local foods in one week during the Buy Local Challenge last July, twice the amount purchased during the same week in 2010 and translating to at least $60,000 of positive impact on the local economy.  Highest purchases for the week included Union Hospital of Cecil County at $5,482, Meritus Medical Center at $2,187 and Civista Medical Center at $1,841.

Anne Arundel detectives are investigating a sexual assault that occurred early Wednesday morning in the Glen Burnie area. After interviewing the adult female victim at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, officers canvassed the Mountain Ridge Drive area, where the woman said she last saw her assailant. They were unable to locate the suspect. Police have extra patrols in the area and are handing out fliers with a composite sketch of the assailant. The assault occurred at about 1:40 a.m., when the woman and the man were walking along the 300 block of Hospital Drive, police said.

A chain-reaction car crash in Gambrills Sunday, sent seven people to area hospitals, according to Anne Arundel county police and fire officials. The crash resulted after two teenage girls attempted to cross northbound Route 3 near Waugh Chapel Road and one of them was struck by a car. When the vehicle that had hit the young girl came to a stop, another car following slammed into it, officials said. The 15-year-old girl was transported to Johns Hopkins Children's Center while a 30-year-old man, whose injuries were described as serious but non-life-threatening, was taken to Prince George's County Trauma Center.

A Glen Burnie man died of injuries he suffered Sunday when his car collided with an SUV driven by an unsupervised teenager on a learner's permit, Anne Arundel County police said. Javaid Firdaus, 63, of the 300 block of Thelma Ave., was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where he died, police said. This was the 19 t h fatal crash in the county this year. Police said the driver of the SUV, Elizabeth Ramirez, 19, of the 600 block of Wheat Mill Court East, Millersville, had a learner's permit, and that her passenger, also 19, was not old enough to supervise her. County police also said she took a relative's vehicle without permission.

A 25-year-old Glen Burnie man was charged with stabbing another man during a fight Saturday, Anne Arundel County police said. Ravon Tyrone Anderson was charged with attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment. Responding to a call just after 11 p.m., Anne Arundel Police found three men fighting in the street in the 1400 block of Saunders Way, Glen Burnie. A witness was able to disarm the suspect, police said. A 20-year-old Glen Burnie man suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper and lower torso, police said.

A 66-year-old Glen Burnie man suffered fatal injuries when the car he was driving struck a tree Saturday evening, Anne Arundel County police said. Herbert Leroy Brandford of the 200 block of Scott Ave. was driving a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette just before 7 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree near his home, close to the intersection of Scott Avenue and Cooper Road, police said. Brandford was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, then Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died.

Anne Arundel County police are searching for a 79-year-old man who suffers from dementia who went missing after visiting his wife at Baltimore Washington Medical Center on Friday. Family members of Frederick Richard West said he went missing after being dropped off at the hospital at about 3 p.m., police said. He has not been seen or heard from since. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a rust-colored shirt and possibly a blue ball cap, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Anne Arundel County Police Department's Northern District at 410-222-6135.

An Anne Arundel County police officer and two others were injured Friday night after the officer's vehicle was struck from behind during a traffic stop, police said. Detectives driving in an unmarked Dodge Durango pulled over a vehicle on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard near Castle Harbour Way in Glen Burnie about 11:08 p.m. after observing a "traffic violation," according to a news release from the Anne Arundel County Police. During the stop, the Durango's emergency lights were activated and it was "partially on the shoulder of the roadway," police said.

Anne Arundel County police were seeking a 27-year-old man in connection with a hit-and-run traffic accident Sunday morning in Glen Burnie. Police said the 48-year-old driver of a white 1997 Dodge Caravan reported he was traveling east on 8th Avenue near Mary Wagner Lane just before 10 a.m. Sunday when a westbound Acura failed to remain right of the center lane and collided head-on with the Dodge. The driver of the Acura, identified by police as Juan Adrien Perez, got out of the car and fled the scene on foot.