Breaking And Entering

A lawyer convicted of breaking into a home and zapping a kitten in a microwave oven said he shouldn't be suspended from the practice of law because his actions were the result of alcoholism and depression triggered by his wife's leaving him and a close friend's death.Stanley E. Protokowicz Jr., a partner in the Bel Air law firm of Miller, Fry, Protokowicz and Birch, told the state Court of Appeals yesterday that the kitten's death was accidental.At least one of the seven judges on Maryland's highest court found that hard to believe.

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. granted clemency to 18 people yesterday, bringing to 249 the number of pardons and commutations he has issued in his term. Yesterday's clemency orders went to: Marie T. Alexis, 54, convicted of battery in 1990; Debra Y. Blowe, 50, convicted of welfare fraud in 1977; Timothy Breth, 55, convicted of breaking and entering and seven counts of larceny in 1970, and possession of controlled dangerous substance and paraphernalia in 1974; Tammy L. Carper, 41, convicted of distribution of phencyclidine in 1984; and Alverta L. Chapman, 47, convicted of shoplifting in 1978.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.Ellicott City-ElkridgeEllicott City: An intruder broke in through a window at an apartment in the 8700 block of Town & Country Blvd. on Tuesday and cut himself. Nothing appeared to have been taken from the apartment.East ColumbiaOwen Brown: An intruder entered the office of Dasher Green Pool in the 6800 block of Cradlerock Way on Friday, ransacked the room and stole a radio and a metal cash box containing $6.Oakland Mills: Someone entered the ITE Auto Service parking lot in the 7100 block of Oakland Mills Road on July 1, vandalized two cars and tried to steal another.

A knife-wielding naked man broke into two Elkridge homes and carjacked a vehicle Friday evening before being apprehended, Howard County police said yesterday.Police say the incidents began at 6: 15 p.m. when the man accosted a neighbor in her home on Church Avenue.As police approached, he fled by commandeering a car at a nearby intersection, police said. He abandoned the car at Furnace Avenue and entered another home, police said.Police arrested Jimmy Nathaniel Brown, 38, of the 5800 block of Race Road on charges including carjacking, assault and indecent exposure.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Baltimore CityNortheastern DistrictTheft: Someone stole four tires off a 1990 Chevrolet truck parked in the 6000 block of Moravia Park Drive between midnight and 8: 30 a.m. yesterday. The tires were valued at $65 each.Northwestern DistrictAttempted armed robbery: Two men were walking in the 3500 block of Duvall Ave. about 1: 30 a.m. yesterday when a man came up from behind, pointed a handgun at one of them and demanded his money.

Serious crime in Baltimore County decreased almost 9 percent during the first three months of 1998, according to figures released by police yesterday.Most remarkable were homicide statistics, which hit a 14-year low.The total number of county crimes dropped to 19,524 during the first three months of the year, compared to 21,060 a year ago -- a decrease of 7.3 percent. The only exception to the trend was White Marsh, which showed a 12.6 percent rise in crime over last year, an increase police attributed to the area's rapid growth.

State police statistics released last week show a nearly 5 percent rise in crime in Carroll County in 1997.The Uniform Crime Report lists totals for violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, as well as nonviolent crimes of breaking and entering, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.Total incidents in Carroll rose 4.9 percent, from 3,437 in 1996 to 3,606 last year. Crimes statewide declined 7 percent for the same period, the report showed.Breaking and entering in Carroll County rose 22.8 percent, from 654 in 1996 to 803 last year.

Baltimore Co. man charged with breaking and enteringA Baltimore County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with breaking into electronic stores in Ellicott City and Columbia, Howard County police said.William E. Austin, 18, of the first block of Maple Hollow Court in Parkville, also is suspected in burglaries in Baltimore County and West Virginia, said Sgt. Steven Keller, a county police spokesman.Mr. Austin was being held on $5,000 bail at the county detention center yesterday.He is charged with breaking and entering at ERS Mobile Inc. on U.S. 40 twice in December and once in January.

A man suspected of breaking into a house and who fled in a stolen truck was caught Monday when he crashed the vehicle nearby, Howard County police said.Relsey Lee Slagle, 36, of Lisbon, was being held on $10,000 bond at the Howard County Detention Center yesterday. He was charged with auto theft, breaking and entering, and traffic violations, police said.About 11:40 a.m. Monday, a resident in the 10100 block of Frederick Road in Ellicott City reported seeing a man break a window at a neighbor's home and try to enter, police said.

Police logOwen Brown: 6500 block of Friet-chie Row: A resident was watching television Tuesday when the front door of the home was opened and someone entered. Mark Adrian Teelucksingh, 18, of the 6500 block of Quiet Hours was arrested and charged with breaking and entering. He was being held without bond in the Howard County Detention Center.Pub Date: 8/22/96

A Harford County judge denied bail yesterday to a 36-year-old Pylesville man charged with first-degree murder. Kevin J. Sorrick is accused in the fatal shooting Sunday of Christopher Lee Fritsche, 34, of Havre de Grace. Fritsche died of a single gunshot wound to the head while attending a birthday party for his young daughter at Sorrick's home, authorities said. According to charging documents, the two men argued throughout the evening at the Harkins Road home that Sorrick shares with Fritsche's ex-wife, Yvonne Fritsche, 28. The arguing grew more intense as the party began to wind down with Fritsche, who was unarmed, yelling threats at Sorrick, police said.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northern Armed Robbery -- A gunman robbed the McDonald's restaurant in the 5100 block of York Road on Sunday about 9:55 p.m., fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. Western Breaking and entering -- A 34-year-old Northwest Baltimore man was arrested Sunday evening at a house in the 2100 block of Bryan Ave. and charged with attempted breaking and entering. Larceny -- A pair of eyeglasses valued at $50, about $150 worth of compact discs and an undisclosed amount of currency were reported stolen Sunday afternoon from a home in the 2100 block of W. Lexington St. Baltimore County Franklin Burglary -- Between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, someone broke through a bedroom window of an apartment in the first block of Deer Lodge Court and stole $3,000.

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. granted clemency to 18 people yesterday, bringing to 249 the number of pardons and commutations he has issued in his term. Yesterday's clemency orders went to: Marie T. Alexis, 54, convicted of battery in 1990; Debra Y. Blowe, 50, convicted of welfare fraud in 1977; Timothy Breth, 55, convicted of breaking and entering and seven counts of larceny in 1970, and possession of controlled dangerous substance and paraphernalia in 1974; Tammy L. Carper, 41, convicted of distribution of phencyclidine in 1984; and Alverta L. Chapman, 47, convicted of shoplifting in 1978.

Howard County police arrested three men and a teen-ager yesterday in connection with a string of break-ins at automotive businesses. After alarms went off at four businesses on Washington Boulevard and Berger Road between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 12:50 a.m. yesterday, police saturated the area looking for a white car seen on video at the site of one of the break-ins. About 12:30 a.m. yesterday, an officer saw the car outside an automotive shop in the 5800 block of Washington Blvd. One suspect was arrested fleeing the scene, a second was arrested 45 minutes later after a search using a state police helicopter, and two others were arrested at 3:45 a.m. boarding a taxi on Montgomery Road, police said.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southeastern District Burglary: Sometime early yesterday, someone forced open a front door to a house in the 1500 block of E. Baltimore St. and stole two speakers and electronic equipment valued at $750. Assault: A man approached another man yesterday in the 3700 block of Fleet St. and struck him in the face with a blunt object for unknown reasons. The victim suffered a laceration to his right eye. Michael Murray of the 3400 block of Hudson St. was arrested and charged with assault.

Baltimore City Central District Theft from vehicle: Someone broke the passenger window of a Toyota Camry parked in the 300 block of N. Howard St. about 4:25 p.m. yesterday and stole several compact discs. Breaking and entering: Police were called to First Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2209 Park Ave., at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday on a report that someone had broken in through a back window. Police chased a suspect on foot, but he escaped. Nothing was reported stolen. Eastern District Breaking and entering: Someone broke a window at the Baltimore City Board of Education building at 200 E. North Ave. Tuesday and entered the premises.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Baltimore CityNortheastern DistrictTheft: Someone stole four tires off a 1990 Chevrolet truck parked in the 6000 block of Moravia Park Drive between midnight and 8: 30 a.m. yesterday. The tires were valued at $65 each.Northwestern DistrictAttempted armed robbery: Two men were walking in the 3500 block of Duvall Ave. about 1: 30 a.m. yesterday when a man came up from behind, pointed a handgun at one of them and demanded his money.

A knife-wielding naked man broke into two Elkridge homes and carjacked a vehicle Friday evening before being apprehended, Howard County police said yesterday.Police say the incidents began at 6: 15 p.m. when the man accosted a neighbor in her home on Church Avenue.As police approached, he fled by commandeering a car at a nearby intersection, police said. He abandoned the car at Furnace Avenue and entered another home, police said.Police arrested Jimmy Nathaniel Brown, 38, of the 5800 block of Race Road on charges including carjacking, assault and indecent exposure.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.Ellicott City-ElkridgeEllicott City: An intruder broke in through a window at an apartment in the 8700 block of Town & Country Blvd. on Tuesday and cut himself. Nothing appeared to have been taken from the apartment.East ColumbiaOwen Brown: An intruder entered the office of Dasher Green Pool in the 6800 block of Cradlerock Way on Friday, ransacked the room and stole a radio and a metal cash box containing $6.Oakland Mills: Someone entered the ITE Auto Service parking lot in the 7100 block of Oakland Mills Road on July 1, vandalized two cars and tried to steal another.

Serious crime in Baltimore County decreased almost 9 percent during the first three months of 1998, according to figures released by police yesterday.Most remarkable were homicide statistics, which hit a 14-year low.The total number of county crimes dropped to 19,524 during the first three months of the year, compared to 21,060 a year ago -- a decrease of 7.3 percent. The only exception to the trend was White Marsh, which showed a 12.6 percent rise in crime over last year, an increase police attributed to the area's rapid growth.