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A Glen Burnie man was killed early yesterday when his car slammed into a parked car and a concrete wall, Anne Arundel County police said.Gregorio Legorreta Olvera, 32, of the 6900 block of Glen Ridge Road, was pronounced dead at the scene.His passenger, Gerardo Hernandez Ocampo, 23, of the 100 block of Warwickshire Lane in Glen Burnie, was transported to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he is in serious condition with injuries to both legs, police said.Olvera was traveling north on Furnace Branch Road about 2 a.m. when his Ford Taurus ran into a parked Chevrolet Cavalier.

A 27-year-old Glen Burnie man was shot to death early yesterday and three others were wounded after an altercation at a townhouse in Edgewood, authorities said.Several men left a gathering of about a dozen people in the 1500 block of Harford Square Drive after the argument. At least one of them returned with a handgun and opened fire on the group shortly before 2 a.m., said Lt. Robert P. Richick of the Harford County Sheriff's Office.Officers, responding to a 911 call that reported gunfire and a woman screaming, found the victims in the house.

A Howard County Circuit Court judge sentenced a Glen Burnie man to 50 years in prison yesterday in a Columbia carjacking in January.Larry W. Best, 36, pleaded guilty in September to armed carjacking, armed robbery and handgun possession in the carjacking of a Cockeysville woman Jan. 27 in front of a hair salon on Minstrel Way. Best also struck the woman repeatedly with a handgun, police said.As the woman entered her car, Best approached her, pulled out a handgun and demanded cash, police said.

A $400,000 overhaul of Riva Road between West Street and Admiral Cochrane Drive in Parole is to begin at 6 p.m. July 25. The work will be done at night to minimize the impact on traffic and business.The job includes milling and paving, along with repairs to curbs, gutters and sidewalks, adjustment and renovation of 23 manholes, and relocation of traffic sensors at lighted intersections.The contractor, Reliable Contracting Co., will be doing the work from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday, and is expected to complete the project by the end of next month.

County police arrested Wednesday a Glen Burnie man who they said drove a flatbed truck through the front of a Glen Burnie gun shop last month and stole four guns.Police, who said the truck was burned to destroy evidence, reported recovering three of the stolen guns -- including an assault rifle with a silencer -- along with drug paraphernalia when they raided the man's house.Christopher Dallas Thomas, 19, of the 7800 block of Shellye Road was charged with two counts of burglary, felony theft, vehicle theft, arson, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, possession of a regulated firearm, underage firearm possession and other firearms charges.

Howard County police charged a Glen Burnie man yesterday in the robbery of the Foot Locker at The Mall in Columbia on Jan. 28, three months after he was charged in a Howard carjacking and the rape of a Baltimore woman.Howard police charged Larry Waymon Best, 36, yesterday with six counts in the Jan. 28 robbery, including armed robbery and first-degree assault.District Judge James N. Vaughan denied bail.County police believe two men -- one with a semiautomatic handgun -- stole $755 from the Foot Locker.

A 27-year-old Glen Burnie man was shot to death early yesterday and three others were wounded after an altercation at a townhouse in Edgewood, authorities said.Several men left a gathering of about a dozen people in the 1500 block of Harford Square Drive after the argument. At least one of them returned with a handgun and opened fire on the group shortly before 2 a.m., said Lt. Robert P. Richick of the Harford County Sheriff's Office.Officers, responding to a 911 call that reported gunfire and a woman screaming, found the victims in the house.

The sorrow of two families overwhelmed an Anne Arundel County courtroom yesterday as a Glen Burnie man was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1995 death of his wife.Circuit Judge Ronald A. Silkworth said that while "a few pieces of the puzzle may be missing," he was convinced that David A. Dicus, 41, had strangled his wife, Terry L. Keefer.The Dicus and Keefer families cried and hugged as the judge explained his verdict, but it was Lucas Dicus -- the couple's 15-year-old son -- who weighed on the minds of many in the courtroom, including police officers who arrested his father last year.

A 38-year-old Severn man who was shot twice in the stomach early Friday morning in the 8500 block of Pioneer Drive, died Sunday just after 6 a.m. at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, county police said.Police said they found Simon Howard Wright Jr., of the 1700 block of Richfield Drive, lying between two vehicles on Pioneer Drive just after 1 a.m. Friday, suffering from the gunshot wounds.Homicide detectives are investigating.Glen Burnie man, brother charged in counterfeit caseA Glen Burnie man and his brother were charged with four counts of possessing counterfeit currency and face federal charges after they tried to use fake $20 and $100 bills at two Pasadena bars over the weekend, police said.

County police arrested three youths this week and charged them with making false bomb threats at Annapolis and Southern Middle schools and Hilltop Elementary School.Yesterday, police arrested a 13-year old girl at Annapolis Middle and charged her with leaving a note in a bathroom Feb. 26, and a 7-year-old boy from Hilltop Elementary in Glen Burnie who was charged with saying he was going to blow up the school.Monday police arrested a 13-year-old girl at Southern Middle in Harwood and charged her with scrawling a bomb threat on a bathroom mirror.

Man fatally shot near O'Donnell Heights 2 The body of a man was found Wednesday afternoon on a street near the O'Donnell Heights community and police said he had been shot to death. No arrest had been made. The man's identity was being withheld pending notification of family members, police said. Southeastern District police responding to a 911 call of a shooting in the 1400 block of Anglesea Street between Boston Street and Cardiff Avenue about 2 p.m. found the man, who was later pronounced dead at the scene from at least a single gunshot wound to the upper body.

Motorist fatally injured in Parkton-area I-83 crash The driver of a 1995 Ford truck was killed early Sunday morning after striking a bridge abutment on northbound Interstate 83 at Middletown Road. The driver died at the scene and the truck was badly burned, Maryland State Police said. The accident occurred at 4:30 a.m. Police said the victim's identity had not been determined. The highway reopened to traffic at 7:50 a.m. Jacques Kelly Baltimore man convicted of December 2000 rape A Baltimore jury convicted a 28-year-old Baltimore man last week of first-degree rape and other charges in a 2000 attack on a woman in the 400 block of Ellwood Ave. Prosecutor Jennifer McAllister alleged during a three-day trial that Lawrence Mosley of the 500 block of N. Robinson St. grabbed the victim at knifepoint on Dec. 16, 2000, robbed her, took her to Ellwood Park and forced her to perform a sexual act before raping her. Police identified Mosley as a suspect after a 2006 search of a national DNA database matched him with evidence collected at the crime scene.

Glen Burnie man charged in fatal shooting at bar A Glen Burnie man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man outside a bar during the weekend, Anne Arundel County police said. Ricco Clifton Gough, 28, was arrested in Baltimore on Monday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nathaniel Benjamin Wallace, 37, of Baltimore, police said yesterday. Two men were fighting in Dietrich's Tavern in the 7300 block of Furnace Branch Road East about midnight Saturday when bouncers forced them to leave, police said.

Man stabbed after stopping to help A 46-year-old man who stopped to help three people on the side of the road in Severn early yesterday was repeatedly stabbed by one of them, Anne Arundel county police said. The man was driving south on Telegraph Road near Route 100 when he saw a man and two women on the side of the road. According to police, the two men got into a dispute and the driver was stabbed in the head, chest and stomach with a knife. The victim drove himself to a nearby fire station where he was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Glen Burnie man faces charges in stabbing A Glen Burnie man was charged with attempted murder after a man was found with stab wounds early Sunday on Ritchie Highway, county police said. Officers from the county's Northern District answered a call to a home in the 7500 block of Ritchie Highway about 4:30 a.m., police said. The officers found the victim with stab wounds to the upper body. The victim, a 40-year-old man who lives in the 7500 block of Ritchie Highway, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment, police said.

2 charged with drug, weapons offenses Two Pasadena residents were charged with multiple drug and weapons crimes after police seized nearly a kilogram of marijuana, $32,000 in cash and 27 guns from their home, Anne Arundel County police said. Officers who raided the home of the two, in the 200 block of 10th St. in the Chelsea Beach community Friday recovered approximately 57 grams of cocaine and 965 grams of marijuana, with a combined street value of $15,350, along with the guns and money, police said.

Baltimore Trial Glen Burnie man convicted of murder A jury has convicted a Glen Burnie man of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and deadly weapons charges in the fatal stabbing of a man whose body was found in a burning car in June, the Baltimore state's attorney said. Sentencing was set for Aug. 14 for Michael P. Martin, 28, of the 200 block of Allwood Drive, who was convicted Friday of killing Phillip Calvin Airey Jr., 36, of the 6600 block of Rapid Water Way in Glen Burnie.

Glen Burnie man faces drug charges A Glen Burnie man was arrested on drug charges after officers seized $20,000 in prescription painkillers in a package addressed to him, Anne Arundel County police said. Officers intercepted the parcel at a local sorting facility on May 8 after drug-sniffing dogs detected drugs inside. Detectives found it contained about 200 80mg Oxycontin pills and 120 40mg Oxycontin pills. The package was delivered to Christopher Kunze, 22, of the 7300 block of Ridgewater Court, where he was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute Oxycontin and possession of Oxycontin.

Glen Burnie man held on drug charges A Glen Burnie man was arrested on drug and weapons charges after he ran from officers and dumped a bag of cocaine and a stolen handgun, Anne Arundel police said. Steven Christopher Salo, 22 of Budding Branch Road, was a passenger in a car that officers pulled over about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 20, police said. He jumped out of the car, and officers chasing him saw him rip open a bag and throw a white powder and a black Bersa .380 handgun, which was reported stolen.

A Brooklyn pizzeria was robbed at gunpoint, Anne Arundel County police said. An employee of the Little Caesar's Pizza at 5636 Ritchie Highway told police that two men came in around 10 p.m. Wednesday, displayed a handgun and demanded the money from the register. The suspects fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Glen Burnie man faces drug, weapons charges A Glen Burnie man was arrested on drug and weapons charges after a monthlong investigation into drug activity at his home, Anne Arundel County police said.