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POLICE LOG* Owen Brown: 11000 block of Broken Land Parkway: Hubcaps were stolen from a 1994 Toyota Celica Wednesday,police said.

When four restaurateurs opened a stylish sushi joint in downtown Annapolis in the summer of 1999, they wanted a name that evoked exoticism, strength and intensity. Which is why, when they christened the new establishment, the moniker came naturally. Tsunami. Now, less than a month after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean that took the lives of more than 157,000 people in Southern Asia, the name calls to mind calamity, death and destruction. "We liked it because it was such a powerful word," said Tsunami co-owner Jody Danek.

POLICE LOG* North Laurel: 9100 block of Stebbing Way: Cash was stolen from a 1992 Toyota Celica after someone broke out its driver-side window Tuesday, police said.

Three people were killed Saturday in a rainy-night collision in Laurel in Prince George's County. Prince George's police said a 1994 Toyota Celica was traveling south on Laurel Bowie Road near Powder Mill Road when the driver lost control of the car, crossed the center line and hit a 1985 Toyota Camry traveling north. The driver of the Celica, a 21-year-old man, and the driver of the Camry, a 45-year-old man, were killed. Police were trying yesterday to identify the third victim, a passenger in the Camry.

* Ellicott City: Main Street: Someone broke out a rear stationary window and stole a pair of sunglasses from a gray 1989 Toyota Celica between 8:20 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. May 22.

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 3700 block of Saint Paul Street: Jewelry and other items were stolen from a home after someone broke through a front glass door Dec. 20 or 21.3200 block of Normandy Woods Drive: A stereo, two speakers and an amplifier were stolen from a blue Toyota Celica on Dec. 21, police said.

Six people were hospitalized early yesterday after a 17-year-old driver, fleeing a disorderly party with a carload of youths, crossed the center line on Cromwell Bridge Road and collided head-on with another vehicle, Baltimore County police said.The accident occurred near Loch Raven Senior High School just before midnight when a southbound 1985 Toyota Celica crossed the center line, trying to turn left onto Oakleigh Road, the police said.The 17-year-old Cockeysville youth was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault on a police officer, said the police, who withheld his name because he is a juvenile.

Three people were killed Saturday in a rainy-night collision in Laurel in Prince George's County. Prince George's police said a 1994 Toyota Celica was traveling south on Laurel Bowie Road near Powder Mill Road when the driver lost control of the car, crossed the center line and hit a 1985 Toyota Camry traveling north. The driver of the Celica, a 21-year-old man, and the driver of the Camry, a 45-year-old man, were killed. Police were trying yesterday to identify the third victim, a passenger in the Camry.

County police said they arrested a man Monday accused of selling drugs from his car on a street in Shipley's Choice and seized eight bags of heroin, $1,759 and the car, a 1986 Toyota Celica.James Edward McDonough, 27, of no fixed address was charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute it. He was being held in lieu of $65,000 bond.A resident of the 1000 block of Rustling Oaks Drive in Millersville called police shortly after 10 a.m. to complain that a Toyota Celica had been parked in front of his house for 20 minutes and that the driver appeared to be making a drug deal with the driver of another car, police said.

POLICE LOG*Jessup: 8200 block of Dorsey Run Road: A woman who had stored items at Mayflower Warner Movers and Storage found her off-white $1,000 sofa and a $300 30-by-50 mirror missing. The theft occurred between noon Dec. 22 and 9 a.m. Tuesday.*Savage: 8500 block of Corridor Road: Someone entered a 1990 Toyota Celica between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, and stole two keys valued at $8.

Two men smashed windows to break into five cars and trucks parked at Governors Plaza Shopping Center early Tuesday and steal more than $1,700 worth of cellular phones, tools and other items, county police said.Charles D. Russel of Pasadena called police to the shopping center in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway shortly before 7 a.m. after he saw two men breaking into cars.The culprits ransacked the cars and took a gym bag, wallet, cellular phone and pager, all valued at $180, from a 1987 Toyota Supra; cash, cellular phone, tools and other items valued at $1,245, from a 1991 Ford pick-up; and eyeglasses, a briefcase and cellular phone, together valued at $300, from a 1988 Toyota Celica.

County police said they arrested a man Monday accused of selling drugs from his car on a street in Shipley's Choice and seized eight bags of heroin, $1,759 and the car, a 1986 Toyota Celica.James Edward McDonough, 27, of no fixed address was charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute it. He was being held in lieu of $65,000 bond.A resident of the 1000 block of Rustling Oaks Drive in Millersville called police shortly after 10 a.m. to complain that a Toyota Celica had been parked in front of his house for 20 minutes and that the driver appeared to be making a drug deal with the driver of another car, police said.

POLICE LOG* North Laurel: 9100 block of Stebbing Way: Cash was stolen from a 1992 Toyota Celica after someone broke out its driver-side window Tuesday, police said.

A motorist suspected of smoking marijuana proved to be more than Baltimore police bargained for yesterday as his Toyota Celica outran two motorcycle officers and a helicopter, which was blown off the chase by gusts of wind, authorities reported.The car was last seen heading south on Interstate 95 in excess of 100 mph, police said."Strong head winds prohibited the helicopter from pursuing the vehicle," said Officer Robert W. Weinhold Jr., a police spokesman. "The officers on the ground had also backed off because the car had reached too high a speed."

POLICE LOG* Owen Brown: 11000 block of Broken Land Parkway: Hubcaps were stolen from a 1994 Toyota Celica Wednesday,police said.

A 23-year-old Baltimore man is being held on $500,000 bail, charged with robbing an Ellicott City convenience store Saturday morning, then leading authorities on a car chase into Baltimore County at speeds of up to 120 mph, Howard County police said.At 7 a.m. Saturday, police said, a man entered the High's store in the 10100 block of U.S. 40 and ap- roached a clerk, who was alone in the store. She told police the suspect purchased a piece of candy, then bought another piece of candy before drawing a handgun from his waistband.

A motorist suspected of smoking marijuana proved to be more than Baltimore police bargained for yesterday as his Toyota Celica outran two motorcycle officers and a helicopter, which was blown off the chase by gusts of wind, authorities reported.The car was last seen heading south on Interstate 95 in excess of 100 mph, police said."Strong head winds prohibited the helicopter from pursuing the vehicle," said Officer Robert W. Weinhold Jr., a police spokesman. "The officers on the ground had also backed off because the car had reached too high a speed."

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 3700 block of Saint Paul Street: Jewelry and other items were stolen from a home after someone broke through a front glass door Dec. 20 or 21.3200 block of Normandy Woods Drive: A stereo, two speakers and an amplifier were stolen from a blue Toyota Celica on Dec. 21, police said.