Charged With Burglary

Police reports in baltimore city and county: Northern Baltimore Robbery A man, 27, was walking in the 400 block of E. Lake Ave. about 9 p.m. Tuesday when he was attacked by four men, one armed with an unknown weapon, who attempted to rob him of his money and property. When the victim attempted to flee, one of the men knocked him to the ground. While he was on the ground, a second man threatened the victim with a knife while robbing him of his wallet containing $11 and credit cards. No arrests had been made.

Five charged in drug investigation Five Pasadena residents have been arrested on drug charges after a monthlong investigation at a Riviera Drive home, Anne Arundel County police said. Benjamin Magliano and Ronald Fischer Jr., both of the Riviera Drive address, and Kandy Elizabeth Daniels of the 200 block of Arundel Road were charged Thursday with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and with possession of marijuana. Christopher Smith of the 1600 block of Colony Road and Michael Leslie Beck of the 200 block of Glen Road were charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

The Police Blotter column on July 28 incorrectly reported that a 29-year-old man had been found hiding in the Stop Shop & Save supermarket in the 1600 block of E. North Ave. after apparently triggering its security alarm, and that William Booker of the 500 block of Silverbell Road was charged with burglary after he allegedly entered the store through a roof hatch.In fact, Booker is an employee of the store, was not found on the premises, and was neither arrested nor charged with burglary.

County police arrested a Brooklyn Park woman Tuesday on charges of breaking into a Pasadena home and stealing $1,506 worth of stereo equipment and coins.Police said an 11-year-old boy saw a woman pulling at a locked sliding glass door at his house in the 8500 block of Summit Road about 9: 30 a.m. and ran to the home of a neighbor to call police.Police said the neighbor went to the house and stopped a woman who was leaving through a side door and held her for officers.Officers found bags with stereo equipment, coins and jewelry near the door, police said.

The Police Blotter column on July 28 incorrectly reported that a 29-year-old man had been found hiding in the Stop Shop & Save supermarket in the 1600 block of E. North Ave. after apparently triggering its security alarm, and that William Booker of the 500 block of Silverbell Road was charged with burglary after he allegedly entered the store through a roof hatch.In fact, Booker is an employee of the store, was not found on the premises, and was neither arrested nor charged with burglary.

A man who police say was enraged over the breakup with his former girlfriend is accused of smashing a window of the restaurant where she works and attacking her and the police officers who tried to arrest him early Saturday.Denise Gaskin, 39, manager of the Friendly's restaurant in the 400 block of Crain Highway, told police that a former boyfriend called about 11: 30 p.m. Friday and threatened to kill her.Gaskin told police that she let two workers out of the building about 1 a.m. and saw a man hiding around the corner.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore and Baltimore County.Baltimore CitySouthwestern DistrictBank robbery: A man escaped with cash from the NationsBank branch in the 3200 block of Washington Blvd. about noon yesterday after giving a teller a holdup note that implied he had a gun. No weapon was displayed. The robber fit the description of a man who robbed three other banks in the area Oct. 2, 9 and 15.Northeastern DistrictStabbing: A 44-year-old man who was stabbed by his wife about 3: 30 p.m. Wednesday in their home in the 2500 block of Southern Ave. was in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center yesterday.

2 women arrested Tuesday on shoplifting, drug chargesCounty police arrested two women on shoplifting and drug charges Tuesday after a security guard at J. C. Penney in Marley Station stopped them as they left the store with more than $200 worth of clothing, county police said.Therras Hunt, 25, of the 100 block of Old Solomon's Island Road in Edgewater and Latrola Magruder, 24, of the 700 block of Forest Drive in Annapolis were charged with theft and possession of marijuana.A substance that tested positive for marijuana was found in the women's purses, police said.

County police arrested a Pasadena man Monday on burglary and disorderly conduct charges outside a Glen Burnie apartment building, county police said.Leo Otto Stamm, 32, of the 700 block of Powhattan Beach Road was charged with burglary and disorderly conduct.Officers were called to the first block of Ninth Ave. about 7: 30 a.m. to handle a domestic dispute. When they arrived, they found a man standing outside the building, screaming.When officers tried to quiet the man, he told them he had been involved in a break-in at the complex, police said.

Police logKings Contrivance: 6500 block of Allview Drive: Someone broke a home's rear basement window early Wednesday, ransacked the house and took two compact disc players and credit cards.Kings Contrivance: 6500 block of Bellview Drive: Someone broke a home's rear sliding-glass door with a rock Wednesday and ransacked some rooms, but police said nothing appeared to have been taken.Long Reach: 8700 block of Hayshed Lane: Two Columbia residents were charged with burglary Wednesday after property was stolen from a resident's storage locker.

Police reports in baltimore city and county: Northern Baltimore Robbery A man, 27, was walking in the 400 block of E. Lake Ave. about 9 p.m. Tuesday when he was attacked by four men, one armed with an unknown weapon, who attempted to rob him of his money and property. When the victim attempted to flee, one of the men knocked him to the ground. While he was on the ground, a second man threatened the victim with a knife while robbing him of his wallet containing $11 and credit cards. No arrests had been made.

Man, 28, is charged in fatal shooting of teen Police said they have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man in the fatal shooting Jan. 28 of a teenager in Northwest Baltimore. Dewayne Lawrence, 17, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle as it pulled out of the Cedonia Inn in the 5900 block of Moravia Road when a gunman fired numerous rounds into the vehicle, police said. Lawrence was struck at least once in the head. Although police did not provide a motive, a spokesman said it appeared that Lawrence was not the intended target.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Northeastern Baltimore Shooting: Warrants were to be issued charging four young men with the shooting Tuesday night of a boy, 16, in the 700 block of Beaumont Ave. Drug enforcement officers heard gunshots about 10:15 p.m. and observed a silver car occupied by four men speeding away. After officers stopped the car nearby, the police say they detected the odor of gunpowder in the vehicle and found two handguns hidden under a seat. The occupants were arrested and have been detained pending formal charges.

A Southwest Baltimore man who was soliciting services as a home-improvement contractor has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl after forcing his way into her Gambrills home, Anne Arundel County police said. The victim told police that she was home alone when she answered a knock on the door at her family's Winterhaven Drive home about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, expecting to find her cousin there. Instead, an unfamiliar man asked if he could use the bathroom. She refused, and he grabbed her by the shoulders and began kissing her. Police said he continued to sexually assault her until she was able to push him out of the house.

Three Pennsylvania men charged in theft of car Three Pennsylvania men have been charged with stealing a car and attempting to remove parts from it. Anne Arundel County police officers who were called to Arlington Court at Ringe Drive in Severn about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday said they found three men pulling the steering wheel, radio and engine from the car. When they were spotted, the men fled on foot, but officers quickly apprehended Carlos N.A. Ramos 27,...

Five charged in drug investigation Five Pasadena residents have been arrested on drug charges after a monthlong investigation at a Riviera Drive home, Anne Arundel County police said. Benjamin Magliano and Ronald Fischer Jr., both of the Riviera Drive address, and Kandy Elizabeth Daniels of the 200 block of Arundel Road were charged Thursday with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and with possession of marijuana. Christopher Smith of the 1600 block of Colony Road and Michael Leslie Beck of the 200 block of Glen Road were charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

Police and federal agents in two states were seeking a 32-year-old man charged with burglary, theft and rape who escaped early yesterday from Spring Grove State Hospital in Catonsville, a state police investigator said. Paul D. McGlothlin, who has addresses in Harford County and Delta, Pa., was being held at the Harford County Detention Center awaiting trial on burglary and theft charges when a court ordered him Aug. 14 to the hospital for treatment, said Cpl. James DeCourcey, the criminal investigation division supervisor at the Bel Air barracks.

A Carroll County man suspected of assaulting and attempting to rob a McDaniel College student was charged yesterday, two days after being arrested in the theft of credit cards from a state Senate candidate, authorities said. James L. Agans, 26, of the 1300 block of Redfield Drive, Sykesville, was charged with attempted robbery, attempted theft, conspiracy and assault in one of the two Monday night attacks on the students in Westminster, police said. Authorities said an 18-year-old McDaniel student was approached about 11:30 p.m. Monday near West Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue by a man who attempted to steal his wallet.

Man escapes after gunpoint carjacking An employee of Catholic Charities was abducted at gunpoint while loading computer equipment into his car in Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and later forced into its trunk by two carjackers, city police said yesterday. The victim, whose name was not divulged, escaped unhurt about 90 minutes later, police said. About an hour earlier, another man was accosted at gunpoint by two robbers who took $25 and his keys while he was in his car behind his home in the 2800 block of N. Calvert St., seven blocks away, police said.

Westminster park not a health risk, county officials say Carroll County health officials inspected the Westminster Community Pond on Friday to assess its public health problems. An unmanageable number of geese and ducks have befouled the 3-acre park, but officials said the property does not pose a health hazard. They urged the use of "common sense sanitation" - thoroughly washing hands with soap and water after visiting the park, which is just off Route 140 near Route 97. Officials found that the playground is clean, as are the benches surrounding it. Park officials have posted signs asking that the public not feed the birds.