Edmondson Avenue

Police say the shooting death of 18-year-old Phillip S. Atchison on Edmondson Avenue over the weekend was drug-related because several vials of suspected crack cocaine were found at the scene.A gunman is believed to have slain Atchison, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and wounded three others about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1800 block of Edmondson Ave. in a territorial dispute between drug dealers, homicide Detective Robert Bowman said yesterday.Wounded were Rodney Norfort, 16, also of Brooklyn, N.Y., who was shot in the arm; Malcolm Sample, 25, of the 500 block of N. Gilmor St., who was shot several times in the right hip and leg; and Robert Davis, 20, of the 1400 block of Presstman St., was shot once in the right hand.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Delrey Avenue, unit block, March 8, 8:30 p.m. Man followed by two men after road rage incident was stabbed in the chest. He was later treated and released from University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The two men then drove away.

A teen-ager was killed and another was slightly injured early today when their car crashed into several trees in West Baltimore as they eluded police at speeds reaching 90 mph.Raymond C. Wilson, 16, of the 3200 block of Gulfport Drive in Cherry Hill, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Tony Petralia Jr. of the city police Traffic Investigation Unit.The injured driver, Jason Guy, 18, of the 5000 block of Hillburn Ave., was treated for bruises at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.

An 8-inch water main break in the 2600 block of Edmondson Avenue in West Baltimore left 80 homes without water Wednesday night, the city Department of Public Works said. There were eight other active water main breaks in the city Wednesday night, according to the department, though they were not as serious. The department said the number of breaks they were repairing as not as high as it was a couple of weeks ago, when freezing temperatures resulted in dozens of broken mains.

On Wednesday, July 16, 2003, RICHARD REINHARD; beloved husband of Nancy Reinhard; devoted father of Dawn, Christopher and Keith Reinhard; loving brother of Amelia Awer and John Reinhard; grandfather of Zachary, Joseph, Benjamin, Brandi and Stephanie. Friends may call at Sterling-Ashton-Schwab Funeral Home, Inc., 736 Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville, MD (half mile west of beltway exit 14), on Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held on Monday at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville, MD, at 12 noon.

On July 27, 2005; RAYMOND WOODROW HICKS, SR. On Sunday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue, from 3 to 8 P.M. On Monday, Mr. Hicks will lie instate at Christ Edmondson UM Church, 3600 Edmondson Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-945-2700.

On March 6, 2006, MRS. ANNIE R. ALLEN. On Thursday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 3 to 8 P.M. On Friday, Mrs. Allen will lie in state at Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500 Edmondson Avenue where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A. M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 945-2700.

On May 7, 2007, ANYA BEATRICE ROBINSON. On Friday, friends may call at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 4 until 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Robinson will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene Wildwood Chapel, 4101 Edmondson Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-945-2700.

On April 22, 2008, JOHN T. SCOTT; beloved husband of Yvette Scott. On Sunday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue, from 2 to 8 P.M. On Monday, Mr. Scott will lie instate at Vaughn C. Greene Wildwood Chapel, 4101 Edmondson Avenue where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

On November 15, 2009, IZETTA ELIZABETH CLANTON. On Friday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 4 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Ms. Clanton will lie in state at VAUGHN C. GREENE WILDWOOD CHAPEL, 4101 Edmondson Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1 P.M, with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Ingleside Avenue and Edmondson Avenue , Feb. 7, 9:30 p.m. Three men approached juvenile at bus stop from behind, knocked him to the ground and stole his wallet and shoes. Old Frederick Road and Holly Manor Road, Feb. 7, 6:57 p.m. Three men approached adult male and one juvenile, struck the adult several times and stole his money.

I must write in response to Mr. Halsey's letter about speed concerns near Westchester Elementary School ("Need for caution, but not alarm, at Catonsville elementary school," Catonsville Times, Oct. 17). I walk down Old Frederick Road between Edmondson Avenue and past Westchester Elementary School, every day of the year, usually more than once, and have been doing so for close to 10 years. I can tell you that, at all times of the day, there are many speeding motorists in that area.

A 54-year-old man was shot and his car was stolen from him Monday night in West Baltimore, according to the Baltimore City Police Department. According to Police Sgt. Anthony Smith, officers responded at 7:39 p.m. to a report about a man shot twice in the 4100 block of Seminole Avenue. The man was transported to an area hospital, Smith said. According to Smith, the man was driving his 2009 Nissan westbound on Edmondson Avenue when he stopped at Athol Avenue. According to Smith, two men got into the victim's car and ordered him to drive.

A 55-year-old man is in critical but stable condition Saturday after he suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Baltimore police said. The shooting happened at 10:55 p.m. Friday in the 2000 block of Edmondson Avenue, according to Sgt. Anthony Smith. A motive in the shooting was unknown, Smith said. The victim, whose name was not released by police, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police at 410-396-2477.

I routinely use the traffic circle going north and south on Old Frederick Road and have had numerous near misses, mainly from drivers traveling west on Edmondson Avenue. The problem is many drivers drive west on Edmondson Avenue as if they have the right of way, no matter how long someone is at one of the other three positions in the circle. This is especially true during evening rush hour traffic. A consistent observation is that a line of cars will try to continue through the circle without letting drivers on Old Frederick proceed.

An article in the June 3, 1911 edition of The Argus reported a raging bull on the loose. A bull, belonging to Mr. Frederick Diehlman , of Smithwood avenue, near Edmondson avenue, while being driven down Edmondson avenue last Saturday morning, suddenly became enraged and for several hours chased a posse of men who attempted to catch it, and had the residents in the neighborhood of Beaumont avenue in a state of excitement....

On April 8, 2008, BESSIE HOBSON. On Friday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 6-8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Hobson will lie in state at Vaughn C. Greene Wildwood Chapel, 4101 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD, where the family will receive friends from 11-11:30 A.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

Brenda Mae Green, a phlebotomy technician, died of cancer April 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 59 and lived in Gwynn Oak. Born Brenda Mae Floyd in Baltimore, she was a 1969 Forest Park High School graduate. She received a diploma from the Cortez Peters Business School and studied at what is now the Community College of Baltimore County's Catonsville campus, where she received training as a phlebotomy technician. She was also certified by the American Red Cross.