Elkridge

A two-alarm fire caused serious damage to a motel in Elkridge on Monday night, closing U.S. 1 for hours and drawing fire units from surrounding counties. Jackie Cutler, a spokeswoman for Howard County Fire and Rescue Services, said the blaze broke out just before 9 p.m. in a second-floor section of the White Elk Motel. Occupants evacuated themselves, and there were no fatalities or injuries, she said. Cutler said the cause of the fire was under investigation and that it was too early to give a damage estimate.

POLICE LOG* Elkridge: 9600 block of Baltimore Ave.: Someone attempted to loot a 1993 Chevy between 5:45 p.m. Friday and 9:45 a.m. Saturday. The would-be thief attempted to enter the car with a slim jim but managed only to damage the driver's side window.* Ellicott City: 13200 block of Triadelphia Road: Someone entered a vacant house between Sunday and Friday.8200 block of Elberta Drive: Someone broke a windshield on a 1984 Ford Escort between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday.10200 block of Cabery Road: A basement window was removed between June 8 and June 10.3100 block of Normandy Woods Drive: Someone broke the lock cylinder of a front door Friday night.