Ford Taurus

Four people were injured and the Baltimore Beltway was shut down for about two hours last night after dogs running through westbound traffic near Dulaney Valley Road in Towson triggered a series of collisions that left a tractor-trailer overturned in the eastbound lanes. Two dogs were seen running between cars and trucks in the Beltway's westbound lanes about 9:20 p.m., said Baltimore County Fire Department Capt. Glenn Blackwell. As drivers swerved and slowed to avoid hitting the animals, the tractor-trailer hauling wood products slammed into the back of a Ford Taurus and a Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle.

A driver was killed and his front-seat passenger critically injured in a car accident in Howard County Thursday afternoon, according to police. Neither had been identified as of Thursday evening. A man and woman in a second car involved in the accident were not injured. Police were first called to the 4300 block of Folly Quarter Road in western Ellicott City about 2 p.m. for an accident involving a 1991 Ford Taurus and a 1994 Ford Mustang. According to police, the Mustang was stopped in the single northbound lane of the roadway, preparing to turn left into a driveway when the Taurus came behind it, crossed the center line of the roadway and tried to pass it on the left.

A Washington man was killed and a Laurel man was seriously injured yesterday morning after they were thrown from a truck during a two-vehicle accident near Arundel Mills mall, police said. Angelo W. Martin, 34, and Jeffrey Porter Ford, 41, were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center about 9:45 a.m. Martin died a short time later, and Ford was admitted in serious condition, according to a report from Anne Arundel County police. According to the police report, a GMC Jimmy truck, driven by Ford and carrying Martin and another passenger, ran a red light on Arundel Mills Boulevard at Bass Pro Drive and the ramp to Route 100. As it crossed the intersection, the truck was hit by a Ford Taurus, the report said.

North Calvert Street 2700 block, between 6:52 and 11 a.m. April 3. Car boot stolen from 2002 Mercury with California tags 5VCG075. Falls Road 5900 block, between 8 p.m. April 4 and 3 p.m. April 5. White and black business sign for Acupuncture For All stolen from front of business while it was closed. 3000 block, between 3:30 p.m. April 4 and 5 a.m. April 5. Impact drill set, two chip hammers, 14-inch chop saw stolen from Barco Enterprise construction site office.

Louis R. Ross, 67, a former vice chairman of Ford Motor Co. who oversaw the introduction in 1985 of the Ford Taurus, which became one of the company's most successful cars, died May 2 in Naples, Fla.The Taurus, which was conceived in 1979 and developed for about $3 billion, was a huge gamble for Ford because it was to be the basis for many of Ford's cars into the 1990s.Jesus Montane, one of a band of revolutionaries who fought alongside Fidel Castro to seize power in Cuba in the 1950s, died yesterday in Havana.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Central DistrictShooting: An occupant of a house in the 2100 block of Mount Royal Terrace in Reservoir Hill arrived home yesterday morning and found an intruder on the second floor. The occupant retrieved a handgun and shot the man in the leg. The intruder was in guarded condition yesterday at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The incident is being investigated.Northern DistrictRobbery: An unarmed man robbed the Royal Farm store in the 1100 block of W. 41st St. of $60 Saturday.

A thief who has robbed at least 17 homes in Severna Park, Millersville and Arnold since December now has taken his sneaky ways to a neighborhood just outside Annapolis where at least two homes have been robbed, county police say.The burglar has been preying on citizens in upper-class communities who leave doors open and purses or wallets in sight, police say.Officers just missed the man Thursday when he abandoned a 1986 Ford Taurus in a private drive on...

A driver was killed and his front-seat passenger critically injured in a car accident in Howard County Thursday afternoon, according to police. Neither had been identified as of Thursday evening. A man and woman in a second car involved in the accident were not injured. Police were first called to the 4300 block of Folly Quarter Road in western Ellicott City about 2 p.m. for an accident involving a 1991 Ford Taurus and a 1994 Ford Mustang. According to police, the Mustang was stopped in the single northbound lane of the roadway, preparing to turn left into a driveway when the Taurus came behind it, crossed the center line of the roadway and tried to pass it on the left.

Maryland new-car dealers launched the year on a down slope as sales dipped 4.4 percent in January, according to figures released yesterday by the Motor Vehicle Administration.It was the fifth consecutive month in which sales were lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Sales have been off in eight of the past nine months."Business was a little soft last month," said Robert C. Russel, president of R&H Motor Cars Ltd. in Owings Mills and chairman of the Maryland New Car and Truck Dealers Association, a trade group representing 320 new car dealers in the state.

The news that Toyota surpassed GM the other day to become the world's largest auto manufacturer will surprise exactly no one who's bought an American clunker in the past 25 years, a huge segment of the population that, unfortunately, includes me. Oh, I could tell you horror stories about the transmission that locked up on my old Chevy Camaro. Or the tailpipe assembly that dropped off our old Plymouth Reliant when my wife was driving with her mom on I-95. (Her mom thought the engine had dropped out. Ha!

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crime. Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts. City of Laurel Washington Boulevard , 100 block, Oct. 29. Green 1996 Ford Crown Victoria with North Carolina tags stolen. Arbory Court , 7600 block, Oct. 29. Blue 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser with black convertible top and Maryland tags stolen. Sandy Spring Road , 7900 block, Oct. 28. Catalytic converter stolen from Toyota 4Runner.

Abell Avenue 3300 block, between 8 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7:45 a.m. Oct. 7. 1995 Ford Taurus with Maryland tags 17987 HT stolen. No color reported. Churchwardens Road 100 block, between 10:40 and 10:47 a.m. Oct. 4. Break-in reported, but no property taken. Entry gained by standing on patio chair, climbing onto rear roof and prying open second-floor window. Intruder fled when alarm sounded. East Cold Spring Lane Unit block at 10:56 a.m. Oct. 3. DVD stolen from unlocked vehicle and recovered.

The following is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible Cockeysville Quiet Stream Court, unit block, at 12:30 a.m. Sept. 6. A man in a dark hooded sweat shirt approached another man, placed an unknown metal object to his body and demanded money. After searching man's pockets, he ran away. Beaver Run Lane, unit block, between 3 p.m. Sept.

The news that Toyota surpassed GM the other day to become the world's largest auto manufacturer will surprise exactly no one who's bought an American clunker in the past 25 years, a huge segment of the population that, unfortunately, includes me. Oh, I could tell you horror stories about the transmission that locked up on my old Chevy Camaro. Or the tailpipe assembly that dropped off our old Plymouth Reliant when my wife was driving with her mom on I-95. (Her mom thought the engine had dropped out. Ha!

Four people were injured and the Baltimore Beltway was shut down for about two hours last night after dogs running through westbound traffic near Dulaney Valley Road in Towson triggered a series of collisions that left a tractor-trailer overturned in the eastbound lanes. Two dogs were seen running between cars and trucks in the Beltway's westbound lanes about 9:20 p.m., said Baltimore County Fire Department Capt. Glenn Blackwell. As drivers swerved and slowed to avoid hitting the animals, the tractor-trailer hauling wood products slammed into the back of a Ford Taurus and a Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle.

A Washington man was killed and a Laurel man was seriously injured yesterday morning after they were thrown from a truck during a two-vehicle accident near Arundel Mills mall, police said. Angelo W. Martin, 34, and Jeffrey Porter Ford, 41, were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center about 9:45 a.m. Martin died a short time later, and Ford was admitted in serious condition, according to a report from Anne Arundel County police. According to the police report, a GMC Jimmy truck, driven by Ford and carrying Martin and another passenger, ran a red light on Arundel Mills Boulevard at Bass Pro Drive and the ramp to Route 100. As it crossed the intersection, the truck was hit by a Ford Taurus, the report said.

To the cyclist who apparently lost his mind and was seen riding on busy York Road in Timonium a couple of Saturdays ago at about 1 in the afternoon:Hi, there. You may not remember me, but I was driving a green Ford Taurus station wagon, which tends to give me the same sexy look as an aging seminarian returning from bingo duty.Anyway, it was about 117 degrees in the shade, but you were in full Tour de France get-up: Spandex unitard, heavy-duty cycling shoes, dark racing gloves, dorky banana-shaped helmet, the whole 9 yards.

Louis R. Ross, 67, a former vice chairman of Ford Motor Co. who oversaw the introduction in 1985 of the Ford Taurus, which became one of the company's most successful cars, died May 2 in Naples, Fla.The Taurus, which was conceived in 1979 and developed for about $3 billion, was a huge gamble for Ford because it was to be the basis for many of Ford's cars into the 1990s.Jesus Montane, one of a band of revolutionaries who fought alongside Fidel Castro to seize power in Cuba in the 1950s, died yesterday in Havana.