Generals Highway

Mailboxes vandalized on Generals HighwayVandals damaged the mailboxes of at least four houses in the 800 block of Generals Highway sometime Monday or Tuesday, county police said.Four residents of the block reported the vandalism to police Tuesday. Police suspect the destruction occurred between Monday morning and Tuesday evening.Police have no suspects in the vandalism.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Generals Highway near Belvoir Farms Road in Anne Arundel County, due to a disabled vehicle. An accident was slowing traffic at Hanover and Cross streets in Baltimore City. A disabled vehicle was slowing traffic on I-70 westbound near Route 32 in Howard County. Monument Street is closed between Wolfe Street and Patterson Park Avenue in East Baltimore, due to sinkhole repairs. Maryland Transit Administration bus 35 has been diverted.

A Glen Burnie man was in serious condition after being struck by a Honda on Generals Highway in Crownsville about 6 a.m. yesterday, police said. The Honda - driven by Patrick M. Hantske, 18, of Shady Side - was going north on Generals Highway near Belvoir Farms Road when it drove off the right side of the road, striking a guardrail, police said. The car skidded along the guardrail, hitting Edward C. Heinbuck Jr., 33, who was walking along the northbound shoulder, police said. Heinbuck had injuries to his head, chest and leg, police said.

As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on Route 97 southbound near Generals Highway in Anne Arundel County, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic at Route 100 westbound at Route 170 in Anne Arundel County and Rossville Boulevard and Belair Road in Baltimore County. Maryland Transit Administration is advising light rail patrons to expect minor delays from Hunt Valley to the Cromwell and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport stops. There are no other delays on Baltimore area transit systems.

Police LogAnnapolis: Someone stole a tool box full of tools worth $441 from a 1989 GMC truck parked at Sam's Club in the 2100 block of Generals Highway about 7 p.m. Monday.Pub Date: 12/20/96

Two people were hospitalized Wednesday after a three-vehicle accident in Crownsville, county police said.David Charles Smith, 41, of the 300 block of Arcane Court in Glen Burnie was in critical condition, and Cheryl B. Gilligan, 48, of the 400 block of Hillview Drive in Linthicum was in stable condition at Prince George's Trauma Center.Steven Mark Hogue, 43, of the 6700 block of Hitching Post Court in Clarksville was treated for minor injuries at the scene.Police said they got a call about an erratic driver eastbound on Generals Highway moments before the 1 p.m. accident.

Preservationists vigilant on Generals HighwayMembers of the Generals Highway Council of Civic Associations say they are concerned for the fate of their namesake and are devising ways to protect the future of the historic roadway.GCCA members such as Lucille Pomraning have "worked like dogs for years to keep zoning changes off Generals Highway. Otherwise, it would be another Ritchie Highway," said Holly Bevan, a spokeswoman for the association.The group, meeting Thursday in the state Housing and Community Development Building on Fairfield Loop in Crownsville, discussed how any changes to the road might affect its historic nature.

Arnold man shot at Annapolis storeA man shot in the shoulder Sunday outside a liquor store near Annapolis has been released from the hospital while county police continue to search for a suspect.John Robert DeStefano, 31, of the 800 block of Windsong Drive in Arnold, told police he had left a party in Crofton shortly before 10 p.m. and was at Fuller's Package Goods on Bestgate Road when he was shot.Police said a man approached the van Mr. DeStefano was driving and said, "I know you, I know where you live," and then shot the man once in the left shoulder.

A man in a blue and silver mini-van led police on a 5-mile chase before he was arrested early yesterday in the burglary of a Paceway Convenience Store in the 1300 block of Defense Highway.Anne Arundel police said they received a call at 4:32 a.m. Sunday that someone had broken into the store and was fleeing in such a van. A few minutes later, two officers spotted a van fitting the description on Crownsville Road at Generals Highway and tried unsuccessfully to stop it.Police chased the van about 5 miles on Generals Highway before the driver pulled over, jumped out and ran off into the woods, they said.

Two men wearing ski masks robbed a Crownsville lounge at gunpoint Monday night, county police said.According to a report, the men entered Sonny's Lounge in the 1300 block of Generals Highway about 9: 45 p.m. One of them put a silver revolver to a clerk's head and ordered him to give them money from the cash register.The clerk complied. The men left the store with an undisclosed amount of money and drove north on Generals Highway in a red Chevrolet Cavalier, police said.Man robs pizza shop with threatening noteA bandit robbed a Glen Burnie pizza shop of an undisclosed amount of money Monday night, county police said.

Doll collection More than 100 handmade dolls from the Vilma Stockton collection are on display and for sale at the Captain Salem Avery House Museum, 1418 W. Shady Side Road. Hours are 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Information: 410-867-4486. Flea market The Anne Arundel County Fair celebrates the 10 t h anniversary of its Flea Market Series with flea markets featuring new and used items for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, May 8 and June 12. Information: 410-923-3400.

Brooklyn teen accused of robbery A 16-year-old boy from Brooklyn has been charged with robbing a teenager and forcing him to strip naked, after striking a police cruiser in his getaway car and getting chased down by a police dog, Anne Arundel police said. Officers responding to a report of a robbery in progress on Still Meadows Drive and Durness Court in Severn around 1:30 a.m. Sunday were confronted with a vehicle speeding toward them. The car struck the K-9 car and drove across the street into a nearby court.

Crownsville Man and teenager charged in killing A man and a teenage boy have been charged with shooting a Severn man during a drug deal, then setting fire to his car with him inside. Wayne Lewis Milburn, 42, of the 1300 block of Generals Highway in Crownsville, and Ross Ethan Womick, 15, of the 1200 block of Generals Highway, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Krey Jermaine Green, 23, of Severn on Oct. 30. Constellation Energy employees found the burned car behind South Shore Baptist Church in the 700 block of Herald Harbor Road.

Residents frustrated about traffic snarls along a scenic bypass into Annapolis are gearing up for a fight to protect their rural road from what they believe will be the first step to rampant development. General's Highway, a two-lane road that leads from Crownsville into Annapolis, was named to commemorate George Washington's 1783 trip to the city to resign his commission as head of the Continental Army. Over the years, the former Colonial post road has become another clogged artery to the state capital.

A Glen Burnie man was in serious condition after being struck by a Honda on Generals Highway in Crownsville about 6 a.m. yesterday, police said. The Honda - driven by Patrick M. Hantske, 18, of Shady Side - was going north on Generals Highway near Belvoir Farms Road when it drove off the right side of the road, striking a guardrail, police said. The car skidded along the guardrail, hitting Edward C. Heinbuck Jr., 33, who was walking along the northbound shoulder, police said. Heinbuck had injuries to his head, chest and leg, police said.

When Gen. George Washington traveled through Annapolis to the State House to resign as commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1783, he rode under a canopy of trees. More than 200 years later, majestic sycamores and white oaks still line this route down Generals Highway in Anne Arundel County -- or at least they used to be majestic. Recently, many trees along the road were trimmed, hacked and whacked by contract workers hired by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens, who travels the road between her home in Millersville and government offices in Annapolis, was horrified when she saw the effects this month.

Crownsville Man and teenager charged in killing A man and a teenage boy have been charged with shooting a Severn man during a drug deal, then setting fire to his car with him inside. Wayne Lewis Milburn, 42, of the 1300 block of Generals Highway in Crownsville, and Ross Ethan Womick, 15, of the 1200 block of Generals Highway, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Krey Jermaine Green, 23, of Severn on Oct. 30. Constellation Energy employees found the burned car behind South Shore Baptist Church in the 700 block of Herald Harbor Road.