House Under Construction

A fire early Friday destroyed a Sykesville house under construction, Howard County fire officials said.The one-alarm fire in the unoccupied two-story wooden house in the 13800 block of Forsythe Road in Sykesville started at 1: 24 a.m. Friday.It caused $225,000 in structural and content damage and took 50 firefighters about an hour to bring under control.No one was injured.The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause.Pub Date: 8/19/96

On a small cul-de-sac about a mile southwest of White Marsh Mall, the wooden skeleton of a house under construction has sat untouched for weeks. Work on a neighboring house has gone no further than the concrete foundation. Plywood is stacked nearby. County officials initially designated the site off-limits to construction, but later allowed building to begin. Now they've called a time-out on work there while they decide whether the houses - which come within 24 feet of a creek - have to be farther from the water.

POLICE LOG* Wilde Lake: 5200 block of Brook Way: Someone broke the rear window of a Chevrolet Citation and took a radio late Monday or early Tuesday, police said.* River Hill: 7000 block of Golden Seeds Circle: Appliances were stolen from a house under construction after someone pried open a sliding glass door Monday, police said.7100 block of Morning Light Trail: Someone pried out a window at a house under construction and stole tools late Sunday or early Monday, police said.

A Westminster man being held in connection with a suspected arson fire that burned Cockey's Tavern in Westminster March 8 was charged yesterday in a fire set in a garage about two blocks from the restaurant on the same night. Clarence E. Mullinix, 29, of the 200 block of E. Main St. was taken before a District Court commissioner in Westminster, where an additional bail of $50,000 was set. He was being held at the Carroll County Detention Center in Westminster in lieu of $100,000 bail. The garage, at the corner of Winters Alley and Ralph Street, is owned by Michael Maholchik, of J & M. Development and was used to store building materials, said K. Arthur McGhee, deputy state fire marshal.

POLICE LOG* Oakland Mills: 6000 block of River Meadows Drive: Someone entered a house under construction and stole some cabinets, police said.

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 2000 block of Shadowbrook Court: Light fixtures were taken Tuesday or Wednesday from a house under construction.

8TCPOLICE LOG* Severn: Thieves stole two wooden railings worth about $800 Monday night from a house under construction in the 1700 block of Crossbay Court.

POLICE LOG* Oakland Mills: 5300 block of Tims Court: Thieves entered the garage of a house under construction and stole building materials Thursday, police said.

POLICE LOG* Savage: 8300 block of Pleasant Chase: Someone entered a house under construction through an unlocked garage and took a refrigerator last Thursday, police said.

POLICE LOG* Scaggsville: 6300 block of Last Sunbeam Place: Someone took tile and mortar from a house under construction Friday, police said.

PoliceWestminster: A resident of Stacey Lee Drive told police Monday that property was stolen from her vehicle. Loss was estimated at $100.Westminster: An employee of Masonry Contractors told police Monday that someone damaged windows in a house under construction on Slate Drive. Loss was estimated at $300.FireWestminster: Units responded at 7: 17 a.m. Tuesday to a fire alarm in the 100 block of E. Green St. Units were out 22 minutes.

A 20-year-old Westminster man was found guilty Friday of arson -- setting fires on April 26 that destroyed a barn in Westminster and damaged a house under construction in Reese.A Carroll County Circuit Court jury deliberated about three hours before convicting Kevin W. Wayson, of the 1200 block of Campus Court, of two counts of second-degree arson, each punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.The barn on Poole Road was destroyed at a loss of about $35,000, said Brian DeLeonardo, assistant state's attorney.

FireWestminster: Westminster and Pleasant Valley firefighters responded at 11: 10 a.m. Tuesday to a fire in the 700 block of Lyth Hill Court. Units were out 30 minutes.PoliceWestminster: An employee of WWK Ltd. of Eldersburg told police Monday that someone pried open the sliding door of a house under construction on Farm Creek Road and took a kerosene heater. Loss was estimated at $200.Westminster: A Westminster city employee told police Monday that someone damaged an outside light at Jaycee Park.

State fire marshals are investigating the cause of a fire late Tuesday that destroyed a two-story Westminster home under construction.The blaze was discovered by neighbors in the 1500 block of Kilkenny Drive at 10: 03 p.m. About 30 firefighters from Westminster and New Windsor arrived to find the house and attached garage engulfed in flames.The loss was estimated at $250,000. The house was owned by Henline Construction Co. of Sykesville.FirePleasant Valley: Firefighters responded at 9: 21 a.m. Tuesday to a fire alarm in the 3700 block of Littlestown Pike.

FireSykesville: Firefighters from Gamber assisted Sykesville at 2: 20 p.m. Thursday, responding to a natural gas leak in the 1300 block of Judges Court. Units were out 18 minutes.PoliceSykesville: A Union Bridge builder told police Thursday that someone broke windows of a house under construction in a development on Route 32 at Johnsville Road. Damage was estimated at $2,100.Pub Date: 6/23/97

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.East ColumbiaOwen Brown: 6400 block of Dobbin Center Way: Someone tried to steal a blue four-door 1983 Chevrolet on Thursday.Long Reach: A 32-year-old Baltimore man was arrested Thursday and charged with stealing appliances from a house under construction. A second suspect escaped, and police are investigating. The property was recovered.West ColumbiaTown Center: Vandals broke into Columbia Association's boat dock between Feb. 1 and Thursday, and ransacked the storage room.

POLICE LOG* Glenelg: 13900 block of Kennard Drive: A refrigerator, generator, dishwasher and a washer and dryer set were stolen from a house under construction last Thursday.

FireUnion Bridge: Firefighters responded at 7: 01 a.m. Monday to a car leaking gasoline in the 200 block of E. Broadway. Units were out 31 minutes.Taneytown: Firefighters from Harney, Union Bridge, Littlestown, Pa., Kingsdale, Pa., and Emmitsburg in Frederick County assisted Taneytown at 8: 09 p.m. Monday, responding to an odor of propane gas in the first block of E. Baltimore St. Units were out 30 minutes.PoliceNew Windsor: Sponseller Homes Inc. of New Windsor told police that someone broke into a house under construction in the 3200 block of Vista Drive between 4: 30 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday and stole an electric range and dishwasher.