Jiffy Mart

Maryland State Police at the Westminster barracks are looking for a man or men who robbed a Jiffy Mart store in the 3000 block of Baltimore Blvd., Finksburg, early Monday and again early yesterday. Authorities said both robberies occurred about12:30 a.m. when a man entered the store with a handgun and demanded money from the attendant. In both incidents, the suspect stole an unknown amount of cash before leaving the store. The attendant was not injured in either robbery. The suspect in the first robbery is described as being in his mid-30s, about 6 feet 1, with a skinny build.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office says a 29-year-old New Windsor man died Monday when he failed to stop for an officer attempting to pull him over and subsequently got into an accident on Route 140. The incident occurred at about 6:25 a.m., when the sheriff's deputy saw a Dodge Ram 1500 traveling at a high rate of speed in the Finksburg area. The deputy tried to pull the car over, but the motorist failed to stop and continued at a high rate of speed onto Old Gamber Road, then turned right onto Old Westminster Pike, according to the sheriff's office.

The Westminster planning commission unanimously approved plans for a downtown Jiffy Mart last night.Stanley H. "Jack" Tevis III, who plans to build a gasoline station, convenience store and Subway sandwich franchise at the corner of West Main and Carroll streets, made some changes to fit in with the historic neighborhood and allay residents' concerns.But Mr. Tevis said last night that he plans to install a message board sign similar to those at other Jiffy Mart stores he owns.Pennsylvania Avenue resident Ronald Anderson criticized the lighted signs that bear such messages as, "Congratulations, Bill and Betty."

A Carroll County jury found a local oil company responsible for polluting wells with a hazardous gasoline additive and awarded four Finksburg families $395,000 in damages, according to court records and lawyers for the case. The six-person jury in the class action lawsuit reached the verdict Wednesday after three days of deliberations. Clifford Keffer, the named plaintiff whose house was closest to a Tevis Oil-owned Jiffy Mart gas station that emitted methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, was awarded $230,000.

A masked man fled a Finksburg convenience store Tuesday without getting anything after the store's clerk refused his demand for money from the register, state police said yesterday.Troopers said the man entered Jiffy Mart in the 2200 block of Baltimore Blvd. about 9 p.m. and demanded money.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Maryland State Police in Westminster at 410-848-3111.Westminster student named to college dean's listJessica A. Seidel was named to the dean's list with highest honors for the fall 1998 semester at Western Maryland College.

A Westminster fuel oil distributor won quick approval yesterday for a downtown convenience store, sandwich shop and gasoline station with an advertising sign that exceeds city zoning law limits.The city zoning appeals board action cleared the way for Tevis Oil Co. to submit its plan for a Jiffy Mart, Shell station and Subway shop to the Westminster planning commission.The board's decision imposed none of the changes in signs or lighting sought by city residents who testified at a one-hour public hearing yesterday.

Westminster police are searching for a 19-year-old city man who is accused in a shooting Sunday on the parking lot of a convenience store on West Main Street. Police said that an argument broke out between two men on the parking lot of Jiffy Mart about 6:45 p.m. A man fired several shots from a handgun and sped away in a car driven by another man, police said. William Lane Edwards, 18, of Westminster was struck in the hip. Police have not been able to determine the cause of the argument, but they said that neither alcohol nor drugs appears to be involved.

HAMPSTEAD -- Residents who notice that town police spend a lot of time at the Jiffy Mart Shell station shouldn't assume their finest are just stopping for doughnuts.They're usually investigating a "gas 'n' go," as Chief Kenneth Russell calls the thefts.People gas up, and then they go. Without paying. It happens 25 to 30 times a month at that station, and almost never at the other two large stations in town, Chief Russell said.New video cameras installed may help, he said, as soon as the staff figures out how to iron out one kink: The title showing the date and time on the screen obscures the license plate of the cars it is filming.

FireWestminster: Firefighters responded at 9: 16 p.m. Monday to a carbon monoxide alarm in the first block of John St. Units were out 40 minutes.Westminster: Firefighters responded at 8: 12 a.m. Monday to an auto fire in the 1200 block of Fairway Drive. Units were out one hour.PoliceWestminster: An employee of Jiffy Mart on West Main Street told police Sunday that a jar of coins was stolen from a counter in the store. The loss was estimated at $200.Pub Date: 1/07/98

Everything is handmade, from jewelry to woodcrafts, ceramics to preserves, knitting, even child-size furniture at the Arts and Crafts Show sponsored by the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. The show runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Fire Hall, 1341 N. Main St., Hampstead."We want room so people can move, stop and look," says Hannah Stevens, an auxiliary ways and means committee member, "so no more than 56 vendors are allowed."The auxiliary opens a small cafe during the show "where the big coffee pot is," so folks can sit and have a sandwich.

A Carroll County jury convicted a Westminster man of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder yesterday in a December 2005 double shooting that resulted in the county's only homicide in two years. Shawn Anthony Jones, 29, faces a possible sentence of life in prison without parole plus 88 years after being found guilty on 11 charges that included kidnapping, first- and second-degree assault and attempted armed robbery. David P. Daggett, deputy state's attorney for Carroll County, said he expects Jones will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Maryland State Police at the Westminster barracks are looking for a man or men who robbed a Jiffy Mart store in the 3000 block of Baltimore Blvd., Finksburg, early Monday and again early yesterday. Authorities said both robberies occurred about12:30 a.m. when a man entered the store with a handgun and demanded money from the attendant. In both incidents, the suspect stole an unknown amount of cash before leaving the store. The attendant was not injured in either robbery. The suspect in the first robbery is described as being in his mid-30s, about 6 feet 1, with a skinny build.

A double shooting Wednesday night in Westminster left a Carroll County man dead and a Baltimore man in the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he underwent surgery yesterday, Maryland State Police said. Donnie D. Bowman, 43, of the 100 block of West Main St., Westminster, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was the first homicide victim in Carroll County in more than two years, police said. Bowman was a passenger in a 1992 Honda Accord driven by Lamont Dew, 39, of Clover Road in Baltimore.

Office consultants in Westminster serve three counties DML Office Consulting LLC has announced its opening in Westminster. The company works with businesses on administrative services and onsite training for support staff and managers. The company procures services for new businesses, hires administration personnel, customizes projects and offers specialized services such as travel arrangements and seminar and event planning. The office services Carroll, Baltimore and Frederick counties and expects to expand statewide within six months.

Westminster police arrested yesterday a 19-year-old city man who was wanted in a shooting Sunday evening in the parking lot of the Jiffy Mart in Westminster. The incident at 6:45 p.m. at the West Main Street convenience store apparently arose from an argument with the victim, William Lane Edwards, 18, of Westminster, who was shot in the hip, police said. A friend took Edwards to Carroll County General Hospital, where he was treated and released. The police had asked for help from the public to locate a 19-year-old man who allegedly fired several shots from a handgun, said Capt.

Westminster police are searching for a 19-year-old city man who is accused in a shooting Sunday on the parking lot of a convenience store on West Main Street. Police said that an argument broke out between two men on the parking lot of Jiffy Mart about 6:45 p.m. A man fired several shots from a handgun and sped away in a car driven by another man, police said. William Lane Edwards, 18, of Westminster was struck in the hip. Police have not been able to determine the cause of the argument, but they said that neither alcohol nor drugs appears to be involved.

The Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a proposal to build a gas station, car wash and convenience store in the Marada Industrial Park on Route 97.After listening to a brief presentation on the project, the five-member commission voted unanimously on Thursday to approve construction of a Shell service station, a car wash and a Jiffy Mart convenience store at Route 97 and Magna Way.The one-story, 5,000-square-foot structure will also...

The Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a proposal to build a gas station, car wash and convenience store in the Marada Industrial Park on Route 97.After listening to a brief presentation on the project, the five-member commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve construction of a Shell service station, a car wash and a Jiffy Mart convenience store at Route 97 and Magna Way.The one-story, 5,000-square-foot structure will also be...

A masked man fled a Finksburg convenience store Tuesday without getting anything after the store's clerk refused his demand for money from the register, state police said yesterday.Troopers said the man entered Jiffy Mart in the 2200 block of Baltimore Blvd. about 9 p.m. and demanded money.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Maryland State Police in Westminster at 410-848-3111.Westminster student named to college dean's listJessica A. Seidel was named to the dean's list with highest honors for the fall 1998 semester at Western Maryland College.

The Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a proposal to build a gas station, car wash and convenience store in the Marada Industrial Park on Route 97.After listening to a brief presentation on the project, the five-member commission voted unanimously on Thursday to approve construction of a Shell service station, a car wash and a Jiffy Mart convenience store at Route 97 and Magna Way.The one-story, 5,000-square-foot structure will also...