Kawasaki

Police logGlenelg: 14000 block of Howard Road: Someone entered a house through an unsecured door in the carport Monday. A microwave oven, portable phone, three televisions and a videocassette recorder were taken.Highland: 12900 block of Byefield Drive: A 1988 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, Maryland license number 987-3D6, was stolen Monday.Pub Date: 11/27/96

The news of Mayor William Donald Schaefer's passing saddened many Japanese, especially the residents of Kawasaki, our sister city since 1979. The late mayor was instrumental and vital in the creation of the sister city relationship with Kawasaki. The sister city program flourished under his leadership and his tireless slogan, "Do It Now. " He traveled to Japan many times, bringing the Baltimore Orioles and the famous manager Joe Altobelli. The Japanese people love baseball too and were so impressed with our team and observing our mayor who was so involved.

POLICE LOG* Kings Contrivance: 9700 block of Clock Tower Lane: A 1993 Honda CBR600 motorcycle with Maryland tags 8723D6 was stolen Monday, police said.7500 block of Weatherworn Way: A red 1993 Kawasaki ZX11 Ninja motorcycle with Maryland tags 8961D1 was stolen Monday, police said.

POLICE LOG* Jessup: 8000 block of Dorsey Run Road: An officer responding to an alarm at MG Industries at 10:20 p.m. Sunday arrested two men allegedly trying to steal a nitrous-oxide tank. Ronald B. Ridgely, 20, and Ian S. Griffith, 21, both of Glen Burnie, were charged with breaking and entering, theft and destruction of property.* North Laurel: 9600 block of Barrel House Road: A red 1993 Kawasaki KZ1000 motorcycle with New York license plates 1G625 was stolen on Thursday or Friday.9200 block of Livery Lane: Someone tried unsuccessfully to kick down a front door on Wednesday or Thursday.

POLICE LOG* Jessup: 8900 block of Twelve Sons Court: A vacuum was taken and food was tampered with during a burglary at Kidstation Day Care some time between Saturday and Monday.* North Laurel: 9200 block of Livery Lane: Two people were seen cutting a screen window Thursday night, but were scared off when the resident approached, police said.* Scaggsville: 7500 block of Murray Hill Drive: A light blue 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000 motorcycle with Maryland tags 2909D4 was stolen Dec. 14 or Dec. 15.

POLICE LOG* Jessup: 8300 block of U.S. 1: Someone pried locks off storage sheds at EZ Store Self Storage and took property Sunday, police said.* North Laurel: 9600 block of Covered Wagon Drive: Two men seen pushing a stolen 1987 Kawasaki 650 motorcycle dropped the bike and fled when a witness yelled at them late last Thursday, police said.10100 block of U.S. 1: A white 1990 Ford with South Carolina tags P700643 was stolen Monday, police said.* Annapolis Junction: 10500 block of Guilford Road: Burglars broke the front glass window of East Coast Support Services and took computers Monday, police said.

A motorcyclist died last night shortly after his bike collided with a car at a Northeast Baltimore intersection. The man, whose name was withheld pending notification of family members, was riding a Kawasaki east in the 3800 block of Echodale Ave. about 7:10 p.m. from the crest of a hill when it struck the driver's side of a Cadillac that was northbound on Biddison Avenue, police said. The driver of the car entered the intersection after stopping at a stop sign, said Officer James Fowler of the Accident Investigation Unit.

A 47-year-old man was killed in Harford County yesterday when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail, state police reported. Dean Jeffrey Herbert of Delta, Pa., was pronounced dead at the scene after being thrown from his 1981 Kawasaki. Police said he was riding south on Priestford Road at Cool Spring Road in Darlington about 3:30 p.m. when he lost control and hit the rail. Herbert, who had formerly resided in Bel Air, was wearing a helmet, police said. The accident remained under investigation, police said.

POLICE LOG* Ellicott City: 9000 block of Town and Country Blvd.: A gray 1991 Ford Mustang with Maryland tags 339ANN was stolen Wednesday night or Thursday morning, police said.3200 block of Wheaton Way: A red 1991 Plymouth Sundance with Maryland tags YPR738 was stolen Wednesday, police said.5500 block of Hunting Horn Way: A light-blue 1994 Plymouth Sundance stolen Wednesday night was recovered on Seventh Street in Baltimore City early Thursday morning, police said.* Elkridge: 5800 block of Whisper Way: A white Kawasaki motorcycle with Maryland tags KSF250 was stolen Thursday,police said.

Power grids might not have crashed, the phone system might not have failed to function and water taps might not have run dry. But don't tell the owner and several patrons of Kawasaki restaurant in downtown Baltimore that the rollover to 2000 was totally smooth. They have the bad memories, paperwork and, in some cases, lingering problems to prove otherwise. Because of a glitch in software that processes credit card and debit card transactions that went undetected for several days early last month, the restaurant kept billing and billing and billing.