Man Drove

A 34-year-old Baltimore man is accused of breaking into an Ellicott City home Thursday and then leading a Howard County sheriff's deputy on a chase.About 1 p.m. Thursday, police said, someone spotted a suspicious car in the driveway of the home, called authorities and scared off the man, who had entered the home through a back window.The man drove away and was chased by the sheriff's deputy, police said. He was arrested near Chatham Mall on Baltimore National Pike.Charged with first-degree burglary, destruction of property and several traffic violations is Roy Edward Young of the 100 block of Solar Circle.

A 32-year-old Annapolis man was in critical condition yesterday after being shot two times during an argument with a neighbor near their homes in the Eastport section, city police said.Deboriah Sheppard was sitting in the rear of home in the 1100 block of Madison St. about 4: 30 p.m. when another man drove up, got out of his car and fired at least two shots after "angry words were exchanged," police said.Sheppard, of the 1000 block of President St., flagged down Officer Tracy Watts and was flown by helicopter to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he tried to run over an anti-pornography protester in front of the Pack Shack bookstore in Ellicott City, the site of numerous protests since it opened earlier this year.Christopher Maurice Wan, 34, of the 5400 block of High Tide Court, was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, said Sgt. Steven Keller, a police spokesman.Keller said officers responded to a complaint about 9: 45 p.m. that the protesters, from a group called Men Against Pornography, were trespassing at the Pack Shack, which also sells and rents adult videos and magazines.

A man wielded a hypodermic needle to rob a 24-hour Wal-Mart in Glen Burnie of unknown items early yesterday, but no one was injured, Anne Arundel County police said.About 3: 30 a.m., a man entered the store at 6721 Chesapeake Center Drive and filled an empty bag with several items, police said.When he tried to leave through a locked side exit and an assistant manager refused to unlock the door, the man raised a hypodermic needle above his head and insisted that the door be opened, police said.

Police are looking for a man they say tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in Severn on Monday as she walked to her grandmother's house.The girl told police she was walking in the 1500 block of Mondard Ave. shortly after 4 p.m. when a man drove up next to her and asked if she would like a ride.When the girl declined, the man drove away, police said.Police said the incident is unrelated to earlier abduction attempts in North County.The man is described as white, in his late 20s or early 30s, with a slender build and shoulder-length dark-brown hair.

Police are looking for a man who threatened to expose himself to an Arundel High School student on school property Friday.A 17-year-old student told police she was waiting for a friend on the back parking lot of the school in the 1000 block of Annapolis Road in Gambrills about 11: 30 a.m. She said a man drove up in a dark blue pickup truck and offered to pay her $5 to watch him. The girl told the man no and he drove off, police said. Police did not have a detailed description of the man.Police logSevern: Vandals damaged at least six vehicles with green spray paint between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. Saturday while they were parked in the Quail Run South neighborhood.

An armed man used the drive-through window of Annapolis Bank and Trust in Severna Park Tuesday to steal an undisclosed amount of money, county police said.A teller told police the man drove up to the service window soon after 7 p.m., passed the teller a holdup note and showed her a semiautomatic handgun.The teller gave the man money and he drove south on Ritchie Highway, police said.The man was described as black, 25 to 30 years old, with a thick well-trimmed mustache. He was wearing dark clothing, a blue baseball cap and was driving a tan older-model Oldsmobile Cutlass or a Cadillac.

A 16-year-old boy was struck in the head with a hammer by a man who robbed him on Royal Avenue in Hampstead early yesterday, state police said.The teen-ager, who was not identified because of his age, told police he was riding his bicycle home from a friend's house at 12: 50 a.m. when a man drove up in a black car, demanded money and drugs, then hit him.The man, who was wearing a white ski mask and black gloves, placed the boy's bicycle in the car and...

A Brooklyn Park man is accused of leading state police on a 15-minute high-speed chase yesterday that ended just outside Annapolis in a head-on collision with a car stopped at a traffic light.Anthony Lee Henson, 20, of the 5200 block of Audrey Ave., is in fair condition at the Prince George's Trauma Center. Police said he will be charged with attempted murder, assault with a vehicle, fleeing and eluding police, possession of marijuana, unauthorized use of a vehicle, speeding, and other traffic charges.

A 35-year-old Odenton man was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after a woman was forced into a car in Baltimore, police said.The woman was walking along Hanover Street in Baltimore at 4:29 a.m. when a man with a gun pulled up next to her and forced her into his car, police said. The man drove to Anne Arundel County, sexually assaulted the woman and later stopped on Oakton Road near Route 175.After demanding and receiving $150, the man started choking the woman, police said. She managed to fight him off, then ran to a nearby house.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southern Baltimore Shooting A female resident of the 600 block of S. Fulton Ave. was home about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when she encountered a male intruder armed with a handgun. Police said the woman shot the intruder with her own gun. She called 911 and reported the incident, left her home and locked the front door, leaving the man in the house. Medics forced their way in and treated the man before he was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was in critical condition.

An unidentified man was shot yesterday afternoon, apparently while sitting in his car on the parking lot of a nursing and assisted-living facility in the Villa Nova section of Baltimore County. County police refused last night to provide information on the shooting, which occurred about 2:15 p.m. outside the 300-resident Augsburg Lutheran Home and Village in the 6800 block of Campfield Road. The victim was not a resident there, according to Glenn Scherer, Augsburg executive director. He said the man drove onto the parking lot of the home and was sitting in his car next to a trash container when another man approached and shot him. Sherer said the wounded man managed to enter the kitchen of one of the home's buildings on the 52-acre complex, where he was aided by a nurse and other staff members as police were alerted.

A 34-year-old Baltimore man is accused of breaking into an Ellicott City home Thursday and then leading a Howard County sheriff's deputy on a chase.About 1 p.m. Thursday, police said, someone spotted a suspicious car in the driveway of the home, called authorities and scared off the man, who had entered the home through a back window.The man drove away and was chased by the sheriff's deputy, police said. He was arrested near Chatham Mall on Baltimore National Pike.Charged with first-degree burglary, destruction of property and several traffic violations is Roy Edward Young of the 100 block of Solar Circle.

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he tried to run over an anti-pornography protester in front of the Pack Shack bookstore in Ellicott City, the site of numerous protests since it opened earlier this year.Christopher Maurice Wan, 34, of the 5400 block of High Tide Court, was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct, said Sgt. Steven Keller, a police spokesman.Keller said officers responded to a complaint about 9: 45 p.m. that the protesters, from a group called Men Against Pornography, were trespassing at the Pack Shack, which also sells and rents adult videos and magazines.

A 32-year-old Annapolis man was in critical condition yesterday after being shot two times during an argument with a neighbor near their homes in the Eastport section, city police said.Deboriah Sheppard was sitting in the rear of home in the 1100 block of Madison St. about 4: 30 p.m. when another man drove up, got out of his car and fired at least two shots after "angry words were exchanged," police said.Sheppard, of the 1000 block of President St., flagged down Officer Tracy Watts and was flown by helicopter to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.

A 16-year-old boy was struck in the head with a hammer by a man who robbed him on Royal Avenue in Hampstead early yesterday, state police said.The teen-ager, who was not identified because of his age, told police he was riding his bicycle home from a friend's house at 12: 50 a.m. when a man drove up in a black car, demanded money and drugs, then hit him.The man, who was wearing a white ski mask and black gloves, placed the boy's bicycle in the car and...

Police are looking for a man who threatened to expose himself to an Arundel High School student on school property Friday.A 17-year-old student told police she was waiting for a friend on the back parking lot of the school in the 1000 block of Annapolis Road in Gambrills about 11: 30 a.m. She said a man drove up in a dark blue pickup truck and offered to pay her $5 to watch him. The girl told the man no and he drove off, police said. Police did not have a detailed description of the man.Police logSevern: Vandals damaged at least six vehicles with green spray paint between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. Saturday while they were parked in the Quail Run South neighborhood.

A man wielded a hypodermic needle to rob a 24-hour Wal-Mart in Glen Burnie of unknown items early yesterday, but no one was injured, Anne Arundel County police said.About 3: 30 a.m., a man entered the store at 6721 Chesapeake Center Drive and filled an empty bag with several items, police said.When he tried to leave through a locked side exit and an assistant manager refused to unlock the door, the man raised a hypodermic needle above his head and insisted that the door be opened, police said.

An armed man used the drive-through window of Annapolis Bank and Trust in Severna Park Tuesday to steal an undisclosed amount of money, county police said.A teller told police the man drove up to the service window soon after 7 p.m., passed the teller a holdup note and showed her a semiautomatic handgun.The teller gave the man money and he drove south on Ritchie Highway, police said.The man was described as black, 25 to 30 years old, with a thick well-trimmed mustache. He was wearing dark clothing, a blue baseball cap and was driving a tan older-model Oldsmobile Cutlass or a Cadillac.

Police are looking for a man they say tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in Severn on Monday as she walked to her grandmother's house.The girl told police she was walking in the 1500 block of Mondard Ave. shortly after 4 p.m. when a man drove up next to her and asked if she would like a ride.When the girl declined, the man drove away, police said.Police said the incident is unrelated to earlier abduction attempts in North County.The man is described as white, in his late 20s or early 30s, with a slender build and shoulder-length dark-brown hair.