Man Drove

Baltimore County police were searching yesterday for two men who followed a woman home and then carjacked her 1994 teal-green BMW convertible in the first block of Wellhaven Circle in Garrison.Police said a gray car pulled up alongside the woman, 27, as she was parking. Two men, both wearing masks and carrying handguns, jumped out and told her to lie on the ground. One man drove off in the BMW, which had license plates YDT 917, and the other man drove away in the gray car, believed to be a four-door Oldsmobile Cutlass.

A Baltimore County man died late Friday after he was involved in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Interstate 83 and Interstate 695 in Towson, officials said. Robert Lawrance Britt, 45, was pronounced dead after the 11:23 p.m. accident. A preliminary investigation shows alcohol was not a factor, officials said. The accident closed the beltway for about 30 minutes. Britt drove off the ramp on southbound I-83 through the triangular grassy area and continued onto the highway, where his 2006 Ford pickup track was struck by a tractor trailer and a Dodge Neon, officials said.

POLICE LOG* Harper's Choice: Little Patuxent Parkway/Harpers Farm Road: A man reported he was approached by two men in a possible carjacking attempt while at a traffic light early Monday. One of the suspects demanded he open the door of his 1987 Oldsmobile while the other tried to open another door. Police said the man drove off unharmed.

A 67-year-old Silver Spring man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to kill a woman he lived with and himself by driving his SUV into a trash trailer in Jessup on Sunday, Anne Arundel County police said. Henry Hutchins and Carol Carter, 60, who live in the 11000 block of July Drive in Silver Spring, are recovering at Shock Trauma from serious injuries. She is in critical but stable condition; he is in serious but stable condition. Police say Hutchins, with Carter in the front passenger seat, drove a 1994 Jeep Cherokee southbound on Brockbridge Road at a high rate of speed, left the roadway and headed in a straight line into a storage area of large trash trailers.

An armed man who had barricaded himself in a caretaker's house at the National Cemetery in southwest Baltimore was arrested today after members of the police Quick Response Team rushed him as a police helicopter diverted his attention.The suspect was not immediately identified. He was arrested at 1:11 p.m. at the cemetery in the 3400 block of Frederick Ave. No shots were fired, police said.The incident began about 10:30 a.m. when a man drove a car onto the cemetery grounds, pulled a handgun and told workers, "You do not belong here, this is sacred grounds.

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.

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 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...

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 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 city officer was injured Thursday afternoon when he was dragged five blocks by a car whose driver was trying to escape arrest in West Baltimore. In a separate incident in Westport, an officer shot a man suspected of dealing drugs who drew a gun during an undercover drug buy, authorities said. The injured officer, whose name was not released, joined the department 18 months ago and was assigned to the Western District. He was listed in fair condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Details of his injuries were not released, but police said his bullet-resistant vest was shredded as he was dragged.

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.

Baltimore police identified yesterday the man who was shot and then plunged the Jeep Cherokee he was driving into the swimming pool of prominent defense attorney Warren A. Brown. Police, who said they did not have an address for Dwight McDaniel Baker, 35, said they were unsure whether he died of the gunshot wound or drowned after his out-of-control vehicle crashed through a concrete wall and into the pool at Brown's Northwest Baltimore home early Saturday.

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 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.

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 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...