Motorcycle

Baltimore County police officers from several precincts were called to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on Saturday after the promoter of a weekend motorcycle show said he asked a gang to leave. The Pagans, a rival of the Hells Angels, were asked to leave by the organizers of the Timonium Motorcycle Show about 1 p.m., police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said in an email. She said additional police support was requested because the department was concerned about a possible confrontation after the Hells Angels were displaying their colors, which motorcycle clubs were told not to do during the event.

A man was struck in the head with a rubber mallet at the North Point Plaza Flea Market on Sunday afternoon during what a police dispatcher initially characterized as a "motorcycle gang-related" fight. Officers responded to the market in the 2400 block of North Point Road in Dundalk about 1:10 p.m. for a report of a fight between two groups and found the man with a serious but non-life-threatening injury, said Cpl. John Wachter, a police spokesman. Wachter would not confirm a connection to a gang or provide more details on the nature of the fight.

A Baltimore City officer suffered a concussion Tuesday in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 795 in Owings Mills. The officer, a 10-year-veteran of the city motorcycle unit, was traveling to a training exercise in Sykesville. He lost control of the motorcycle on the rain-slick road and collided with a Jersey wall about 8 a.m., police said. The officer, whose identity has not been released, was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he is in good condition.

Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith jogged by himself up and down the sideline Sunday night at M&T Bank Stadium, a solemn moment for him following the death of his younger brother. It was a solitary time for Smith shortly after rejoining his teammates four hours before kickoff against the New England Patriots. And it was less than 18 hours after Smith learned that his brother, Tevin Jones, had died when his motorcycle struck a utility pole in the Montross area of Virginia, Westmoreland County Sheriff C.O. Balderson told The Baltimore Sun. After wiping a tear away from his eye before the first quarter, Smith, who had traveled to Virginia early Sunday morning to be with his family prior to returning to Baltimore for the game, went to work on the Patriots' defense.

A Perryville motorcyclist was killed early Friday afternoon near the busy intersection of Routes 543 and 22 in Fountain Green. The motorcycle driver, Monte Alonzo Greenhow, 49, of the 200 block of Thomas Point Way in Perryville, was driving his 2006 Kawasaki east in the slow lane around 2:15 p.m. on Route 22 just before the entrance to the Wawa when a 2010 Hyundai turned in front of him, according to the duty officer at the Maryland State Police...

A 49-year-old Cecil County man was killed shortly after 2 p.m. Friday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Harford County. Monte Alonzo Greenhow of the 200 block of Thomas Point Way, Perryville, was pronounced dead at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center after the crash, which police said occurred when Greenhow's 2006 Kawasaki, traveling east on Route 22, struck a westbound 2010 Hyundai Elantra as its driver tried to make a left...

A little over a month after its proposal to outlaw the motorcycle grip in men's lacrosse came under a firestorm of criticism, the NCAA announced Thursday that the grip will remain legal while also giving updates on other proposals. The next step in the process is a review by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP). The weeks since the original proposal last month have been what Rules Committee chairman Jon Hind described as the “reconsideration and consideration” phase, accepting feedback from those affected by the new proposalsand considering changes before submitting to PROP.

In response to the NCAA's proposed rule changes for the 2013 men's lacrosse season, the US Lacrosse men's game safety education subcommittee provided comments centered on player safety Wednesday to the NCAA men's lacrosse rules committee. Angelo Calvello, chairman of the US Lacrosse men's game safety education subcommittee, wrote a letter about recommendations involving the proposed rule changes for faceoffs and restarts. Among the highlights, US Lacrosse requested the NCAA rescind proposals that move faceoff players to 12 inches apart and that outlaw the motorcycle grip.

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts. City of Laurel Washington Boulevard, Unit block, Aug. 18. Theft from motor vehicle. Washington Boulevard, 700 block, Aug. 18. Theft from motor vehicle. East Arbory Court, 7600 block, Aug. 17. Motor vehicle theft. Adam Court, 9100 block, Aug. 16. Motorcycle theft.

A motorcylist was killed in a crash near the York Road exit on I-83 in Parkton late Saturday afternoon after attempting to pass two cars by driving between them, according to the Maryland State Police. Troopers investigating the incident about 4:00 p.m. determined that the driver, 19-year-old Kareem Morsi of Woodbine, had been heading north on a white 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle when he tried to pass the two vehicles. Just north of Exit 33, the motorcycle struck the rear of one of the vehicles, police said, spun out of control, crossed the right shoulder and struck a guardrail.