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A 6-year-old boy was flown to a nearby hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning after being hit by an SUV in Odenton. Justin Mulcahy, public information officer for the Anne Arundel County Police Department, said police responded to a call at 7:43 at the intersection of Blue Water Boulevard and Roff Point Drive, according to preliminary information. The child had been hit by a Chevrolet Avalanche, Mulcahy said. ywenger@baltsun.com Twitter.com/yvonnewenger

When a police sergeant approached a black Jeep Cherokee parked on the side of Piney Orchard Parkway in Anne Arundel County, its hazard lights blinking, she thought it would be a routine check on a stranded motorist. But the encounter was the first in a series of events that ended with the motorist's death. Police said that when the sergeant approached, 41-year-old Patrick Raphael Toney, an academic adviser at Bowie State University, got out of the vehicle, threw items onto the ground and spat.

Just in time for the launch of the highly anticipated iPad3 and following the success of international hit "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Odenton-based M-Edge has channeled the feel of the Oscar-nominated movie through a line of protective covers inspired by lead character Lisbeth Salander. The three covers, available in a black-on-black studded design, a heavy metallic color and a mohawk profile of Salander, are currently being sold through the company's web site ranging in price from $45 to $50. A company spokesperson said the new product for the iPad3 would be available in 21 days.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on I-70 westbound near Route 32 in Howard County, due to an accident. Traffic was slow on I-95 southbound near Route 222 in Perryville, due to road construction activity. An accident was blocking traffic on northbound Harford Road at Bagley Road in Fallston. A disabled vehicle was blocking traffic on southbound Route 97 at Route 32 in Anne Arundel County. The Maryland Transit Administration is warning MARC train patrons to expect "major delays" on the Penn Line because a train is disabled at the Odenton station and crews are working to repair it. Other trains are taking on extra passengers, and the Washington Metro line is accepting MARC tickets.

A former Glen Burnie man now serving a 50-year prison sentence for a Montgomery County robbery has been charged in the 2006 slaying of a former federal officer in an Odenton parking lot. William Lloyd McDonald, 31, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery and related weapons counts in the death of Benjamin Howard Curtis III. McDonald could receive up to life in prison if convicted. The Dec. 16 indictment was unsealed when handed to him Monday in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.

The barber spent at least 20 minutes grooming his client's hair and beard. With his clippers, brush, razor and shaving cream, he skillfully tended to every detail, frequently asking the man in the chair his preferences. When the appointment was done, the men exchanged thanks and a handshake. Robert W. Cradle, the 43-year-old founder of the nonprofit Rob's Barbershop Community Foundation, does not charge for his services to the homeless and needy. His satisfaction stems from "how happy people are when they like the way they look," he said.

A Baltimore police officer who was hit by a bullet accidentally fired by a Baltimore County colleague during a raid on Tuesday returned fire, but did not aim at the officer who shot him, according to a police union lawyer. Instead, the city officer fired straight ahead as he was going down a small set of stairs dividing a split-level house, according to the lawyer, Michael Marshall. The attorney said the city officer had been shot from an officer standing behind him, but thought the threat was in front of him. “They didn't expect to be going into a dark area,” said Marshall, who works for a law firm contracted with the Fraternal Order of Police, which is assisting both officers with the case.

A Baltimore Police officer was shot in the arm by a Baltimore County officer Monday afternoon while in Odenton serving a warrant with a law enforcement task force, police said. The city officer, who was not identified, was shot at about 2:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Pinecove Ave., in a townhouse community east of Fort Meade, officials said. The injury was described as a "through and through" wound and was not considered life threatening, though he was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center as a precaution.

Two employees of the Odenton Dollar Tree were robbed at gunpoint Friday night, police said. Shortly after 11 p.m., the clerks had just left the store in the 1100 block of Annapolis Road and were crossing the parking lot when a maroon minivan pulled up near them, Anne Arundel County Police said in a Saturday statement. A man got out of the van, pointed a handgun at the victims and demanded money, police said. A cell phone was also taken from one of the victims. The robber was last seen driving west on Annapolis Road.

Anne Arundel County police identified Tuesday a man who died after he was involved in a single-vehicle car crash in Odenton on Saturday. Brendan James Truffer, 25, of the 100 block of Locust Drive in Catonsville, died Monday after his car struck a tree off Patuxent Road north of Conway Road, police said. According to police, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash about 4:37 a.m. Saturday.Their investigation indicated that the driver was heading north on Patuxent Road when his 2003 Toyota Solara veered onto the shoulder.