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A Laurel man was treated at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center and released Tuesday afternoon after he was pinned between the bucket of a front-end loader and a steel trash container, officials said.Hugh Peter Fletcher, 26, of the 9500 block of McGuirk Road was loading debris from a construction site into the trash container shortly before noon when the accident occurred, police said. The construction site was in the 700 block of Crain Highway in Glen Burnie. Mr. Fletcher works for B & R Associates in Beltsville, police said.

POLICE LOG* Savage: 8600 block of Dorsey Run Road: Someone stole a gray 1982 Mack truck from the Driggs Corp. late Wednesday night.* Scaggsville: 7700 block of Kindler Road: Someone entered a home through an open garage Thursday or Friday and stole several items. The homeowner's purse was found alongside the house, police said.11400 block of Harding Road: A rear window was pried Friday night and jewelry stolen, police said.

POLICE LOG*Ellicott City: 2300 block of Daniels Road: A mailbox was destroyed Aug. 25 or Aug. 26.8500 block of Harvest View Court: A Honda Del Sol was left supported on cement blocks after someone stole all four tires from the vehicle Monday morning.2800 block of Eagles Mere Court: Two Schwinn Criss Cross 21-speed bikes, valued at $330 each, were stolen from an open garage on Aug. 29.3000 block of Cluster Pines Court: A black and teal 19-inch 10-speed bike was stolen from an open garage Thursday afternoon.

POLICE LOG* Owen Brown: 8900 block of McGaw Court: A $200 car stereo was stolen from a vehicle Wednesday afternoon.6400 block of Dobbin Road: A gray 1987 Toyota Tercel with Pennsylvania tags ABA8023 was stolen late Tuesday or early Wednesday.* Long Reach: 1100 block of Tamar Drive: A 26-inch bicycle valued at $125 was stolen from an open garage Wednesday afternoon.6400 block of Tree Top Circle: Three small pine trees were stolen from a front yard Tuesday or Wednesday.

Woman assaulted in Ellicott CityRory Wade Leftwich, of the 8200 block of Wellington Place,was arrested Wednesday in Ocean City. He was charged with burglary, theft and two counts of theft from automobiles, police said.Mr. Leftwich eluded authorities for 10 days before his capture, police said.Police said they've been searching for him since late July, when his fingerprints were allegedly recovered from the scene of an attempted burglary in the 3200 block of Regents Row and a burglary in the 3200 block of Parliament Place in West Friendship.

Methodist church robbed in Mount AiryAn intruder who stole brass candle holders and a fire extinguisher from a Mount Airy church during the weekend also used the building as a temporary home, Howard County police said.Howard Chapel United Methodist Church, at 1970 Long Corner Road, was robbed between Thursday and Sunday, said Sgt. Carl Layman. The robber entered the church by smashing a window pane in a door. Police concluded that the thief stayed overnight because a couch had been moved.

Armored car guard robbed at gunpointPolice are looking for the robber of an armored car guard in Columbia yesterday afternoon.Police said a man held up a Brink's armored car service guard as the guard was entering the First American Bank in the 5900 block of Symphony Woods.Police said the suspect displayed a handgun as the guard was leaving his truck with bags of money. The suspect snatched an undisclosed amount of money and ran into a nearby wooded area.Police said a K-9 patrol followed the suspect's trail but lost the scent somewhere in the wooded area.