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Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southeastern District Theft from vehicle: A Hi-Point 9 mm semiautomatic handgun with serial No. 824463SM, a stun gun and a video camera, all valued at more than $1,100, were stolen Tuesday from a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass parked in the 2500 block of Fleet St. Theft: Sixteen pen flashlights and a knife, all valued at $100, were stolen Tuesday...

Horse racing Tell a Great Story wins by a nose at Delaware Park Sagamore Farm's Tell a Great Story prevailed over Ile St. Molly in the $75,125 Go For Wand Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday in Wilmington. The Go For Wand Stakes is a prep for the 1 1/16-mile $300,000 Grade II Delaware Oaks on July 13. With Forest Boyce (Garrison Forest) astride, Tell a Great Story, a Maryland-bred conditioned by Ignacio Correas IV , defeated Ile St. Molly by a nose, finishing in 1minute, 40.80 seconds.

Four passengers were injured when a bus driver crashed into parked cars on the Alameda early Wednesday morning, a spokesman for the Maryland Transit Administration said. The bus hit one parked car on The Alameda near 33rd Street at 2:42 a.m. that triggered a domino effect, said spokesman Terry Owens. Eight parked cars were damaged as a result, he said. Four passengers were taken to Union Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Owens said.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman wants to give county parks director Rick Anthony a 37.3 percent pay raise. Andrea Fulton, the county's personnel director, told the County Council on Tuesday that boosting Anthony's salary from $88,121 to $121,000 would bring his pay in line with that of other department directors in the county. Other department directors make between $110,000 and $160,000. "It's a one-time adjustment to adjust a salary to a department head that is way below what other department heads are making," Fulton said.

The whole thing started when Diane Zidek parked her car on a street in Baltimore. A simple maneuver; thousands do it every day. But little did Ms. Zidek know how such a simple, even mundane thing as parking her car could lead to a three-day headache.Ms. Zidek strikes me as a bright, efficient and conscientious person. She had an idea to leave her car parked in midtown, near her office, while she took a bus to a convention downtown.She did all the right things toward that end, too. She parked her 1983 Nissan at a meter on the south side of East Eager Street, between St. Paul and Calvert, about a block from her business, International Marketing Group.

The handicapped space was clearly marked, but the judge parked there anyway. Soon his car had company: Two sheriff's deputies parked in a neighboring handicapped space. Howard County Circuit Judge James B. Dudley said yesterday that he would have paid a ticket if deputies had written him one. Instead, the two law enforcement officers got out of their car and walked past his, carrying a takeout dinner into their office next to the courthouse in Ellicott City. Dudley, who is not disabled, said he parked in the spot about 4: 50 p.m. Thursday to be closer to the courthouse.

PoliceWestminster: An employee of Len Stoler on Baltimore Boulevard told police Wednesday that someone took property from a car parked on its lot. Loss was estimated at $1,800.Westminster: A Taneytown resident told police Wednesday that someone damaged her vehicle while it was parked at Cranberry Mall. Damage was estimated at $200.Pub Date: 1/08/99

PoliceWestminster: A resident of Shaeffer Avenue told police that someone damaged her vehicle while it was parked on the street. Damage was estimated at $250.Westminster: A resident of Wakefield Valley Road told police that her vehicle was damaged while it was parked at Cranberry Mall. Damage was estimated at $200.

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Many high school graduates spend their final night before college with family and friends. The five Terrapins-to-be on the Maryland team in Saturday night's Big 33 Classic spent theirs where they'll be for much of the next 4 to 5 years: on a football field. The Maryland team's 58-27 loss to Pennsylvania in the annual high school all-star game marked the end of a life chapter for Shane Cockerille (Gilman), Milan Collins (Bishop McNamara), Elvis Dennah (Annapolis Area Christian)

A new urban park is bringing a patch of green to a once-blighted corner of Broadway East, a project organizers hope can be a model for improving the quality of life and reducing pollution in other distressed Baltimore neighborhoods. Trees are to be planted today at the corner of Gay and Federal streets, on a third of an acre where until a few years ago 18 mostly dilapidated rowhouses had stood. Community and nonprofit leaders, elected officials and others who live, worship and work in the area are expected to be on hand to help with landscaping the New Broadway East Community Park.

Kudos to Baltimore for being recognized as one of the top cities for its parks and outdoor resources ("Baltimore's parks slip to 21st in nation," June 5). There's no question that open spaces and parks can contribute to a healthier, even more prosperous community. Except just having great parks does not seem to have the pizazz needed to lure teens and young adults outdoors. As summer vacation looms for America's youth, their focus will be directed largely at zombie warriors, space aliens and warships, or mega-armies battling mythical beasts raging from video games, not so much on outdoor activities.

A 25-year-old man is struggling for his life at a local hospital after an altercation involving patrons during a ball game at Oriole Park last week ("Taunting at O's game ends in intensive care," June 1). This situation could have been averted if fans nearby, or the victim himself, Matt Fortese, had approached an usher or an Orioles employee when the situation grew dicey. The ushers and other ball park employees are there so fans have the best possible experience while attending the game.

Do you remember Gwynn Oak Junction? Then you may have gone to the movies at what was the Ambassador Theatre, bought your groceries at Schreiber's, purchased your very first Halloween costume at Read's, spent your allowance at Ben Franklin, and gotten your hair styled at Dorothy's Beauty Parlor. You surely then will remember Gwynn Oak Park, just short hop down Gwynn Oak Avenue, to the corner of Gwyndale, through which ran the Gwynn Falls Creek. Once you got past ticket booth with the nasty smiling-clown's face on it , you knew you were in for an afternoon of great fun - and perhaps a little adventure.

Harford County residents have access to thousands of acres of local and state parklands, with attractions ranging from disc golf courses, equestrian and hiking trails and sports fields to boat launches, playgrounds and nature centers. TRAILS AND WALKWAYS Aberdeen Festival Park Howard & Franklin streets, Aberdeen Anita C. Leight Park 700 Otter Point Road, Abingdon Bynum Run Pond 715 Churchville Road, Bel Air Cedar Lane Regional Park 1100 Cedar Lane, Bel Air Eden Mill Park & Nature Center 1617 Eden Mill Road, Pylesville Forest Hill Recreation Complex 21 Rock Spring Church Road, Forest Hill Graybeal Fields 600 Red Pump Road, Bel Air Havre de Grace Promenade Yacht Basin to Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace Heavenly Waters 702 N. Tollgate Road, Bel Air Lake Serene at Edgewater Village Park Brookside Drive, Edgewater Village, Edgewood Liriodendron 502 W. Gordon St., Bel Air Ma & Pa Heritage Corridor Smith Lane to Williams Street, Bel Air Melrose Lane to Friends Park, Forest Hill Mariner Point Park 100 Kearney Drive, Joppa Robert Copenhaver Park 664 Trimble Road, Joppatowne Rockfield Park 501 Churchville Road, Bel Air Swan Harbor Farm 401 Oakington Road, Havre de Grace COUNTY PARKS A.B. Demarco Memorial Park Aberdeen Throughway, Aberdeen Aberdeen Family Swim Center Old Robin Hood Road, Aberdeen Aberdeen Festival Park Howard & Franklin streets,...

The National Park Service has announced that it no longer needs to furlough U.S. Park Police. The announcement came after Park Police officers — who patrol the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and several sites in Maryland — had served three of 14 planned furlough days. The National Park Service said savings from those three unpaid days off, combined with other cost-cutting measures and a thorough review of the budget, have "significantly improved" the agency's financial situation and made it possible to end the furloughs for the rest of the fiscal year.

You say Rover wants to roam, but your postage-stamp backyard isn't cutting it? Clearly, you and your pooch need to take advantage of the nearest friendly neighborhood dog park. Not that every neighborhood has one, or that they're all created equal. Some technically aren't "dog parks" at all. But people bring their dogs there anyway. The classic dog park is a fenced-in area where dogs and their people are welcome, but leashes are strictly verboten. Some are urban oases, some are within larger parks, and some are even on the beach, where sticks tossed into the water don't stand a chance.