Saints Road

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.Jessup: 8700 block of Mary Lane: Someone opened a sliding glass door at a residence, then stole a refrigerator between 6: 30 p.m. and 10: 20 p.m. Tuesday.North Laurel: 9300 block of All Saints Road: Someone stole a 1986 Buick Skyhawk at 6: 43 a.m. Tuesday.Jessup: 10800 block of Guilford Road: Someone stole a 1997 Mercedes S320 at 8: 12 a.m. Tuesday.Hickory Ridge: 10300 block of Hickory Ridge Road: Someone tried to kick in an apartment door, then fired a bullet into the door knob at 9: 51 p.m. Tuesday.

The North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center offers the following after-hours services: •Financial counseling, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Jan. 21 and 28. Call 410-880-5917 for an appointment. •National Alliance of Mental Illness Support Group, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 19 and 26. Drop-in. Offered in English and Spanish. •Women, Infant and Children's Program clients, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 30. Call 410-880-5917. The center is at 9150 All Saints Road, Whiskey Bottom Shopping Center in Laurel.

Police logJessup: 10500 Guilford Road: A maroon 1992 Chevy Blazer, Maryland tags 490030M, was stolen between 6 p.m. Monday and 7: 30 a.m. Tuesday from Security Plus Inc., 10545 Guilford Road.North Laurel: Intersection of Canterbury Riding and All Saints Road: Two juveniles were approached by two people who asked for money and patted them down. One of the assailants hit one victim. A 15-year-old boy from Laurel was arrested, police said.Laurel: 8300 block of Cherry Lane: Someone broke a rear basement window of a home and ransacked every room between 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Tuesday.

As they await Tuesday's scheduled vote on a proposed Exxon gas station in their neighborhood, North Laurel Park residents say the Howard County zoning process supports business interests over their concerns."

The following is compiled from police reports.  Ellicott City Town and Country Boulevard, 8700 block, 11 p.m. April 9. While making delivery, pizza delivery person was approached by two men. One blocked pathway driver was walking on that led to building. Men stole portion of food order and walked away. Elkridge/Jessup Washington Boulevard, 6300 block, 4:21 a.m. April 14. Rock used to smash front glass door of Nail Salon. Cash from desk drawer and nail polish bottles, which were mounted on the wall, were stolen.

In a sign that the developer of the Key property in southern Howard County still has a way to go in winning over neighbors, more than 60 worried residents turned out last night to voice their concerns about the developer's planned upgrade of area roads. The developer, the Rouse Co. affiliate Howard Research and Development (HRD), is seeking state and county permission to add an access point from the Key property in North Laurel to Route 216 between the Interstate 95 interchange and the intersection with All Saints Road.

Group to hold its 26th breakfast honoring M.L. King Jr. The Columbia chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will hold its 26th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 7 at Martin's West in Baltimore. The theme will be "Making the Dream a Reality." Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a Baltimore Democrat, will speak. Tickets are $25; $18 for children to age 12. The event is a fund-raiser for the fraternity's educational programs and scholarships. Information: Ed Young, 410-730-1481, Clarence Hall, 301-596-5470, or Richard Shepherd, 410-740-4040.

During the county furlough week, Dec. 28-31, the Community Action Council of Howard County will move its operations to Dasher Green Head Start Center, 6680 Cradlerock Way in Columbia, and the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, 9105 All Saints Road in Laurel. Call 410-313-6440 for more information.