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THE COUNT Homicides since Jan. 1: 180 THE VICTIMS The body of Christopher Robotham, 37, of Pikesville was found in the trunk of a car parked on a Northeast Baltimore Street on Thursday. He died of blunt force trauma and was ruled the city's 179th homicide this year. Samuel Epps, 30, was fatally shot early yesterday after her was chased outside his rowhouse in the 1700 block of W. Baltimore St. Police said the shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. and Epps died later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Two men were fatally shot in Baltimore yesterday in separate incidents, the latest about 11 p.m. in the Cedonia neighborhood, city police said. Few details were available on the latest shooting, which occurred at Waycross Road and Cedonia Avenue in Northeast Baltimore. Officer Troy Harris, a police spokesman, could only say that a man had been shot several times. Earlier yesterday, about 3:50 p.m., an adult male was shot in the head in the 1000 block of E. Baltimore St., Harris said. The man was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Harris said.

Maryland, New York prosecutors receive awards for their efforts The U.S. Department of Justice has honored an assistant U.S. attorney in Maryland for his work on a $98.5 million fraud case and a team of New York-based federal prosecutors and agents for their work in convicting a Baltimore taxi driver who completed terrorist training in Pakistan. They were among 132 recipients of the annual Director's Award for excellence in law enforcement from the Executive Office for United State's Attorneys.

A Dunkirk man injured in a two-vehicle accident last week in Anne Arundel County died yesterday, county police said. Raymond Lee Crandall, 41, of the 6300 block of McKendree Road was traveling south on Davidsonville Road in a 1997 Ford Escort about 5 p.m. Jan. 4 when a 2004 Honda Accord driven by William Bennett Connor crossed the center double yellow line and struck the Escort head-on, police said. Connor, 43, suffered minor injuries and Crandall was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died early yesterday.

Two men died in shootings early yesterday and Saturday, and police had no suspects nor knew of motives in the slayings - Baltimore's latest reported homicides. About 1:30 a.m. yesterday, Southeastern District officers responding to gunshots in the 200 block of Spring Court found a man bleeding from multiple wounds. The victim, whose name was withheld, was taken by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he died less than an hour later, said Officer Troy Harris, a police spokesman. The other shooting was reported about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Herkimer St., near the eastern edge of Carroll Park.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southern Shootings -- Police respondng to a report of multiple shots fired in the 900 block of W. Lombard St. about 1 p.m. yesterday found two men who had been shot. Both victims were taken by ambulances to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where one was treated for a bullet wound to a leg and the other for a wound to the back. Victim named -- Police have identified Eric Zurawski, 39, whose address was not available, as the man stabbed in the throat about 5:15 p.m. Sunday by an unknown assailant during a confrontation in the 1300 block of W. Ostend St. Zurawaski died later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Police identified Douglas Pennix, 25, yesterday as the man who was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in West Baltimore.Detective Michael Glenn said Pennix was sitting with at least two other men on the front steps of a friend's house in the 1900 block of Etting St. about 2: 15 p.m. when a man he had been having a dispute with for more than a week shot him several times in the upper body with a handgun.Glenn said Pennix, of the first block of N. Broadway in the Butchers Hill section of East Baltimore, died at 3: 20 p.m. at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

A 35-year-old Ellicott City woman was recovering yesterday from injuries she received when a horse kicked her in the face Saturday afternoon.Susie Grissom of the 5100 block of Crestfield Court was riding the horse in the 14000 block of Burntwoods Road near Glenelg High School about 2: 30 p.m. when she fell off and the animal kicked her, fire officials said.Grissom was upgraded from critical to good condition yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, a spokeswoman said.Pub Date: 11/09/99

A man was killed and two people were injured yesterday in a two-car collision in White Marsh, Baltimore County police said.Rudi Tahedl, 79, who lived in the 800 block of Branford Court in Timonium, was stopped at a traffic sign on westbound Ebenezer Road about 12: 38 p.m. when he entered the northbound lane of Philadelphia Road. He was struck on the driver's side by an oncoming vehicle, police said.Tahedl died a short time later at Franklin Square Hospital Center, police said. Tahedl's passenger, Lena Zapz, 68, of Essex, and the driver of the second vehicle, Ernest Preston, 46, of Joppa were in fair condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, a nursing supervisor said.

A teen-age boy was injured yesterday when he fell several feet while climbing the side of a train tunnel in Patapsco Valley State Park near the Glen Artney Area, said Baltimore County fire and police officials.The youth, 15, whose name was not released, was climbing the side of a CSX Railroad tunnel near the 200 block of Frederick Road about 3 p.m. when he fell several feet and suffered head injuries, officials said. It's believed a friend ran to a nearby packaging firm on River Road and reported the incident.

One killed in truck-SUV crash in White Marsh A collision between a sport-utility vehicle and a tractor early Sunday in White Marsh claimed the life of a Harford County woman and critically injured her husband. Linda Buckland, 57, of Edgewood, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tracker westbound on Pulaski Highway at 1:44 a.m. when she collided with a Kenworth tractor driven by Irvin Jones, of Dublin, Va., who was entering the highway from Stevens Road. Police said Linda Buckland died later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center and that her husband, Charles, 62, was in critical condition there.

On September 26, 2009, P. Kevin Kennedy A memorial service will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 8 P.M. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to UMMS Foundation, c/o Neuro Trauma Fund, University of Maryland Medical Center, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 29 South Greene Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD 21201 or Living Legacy Foundation of MD, 1730 Twin Springs Road, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21227.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southwestern Baltimore Shooting: Police continue to seek an unidentified man who shot another man, 19, while the victim was attending a cookout with several other people in the first block of N. Marley St. about 12:05 a.m. Tuesday. The victim was shot several times in the lower body and legs and was driven by a friend to St. Agnes Hospital, where he was treated in the emergency room before being transferred to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was reported in good condition.

Hagerstown man critically injured in Glenelg crash 1 A Hagerstown man was critically injured early yesterday morning when his vehicle crashed into a guardrail on Route 32 in Glenelg, Howard County police say. The motorist, identified as Lawrence Elliott Black, 26, was driving northbound on Route 32 near the Burntwoods Road interchange at about 2:45 a.m. when his 2005 Hyundai drove off the right side of the roadway, according to officials. At impact, Black, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle.

Police reports in Baltimore City: and county: Southeastern Baltimore Armed robbery Police were seeking two teenage males, one armed with a handgun, who entered Ann's grocery store in the 100 block of S. Ann St. about 7:30 p.m. Saturday and announced a holdup. While the armed youth pointed the gun at an employee, the other removed several packs of cigarettes from a display and an undisclosed sum of money from a cash register. Theft A navigational system valued at $150 was stolen Saturday from a 2006 Mitsubishi Gallant parked in the 1000 block of E. Lexington St. by someone who broke a window to gain entry.

Police identify man shot in eye but have no suspects Baltimore police have identified the man who was wounded by gunfire in the eye, back and arm Friday afternoon at Washington Street and Lafayette Avenue. Dawron Johnson, 41, of the 3000 block of Federal St. was in serious condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital yesterday afternoon and was undergoing surgery on his eye, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman. Johnson has been arrested more than a dozen times in Baltimore. He has a 1994 conviction for robbery with a deadly weapon and at least two drug-related convictions, one in 2002 and the other in 2007.

City officer shoots robbery suspect A Baltimore police officer shot a man who led him on a chase after attempting to rob a fast-food restaurant in Overlea, police said. About 5 p.m. yesterday, a man tried to hold up a KFC restaurant in the 6200 block of Belair Road, city police spokeswoman Nicole Monroe said. Witnesses described the suspect and his car to a Northeastern District officer, who saw such a car going south on Belair Road just over the county line, Monroe said. The officer tried to pull over the car and had "an exchange" with the suspect that led to him shoot the man in the torso, Monroe said.

Two charged in stabbing of Arundel student Two teenagers have been charged in the stabbing of a Glen Burnie High School student during a scuffle last week, police said yesterday. Brandon Pearmon, 17, was charged as an adult with first- and second-degree assault and with possessing a dangerous weapon on school property. A 16-year-old has been charged as a juvenile with second-degree assault. The victim, a 17-year-old male sophomore whose name was not released, was stabbed in the head with a pair of scissors shortly after dismissal, said Bob Mosier, an Anne Arundel County schools spokesman.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southern Baltimore Shootings Two men were shot about 1:30 a.m. yesterday in the 800 block of Hollins St. during a fight among several people. Police said the victims, ages 21 and 27, were not among the people fighting. Both men were taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where one was treated for a bullet wound to the left arm and the other for a chest wound. There were no arrests. Robbery An employee of Lumberjack's Chicken in the 2600 block of W. Patapsco Ave. was mopping up the prep area about 11:45 p.m. Saturday when a gunman entered, walked behind the counter and ordered the worker to remove money from a cash register.

Man, 25, dies after city shooting A 25-year-old man died of his injuries early yesterday after he was shot while sitting on rowhouse steps Monday in East Baltimore, city police said. The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Officers responded to a call for a shooting in the 800 block of N. Milton Ave. and found Demarco Brown Jr. of the 700 block of N. Lakewood Ave. suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and torso, police said. Paramedics took the man by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital.