OCEAN CITY, MD—An Anne Arundel County angler has become the first officially-recognized state record holder for swordfish, which he caught in a tournament on July 23 in Ocean City. Annapolis resident Peter Schultz, 36, is the first record holder for the Atlantic division – Swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Schultz caught the 301-pound swordfish while participating in the Big Fish Classic tournament, […]
UPDATE: Javaughn Berry has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Parkville restaurant and two other robberies. Javaughn Berry, 26, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act Robbery). The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday announced that Tasha S. Saunders, 42, of Parkville, and Diane S. Jordan, 48, also of Parkville, each pleaded guilty to one count of felony Medicaid fraud for submitting claims that caused the Maryland Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) to reimburse their companies, Changing Directions, Inc. and HEAL Inc., more than $470,000 for […]
UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until 10 a.m. on Sunday. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has expanded Saturday’s Ice Storm Warning northward. While Baltimore County remains under a Winter Weather Advisory, the Ice Storm Warning now includes Anne Arundel County. Local road conditions were deteriorating rapidly on Saturday afternoon. Several crashes have been […]
MARYLAND—A Silver Alert has been activated for a missing woman. The Anne Arundel County Police Department says 81-year-old Rosalie Josephine Howley suffers from a cognitive impairment. She is 5’6″ tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has silver/gray hair. She was last seen at about 4 p.m. on February 9 on Roe Lane in Arnold. She is believed to be traveling in […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that UK variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Maryland. The strain is commonly known as B-117. The governor stated that two individuals (a couple) from Anne Arundel have been diagnosed with the variant. One of the individuals had recently returned from travel abroad. The two individuals are now in isolation and contact […]
UPDATE: Fletcher Dorsett has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—A 52-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to robbing nine banks over four months, including financial institutions located on Campbell Boulevard and Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh. Fletcher M. Dorsett, Jr. has pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges in connection with […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—”This is an urgent message about your grandchild. I’m their lawyer. They’ve been involved in an accident and arrested for reckless driving. They need $10,000 to pay their bail so that they don’t have to stay in jail for six months.” Legit? No, this is fraud, and police say it’s costing older citizens in Baltimore County thousands of dollars. […]