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Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police
An alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department after a man approached a young girl who was working out at an area school. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, police say that a girl was finishing up a workout at a track in the 200 block of Locust Avenue when she was approached by an unknown man.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel Accused Of Abusing Minors
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, who has been the subject of an investigation since March by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division Child Abuse Unit was taken into custody on Thursday, officials say. According to police, Schlegel was identified by students and school administrators as the subject...
Police issue all-clear order after bomb threat at Maryland State House
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland State House was evacuated due to a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon, according to the Annapolis Police Department.An emergency text alert was sent out to people subscribed to the State House complex alert system.The text alert read: "Maryland General Assembly Alert: State House BOMB THREAT. Please evacuate the area immediately, and please head home. Do not return. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," the Baltimore Banner reported.The governor was reportedly not at the State House at the time that the threat came in. Around 5:20, the Maryland Capitol Police issue an all-clear order for the campus. That emergency alert system was put into place after a similar incident in March, when an unidentified person called the Annapolis Police Department saying he was armed with a gun and was headed to the State House.
Police arrest two in theft turned motor vehicle crash
GRASONVILLE — Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff deputies arrested a man and woman suspected of stealing $5,000 worth of merchandise from a Walgreens, ending in the pair crashing the vehicle into the Waterman’s Monument and being apprehended. At approximately 5:01 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, deputies responded to the Walgreens located in the 1800 block of Chester for reports of a theft. While canvassing the area, a deputy observed a vehicle returning to the location with two individuals inside matching the suspect’s descriptions. The...
No charges filed after fatal police tasing of man in Anne Arundel County
BALTIMORE — No charges will be filed against the officers who were involved in a deadly tasing in Anne Arundel County. On October 29, 2023, around 4:30 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way in Gambrills for the report of two men in a vehicle with guns and drugs.
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