Monday, February 4, 2013
Top stories from Howard County Patch websites.
13-Year-Old Among Those Charged in Serial Howard County Burglaries One 13-year-old, two 14-year-olds and a 17-year-old are believed to be involved with a string of burglaries that began in November, police said. Landscaper Dies on the Job in Howard County Michael Dingle, of Catonsville, owned Natural Way Design and Landscaping. Ellicott City Flooding 'You Get Used to it' A few inches of rain in the basement isn't all that bad, according to some Main Street merchants. Storm Damage: Flooding, Road Closures and Downed Trees Heavy rainfall overnight on Wednesday soaked Howard County. Patapsco River Goes 'Completely' Over its Bank in Ellicott City (UPDATED) Flooding has led to road closures in the Historic District and Baltimore County. Ulman…
Friday, February 1, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Howard County Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Columbia Armed Robbery - Windstream Drive A woman was robbed by a man who approached her parked vehicle and displayed a gun near the 10000 bock of Windstream Drive on Jan. 31 around 9 p.m. The woman gave the man money, he demanded more, and when she told him she had no more, he fled. Police described the suspect as a thin black male, abut 5-foot-6 inches, wearing a gray or white hooded sweatshirt and carrying a small pistol. Commercial Burglary Attempt - Eden Brook Apartments A witness saw a person wearing dark clothing exit the fitness center at Dominion/ Eden Brook Apartments near the 7300 block of Eden Brook Drive, but nothing appeared to be missing when police responded around 9 p.m. on Jan. 30. Construction Site Burglary - Benjamin …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The flood watch begins at 3 p.m. and continues through late tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Howard County starting at 3 p.m. today through late tonight. NWS reported a line of heavy rain is making its way through the Shenandoah Valley and will hit the Baltimore and Washington metro areas this afternoon and evening. NWS predicted rainfall beween one and one and a half inches over a very short period of time. BGE announced that residents should expect wind gusts between 40 to 50 mph. “While we have enjoyed unseasonably mild weather the past two days, we expect conditions to drastically change with an approaching cold front that will likely bring thunderstorms and high wind and wind gusts to BGE’s service area later this evening,” said Jeannette M. Mills, vice …
Police Officer Justice Halsey is January's Officer of the Month for District IV.
Police Officer Justice Halsey was chosen in January as Prince George's police Officer of the Month for police District IV. Stay tuned to Patch for features on all of January's Prince George's officers of the month. Here's what the Prince George's Police Department said about Halsey: Police Officer Justice Halsey was called to the 5400 block of Livingston Terrace in Oxon Hill on Dec. 25 for the report of an apartment burglary. When he arrived, Halsey spotted several suspects a few apartment buildings away. Halsey identified stolen property from the victim and arrested three suspects, and a fourth was caught in a stairwell behind the victim’s apartment. It turned out that the suspects were wanted in connection with other burglaries as …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Howard County Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Columbia Residential burglary – Honeycomb Gate Four necklaces were reported stolen from a residence near the 6100 block of Honeycomb Gate overnight on Jan. 9. Police found a rear window pried open to gain entry. Residential burglary – Dasher Farm Court A resident living on the 7000 block of Dasher Farm Ct. heard a tap on a window and saw a person flee toward Cradlerock Way after entering the residence’s yard through an unlocked fence around 3 p.m. on Jan. 9. Attempted break-in – Morningbird Lane No entry was made, but a rear window screen was removed and a window was pried at a residence near the 5800 block of Morningbird Ln. on Jan. 8. Attempted break-in – Vantage Point Road A rear patio screen door was found cut, but no entry was made to…
Monday, January 7, 2013
This is the week's forecast thanks to the National Weather Service.
Winter? What winter? According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will reach the mid-50s this week, with sunny skies until the end of the week. Monday should be sunny with temperatures reaching the low 40s, dropping to the mid-20s at night. On Tuesday, expect more sunny skies and temperatures reaching close to 50 degrees and dropping to the high 20s at night. Wednesday, temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-50s with sunny skies. Temperatures drop to the low 30s. Thursday, temperatures will hit about 50 degrees during the day. Things may take a turn on Thursday night, however, when there’s a 30 percent chance of rain, according to NWS. Temperatures will drop to the high-30s degrees. There’s a 30 percent chance of rain …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Quadrantids - a short, but oft-impressive meteor shower - should dazzle tonight.
Keep an eye open for the first meteor shower of the year in the hours before dawn Friday. The Quadrantids meteor shower should be quite a show, with 60 - 200 meteors per hour, according to Space.com. The National Weather Service is forecasting clear skies (and temperatures in the high 20s), but a bright, waning gibbous moon may steal the show. Meteor showers are named after the constellations from which they seem to radiate - we had the Persieds, the Orionids, the Tuarids, the Leonids, all fairly straight forward. So where in the sky do the Quadrantids come from? Quadrans Muralis, of course If you're scratching your head, it's OK. Quadrans Muralis is an obsolete constellation. The meteor shower was named in the 19th century, according…
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10:29 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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