Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A rundown of notable incidents from March 30-April 5.
The following is a rundown of notable arrests and police responses in the City of Laurel from March 30 to April 5, 2013. Incident details are provided by the Laurel Police Department. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions. Sunday, March 31 THEFT, 14300-BLK Baltimore Avenue, 12:54 p.m.: A patron of a local restaurant informed officers that he believed an employee had stolen his wallet from the table. Upon further investigation, officers located the wallet contained within the employee’s vehicle. A 57-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested for theft under $100. WARRANT, 15100-BLK Baltimore Avenue, 10:07 p.m.: Officers responded to a local bar for a reported disorderly subject. Upon arrival, officers contacted a 42-year-old …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A rundown of notable incidents from March 23-29.
The following is a rundown of notable arrests and police responses in the City of Laurel from March 23-29, 2013. Incident details are provided by the Laurel Police Department. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions. Saturday, March 23 FIRE, 14500 Laurel Place (Empire Buffet), 11:46 a.m.: Officers located a fire to the rear of the Empire Buffet. The fire department responded to put out the fire, and a fire investigator was called to investigate. Any information on this fire please call (301) 498-0092. DUI ARREST, Washington Blvd at Gorman Ave, 1:12 a.m.: Officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle. The 39-year-old driver was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arrested. DRUG COMPLAINT, Clays…
Monday, March 25, 2013
A rundown of incidents from March 17-22 provided by the Laurel Police Department.
The following is a rundown of reported crimes and police responses in the City of Laurel from March 17-22, 2013. Incident details are provided by the Laurel Police Department. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions. Sunday, March 17 Calls for service: 147 BURGLARY, 14900-BLK Ashford Court, 3:52PM: A citizen of the neighborhood observed a suspicious person to the rear of a vacant townhome in the neighborhood. This individual immediately contacted the Laurel Police department who responded promptly. Once on scene Officers discovered that the vacant home was not secure and could observe movement within. Officers then made contacted with a 22-year-old suspect who was utilizing the vacant house without permission. The suspect was …
Monday, March 18, 2013
A rundown of incidents from March 10-16 provided by the Laurel Police Department.
The following is a rundown of reported crimes and police responses in the City of Laurel from March 10-16, 2013. Incident details are provided by the Laurel Police Department. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions. Sunday, March 10 Calls for Service: 153 FIREARM VIOLATIONS, 1-BLK Post Office Avenue, 10:22 PM: Officers responded for a reported sound of gunfire. A witness observed a male shoot a shotgun in the street and leave in a van. Officers later located the vehicle and found the suspect inside. An 18-year-old suspect was arrested for discharging the shotgun. The shotgun was recovered and secured by police. Monday, March 11 Calls for Service: 111 SHOPLIFTING ARREST, 14100-BLK Baltimore Avenue, 1:25 PM: Employees of the Best …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
This information is supplied by the Howard County Police Department.
Laurel Robbery Police say on Feb. 24 at about 3 a.m., a man displaying a weapon approached two people on the 9600 block of Canterbury Riding. The man demanded their wallets, according to police, and the two victims complied. The burglar checked their wallets, found no money, then threw the wallets to the ground and fled toward Whiskey Bottom Road, according to police. The robber is described as a white male, 5-foot-7-to-5-foot-10 inches tall, weighing about 155 lbs. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and had a revolver-styled handgun. That same day, someone called police at about 3:30 a.m. and said he had been robbed on the 9000 block of Canterbury Riding by someone wearing a ski mask and a gray hooded sweatshirt. On …
Monday, February 25, 2013
A rundown of incidents from Feb. 16-20 provided by the Laurel Police Department.
The following is a rundown of reported crimes and police responses in the City of Laurel from Feb. 16-20, 2013. Incident details are provided by the Laurel Police Department. Arrests do not necessarily indicate convictions. SATURDAY, FEB. 16 Calls for Service: 177 DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 14100-BLK Baltimore Avenue 1:23 PM: A 41-year-old suspect was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. SHOPLIFTER, 200-BLK Fort Meade Road, 6:47 PM: A female suspect was arrested for shoplifting from the Home Depot store. OPEN ALCOHOL, 300-BLK Second Street, 12:49 AM: A 27-year-old suspect and a 25-year-old suspect were issued citations after consuming alcoholic beverages in public. DUI ARREST, 400-BLK Main Street, 2:51 AM: An officer pulled …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Suspect taken into custody; fight reportedly escalated from verbal exchange.
A 46-year-old Savage man was found dead and a suspect has been taken into custody in Laurel following a stabbing Thursday night. Howard County police are investigating the death of Robert Lynn Foster of Savage, who was found dead Thursday outside Midway mobile home park, in the 10000 block of North 2nd Street of Laurel. Police were called to the park about 7:15 p.m. Thursday in response to a reported assault. Foster was found lying with stab wounds near the mobile home park's entrance. He was transported to Laurel Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A man identified by witnesses as the assailant has been taken into custody. Witnesses told police an argument between the victim and the suspect, who knew each other, had escalated…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Residential break-ins, stolen vehicles and a sexual assault among recent crimes reported.
Prince George's County Police have kept busy in Laurel during early May, investigating residential and vehicle break-ins, stolen cars and a reported sexual assault. Following is a list of crimes reported by the Prince George’s County Police Department, as of May 10, 2012: Residential break-ins: 6400 block Park Hall Drive W. 13100 block North Point Lane 12200 block Shadetree Lane 13600 block Barnet Lane (May 1) Thefts: 13400 block Finsbury Court 12700 block Laurel Bowie Road 10400 block Balsamwood Drive Thefts from vehicles: 8400 block Imperial Drive Laurel Bowie Road & Briarcroft Lane 9100 block Contee Road 13800 block Briarwood Drive (May 3) 13600 block Avebury Drive Vehicle Thefts: 14500 block Mayfair Drive 9600 block Muirkirk Road…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Police said they found 341 plants worth $510,000 in the former Baltimore City Police Department civilian employee's home.
This story has been updated with suspect's background and potential penalties. Howard County police have charged a Laurel man, formerly a Baltimore police lab technician, in a marijuana-growing operation that police say involved hundreds of plants found in his basement. Manoj Unni, 30, the sole occupant of 9318 Cross Timbers Court, was charged Wednesday with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute and possession of equipment to produce marijuana and drug manufacturing, according to a press release. He faces up to 16 years in prison and/or $46,000 in fines if convicted, according to court records. According to Howard County police, Unni is a former civilian crime lab technician with Baltimore City Police. He stopped …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The bank robbery is still under investigation by police. No one has been charged.
Anne Arundel police are looking for information on a man they said threatened the use of a “chemical weapon” to rob a PNC Bank in Maryland City. The incident occurred at about 5:38 p.m. Thursday at the PNC Bank at the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road in Laurel, according to the Anne Arundel County police Facebook page. Police said the man passed a note that “threatened the use of a chemical weapon” and demanded money. He ran away with an unspecified amount of money. The man was carrying a bag he said contained the weapon, which he left behind, reported Explore Howard. Officials evacuated the bank after the incident to investigate what was in the bag; it only contained construction materials, according to Explore Howard. Police said the…
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11:08 am on Friday, April 12, 2013
The theft of a wallet at a local restaurant 14300 block of Baltimore avenue is mentioned above, what is the name of the restaurant? Is it that hole Nuzbacks? My wife had her purse stolen there by the bartender and a friend of the bartender. The bartender comes to the customer (my wife) and engages into a conversation etc... while her friend steals the purse, they do it all the time, Nuzbacks is … more ›