Crime and Fire Blotter

This activity report is a selection of local incidents provided by the Anne Arundel County police and fire departments as a public service to the community and compiled by Patch. It is not a complete listing of all events and crimes reported.

Sept. 6, 2011
Glen Burnie: Accident

A 29-year-old man was injured in a single-vehicle crash at 176 Margate Dr. around 3:41 a.m. Tuesday, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman Chief Michael Cox. 

He was taken to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

Sept. 5, 2011
Brooklyn Park: Accident

A 56-year-old man was injured in a car crash around 5:07 p.m. Monday near Hammonds Lane and Upland Road, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman Chief Michael Cox. 

He was taken to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

Aug. 28, 2011
Glen Burnie:

Two Severn teens were arrested in connection to a burglary that occurred the morning of Aug. 28 in Glen Burnie during the heavy wind and rain of Tropical Storm Irene.

According to Anne Arundel County Police, officers responded to an alarm at the Cigarette Depot off of Parke West Drive in Glen Burnie around 12:27 a.m.

Police saw that the glass door and a glass window had been shattered then saw a suspicious car drive into the parking lot of the shopping center next door and then make a U-turn after seeing officers.

Police followed the vehicle to a Shell lot off Quarterfield Road where it picked up a man who ran from the Parke West Car Wash. Police said the man entered the car and then sped out of the Shell without using a proper turn signal.

Officers then pulled over the car and, during the traffic stop, noticed the man who had just entered the vehicle had cuts on his hand. Additional investigation confirmed that the passenger of the vehicle had broken into the Cigarette Depot and took several cartons of cigarettes before fleeing the scene on foot, according to police.

Both the suspect and driver are being charged with second-degree burglary.

The men involved with the incident have been identified as 18-year-old Jonathon Neal Larrimore and 18-year-old Shane Thomas Wermuth, both from the 7900 block of Telegraph Road.

Incidents Under Investigation

Sept. 4, 2011
Glen Burnie:

Anne Arundel County police officers are searching for a man who robbed the Lil Guardian Angels store in Glen Burnie on Saturday afternoon.

At about 3:30 p.m., police officers were called to the store, located at #8A Central Avenue, for an armed robbery. Once they arrived, officers spoke with the store clerk, who said that a white man in his 50s, wearing a dark T-shirt, blue jeans and a green knit cap, pulled out a knife and announced a robbery.

According to police, the man, who also had a bold orange stripe over his face, walked around the counter and demanded money from the register. An undetermined amount of money was taken. The man fled the store on foot, possibly down the bike trail, according to police information.

County officers canvassed the area and spoke to nearby businesses to get further information, but were unable to develop any new leads. A K-9 and aviation unit also checked the area for the man, but couldn't find him.

Aug. 30, 2011
Glen Burnie: Armed robbery

Two men robbed a man at gunpoint in Glen Burnie Aug. 30, police said.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the 1800 block of Crain Highway South for a reported robbery that occurred earlier that night.

Once on the scene, police spoke to a 40-year-old man who said that after he left the McDonald’s in 7300 block of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and began walking at about 9 p.m., two men approached him in a blue four-door sedan. The driver was armed with a handgun and both men demanded money and property from the victim.

The victim complied and gave the men an undisclosed amount of cash and his cell phone before the men drove off. Several officers searched the area but were unable to locate the men.

Aug. 26, 2011
Brooklyn Park: Robbery

A cab driver was robbed as he sat in his taxi early on the morning of Aug. 26 in Brooklyn Park, police said.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the 5500 block of Ritchie Highway South for a reported robbery that occurred in a parking lot in the 5100 block of Ritchie Highway North.

Once on the scene, officers spoke to a 47-year-old man who said he was sitting inside his taxicab with his window rolled down and was hit in the head with an unknown, hard object. The man said he saw two teenage boys standing near the driver side door of his cab. One of the boys, who both are described as being in their late teens, demanded money and reached through the window into the cab drivers shirt pocket and took an undisclosed amount of cash.

The boys then ran toward Brookwood Road. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the boys, police said.

Metro Crime Stoppers: If you have information on the above incidents, please call, email or text your tip to Metro Crime Stoppers. A hotline is available 24 hours a day toll-free at 866-7LOCKUP or text "MCS" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

Phone calls are not recorded and callers remain anonymous. You may also be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Regional Editor Stephanie Siegel Burke, Upper Marlboro Patch Editor Marcus J. Moore and Severn Patch Editor Jonathan Moynihan contributed to this article.