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CRIME SCENES Just out of prison, killer arrested again

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:38:00 -0400

Anne Arundel County police say that on Tuesday, Arthur Tyler Felton used a box cutter to steal a cell phone and an MP3 player from a Sears in the Annapolis Mall, then briefly carjacked a woman in the parking lot in a failed bid to escape. This is the same man who fatally shot a 6-year-old girl in the head 19 years ago, during a gunfight with a rival in West Baltimore. Above, Felton, far right, attempts to avoid pursuers outside Annapolis Mall.

Jury awards $34 million to workers exposed to carbon monoxide in 2008

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Employees exposed to carbon monoxide while working at Pier 5 Hotel restaurant

A city jury awarded more than $34 million to 20 restaurant workers who claimed carbon monoxide exposure in a downtown hotel left them with permanent brain damage, leading to personality changes, memory problems and, in some cases, marital difficulties.

Witness to killing found fatally shot in Station North district

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:46:00 -0400

Man, 21, had been inside apartment during stabbing of 24-year-old victim, source says

Man, 21, had been inside apartment during stabbing of 24-year-old victim, source says

Md. lab to conserve ship remainds found at World Trade Center

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:57:00 -0400

Archaeology team now in NYC

A conservation team from Maryland's archaeology lab is in lower Manhattan this week, working to recover the remains of a wooden sailing ship found buried at the World Trade Center site.

Man serving life sentence wins new trial, is freed in plea deal

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:49:00 -0400

New trial leads to plea deal

After serving 22 years of a life sentence for a rape and murder he says he didn't commit, James A. Thompson Jr. was granted a new trial Thursday based on new DNA evidence.

Curtis Bay man charged with murder in Arundel shooting

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:15:00 -0400

Police continue to search for second suspect

A 22-year-old man was ordered held without bail Thursday after he was charged by Anne Arundel County police with first-degree murder and armed robbery in the July 1 fatal shooting of a Brooklyn Park resident. Police said they arrested Ricky Lamont Mason, of Curtis Bay, on 14 counts, and were continuing to hunt for a second man in the slaying of Adam Ray Bucklew, 21. Bucklew was shot in front of his home in the 400 block of Audrey Avenue, Brooklyn Park. Police said the apparent motive in the shooting was robbery. Mason was convicted in Baltimore of a 2006 burglary and property destruction, and had been jailed last year for violating probation following a drug conviction in the city, according to court records.

DNC gives $100,000 to Maryland Democratic Party

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:12:00 -0400

Teen convicted in shooting gets 25 more years for crime spree

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:00 -0400

Monti Fleming was 15 when he committed crimes including murder, shooting, armed robbery

A Columbia teenager must serve 25 years in prison for two crimes atop the 55 years he's already serving for a 2006 murder, a Howard County judge ruled Thursday.

Man shot in Edgewood, block from Monday incident

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:07:00 -0400

A 28-year-old was shot in neighboring block on Monday

A Harford County man was shot in the torso Wednesday night during an attempted robbery in Edgewood, according to the county sheriff's office.

Man killed by falling branch while removing tree in Lutherville

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:12:00 -0400

A tree-trimming company employee was killed by a falling branch Thursday morning at a Lutherville-Timonium home, according to Baltimore County fire officials.