Anne Arundel Mug Shots Gallery: May 11-17

Check out a selection of mug shots from around the region, and note that an arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Police Seize $7,000 in Cocaine From Pair in Glen Burnie

A traffic stop led to the seizure of cocaine at a Glen Burnie hotel Monday night.

Anne Arundel County police arrested a man and woman from Pasadena in a traffic stop that ultimately led officers to find $7,000 in cocaine at a hotel in Glen Burnie on Monday night. Between April and May, detectives received a tip that two people were distributing cocaine between Glen Burnie and Pasadena. At approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, police conducted a traffic stop of the two suspects described in the tip, on Route 10 near Furnace Branch Road. Police arrested both occupants, and obtained a warrant to search a room in a Glen Burnie hotel. Officers seized approximately 70 grams of cocaine inside the hotel room, valued at $7,000 along with $800 in cash. Police charged Stephen Wayne Rodey, 44, and Dawn Denise Samuel, 39, with possession …

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First Statewide Gun Turn-in Nets 250 Firearms

Anne Arundel County police collected 27 guns at the Glen Burnie district.

  Marylanders by the dozens turned over unwanted firearms to police in the first statewide "Gun Turn-In Day," sponsored by Attorney General Doug Gansler. A total of 250 firearms were turned in, the attorney general's office announced Tuesday. The guns turned in are now unavailable to those who would misuse them, according to David Paulson, communications director. "If one life is saved or one serious injury is prevented in Maryland, this effort is entirely worth it," he added, citing what he said law enforcement officials had expressed to the attorney general's office. "We greatly appreciate the tremendous efforts of every local law enforcement agency and the Maryland State Police who participated," he said. The guns were turned in, with …

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Glen Burnie Fire Displaces 4 on Sunday

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation during the Sunday blaze.

An early afternoon house fire in Glen Burnie displaced four people, including two children, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Emergency crews treated two men, 50 and 18, for smoke inhalation and transported them to Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries. At 2:45 p.m., firefighters responded to the 900 block of Langley Road, and found flames and smoke emerging from a two-story home. It took 44 firefighters approximately 45 minutes to bring the fire under control. The two children displaced by the fire did not require Red Cross assistance, according to a fire department news release. Several pets died in the fire, and the department estimates damages at $150,000. Investigators have not determined the cause of the…

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Top Maryland Headlines: 'Pimp on the Pike' Gets 20 Years, Blogger Slain, Governor's Race Ignites

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  By Patch Staff Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid In a speech highlighting his military and government service, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced in his home county of Prince George's Friday night that he is running for governor of Maryland in the November 2014 election. Dan Bongino’s Home Burglarized Wednesday Night While Family Slept A spokeswoman says computers, purses and a wallet were taken from the Severna Park home of Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who ran for U.S. Senate in 2012.  Report: Anne Arundel County Top in State for Generating Tourism Money The county saw a more than 7 percent increase in money from tourism between 2010 and 2011, according to a new report.  Businesses Look to Marketplace Fairness…

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Police Investigating Shooting on Elvaton Road

The 21-year-old man who was shot is in stable condition.

A 21-year-old man is in stable condition after a fight led to a shooting on Elvaton Road late Friday afternoon, Anne Arundel County police said. Police responded to the 7900 block of Elvaton Road at 4:45 p.m. Friday and found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the lower body, according to a new release. The victim was treated on the scene and transported to the University of Maryland Hospital Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim said he was shot while walking in the road, the release said. Police said they later learned the man had been in a car with people he knew when he got into a fight. As the victim was getting out of the car on Elvaton Road, he was shot and fell to the ground, the release said. …

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