Friday, March 15, 2013
Police will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers as people celebrate St. Patrick's Day this weekend.
As people plan for Irish stew and green beers in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, area police will be looking to keep the roads safe by taking drunk drivers off of them. Dubbed "Project Save Our Loved Ones" (SOLO), the initiative will consist of Anne Arundel County police and Maryland state troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack with specialized training in recognizing impaired driving. The officers will set up DUI checkpoints and deploy mass patrols in areas around the county known to have frequent instances of impaired driving. "The intense enforcement effort will occur throughout the entire weekend and include on-duty and off-duty officers," according to a press release from AACOPD. Project SOLO particularly emphasizes enforcement …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Read what you missed last week on Glen Burnie Patch.
Miss something on Glen Burnie Patch? Here's your chance to catch up on the top headlines from the past week. Click each link to read the whole story. Read what you missed last week on Glen Burnie Patch. Police Treating Brooklyn Park Death as a Homicide Officers found Nick Gilbert Gartelman, 50, in "medical distress" at the 6000 block of Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park on Friday. Stolen Ravens Tickets Lead to Anne Arundel Twosome Police charged a Pasadena man and a Glen Burnie woman in the daytime door kick-in burglaries in Howard County. Police Offer Glimpse Into Officer's Day Anne Arundel County police let Patch tag along to see what a typical shift is like. Sun Valley Celebrates 50th Anniversary The Glen Burnie community is devoted to "…
Friday, September 21, 2012
The checkpoint will be held in the northern part of Anne Arundel County on Sept. 28.
Anne Arundel County police will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint in the northern part of the county on Friday, Sept. 28. Police said the checkpoint will be conducted along Ritchie Highway near 11th and Townsend avenues in Brooklyn Park. Increased patrols and DUI checkpoints prove to be effective in reducing the number of alcohol-related crashes, said police. Some research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop significantly when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted. According to a police press release, previous checkpoints in Anne Arundel County resulted in 397 arrests for DUI and 109 arrests for drug offenses. Police also said officers will be conducting enforcement focusing on speeding, and aggressive …
Bwright
3:58 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012
They need to be doing checkpoints for child carseats and boosters near the elementary schools in the afternoons. I see dozens of parents every day that are not securing the kids or not securing them properly. more ›