Monday, December 24, 2012
Headlines from Howard County Patches for the week of Dec. 16 - Dec. 21.
Josephine Grace Gay, 7, "Touched the Lives of So Many" The parents of Josephine Gay, who was born in Howard County, remembered their daughter who was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting on Friday, Dec. 14. Home Invasion Second in Three Days Three men reportedly barged into a Columbia residence and held a man and woman captive in their family room. 6 Howard County Liquor Stores Cited for Selling to Minors Five of the liquor stores were in Elkridge. Folly Quarter Named Blue Ribbon School The middle school is one of just six in the state to earn the national designation. Route 40 Traffic Patterns to Change Wednesday The Maryland State Highway Administration is planning to route traffic back onto the Patapsco Bridge after two years of …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Headlines from around Howard County Dec. 9 - Dec. 14, 2012.
Howard County Police to Increase Patrols Near Schools After Connecticut Shooting Police recently concluded an in-service training of their "active shooter plan." Columbia Teen Sentenced to 60 Years for Long Reach Stabbing Xavier Trevon Bates pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in September. First Look: Ale House Columbia Now Open The Ale House Columbia officially opened to the public on Dec. 11, check out Patch's photos from opening day. Police: Man Caught on Camera Stealing Package from Columbia Doorstep The man pictured stole the package about 12 minutes after UPS dropped it off, according to police. Search for Suspected Door Kick-in Burglars Continues Sheriff's Office says leads dried up after investigating "kind of a flophouse." …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Police said the holiday period has a high incidence of alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
Howard County Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the county this weekend. Police said the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's has a high incidence of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, with about 25 people per day being killed nationally in impaired-driving crashes. The checkpoint is one of several that have occurred throughout the year. A checkpoint on Route 1 in North Laurel in August netted five arrests and one in Columbia on MD 175 eastbound in March led to the arrest of two people. Twenty-five percent of the county's fatal collisions in 2011 were alcohol-related, according to police. In 2011, police arrested 1,391 individuals for driving under the influence. Sign up for the Columbia Patch…
