Anne Arundel County
- 4 Hurt in 2 Overnight Crashes in Anne Arundel County - ABC2 News
- Four people were hurt after two serious crashes in Anne Arundel County overnight, fire officials say. The first crash was reported at 2:08 am on Interstate 695 East on the Route 2 exit in Brooklyn. Two people were injured in the crash....
- Owners, builder await fee refund ruling - Baltimore Sun
- By Andrea F. Siegel Some Anne Arundel County homeowners can expect to share in at least $2.1 million - and perhaps as much as $4.7 million - in homebuilding fee refunds ordered by the state's highest court. But the money is probably not coming soon,...
- Anne Arundel Datebook - Baltimore Sun
- ... fishing gear, arts and crafts and more. Admission is $5. Parking is $5, $10 for vans or cars with trailers. Call 410-268-8828. Events and cancellations for the Anne Arundel County datebook may be submitted by e-mail to arundel.calendar@baltsun.com....
- Weather warms, security rises - Baltimore Sun
- We constantly have patrols in that area," said Justin Mulcahy, Anne Arundel County police spokesman. Security was heightened there after a robbery last fall, with more patrols and additional lighting. The trail is generally viewed as safe....
- Museum open - Baltimore Sun
- The house and outbuildings interpret the agricultural heritage of northern Anne Arundel County. A collection of dolls from around the world also is on display. The Kuethe Library for Historical and Genealogical Research at 5 Crain Highway, SE,...
- Eric Hartley: For teachers, 'respect' still takes money - Annapolis Capital
- The Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County's official goals, as listed on its Web site, are to win respect for: "48 to 66 (or more) hour work weeks," teachers' need for personal and family time and their right to provide an effective,...
- County chieffaces second claim of harassment - Washington Times
- By Michael Drost (Contact) | Friday, May 15, 2009 A former Anne Arundel County employee filed a formal complaint Thursday against County Executive John R. Leopold, saying that he verbally and physically harassed her for months while she worked as his...
- Lauffer scholarship - Baltimore Sun
- The Joan Lauffer Breast Cancer Scholarship Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, will award up to $1000 to a college-bound high school senior who has or had a parent with breast cancer. Eligible applicants should attend...
- Anne Arundel County - Washington Post
- These were among sales recorded recently in Anne Anne Arundel County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates Inc., the Maryland Office of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning....
- Anne Arundel schools chief decries budget cuts - Baltimore Sun
- By Nicole Fuller | nicole.fuller@baltsun.com Noting the looming $46 millionschools budget deficit, Anne Arundel County Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell told the school board that expected budget cuts will be "untenable" and will likely include furloughs...
Anne Arundel County Delegation
The Anne Arundel County Delegation refers to the members of the Maryland House of Delegates who reside in or represent legislative districts that are made of all or parts of Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the United States of America. Three delegates are elected from each district, though some districts are divided into sub-districts.
The Delegation is responsible for representing the interests, needs and concerns of the citizens of Anne Arundel County in the Maryland General Assembly.
Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office
The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office (AASO) is the law enforcement arm of the court, servicing the citizens of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. All deputy sheriffs are certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest.
The AASO was organized in 1650. John Norwood was appointed the first Sheriff and was paid in pounds of tobacco for services rendered (e.g., serving any writ such as a warrant, tending prisoners, collecting taxes, etc). In 1776, with the formation of the Maryland Constitution, the Sheriff became an elected position with an initial term lasting one year. The term was then changed to three years, then two, and finally four years in 1926 where it remains today.
The duties of the AASO are to enforce writs of the court, maintain the county warrants, extradite prisoners from foreign jurisdictions, transport prisoners between holding facilities and the courts, and maintain courtroom decor. The AASO is also charged with assisting other law enforcement agencies as needed.
Since the establishment of the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, 1 officer has died in the line of duty.
Anne Arundel County Police Department
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The Department was created by an Act of the Maryland General Assembly in 1937, and consisted of a Chief of Police, three sergeants, and seventeen patrolmen. Current Chief of Police is James Teare, Sr. Currently the department is staffed by more than a 1,000 sworn and civilian members, including the chaplains, reserve officers. The Anne Arundel County Police Department is internationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since July 30, 1994. The manager of the first successful accreditation process was Lieutenant David H.Robinette, who was appointed to manage the program by then Chief of Police Robert P. Russell.
Anne Arundel County Police have a diverse fleet of marked and unmarked vehicles including the Ford Crown Victoria, Dodge Intrepid, Dodge Charger, Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Lumina. Motorcycles are supplied by Harley Davidson. The color scheme on mark vehicles is of a two toned blue. The top half of vehicles are light blue and the bottom half are dark blue. This paint scheme t was used in the sixties and seventies before the color of vehicles were changed to the more visible white. The colors were eventually changed back to the two toned scheme in 2000. The majority of vehicles are outfitted with the Code 3 MX7000 lightbar with all-blue lenses. The department is currently testing different variations of LED type lightbars.
The agency also utilizes a number of different vehicle models for covert operations and traffic enforcement.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is divided into four police districts, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern. The Northern District Station is located in Brooklyn Park, Eastern District in Pasadena Western District in Odenton and Southern District in Edgewater. Additional facilities are the Police Department Headquarters in Millersville, the Special Operations Complex in Glen Burnie, the K-9 center in Severn, the Criminal Investigation Division in Crownsville and the Police Training Academy in Davidsonville. The agency also has several sub-stations at various locations through out the county.
The section provides community service-oriented support in the areas of crime prevention and community relations, provides a variety of educational and community-based recreational youth programs and oversees the department’s volunteer program and the Office of the Chaplain. The section serves as a direct liaison with community groups to foster a better working relationship between the department and the communities.
Through its Crime Prevention Unit, the section provides support and subject matter expertise in the area of crime prevention and avoidance. It conducts crime avoidance surveys for businesses and residences, and oversees neighborhood watch programs. The Crime Prevention Unit also manages the department’s volunteer Reserve Officer program, the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program, and the Office of the Chaplain. The Office of the Chaplain provides counseling and spiritual support to Department employees.
The Special Operations Section includes the Quick Response Team (QRT), the K-9 Unit, the Traffic Safety Section and the Aviation Unit. The QRT and the K-9 Units provide tactical support for extraordinary police situations (i.e., hostages, barricade, terrorist), selective patrol and narcotics operations, and provide dignitary protection.
The Aviation Unit provides aerial tactical support of ground units including traffic enforcement, aerial observation and pursuit, missing persons, search and rescue, tactical patrol operations, and extraordinary police incidents. The Aviation Unit maintains three helicopters, one Bell 407 and two OH-58 surplus army helicopters, that are flown by officers who are certified pilots.
Anne Arundel County operates an 800 MHz trunked radio system for all county police, fire and DPW communications. Broadcasts are currently analog with conversion to digital communications planned in the near future as new towers are constructed.
Officers are currently issued the Sig Sauer 229 .40 caliber pistol, ASP expandable baton and O.C. spray. Remington 870 shotguns, Colt and Bushmaster AR-15 rifles, beanbag shotguns, and X26 Tasers are used by some officers as well.
Anne Arundel County Free School
Anne Arundel County Free School is a historic school buildings at Gambrills, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The first Free School of Anne Arrundell County was established by an Act of the General Assembly of colonial Maryland in 1723. It was built somewhere between its contractual date of 1724 and 1746 when it was under full operation with John Wilmot as schoolmaster. The existing abandoned building is 49' x 18', and consists of six rooms on two floors.It remained in operation until 1912 when the movement toward consolidation forced the closure of many early school buildings. It is the only surviving schoolhouse erected in Maryland in response to the Maryland Free School Act of 1723.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
