Crime and Fire Blotter

This activity report is a selection of local incidents provided by the Anne Arundel County police and fire departments as a public service to the community and compiled by Patch. It is not a complete listing of all events and crimes reported.

Nov. 22, 2011
Glen Burnie: Fatal Accident

A Millersville woman was killed in a two-car accident Tuesday morning in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County Police said.

Wilda Scott, 67, was declared dead on the scene.

The initial investigation led investigators to believe the driver of the other car, Young Jea Kim, 52, of Glen Burnie was drunk, said county police spokesman Lt. Michael Brothers.

According to a police release, officers responded to the area of Crain Highway South and Madison Park Drive for a reported accident. Once on the scene, first responders found a gray Hondia Civic, driven by Scott, and a silver/green Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck, driven by Kim, in the front yard of 1412 Crain Highway S.

Scott was unresponsive at the scene and she was declared dead. Kim suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

According to the preliminary investigation, police said Kim was driving his truck heading south on Crain Highway when Scott was leaving the Tan Office Park in the 1400 block of Crain Highway.

Police said Scott was attempting to pull across three lanes of traffic to reach the median.

Once Scott pulled onto Crain Highway, police said she was hit broadside by Kim with both vehicles traveling 200 feet after the initial impact and ending up in the yard at 1415 Crain Highway S.

Preliminarily it appears that driver error, speed and alcohol contributed to the seriousness of this crash, police said. The incident remains under investigation by the Traffic Safety Section.

Glen Burnie: Accident

A 22-year-old woman was injured when her vehicle rolled over on Interstate 97 near Route 100 around 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, according to Capt. James Rostek, Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman. 

The woman was taken to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

Nov. 21, 2011
Glen Burnie:

Police arrested , 24, who has been charged with the first-degree murder of 25-year-old , after he was transported Monday to the Northern District Police Station. The two are reported to be half-brothers.

Cornelius Johnson was served a warrant at about 5:45 p.m. Monday after serving a weekend sentence in Baltimore County on an unrelated charge, police said.

Cornelius Johnson was held without bond after a Tuesday morning bail hearing in Annapolis, according to the Maryland Gazette.

According to a police press release, when officials at the Baltimore County Detention Center checked Cornelius Johnson's warrant status at the end of his weekend sentence, they learned Anne Arundel police sought him in connection with the Nov. 13 murder.

He still was being held without bail at the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis as of 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the parking lot of , located in the 7100 block of Ritchie Highway, at about 10:35 p.m. Nov. 13 for a reported shooting.

Once on the scene, officers discovered Andrew Johnson outside in the parking lot. He apparently was shot in the upper torso, police said. Andrew Johnson was taken to Harbor Hospital, where he later died.

On Nov. 14, police issued a warrant for the arrest of Cornelius Johnson of Baltimore in connection with the murder of Andrew Johnson.

Court records show that both Andrew and Cornelius Johnson previously lived at the same Glen Burnie address, according to The Capital.

Nov. 18, 2011
Glen Burnie:

Anne Arundel County police arrested a Glen Burnie man early Friday morning and charged him in the robbery of a cab driver.

Earl Gomte Madoukou, 32, of Glen Burnie was charged with armed robbery, first- and second-degree assault, theft, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and other charges.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the area of Janelin Drive and Kimberly Lane in Glen Burnie shortly after 2 a.m. Friday for the reported robbery of a cab driver.

Once on the scene, officers were told that Madoukou, who was a passenger in the cab, threatened the driver with a handgun and robbed him of his belongings and an undetermined amount of cash then fled the area.

At about 4:40 a.m. Friday, officers were told that the possible suspect was in the area of the Royal Farms store located in the 6900 block of Ritchie Highway. They arrested Madoukou there after the cab driver identified him.

Nov. 17, 2011
Glen Burnie: Robbery

Four teenagers robbed a 22-year-old Glen Burnie man early Thursday morning, police said.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the 100 block of Virginia Lane in Glen Burnie at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday for a reported fight.

Once on the scene, officers spoke to the 22-year-old man who said he was in the parking lot of an apartment complex when a red or orange Chevrolet Cobalt or Cavalier pulled up to him and then pulled away. The man then was approached by four teenage boys, one of which the man said was in the Chevrolet that pulled up to him earlier.

All four boys then accosted the man, punching and kicking him and taking his cell phone. Police said two of the boys had knives during the incident.

The four boys then got back into the Chevrolet and fled the area.

The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to the to be treated.

Several officers searched the area but they were unable to locate the boys.

Nov. 16, 2011
Glen Burnie:

An accident on Route 100 near the intersection of Interstate 97 shut down traffic for several hours Nov. 16.

The accident was cleared and open for normal traffic flow as of about 7:30 p.m., according to an alert by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. 

A crash involving a Honda CRV and an armored truck had caused serious delays on Route 100 and I-97 South earlier Wednesday, according to Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy.

The truck left the roadway and flipped over, according Anne Arundel County Fire spokesman Chief Michael Cox. He said two people were injured.

Route 100 west was closed shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on Route 100 on the I-97 overpass, Mulcahy said.

Another accident occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at I-97 and Dorsey Road, but Cox had little information as of 3:45 p.m.

Anne Arundel County schools spokesman Bob Mosier said he had been informed by police that the accident involved a Washington, DC, school bus and that no students were on board.

Metro Crime Stoppers: If you have information on the above incidents, please call, email or text your tip to Metro Crime Stoppers. A hotline is available 24 hours a day toll-free at 866-7LOCKUP or text "MCS" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

Phone calls are not recorded and callers remain anonymous. You may also be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Regional Editor Stephanie Siegel Burke contributed to this report.