Cody Boteler
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- Baltimore County police detectives are āactively investigatingā the crime and believe that it is an isolated incident.
- The Times reached out to the members of Carroll County's delegation to Annapolis to get their thoughts and feelings on how the 2019 General Assembly session went.
- A 17-year-old from Manchester was listed in critical condition when he arrived at a hospital after a collision that the Carroll County Sheriffās Office described as serious Friday morning.
- Carroll County added 809 residents between 2017 and 2018, the largest single-year increase since 2006, when the county grew by 1,431 residents, according to census estimates published by the Maryland State Data Center.
- The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved two spending packages, totaling $5.3 million, for asphalt paving and for roof replacements at the Union Mills Homestead.
- A man and a woman from Westminster were indicted in Carroll County Circuit Court on charges of insurance fraud.
- A Westminster woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly assaulted another woman at Ebb Valley Elementary School.
- Just 13 accidents between 2016 and early 2019 resulted in a personal injury, and just 31 resulted in āappreciableā property damage, meaning damage that cost at least $3,000.
- A Westminster man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly stole a 2018 Ford Focus from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car on Md. 140.
- A Westminster man was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly hit a woman in her face and attemptedĀ to strangle her.
- A Westminster man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly shoved a woman into a fence post.
- The Carroll County Health Department is asking for help locating a Rottweiler with a pink collar that officials say bit a person on Friday, April 12, between 4 and 5Ā p.m. on Main Street in Sykesville.
- Mount Airy Drive near Ridge Road reopened at about 11 a.m. Tuesday after a āseriousā single-vehicle crash left a driver trapped, the Carroll County Sheriffās Office said.
- Since its launch in early November, New Windsorās Fair Trash Reduction pay-as-you-throw pilot program, the town has seen overall waste generation decrease by 26%, according to the county Department of Public Works.
- The money will not make construction happen, but it does get the process started.
- A North Carolina man remains in serious condition at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after being struck by a driver on Maryland-140 East early Saturday morning, police said Monday.
- The new website is the product of a $50,000 contract.
- The Westminster tech company is looking to expand its team in Westminster, according to its co-founder.
- David Alan Martin, 32, of the 6600 block of Monroe Avenue, was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
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Before 'the most extreme of filth' discovered in Hampstead house, dog owner fielded legal challenges
The Hampstead man charged with animal cruelty and related crimes in the case of the āBlack Rock Dogsā has had at least one run-in with animal control officials and had been named in a lawsuit relating to puppies he had purchased in part just last month. - A Keymar woman was arrested Thursday after she allegedly attempted to hit a bicyclist with her vehicle.
- A Union Bridge man was arrested late Thursday night after allegedly choking and slapping a woman.
- In their continuing work toĀ craft a proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, the Carroll County commissioners are considering increasingĀ water and sewer rates, capping agriculture preservation funding in future yearsĀ and making myriad cuts to the recommended budget that was presented in late March.
- A Pennsylvania man was arrested in Carroll County early Wednesday morning after he allegedly rear-ended a vehicle, led a drunken car chase and resisted arrest.
- The first of the āBlack Rock Dogs,ā those rescued from what authorities described as āthe most extreme of filthā at a Hampstead property late last week, was released back to its original owners Wednesday afternoon.
- A Sykesville man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly took a vehicle without permission in Carroll County and crashed it in Howard County.
- After 27 dogs wereĀ rescued from a home at 4302 Black Rock Road in Hampstead, in what court records called āthe most extreme filthā on Friday, philanthropic efforts are underway to help the dogs and those who are supporting them.
- The Humane Society of Carroll County on Tuesday said 16 more dead dogs were found on the property at 4302 Black Rock Road in Hampstead, where 11 dogs were found dead and 27 others were rescued Friday.
- The Carroll County delegation secured $4,715,000 in capital funds in the budget that the House of Delegates and Maryland Senate enacted in late March.
- A Hampstead man and woman were both held without bond as of Tuesday morning after 38 dogs, including 11 which had died, were foundĀ āin the most extreme filthā at a home at 4302 Black Rock Road in Hampstead.
- A male juvenile was taken into custody and referred to the Department of Juvenile Services after he allegedly pointed a BB gun at drivers in Westminster, Maryland State Police said Sunday.
- A Westminster man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly beat a woman inside his apartmentĀ and then chased her and another woman with a knife.
- A collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer in Westminster in late March resulted in no injuries but prompted some concerned reactions among Carroll County residents. When an incident like this occurs, how does the Carroll school system respond?
- A Westminster woman was arrested Thursday night after allegedly causing a public disturbance by being drunk in public and kicking another woman.
- The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved $4,282,862 in spending for road work and security upgrades.
- The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to retain a California-based law firm to initiate state-level litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
- A Reisterstown man was arrested in Westminster on Wednesday after he allegedly hit a woman in the faceĀ with a closed fist multiple times and threw a stroller at her.
- House Bill 569, co-sponsored by Dels. April Rose and Haven Shoemaker, both Republicans representing District 5, would repeal the requirement that a local board of elections employee be a registered voter in Maryland.
- A Manchester woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly called a woman in Cumberland, and threatened to burn her house down and kill her family with a shotgun.
- A Baltimore County man was arrested Tuesday morning after a Carroll County Sheriffās Office deputy allegedly caught him speeding while in possession of marijuana, crack cocaine, paraphernalia and a stolen handgun.
- Carroll County Commissioner Stephen Wantz said he had ānever seen a challengeā like finalizing a proposed FY20 budget and keeping things balanced through FY25.
- Savannah Noel Asper, 24, allegedly had a BAC of over .37.
- Texting and driving is a primary offense in Maryland, meaning drivers can be pulled over for it.
- Jason Tyler Green, 24, allegedly resisted arrest and committed 19 traffic violations after police attempted to serve a warrant.
- The Department of Public Works has 10 projects scheduled for work this week.
- The bill will automatically make it so fees are applied on a per-phone basis, rather than a per-bill basis. It could increase the fee, too.
- More than three hours after police closed part of Main Street in Hampstead, the roadway was reopened at about 2:20 p.m. once an incident in the area was āpeacefully resolved,ā the Carroll County Sheriffās Office said.
- A Keymar man was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing about 111 grams of cocaine and paraphernalia in his home with the intent to distribute.
- The Carroll County Board of Commissioners at their open session Thursday approved $413,220.30 in spending and purchasing for fiscal year 2019.
- Delonte Anthony Davis, 25, of the 300 block of Memphis Lane in Bowie, was charged with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000. Davis was released on $500 bail, according to electronic court records.