Pharmacy worker charged with theft of painkillers
A Glen Burnie pharmacy technician has been charged with stealing $8,000 worth of prescription painkillers, Anne Arundel County police said yesterday.
After a monthlong investigation that began in May, Tina Marie Knickman, 28, a technician at Arundel Pharmacy in the 7500 block of Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, was charged with stealing the prescription narcotics Roxicet and Percocet, police said. Investigators with the county police pharmaceutical diversion unit said they were tipped about the missing drugs by the pharmacy owner.
During an interview, detectives said, Knickman told them she had been stealing the painkillers and selling them to someone in Baltimore, whom she refused to identify. She was charged with a theft scheme and related violations, police said.
Police arrest 2, seize drugs during traffic stop
Anne Arundel County police said narcotics officers seized more than 2 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of $4,000, during a traffic stop Monday night in Brooklyn Park.
The officers stopped a red Honda Civic for a window tint violation at Belle Grove Road near Thomas Avenue, according to police reports. During the stop, police said, officers saw a large plastic bag of suspected marijuana on the floor of the car.
Eric Javonn Hill, 22, of the 1800 block of Eagle Court in Severn and Dominic Antonio Harris, 22, of the 100 block of St. Charles Road were arrested and charged with drug distribution, police said.
Circuit Court judges file for election to new terms
Two Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judges filed yesterday to seek election to 15-year terms on the bench.
So far, Nancy L. Davis-Loomis, who was appointed in August 2000, and Paul A. Hackner, who was sworn in Monday, are running unopposed. Their names will appear on both the Democratic and Republican primary and general election ballots.
Each has been endorsed by the Maryland State Bar Association.
Council hears concerns about Severn rezoning
Several dozen Severn residents complained about zoning changes proposed on Bestgate Road during a meeting of the Anne Arundel County Council on Monday night.
Most of those who attended the meeting said they were worried that their properties would be affected by changes from residential to commercial or high-density residential zoning for the planned Village at Bestgate.
A public hearing regarding amendments to the zoning legislation has been set for July 8.