This roundup of crime briefs from around the area isn't meant to be a comprehensive compilation of Maryland crime news, but a snapshot of some of the newsworthy incidents from across our region.
A burglar broke into an Annapolis church and stole a stereo valued at $100. Responding officers discovered that one of the windows had been broken at Heritage Baptist Church at 1740 Forest Drive.
Two women who inadvertently left their wallets at two downtown Annapolis bars during the last month lost a combined $1,120 in cash and had thousands of dollars more racked up on their stolen debit and credit cards.
Violent crime is up 17 percent in Annapolis, but overall crime is down year-over-year, police said.
A dog attacked a smaller dog before biting a woman in Severna Park, police said.
Baltimore police charged a 33-year-old man with attempted murder in a South Baltimore shooting.
A Baltimore County attorney who acknowledged having inadvertently disclosed information that led to a client's murder agreed to an indefinite suspension of his law license, records show.
Bail was reduced for an Ohio rabbi accused of sexually abusing a Baltimore County girl.
A man was charged with arson after Baltimore County police said he intentionally set fire to a vacant house on the grounds of Fort Howard in December.
Police continue to search for a man between 20 and 30 who they say entered a 7-Eleven in New Windsor early Saturday morning, pulled a knife and demanded cash.
A Westminster man was charged with striking another man in the head with his belt buckle during an altercation after a soccer game.
A Westminster man was arrested after failing to stop, failing to cooperate with police and slamming a car door, striking an officer in the knee, police said.
Two men have been charged and police are searching for a third in connection with an Edgewood home invasion on Jan. 9.
Three men — one of them armed with a semiautomatic handgun — robbed seven people inside a Bel Air apartment, stealing several items. The apartment is located above a store on Thomas Street in downtown Bel Air.
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Four armed men robbed the High's convenience store in Darlington, the Harford County Sheriff's office said. Police said the robbery is not believed to be related to two other convenience store robberies in northern Harford County — one of which included a machete-wielding robber.
A man invaded an elderly woman's kitchen in Columbia and left in a white work van when asked. Nothing was stolen. In other incidents, medications, cash, packages jewelry and a skateboard were stolen.
Three juveniles charged with home invasion, robbery, second-degree assault and theft in Ellicott City. A group of about 10 individuals barged into the residence, demanding money and stealing a snowboard.