POLICE BEAT | Maryland Gazette (HometownGlenBurnie.com)

Man robbed

Two assailants beat up a man before they robbed him at knife point Wednesday night in the 7000 block of Nolpark Court, county police said.

Police said the 26-year-old victim told them he was walking in the area around 9 p.m. when two men began following him. They kicked and punched him, and then one man held a knife to his stomach and took his wallet.

The suspects are both black men around 5 feet 10 inches tall. One was wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt with yellow stripes, and the other had a shaved head and was wearing a dark T-shirt. No arrests have been made.

Robbery and assault

An unknown man made off with someone's wallet and car keys during a June 20 robbery in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven in the 7700 block of Quarterfield Road, county police said.

Police said a man was waiting in the parking lot just before midnight when he was approached by the robber, who asked him for cash. The victim said he had no cash, and the other man assaulted him and took his wallet and keys before running toward the apartments behind the gas station.

Police are looking for a black man who is approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall and 275 pounds, about 40 years old with a heavy build, short hair, dirty appearance and a gold tooth. He was wearing a baseball hat, white T-shirt and jeans.

Drug bust

Two men were arrested Wednesday after county police searched a residence in the 7800 block of Kess Circle and found crack cocaine and marijuana.

Lamont Milton Johnson, 26, of Baltimore was charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, as well as possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Derrick D. Berry, Jr., 19, of Glen Burnie was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police found about five grams of crack cocaine worth about $500, about 2.84 grams of marijuana worth about $28, other drug paraphernalia and $622 in cash.

Brooklyn Park

Drugs seized

A Baltimore man faces several charges of drug possession and possession with intent to distribute after county police found crack cocaine, marijuana and various drug paraphernalia at the Budget Inn/Park Plaza Motel in the 4900 block of Ritchie Highway.

Nicholas Romeo Vito, 21, is charged with distribution, possession and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; marijuana possession; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a firearm for drug trafficking; and resisting arrest.

Members of the Northern District Tactical Narcotics Team and Northern District Tactical Patrol Unit searched Mr. Vito's hotel room Tuesday and found about 7.93 grams of crack cocaine worth $793, about 5.11 grams of marijuana worth about $51, drug paraphernalia and $375 in cash. Detectives also found a .40-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun loaded with nine live rounds of ammunition.

BWI AIRPORT

Leak forces inspection

Southwest Airlines Flight 3846 from Buffalo to Baltimore with 121 people aboard experienced a leak of hydraulic fluid that caused its brakes to smoke Wednesday.

There was no fire and the plane was taken out of service for inspection as a precaution, said Christi Day, a spokesman for Southwest.

County firefighters responded to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport at 12:21 p.m. as a precautionary measure.

The plane was expected to be back in service following the inspection and any needed repairs, Ms. Day said.

DRUG and CRIME LINES

Illegal activity

Anyone with information about illegal drug activity in Anne Arundel County can call the countywide drug hotline at 800-752-DRUG.

The answering machine is in operation 24 hours a day. Anonymity is honored.

The Northern District police station has a hotline and asks that anyone with information about a crime call 410-222-6139.

The Northern District covers Brooklyn Park and Glen Burnie, but police will take information on crimes in any area.

The hotline for the Eastern District police station, covering Pasadena, Severna Park, Arnold and part of Glen Burnie, is 410-766-7892.

The Western District police station also has a hotline. Anyone with information about a crime can call and leave a message at 410-674-6613.

You don't have to leave your name to call.

Disabled vehicles

If you own a car phone, you can report a disabled vehicle by calling #77.

State police have a free 24-hour line available just for cellular phones to report disabled motorists and other non-emergency traffic problems.

Bell Atlantic Mobile and Cellular One, the two car-phone agencies in Maryland, created the line with state police and the State Highway Administration.

If the problem is an emergency, 911 remains the correct number to call. All #77 calls should be nonemergencies concerning traffic tie-ups, disabled automobiles or minor accidents that are blocking traffic.