Crofton News

Arundel trial begins in shooting of Crofton woman Calling a Waldorf man "essentially a hired killer," an Anne Arundel County prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that Jerold R. Burks shot a pregnant Crofton hairdresser in the head last year to clear a $400 drug ...

"You have a drug debt. I have a problem. Let's solve this together." That, an Anne Arundel County prosecutor told a jury, is how two Waldorf men made an agreement that would erase one man's $400 drug debt in exchange for shooting the married dealer's pregnant girlfriend.

A Crofton, Md., man wanted to get a ticket for driving too slow cleared from his record and he succeeded -- on a technicality.

In spite of the soggy weather, costumed kids of all ages came out for the 33rd annual Crofton Kiwanis Halloween Parade on Saturday.

Even with a tepid blessing from the County Council last night, plans for a community center and skate park in Crofton remain surrounded by concerns.

Is your child suddenly speaking in an odd, slang-heavy language? Is he or she becoming more secretive, turning up with unexplained amounts of money and wearing one particular color all the time? It could be more than a case of typical teenage rebellion.

Date: October 28, 2009 By: Paul W. Gillespie A birthday party in memory of slain Crofton teenager Christopher Jones was held at Jim's Hideaway in Odenton Tuesday night.

County police are still investigating the stabbing of a 67-year-old woman in Odenton yesterday morning, but have called off their search of the area and said there is no public threat.

The next time a college student in your family, office, or neighborhood asks for money, it may not be a personal request.

Advocates of a 32,000-square-foot community center at the edge of Crofton are still pushing full speed ahead for the facility even though it is nearly five years ahead of schedule.

An Oct. 10 letter to the editor regarding slots revenues requires a response. Joanna L. Conti stated falsely that slots revenue "wouldn't go into the general fund." In fact, they do go into the county general fund and can be utilized for both operating and capital expenditures.

House Speaker Michael E. Busch has begun meeting with state, law-enforcement and education officials to create legislation to better combat gangs throughout Maryland.

A 22-year-old Crofton man pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree arson in the June 3 firebombing of an Odenton townhouse.

Long and Foster REALTORS in Crofton Maryland filled over 100 holiday gift bags for deployed U.S. troops on Monday.

With rosary beads in hand, a former prison gang member pleaded guilty Tuesday to firebombing an Odenton townhouse in retaliation for the killing of a Crofton teenager - though prosecutors said the youth he was targeting had nothing to do with Christopher Jones's slaying and was not home at the time.

Commercial property owners along a 40-acre swath of land on Route 3 just west of Annapolis Road in Gambrills are positioning themselves for another mixed-use center.

A Charles County man charged with trying to kill his pregnant girlfriend last year in Crofton was arrested again yesterday amid allegations he tried to intimidate one of the state's star witnesses into changing her story.

The effort to build a community center in Crofton is losing support from the area's residents.

Hmmmmm crisp autumn days, those incredible blue skies that fade into magic evenings.

Phil Burkhart in Nick Boninfante's US Male Ford Mustang II and Steve Nichols in his pure Chevy Camaro split a fuel funny car match race at Capitol Raceway in Crofton, Maryland, Saturday.