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Jury will rehear drowning case

A county jury will decide if a 5-year-old boy suffered three years ago when he drowned at the Crofton Country Club.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

HometownAnnapolis

Around Crofton: Doors open at The Crofton School of Music

A jet-black grand piano stands expectant and gleaming in the instrumental studio, like a thoroughbred in its stall.

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HometownAnnapolis

Crofton resident quarantined in Singapore

After an eight-hour flight from Tokyo to Singapore, Ron Bajor was informed by Singapore health officials that a fellow airline passenger had been diagnosed with swine flu.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Daily Record

Drowned boy's estate gets win on appeal

A jury will decide if a 5-year-old boy endured "conscious pain and suffering" before drowning, unseen, in a Crofton Country Club pool three years ago.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Snakehead poisoning mired in details

One biologist will ask the landfill to dig a trench for truckloads of dead fish.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Slain boy's mother to sue Arundel schools

A lawyer for the mother of Christopher Jones, the Crofton teen who died in an apparent eruption of suburban gang violence, has notified the Anne Arundel County school system of the family's intention to sue for failing to protect the 14-year-old from gangs at school.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Hometown Annapolis

#9 - Judge closes Crofton killing trial to public

Citing death threats against the defendant, a county judge yesterday barred the general public from attending the trial of a 14-year-old boy charged as a juvenile in the May 30 death of another teen in Crofton.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Public Barred From Trial In Crofton Teen Death

An Anne Arundel County judge has barred the public from the trial of one of two teens charged in the death of a 14-year-old Crofton boy.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Public barred from trial of teen held in Crofton boy's death

Citing concerns for safety and the accused youth, an Anne Arundel County judge barred the public from the trial of the younger of two teenagers charged in the May 30 death of 14-year-old Christopher David Jones of Crofton .

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WRC-TV

Teen Charged in 14-Year-Old's Death Kept in Custody

An Anne Arundel County judge has ordered that a 14-year-old boy charged in the beating death of a fellow teenager remain in custody until trial.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Maryland Gazette

Our Say: Slots shouldn't be litmus test for new council member

As the County Council considers a replacement for outgoing Councilman Ed Reilly, it surely will be thinking of slots.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WBAL-TV

1 Killed, 1 Injured In Anne Arundel Co. Crash

Police in Anne Arundel County investigated a fatal accident Thursday night. Investigators said it happened at the intersection of Defense Highway and Nob Hill Drive -- near Crofton -- just before 8 p.m. A spokesman for the fire department said the two-car head-on collision killed a 55-year-old man.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

WJZ Baltimore

Crofton Woman Guilty In Dog's Shooting At Park

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HometownAnnapolis

Gambrills jewelry store closes abruptly

Parisi's Diamond Trust, which mysteriously closed its doors in Gambrills in April, started returning customers' jewelry and other items just last week.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Hometown Annapolis

#1 - Punches, not fall caused teen's death, police say

A 14-year-old Crofton boy most likely died last month because he was slapped and punched by two other teens, not because he fell off his bike, a county police detective testified in court Wednesday.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Hometown Annapolis

#9 - No murder charges in Jones' death

A county grand jury yesterday refused to indict a 16-year-old Crofton boy on charges of second-degree murder in the May 30 death of a younger teen.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Crofton woman pleads guilty in pit bull's death

A Crofton woman pleaded guilty Friday to helping plot the death of a pit bull that she and a man were watching while the dog's owner recovered from surgery.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

WJZ Baltimore

Jury Declines To Indict Teen On Murder Charges

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WBAL-TV Baltimore

Anne Arundel To Update School Bullying Policy

Anne Arundel County has joined a growing list of school districts making major changes to their bullying policies in response to a new Maryland mandate.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Details emerge in hearing on teen's death

More details about the death of 14-year-old Crofton boy emerged during a preliminary hearing Wednesday for one of two teen-agers charged with manslaughter, as a detective said the homicide was rooted in gang rivalry, with Christopher David Jones most likely suffering a fatal blow from his attackers that damaged an artery that brings blood to the ...

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