Thursday, February 7, 2013
James LeMon said the school is continuing to improve safety procedures at the school after an alleged rape occurred inside the school on Monday.
The principal of Wilde Lake High School wrote in his second letter to parents in as many days that the school is evaluating safety procedures in the wake of an alleged rape reported at the school on Monday. "We will maintain a safe and orderly environment for all students at Wilde Lake High School with our continued vigilance and alertness," wrote Principal James LeMon. He said the school will monitor the 31 cameras placed around the school as well as continue to enforce the following regulations: In his letter he also thanked the school's community for their support after the incident. "We will not let this tragic incident outshine all of the great things that go on at WLHS every day," wrote LeMon. On Tuesday, police announced they had …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Deputies were serving a warrant related to a Jan. 8 home invasion in Mt. Airy, in western Howard County.
Frederick County sheriff's deputies shot and killed 19-year-old Daniel Vail on Thursday morning while serving a warrant related to a Howard County home invasion in Mt. Airy, according to a police account. The deputies were assisting Howard County Police who had issued a warrant for Vail, of Mt. Airy, who was suspected to be involved with a Jan. 8 home invasion in Mt. Airy. The Jan. 8 home invasion, which occurred in the Howard County portion of Mt. Airy, involved three masked men, armed with a baseball bat and a shotgun, who demanded money from two male victims at a residence near the 600 block of Long Corner Road, according to Howard County police. No one was injured during the home invasion, but police believe the incident may be drug …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Headlines from around Howard County for the week of Monday, Nov. 26 - Friday Nov. 30 2012.
Suspected Door Kick-In Burglars Sought By Police, Fail to Appear at Hearing Joseph Leo Baumgarten allegedly attacked Dianna Lynn Marketti after the two were released on bail. Police Release Mugshots of Suspected Door Kick-in Burglars Joseph Baumgarten, 40, and Dianna Marketti, 30, are wanted after failing to appear at a bail hearing. Teen Arrested for Partying in Vacant Ellicott City Apartment Police say the 19-year-old broke into a vacant apartment and trashed it. Police Capture Masked Man as He Leaves Burglarized House Columbia man arrested in string of burglaries. Ale House Columbia To Open in December Patch took a tour of the new restaurant last week. Ellicott City Historic District gets Funds for Facades Property owners can apply …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Questions will center around overcrowding in schools.
The Greater Elkridge Community Association (GECA) is scheduled to host the Board of Education candidates for a forum on Thursday in Elkridge that revolves around overcrowding in Howard County Public Schools. GECA wrote in an announcement for the forum that a redistricting plan to fill a new elementary school on Ducketts Lane in Elkridge to alleviate overcrowding is not a long-term solution. "Now is your chance to meet the Board of Education candidates, who we will elect in November, and ask them tough questions about how they plan to solve these problems," wrote GECA in the announcement. Patch will be liveblogging from the forum on Thursday evening. The forum will start at 7 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 6274 Montgomery Road, Elkridge…
Kris Baylor
12:14 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
The real problem is that when there are after School activities it's free for all any and everybody can enter the school without being asked for I.d. where are the admin staff? Where are the teachers? No one is really watching these kids after school, they are truly ready to go home once the kids get on those buses they don't really care about the kids that's left in the building.... this did … more ›