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Right place, right time: Anne Arundel police save 4 after van crashes into pond

The Anne Arundel County, Maryland, police were Johnny-on-the-spot Friday night when a minivan carrying four people, including two small children, crashed and landed in a pond. The police released video of the water rescue from a drainage pond at Severn-Danza Park, in Severn. “Close your eyes, close your eyes,” an officer commands the people inside before he smashes the windows on the van’s passenger’s side to get them out.



A 3-year-old and a 9-month-old were carried to safety before the adults were rescued. No one was hurt. The driver, Oswaldo Ramirez-Lopez, of Glen Burnie, was arrested on outstanding warrants.

Annapolis City Hall beefs up security

Visitors to City Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, will notice new screening measures aimed at enhancing security there, beginning Friday. Now, when visitors enter through the main building entrance, located at 160 Duke of Gloucester Street, they will be asked to either pass through a magnetometer or submit to wand screening, according to a city news release.
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