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🌱 Patch AM: Glen Burnie Man Facing Over 20 Charges In Triple Stabbing
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Hi Glen Burnie! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Glen Burnie man held without bond after triple stabbing charges
- When can Empire Towers tenants finally get their trapped cars back?
- Driving Maryland plates on an out-of-state car? New fines are coming.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Glen Burnie Man Facing Over 20 Charges In Triple Stabbing (patch.com) — Glen Burnie residents are learning more about a violent triple stabbing after police identified 38-year-old local resident Ryan David Matthews as the suspect now facing 21 charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder and assault. Officers say they used Tasers to subdue him at a Morningside Drive home where three people were found with stab wounds, and he is being held without bond pending a September preliminary hearing. 
2. Empire Towers completes first stabilization phase as vehicles remain trapped in garage (cbsnews.com) — An office building in Glen Burnie, Empire Towers, remains unsafe while about 100 vehicles are still trapped in its underground garage, even after Phase 1 of emergency stabilization finished August 14. Engineers are now installing horizontal braces in Phase 2, expected to take roughly six weeks, and management is offering $3,000 transportation payments and planning how tenants can eventually retrieve cars and belongings.
3. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Continues Push for Drivers to 'Plate Where They Live' (maryland.gov) — From its Glen Burnie headquarters, Maryland's MVA is warning residents that tougher enforcement and daily fines for cars kept on out-of-state plates begin October 1. Drivers have 45 days to get properly registered, with new cases, grace periods, and possible towing or plate seizure if they ignore the rules.
4. Police Press Release - August 18, 2026 (aacounty.org) — Police report that three people were stabbed during a disturbance on Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie, and all are in stable condition after hospital treatment. Officers say they used Tasers to safely arrest 38-year-old Glen Burnie resident Ryan David Matthews, who now faces multiple attempted murder, assault, and weapons charges.
5. Student whose dorm room VSU shooting suspect hid inside turns self in to police (wavy.com) — A 19-year-old Virginia State University student from Glen Burnie, Ja'niah Johnson, has been charged with obstruction and accessory after the fact after a shooting suspect was found hiding in her dorm room. She voluntarily returned to Virginia, turned herself in, and was released pending another court date, while police continue searching for additional suspects.
📸 Around Glen Burnie
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- Music & Movement →
Glen Burnie Library - Anne Arundel County Public Library, 1010 East Wy, Glen Burnie
10:00 am
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
- Sneak a Peek for PreK-1st Grade
Rippling Woods 530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
1:00 pm - Sneak A Peek at Your Seat (Grades 1-5)
Solley Glen Burnie, MD 21060
2:00 pm - Sneak a Peek for 2nd - 5th Grade
Rippling Woods 530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
2:00 pm - NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
Oakwood 330 Oak Manor Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
2:00 pm - MES Sneak-A-Peek (1st-5th)
Millersville , MD 21108
2:00 pm - Back to School Night/Sneak a Peek
George Cromwell 221 Olen Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
3:00 pm - BACK TO SCHOOL/SNEAK-A-PEAK
Oakwood 330 Oak Manor Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
3:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Karaoke Night →
Linthicum Library - Anne Arundel County Public Library, 400 Shipley Rd, Linthicum Heights
5:00 pm - Sneak a Peek for PreK-1st Grade
Rippling Woods 530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, USA
1:00 pm - New Family Orientation
Folger McKinsey Hanover, MD 21076
1:45 pm - Sneak a Peek
Sunset Pasadena, MD 21122
2:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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