Police Beat for July 20

Man hurt in fire

A fire in a two-story home injured one man in Harmans early this morning, fire officials said.

When firefighters arrived just after midnight at 1418 Cambrium Court they found flames coming from the roof of the home, spurring an all-hands call that brought 36 firefighters to the scene.

A 54-year-old man in the house suffered minor burns and was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie.

Firefighters had the fire, which they said was caused by faulty wiring, under control by 1 a.m.

One volunteer firefighter was evaluated at the hospital for dehydration, fire officials said.

The blaze caused $240,000 damage to the home and its contents.

Six people who lived there are now homeless and the Red Cross is assisting the family.

Annapolis

Fake ID charges

A local bouncer is facing charges for allegedly trying to sell fake driver's licenses to an underage buyer Friday night, city police said.

Matthew Ryan Stangle, 20, was arrested Friday night and charged with two counts of possessing counterfeit documents, police said.

Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Main Street after someone reported overhearing a young woman trying to purchase false driver's licenses.

Police observed a male, later identified as Stangle, illegally parked at 118 Main St. and showing a female two driver's licenses. Stangle attempted to hide the licenses in the center console inside his car when officers approached, police said.

Officers were able to retrieve the Maryland licenses and placed him under arrest. Stangle told police the licenses were confiscated from patrons at a local establishment where he works as a bouncer.

The woman, later identified as an 18 year old from Bowie, told police that Stangle called her, stating he had fake IDs he could sell her and to meet him downtown. The female checked out the licenses but declined to purchase any.

The female was released without being charged.

Fraud incident

A manager at Thrifty Auto Repair on West Street said the shop has been bombarded with messages through the Internet Relay Services 10 times a day for the past three weeks.

All the calls were about a 2005 Honda Accord that needed brake service. The car was supposedly in Washington state and would be shipped to Thrifty in Annapolis for repairs. The caller asked for Thrifty to send credit card number to ship the car and the store would be reimbursed for the costs. The manager said the store never has paid shipping costs nor had a car shipped to the shop. Return calls to the number and to the relay service for the deaf and hard of hearing were unsuccessful, police said.