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Alex Mann

Alex

Alex Mann covers Anne Arundel County for The Baltimore Banner. Before joining The Banner, Alex was a reporter at The Baltimore Sun for more than four years, most recently covering criminal justice. He was a 2023 finalist for the Livingston Awards in local reporting. Earlier in his career, Alex wrote about cops and courts for The Capital in Annapolis and local government for The Carroll County Times. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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Anne Arundel Police need help finding pair who kidnapped woman, threw her over bridge
Anne Arundel County Police need help finding a pair of suspects who they say attacked a woman in Glen Burnie two years ago, stuffed her in the trunk of her car and threw her off the Curtis Creek Drawbridge.
MILLERSVILLE, MD - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - The Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division in Millersville.
Hand-count confirms Annapolis Democratic primary results
After 2 1/2 hours poring over the thousands of ballots cast last week in the Annapolis primary election, officials said their audit confirmed the results released Tuesday in the five contested Democratic races.
Employees at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections office in Glen Burnie hand-count ballots on Sept. 25, 2025 in the Annapolis primary.
After election night mishap and with a close race, Annapolis to hand-count primary votes
Annapolis elections officials are auditing the city’s primary election results. The decision to hand-count ballots follows an election night snafu and a race decided by four votes.
A few voters talk outside City Hall in Annapolis on Sept. 16, 2025, one of the polling places open for the primary election.
Maryland attorney general’s first prosecutions of police dismissed before trial
Circuit Judge Stacy W. McCormack’s decision to toss the case Tuesday means the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s first police prosecution failed before the case could even go before a jury.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
Annapolis primary election results: Littmann prevails in mayoral race
Annapolis on Tuesday released the official results of its primary election, a week after polls closed. The election featured five contested Democratic primaries for mayor and City Council seats.
Annapolis mayoral candidate Jared Littmann responds to questions during a debate at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
New ‘Capital Gazette Five’ highway markers remind: ‘It’s still dangerous to tell the truth.’
New highway markers along Rowe Boulevard pay homage to the five Capital Gazette employees killed during a 2018 mass shooting in the Annapolis newsroom. Some said there’s a deeper meaning to the signage.
Officials unveiled highway markers Monday to dedicate Rowe Boulevard to the legacy of five members of the Capital Gazette newsroom who were killed in 2018.
Anne Arundel teen sentenced to 18 months in jail for Meade High stabbing
An 18-year-old was sentenced Friday to 18 months in jail for stabbing a fellow student at Meade High School in January.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
Hearing in mass shooting case renews attention to Anne Arundel state’s attorney’s actions
Defense attorneys for a man accused of shooting six people in Annapolis in 2023 want his charges dismissed, accusing Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess of misconduct during his February trial.
Annapolis police respond to a quadruple shooting on Paddington Place near Edgewood on Sunday night, June 11, 2023. At least one person was killed.
A kangaroo in Maryland? Police hop on report of exotic pet in Edgewater.
Wildlife officers in Maryland responded to a report of something startling earlier this month: a pet kangaroo in Edgewater. Anne Arundel County code prohibits such exotic animals as pets, but Maryland law is silent on kangaroos.
Maryland Natural Resources Police officers responded on Sept. 9 to a residence in Edgewater to investigate reports that a kangaroo was being kept as a pet. Sgt. Ron Collier and Officer First Class Tyson Johnson encountered one of the marsupials, which are native to Australia and New Guinea.
Littmann takes lead over Pindell Charles in Annapolis Democratic mayoral primary
Annapolis hardware store owner Jared Littmann opened up a commanding lead over longtime Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles in the Democratic primary for Annapolis mayor.
Annapolis mayoral candidate Jared Littmann listens to fellow candidates respond to questions during a debate at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
Bill to slow affordable housing in Anne Arundel rejected by County Council
The 4-3 vote along party lines followed impassioned public testimony at the end of a four-hour legislative meeting Monday night.
An Anne Arundel County bill that would have rolled back an incentive for affordable housing was defeated Monday night. The bill was spurred by opposition to a new townhouse development in this Glen Burnie neighborhood.
Annapolis City Dock project survives another legal hurdle
Annapolis’ $100 million overhaul of City Dock survived another legal challenge, prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a nonprofit.
City Dock, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
Meet the candidates running in Annapolis’ primary election Tuesday
Annapolis residents head to the polls Tuesday as the mayor’s post and five of nine City Council seats change hands.
Annapolis City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
In Anne Arundel, a split over housing and neighbors who want less of it
Monday's bill would pare back a 2024 law that incentivizes "workforce" housing.
Jigna Patel strolls through her neighborhood in Glen Burnie, where a large new development is planned.
Social media rumors fueled Naval Academy confusion that ended in shooting
Amid the wave of threats to college campuses and public officials, an alarming rumor began to spread among midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy of an active shooter roaming the campus.
A U.S. Navy Security officer attends Gate 1 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday evening after a lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus.
Naval Academy midshipman shot after mistaking officer for threat
A midshipman was shot at the U.S. Naval Academy Thursday evening, triggering a campus lockdown and heavy police response for hours, a U.S. Navy official said.
Navy security officers guard the main entrance of the Naval Academy on Thursday evening after the campus was put on lockdown.
Annapolis, citing U.S. Postal Service delays, warns voters to drop off mail-in ballots
Annapolis attributed the problem to “issues with the U.S. Postal Service.”
Tennley Cook waits on the floor of the Eastport Community Center gym while her mother Heather Cook votes Tuesday night in Annapolis.
Anne Arundel might have to pay back state $500K for closing south county boat ramp
Anne Arundel County may have to pay Maryland more than $500,000 for abruptly closing a boat ramp in Shady Side in July.
About a month after the county shuttered Discovery Village, it reached an agreement with another south county marina to provide the public with a free boat launch through October.
Haunting hospital memorial reveals lives once hidden in Crownsville graves
Anne Arundel County dedicated a memorial listing the names of 1,727 patients who died at the Crownsville state hospital between 1912 and 1965 and were buried in mostly unmarked graves.
Visitors read name on the Say My Name Memorial following its unveiling at the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery.
Annapolis aldermen propose ranked-choice voting for ‘kinder and fairer’ elections
Legislation before the Annapolis City Council aims to implement ranked-choice voting by 2029.
A voter at Annapolis Middle School in 2022. Legislation before the Annapolis City Council aims to implement ranked-choice voting by 2029.
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