Maryland

On April 4, at 5:13 p.m., TFC M. Koock responded to the 26000 block of Baptist Church Road in Mechanicsville for the reported malicious destruction of property to a metal gate.

Upon arrival, contact was made with the male complainant, 68 of Mechanicsville, who advised unknown suspect(s) drove an ATV through the gate causing damage to the gate.

Michael A. Sawyers

CUMBERLAND — From the elevated deer hunting stand where Fred McMillan hunted on Collier Mountain you could see magnificent views of Western Maryland and West Virginia, even the power plant at Mount Storm on a clear day.

And, according to McMillan, it was a great place to see deer, including some nice bucks.

But the numbers are moveable feasts.

Alan Brody

ANNAPOLIS — Hoping to reduce a leading cause of child head trauma injuries, state lawmakers are pushing to require children under the age of 16 to wear helmets when riding all-terrain vehicles.

‘‘ATV’s are just an accident waiting to happen and considering an out-and-out ban on ATV’s is not practical, a helmet law is more palatable,” said Del. Sue Kullen, the bill’s lead House sponsor.

The legislation came at the request of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.