Sexual assault near Greenbelt Metro; woman fatally stabbed in Anne Arundel

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Sexual assault near Metro station

A teenager was sexually assaulted on a footpath near the Greenbelt Metro station Friday evening, transit police said Saturday.

The girl was leaving the station when a man tried to talk to her, followed her on the path leading to a neighborhood and attacked her, Metro police said.

The police described her attacker as a heavy-set man in his 30s with dark curly hair, and dark, reddish complexion. He wore a blue shirt, bluejeans and had a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.

-- Fredrick Kunkle

Fatal stabbing in Anne Arundel

A 52-year-old woman died from stab wounds suffered early Saturday, and Anne Arundel County Police are looking for a suspect who may have targeted her, officials said.

A 25-year-old acquaintance of the victim was also stabbed, but he was treated and released from a local hospital.

About 2:40 a.m. Saturday, officers were called to the 8000 block of Corkberry Lane in Pasadena for a disturbance. They arrived to find the two victims lying in a parking lot, police said.

Witnesses described seeing an altercation in the parking lot between both victims and a black male suspect, who was last seen leaving the area in a gray car occupied by a white female.

No further description of the suspects was provided.

Officers ask that anyone with information contact Det. Jason DiPietro at 410-222-3415 or call a general number for Anne Arundel police at 410-222-8610.

-- Dan Morse