Two officers from the Western District of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were assaulted in the Stillmeadows neighborhood of Severn Thursday night, just two days after police met with members of that community, Meade Village and Pioneer City to discuss issues about crime in the area.

Three people were charged with assaulting an officer and one person was charged with disorderly conduct, county police said.

Councilman Daryl Jones, D-Severn, who organized Tuesday's meeting at Van Bokkelen Elementary School, said the incident underscores what the community is trying to do with the police meetings, which will happen...