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WESTMINISTER, MD. (08/25/2014) — The Maryland State Police – Westminster Barrack is attempting to identify the remaining two suspects involved in a large counterfeit currency ring. The suspects are buying high dollar merchandise with the counterfeit currency and returning the items for legitimate currency. The counterfeit bills have been passed at numerous retails stores statewide
LUSBY, MD. — A fire that destroyed a Calvert County government-owned shed at 1525 Flag Pond Parkway, Lusby, on Aug. 22, 2014, was caused by a malfunctioning refrigerator which Maryland Deputy Fire Marshall D. Brenneman reports ignited nearby combustible materials.
The loss was set at $40,000 to the 10 x 15 wood shed and $1,000 to contents. St. Leonard Volunteer firefighters responded to the scene after the fire was discovered, but the fire is believed to have occurred sometime between the hours of 6 pm on Aug. 21 to 8:20 am on Aug. 22nd.
ROSEDALE, MD. — A second victim has died after an incident in a home in the 9800 block of Whitney Drive in Rosedale, Md., according to the Baltimore County Police.
On August 23, 2014, at approximately 11:50 pm, patrol officers were called to the 5000 block of Glassmanor Drive for a shooting. Once on scene, officers discovered a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
The operator of a D.C. Duck Tours boat called authorities around noon Sunday saying there was a car submerged in the water near the Humpback Bridge and Interstate 395 and that he could see the silhouette of a person.
Divers recovered the body around 1:30 p.m. The car was pulled from the water by 4 p.m.
The ex-USS Saratoga (CV 60) on Thursday set off on its final voyage from Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to the port of Brownsville, Texas where the ship will be dismantled.
The ex-Saratoga departed under tow by the Signet Maritime tug, MV Signet Warhorse III, in front of thousands of spectactors who lined the shores to get one last glimpse of the decorated ship.
The ship arrived in Newport Aug. 7, 1998 following 38 years of commissioned service with the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1994.
DURHAM — If you’re paying attention this week when you drive that tall truck down South Gregson Street, you’ll get fair warning about the low bridge ahead.
A series of yellow diamond signs, starting a block in advance, will tell you about the 11-foot, 8-inch clearance.
Then the yellow lights will go crazy, the ones with an overhead sign that says: OVERHEIGHT WHEN FLASHING
RODERFIELD, W.Va. (08/23/2014)— A man is dead and a woman in critical condition after encountering a Norfolk Southern train late Thursday night near the McDowell County community of Roderfield.
Norfolk Southern said the two along with another man were on a railroad bridge close to the Roderfield tunnel when the company’s mixed freight train traveling from Ohio to Georgia came through the area at about 11:30 p.m.
According to Dover Police Lt. David E. Spicer, on August 21, 2014 at 1638 hours the City of Dover Police Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit and the Dover Police Safe Streets Unit contacted defendant Anthony Price (23) and Defendant Shayquan Sampson (22) on the corner of S. New Street and W. Division Street in Dover.
The pair were found to be in possession of 205 separate bags of heroin packaged for sale.
Howard County police are releasing the identities of two officers who discharged their weapons when they were confronted by a man with a knife while responding to a suicide-in-progress call. The man was later pronounced dead. Autopsy results are pending.
On Aug. 20, shortly after 1:30 p.m., Police Officer First Class Daniel Young, 33, and Police Officer Lara Bradshaw, 25, responded to the 7600 block of Coachlight Lane, Ellicott City, for a suicide-in-progress call. The officers arrived at the scene, made contact with a family member and entered the residence.