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• ‘It’s A Disgrace!’: Ray Lewis’ HOF Bust Criticized By Ravens Flock

  06-08-2018 23:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ray Lewis’ Hall of Fame bust is turning heads in Baltimore, including among football fans who say the sculptor completely missed the mark.
  Ray Lewis’ enshrinement was unveiled in Canton, Ohio Saturday — but back at home, it’s getting mixed reviews from the Ravens Flock as many say it looks nothing like the legendary linebacker.
  [Reporter: So you don’t think it looks like him?]
  “Not even a little bit. I saw it on Facebook, on my new
  
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• 11 Dead, Nearly 70 Wounded In Weekend Violence In Chicago

  06-08-2018 23:09
  CHICAGO (AP) — At least 11 people were shot to death and about 70 wounded in a weekend burst of violence in Chicago that instantly became a political issue when President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, blamed the carnage on longtime Democratic rule in the city.
  Police on Monday attributed the dozens of shootings to gangs, the illegal flow of guns and sweltering August heat that drew more people outside.
  The victims ranged in age from 11 to 63, according to police. One teenage
  
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• Pop Star Demi Lovato Released From Hospital

  06-08-2018 22:52
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demi Lovato has checked out of the hospital she was rushed to two weeks ago for a reported overdose.
  A person close to Lovato said she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t allowed to speak publicly about the topic.
  Lovato was hospitalized on July 24.
  RELATED: Demi Lovato Experiencing ‘Complications’ From Apparent Overdose
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• Police: Carjackers Arrested After They Couldn’t Drive A Stick Shift

  06-08-2018 22:45
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local) – Two carjackers in Tennessee were foiled when they ran into something completely unexpected in their victim’s car: a manual transmission.
  According to police in Nashville, a 15 and 17-year-old were arrested after they failed to steal cars from two separate women on Aug. 1. The teens allegedly attacked the first woman as she sat in her car. However, the driver continued to honk her horn and scream until the crooks ran off, police say.
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• Police Officer Jumps Off Highway Overpass To Save Boy’s Life

  06-08-2018 22:05
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (WJZ) — A New York police officer is being praised for her remarkable leap off a highway overpass in order to save a teen who had jumped moments before.
  Hastings-on-Hudson Police Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo was reportedly on her way to work on Aug. 3, when she spotted a teenage boy climbing and jumping over a guardrail on the concrete overpass. “Everything happened so fast and I think my adrenaline was pumping so high,” Cavallo said, via WLTX. &ldquo
  
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• 1 Person Injured In Crash During Police Chase

  06-08-2018 21:45
  COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Authorities say at least one person was injured and a suspect is in custody following a crash that happened during a police chase Monday afternoon.
  According to Maryland State Police, the crash happened after the driver of a stolen vehicle fled from troopers who were trying to pull the vehicle over in Cockeysville just before 2:30 p.m.
  The driver of the stolen vehicle later crashed on Cranbrook Rd. near Dulaney High School.
  No further details have been r
  
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• Man Starts ‘Amish Uber’ Ride Service With His Horse And Buggy

  06-08-2018 21:09
  COLON, Mich. (CBS Local) – A Michigan man is bringing some old world charm to the popular and modern service of ride-sharing apps. Using his horse and buggy, Timothy Hochstedler has opened his own business called “Amish Uber.”
  Taking riders around St. Joseph County for just $5, Hochstedler says he and his four-legged pal are cashing in on the popularity of ride hailing services around the country.
  “Uber is a cool thing, every single year something new
  
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• University Of Maryland 1 Of 2 To Receive $3M For Investigative Journalism Center

  06-08-2018 21:03
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Scripps Howard Foundation is investing $6 million to create investigative journalism centers at Arizona State University and the University of Maryland.
  The foundation announced Monday that each university will receive a $3 million grant over three years to establish a Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. The graduate-level programs will focus on training the next generation of reporters through hands-on investigative journalism projects.
  The foundation says st
  
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• Police ID Driver Involved In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured 3-Year-Old Girl

  06-08-2018 20:25
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have identified the man accused of fleeing the scene after hitting a 3-year-old girl with his vehicle in Middle River Sunday night.
  According to the Baltimore County Police Department, Michael W. Burns was the driver of a white four-door Hyundai Elantra that struck a girl who ran out from between parked cars in the unit block of Right Wing Dr.
  RELATED: 3-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run In Baltimore Co.
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• Ravens Hall Of Famer Ray Lewis Claims Baltimore Crime Rate Decreased When He Played

  06-08-2018 20:07
  Ryan Mayer
  On Saturday night, legendary Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Lewis’ exploits on the gridiron are well-known over the course of his 17-year-career, but some comments he made to reporters before the ceremony on Friday about his off-the-field presence raised some eyebrows over the weekend.
  Ray Lewis said the contagious positive energy surrounding his induction reminds him of his playing days. "When I play
  
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• Maker Of Nutella Looking For Taste Testers

  06-08-2018 20:07
  (CBS Local) – If you love chocolate, we have the perfect job for you!
  The Ferrero Rocher company, which makes Nutella, is looking for 60 taste testers.
  They will pay you to sample hazelnut, cocoa and white chocolate.
  The only catch – you have to move to Italy for the job. The best part is there’s no experience necessary.
  They’re actually looking for average consumers.
  
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• Md. School Bus Driver Accused Of Raping Special Ed Student

  06-08-2018 19:55
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — A 62-year-old school bus driver has been arrested after police say he was caught on camera raping a 12-year-old special education student.
  Etienne K. Kabongo has been charged with second-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and the sexual abuse of a minor.
  Police say this sexual assault happened on July 31, on a Montgomery County Public Schools bus that was transporting students receiving special education services.
  The bus stopped on Ya
  
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• Lyme Disease Has Spread To All 50 States, Report Finds

  06-08-2018 19:53
  SECAUCUS, N.J. (CBS Local) – A new report has found that the tick-borne illness Lyme disease has been detected in all 50 states and cases continue to rise.
  Quest Diagnostics has released their findings of over six million blood tests taken over the last seven years. The New Jersey-based clinical laboratory says cases of Lyme have exploded in unusual areas like California and Florida. Lab workers believe ticks are finding it easier to survive in new regions and spreading diseases
  
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• Baltimore Police Investigating Monday Morning Murder

  06-08-2018 19:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man Monday morning in Baltimore.
  According to the Baltimore Police Department, the shooting happened just before 9:30 a.m., in the 2400 block of Jefferson St.
  Responding officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
  Anyone with information is asked to call (410) 396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup. You can also te
  
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• Md. Officials Ask Exelon For Help With Cleanup Of Flood Debris

  06-08-2018 18:51
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland’s top environmental and natural resources officials asked the owner of the Conowingo Dam to help with clean up in the Chesapeake Bay after debris and sediment flowed downstream following record flooding last month.
  In a letter, state leaders told Exelon’s CEO that “the massive amounts of sediment and debris that flowed through the floodgates are now having a detrimental and dangerous impact on downstream waterways across the region.&rd
  
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• Maryland Officials Ask Exelon For Help With Flood Debris

  06-08-2018 18:51
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials are asking Exelon for help in clearing flood debris.
  The letter was sent late last week to Exelon CEO Christopher Crane. It says heavy rainfall prompted Exelon to open more than 20 floodgates at the Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland. The dam is licensed and operated by Exelon Generation Company.
  Officials say debris that flowed through is now having a detrimental and dangerous impact on downstream waterways.
  While Maryland agencies have been wor
  
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• Former WWE Wrestler Torrie Wilson Goes On Twitter Rant About TSA Pat Down

  06-08-2018 18:20
  A random TSA security screening is never a fun experience. For former WWE star Torrie Wilson, her screening on Monday at Orlando International Airport was so, detailed (her words), that it caused her to take to Twitter to vent about her treatment.
  The issues seem to have begun after Wilson says she giggled when one of the TSA agents appeared to be scared of her “3 pound dog”. Wilson was then pulled aside, and according to her tweet, given a pat down by a female guard while another of
  
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• Controlled Dam Breach At Cascade Lake Underway

  06-08-2018 18:00
  HAMPSTEAD, Md. (WJZ) — A controlled breach of a dam at Cascade Lake, which was pushed to capacity by heavy rains, is underway in Carroll County.
  The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the controlled breach of the dam at Cascade Lake near Hampstead has started Monday and could take several days.
  Workers were removing water from the lake Sunday to reach levels where the dam can be breached safely.
  Heavy rainfall Friday pushed water levels to maximum capacity at the lake for the
  
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• 19-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Stray Gunfire

  06-08-2018 17:36
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Police are offering a $1,500 reward for information after a 19-year-old was hit by stray gunfire in Laurel Sunday night.
  The Howard County Police Department reports the shooting happened just after 10 p.m., in the 9000 block of Canterbury Riding.
  Responding officers found the female victim, who is now in critical condition.
  Witnesses told officers they saw a group of young males running from the area just after the shots were fired. Police are not sure the exa
  
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• American Airlines Kicks Musician Off Flight For Buying Seat For Cello

  06-08-2018 17:12
  CHICAGO, Ill. (CBS Local) – A Chicago musician traveling with her cello was removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami as she tried to return home.
  In a post on Facebook that has been shared more than 1,600 times, Jay Tang posted about his wife’s experience with American Airlines:
  “So my wife Jingjing Hu a DePaul University School of Music student, is scheduled to fly back to Chicago on American Airlines flight 2457 from Miami today. She is traveling with
  
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• Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Coming This Weekend

  06-08-2018 16:46
  (CBS Local) – The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming this weekend.
  The Perseid shower is the most popular meteor shower every year. NASA meteor specialist Bill Cooke told Space.com that the moon will play an important role in this year’s Perseid shower. “This year the moon will be near new moon, it will be a crescent, which means it will set before the Perseid show gets underway after midnight,” Cooke said.
  Cooke adds that sky watchers will be able to s
  
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• 2 Elderly Men Escape Nursing Home To Attend Heavy Metal Festival

  06-08-2018 16:41
  WACKEN, Germany (CBSDFW.COM/CBS Local) – You’re never too old. Two elderly men escaped their nursing home Friday to attend the world’s largest heavy metal festival, according to a German news report.
  The Deutsche Welle reports the nursing home told police that the two men were missing from their rooms.
  The pair was eventually found at the Wacken Open Air festival at around 3 a.m. local time. The four-day event is said to be the world’s largest heavy metal festival. P
  
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• Pit Bull Dies Protecting Family From Intruder

  06-08-2018 16:33
  Romulus, MI (WXYZ) — Kyle Brown is crediting his pit bull Petey with saving his, and his family’s lives after a gunman barricaded himself inside his Romulus home on Friday.
  Michigan State Police said that this began as a botched carjacking a couple of blocks from Brown’s home.
  The suspect took off through the neighborhood, jumping Brown’s fence.
  “As soon as I made eye to eye contact with him, I could tell by the look in his eyes and by his intent, he knew what he wa
  
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• This Week In Golf: Justin Thomas Wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

  06-08-2018 16:29
  By Sam McPherson
  The 2018 PGA Championship takes place later this week, and the rest of the field better be aware of defending champion Justin Thomas. The 25-year-old from Kentucky, who just won the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational this past weekend in Akron, Ohio, by four strokes, just served notice he is ready to defend his title. Thomas finished at 15-under par after playing four rounds in the 60s to easily outpace the rest of the field and win his third event of the PGA Tour
  
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• Study: Teens Who Vape Or Use Hookah More Likely To Use Marijuana

  06-08-2018 15:44
  (CNN) — Teens who used e-cigarettes and hookah were up to four times more likely to use marijuana later, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California surveyed 2,668 students at 10 public high schools in Los Angeles beginning in fall 2013, when they were 14 years old and in ninth grade.
  The students answered a paper-and-pencil, phone or internet survey that asked whether they had ev
  
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• Patrick Stewart Stuns Fans With ‘Star Trek’ Return

  06-08-2018 15:31
  (CNN) — Set your phasers to stunned: Sir Patrick Stewart is returning to his celebrated role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard for a new “Star Trek” series.
  The news, announced by Stewart himself and executive producer Alex Kurtzman at a “Star Trek” convention Saturday in Las Vegas, sent excitement among fans skyrocketing at warp speed. Many leapt to their feet and cheered as Stewart emerged on stage.
  The show will air on CBS All Access, the network’s video-on-demand
  
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• Police: Baby’s Body Pulled From Water Near Brooklyn Bridge

  06-08-2018 14:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a baby who was found floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday.
  A family visiting from Stillwater, Oklahoma, spotted the approximately 8-month-old boy wearing only diapers in the shallow water near the Manhattan shoreline at about 4 p.m.
  Chiropractor Monte Campbell said his wife, Diana Campbell, first noticed the baby.
  “She just called me over and said there was a baby in the water. I called 911. At that point
  
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• Weather Blog: Heat Wave Coming

  06-08-2018 14:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — I have decided that, these days, the dominant specie in the Mid-Atlantic is not humans. It is Mosquito’s or in some cases the “No See Um” bugs. Lord have mercy. Imagine all the water that has been sitting around for the past two weeks. For mosquito’s it is the perfect breeding ground. Not only is it “feeding time” in your neighborhood but it will be really humid this week too.  Imagine all the moisture the ground has soaked up over
  
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• Motorcyclist Killed In Carroll County Accident

  06-08-2018 14:16
  TANEYTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A two vehicle accident in Carroll County left one person dead Sunday night.
  Police were dispatched to the area of Francis Scott Key Highway (Rt 194) and Stone Rd at approximately 9:26 p.m.
  When they arrived they found the operator of a motorcycle, a 37-year-old male from Littlestown, PA, dead at the scene.
  Officials believe the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Francis Scott Key Highway approaching the intersection of Stone Rd., when it hit the passeng
  
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• Baltimore Council Considering Banning Sale Of Water System

  06-08-2018 13:50
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In an effort to stymie long-running lobbying efforts to privatize Baltimore’s water supply, the city council is planning to fast-track legislation that would prohibit selling or leasing the water system.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young’s plan to introduce a charter amendment Monday and waive council rules to vote on it immediately has widespread support on the council.
  If approved, the measure would go before
  
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• Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued For Maryland

  06-08-2018 13:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has been issued for the Baltimore metro area Monday.
  The affected areas include Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Cecil County, and Northern and Southern Baltimore.
  More hot and humid conditions today. A shower or thunderstorm is possible this afternoon and evening. pic.twitter.com/madj1BTE0E
  — NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) August 6, 2018The alert means air pollution concentration could become unhe
  
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• ‘Facts Of Life’ Star Charlotte Rae Dies At 92

  06-08-2018 13:10
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many other TV roles as well as stage and film appearances, has died. She was 92.
  Rae died at her Los Angeles home Sunday with her family at her side, said her publicist, Harlan Boll. A cause of death was not immediately available, but Rae was diagnosed last year with bone cancer after beating panc
  
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• Five Charged With Child Abuse After 11 Emaciated Children Found In Trailer

  06-08-2018 12:51
  (CNN) — The message, forwarded by a detective in another state 1,500 miles away to the Taos County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico, was to the point: “We are starving and need food and water,” it said in part.
  It came, apparently, from someone inside a makeshift compound hidden in Taos County, and made its way to the sheriff’s office through someone else who received it and got it to law enforcement in Georgia.
  It was enough to trigger a raid Friday by Taos County sh
  
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• Missing 67-Year-Old Woman With Dementia

  06-08-2018 12:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help to find Karen Ricketson, 67, who suffers from dementia.
  Ricketson was last seen Saturday at approximately 8:23 p.m. in the 6500 block of Rosemont Avenue.She was last seen in a white long sleeve t-shirt, brown jeans and black shoes. She is described as 5’8″ and approximately 141 lbs.
  Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call 911.
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• Missing 67-Year-Old Woman Found Safe

  06-08-2018 12:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Police say Karen Ricketson has been found safe.Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help to find Karen Ricketson, 67, who suffers from dementia.
  Ricketson was last seen Saturday at approximately 8:23 p.m. in the 6500 block of Rosemont Avenue.She was last seen in a white long sleeve t-shirt, brown jeans and black shoes. She is described as 5’8″ and approximately 141 lbs.
  Police ask anyone with information on her whereab
  
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• Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend Ends With 2 Dead, 5 Injured

  06-08-2018 04:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police say one person has died and six others were injured in multiple shootings since midnight Friday – the beginning of the fifth ceasefire weekend in the city.
  The ceasefire ended hours before the city could go an entire weekend without a fatal shooting. Officers found a 27-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper and lower body around 7:35 p.m. in the 2400 block of Wilkens Avenue. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pr
  
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• ‘Revolutionary’ Technology That Provides 360-Degree View Of Luggage Coming To BWI

  06-08-2018 02:12
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — TSA is rolling out a new scanner at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport that allows for a more in-depth view of luggage, spotting explosives that older machines could miss.
  The brand-new Analogic 3-D CT scanner gives screeners the ability to zoom in and rotate the bag for a 360-degree view.
  Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske calls the scanners revolutionary.
  “What they’re capable of doing is detecting a wider range of e
  
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• 3-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run In Baltimore Co.

  06-08-2018 01:38
  MIDDLE RIVER, Md. (WJZ) — Police are looking for a driver who hit a three-year-old girl in Middle River on Sunday night.
  Baltimore County Police say a white four-door Hyundai Elantra with a sunroof and a luggage rack struck the girl who ran out from between parked cars in the unit block of Right Wing Dr. in Middle River, Maryland.
  Baltimore County Police say the driver is described as a white man in his 30s.
  Authorities say the girl has been hospitalized with a “suspected broken
  
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• Trumbo Homers Twice, Drives In 5 As Orioles Beat Rangers 9-6

  06-08-2018 01:14
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Trumbo homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 9-6 in a back-and-forth game Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.
  Trumbo singled home a run in the first inning. His two-run homer in the third put Baltimore ahead to stay at 6-5 against losing pitcher Drew Hutchison (1-2), who was making his Rangers debut.
  The teams had scored in every half-inning before that, with the lead changing hands in four of those.
  Trumbo left t
  
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• Elderly Man Struck, Killed By Baltimore Co. Police Cruiser

  06-08-2018 01:04
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — A 71-year-old man was hit and killed by a Baltimore County Police car overnight as the officer was responding to a call, officials say.
  Lights and sirens weren’t enough to stop a tragic accident along Liberty Road Saturday night just after 11:30 p.m.
  Police say an officer was on his way to a call of a home invasion with a possible shooting in the 7400 block of Lesade Drive when he pulled into the center lane to get around traffic and struck the ma
  
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• Police Investigating Triple Shooting In Baltimore

  06-08-2018 00:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a shooting near Johns Hopkins Hospital left three people wounded Sunday night.
  Officers responded to the 900 block of North Broadway around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a shooting.
  Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and a second victim with gunshot wounds to the torso.
  A short time later, officers were advised of a third victim who walked into an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot.
  Detectives are asking any
  
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