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• Father Of Woman Attacked On Her Morning Jog Describes The Frightening Assault

  29-10-2018 22:45
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police are looking for the man who attacked and then tried to sexually assault a 19-year-old woman on her morning jog in Severn over the weekend.
  The victim managed to get away.
  The attack took place within a few blocks of her home in the Orchards Townhome community, at 7:35 a.m. on Sunday.
  The victim told her father the man crossed to her side of the street and grabbed her.
  “He pulled her arms and she couldn’t pull away,”
  
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• Marylanders Urged To Look Out For New Invasive Species

  29-10-2018 22:24
  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — With red, white, and black spots, don’t let its good looks fool you. The spotted lanternfly is bad news.
  According to Aaron Shurtleff with the Maryland Department of Agriculture “It’s capable of causing a good amount of damage.”
  Just about anything you can find at a Farmers Market is on the menu, a total of 70 crops, including hardwood trees.
  Its egg mass, which looks like dried mud, came on stones shipped from China to Pennsylvania. Insect ex
  
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• Upper Marlboro Woman Arrested For Setting Fire to Mothers Home

  29-10-2018 22:19
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County police arrested 25-year-old Amanda Hooker on Monday after investigators say she set her mother’s mobile home on fire.
  After receiving two 911 calls about a woman destroying her mother’s property and a subsequent a fire, emergency crews responded to a mobile park on Marlboro Pike a little before 1 a.m. where they saw flames coming from the mobile home.
  The fire was extinguished without incident after causing an estimated $
  
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• Maryland Woman Arrested For Setting Fire To Mother’s Mobile Home

  29-10-2018 22:19
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County police arrested a 25-year-old woman after investigators say she set her mother’s mobile home on fire.
  Amanda Hooker has been charged with first and second-degree arson and first and second-degree malicious burning in this case.
  After receiving two 911 calls about a fire and woman destroying her mother’s property, emergency crews responded to a mobile park on Marlboro Pike a little before 1 a.m.
  Responding firefighters saw
  
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• USM Board Of Regents Releases Report Into UMD’s Football Program After McNair’s Death

  29-10-2018 22:12
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — The University System of Maryland Board of Regent has released the full report compiled by the eight-member commission investigating the culture of University of Maryland football program following the death of Jordan McNair.
  The university’s football program has been under scrutiny since the death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair back in June.
  This investigation was prompted by explosive reports that described coaches as demeaning and intimidating.
  The nearly 2
  
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• Blind Customers Sue Walmart Over Self-Service Accessibility

  29-10-2018 21:50
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The National Federation of the Blind is suing Walmart, saying the stores’ self-checkout kiosks don’t fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that three blind Maryland residents are named in the federal lawsuit filed Oct. 25, including a woman who says a Walmart worker in Owings Mills, Maryland, selected cash back and took $40 without her knowledge.
  Walmart says that the worker is no longer with the company as a r
  
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• Squeegee Kid Struck By Car Saturday

  29-10-2018 20:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A squeegee kid was struck by a car Saturday in Baltimore.
  According to Baltimore City Fire, they transported a child struck by a car around 6:51 p.m. at Pratt and President streets.
  The child was taken in stable condition to Hopkins pediatric.
  A viral Facebook video posted shows the incident Saturday.
  In the video you see the boy wiping the windshield of a car.
  The light turns green and the passengers pay the boy and tell him to be safe and not get hot by a car.
  As they s
  
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• Nightime Testing At Aberdeen Proving Ground May Be Heard By Neighbors

  29-10-2018 19:02
  ABERDEEN, Md, (WJZ) — For those who live near Aberdeen Proving Ground: you may hear some noises overnight coming from the military installation.
  According to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, the Aberdeen Test Center is scheduled to conduct nighttime testing that could be heard outside the installation.
  Aberdeen Proving Ground is an Army installation located in Harford County, Maryland, nearly midway between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.
  The testing will run from Oct. 29 thro
  
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• NFL Team Grades Week 8: Rams Get It Done

  29-10-2018 18:59
  By Steve Silverman
  The Los Angeles Rams have been on a roll, and they have been overpowering most of their opponents. They secured a 29-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers Sunday, and that may have been their most impressive game of the season. The Packers are a solid team that was primed for this game and came out of the gates at full speed. The Rams didn’t play their best game, but they fought hard and found a way to win. That’s what championship teams do.
  Texans 42, Dolphins 23
  
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• Analysis: Guns Send More Than 75,000 U.S. Kids To ER Over 9 Years

  29-10-2018 18:47
  MARYLAND (AP) – Gun injuries, including many from assaults, sent 75,000 U.S. children and teens to emergency rooms over nine years at a cost of almost $3 billion, a first-of-its-kind study found.
  Researchers called it the first nationally representative study on ER visits for gun injuries among U.S. kids. They found that more than one-third of the wounded children were hospitalized and 6 percent died. Injuries declined during most of the 2006-14 study, but there was an upswing in the
  
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• World Series Ratings Lowest Since 2015

  29-10-2018 18:35
  Ryan MayerThe Boston Red Sox closed out the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night 5-1 to seal their ninth World Series victory in franchise history. While the fans in Boston get ready to celebrate another title, MLB executives may not be as thrilled when looking at the TV numbers.
  After five games featuring two of the biggest media markets in the country, ratings for the World Series were at their lowest point since 2015 when the New York Mets faced the Kansas City Royals in the Fall Classic. Acco
  
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• Decades-Long Fight Over Baltimore Jail Conditions Revived

  29-10-2018 18:34
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The plaintiffs in a decades-long legal battle over the Baltimore city jail’s conditions are seeking to extend their 2016 settlement with the state of Maryland, citing “overwhelming evidence” of noncompliance.
  The Daily Record reports a motion filed Oct. 25 wants to exercise an enforcement mechanism established in the 2016 settlement to extend the agreement from June 2020 to June 2022.
  The case was first filed in 1971. The 2016 settlement required improvem
  
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• Group Starts Petition To Move The Date Of Halloween

  29-10-2018 18:32
  (CBS Local)-–A group has started a nationwide petition to change the date of Halloween.
  The Halloween & Costume Association wants to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October.
  They say eliminating Halloween from falling on a school night would ensure for a “safer, longer, stress-free celebration.”
  The petition, “Join the Saturday Halloween Movement,” cites darkness as its main safety concern and believes starting the celebration earlier
  
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• Vigil To Be Held For Pittsburgh Shooting Victims In Baltimore

  29-10-2018 18:28
  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — A vigil for the victims of Saturday’s Pittsburgh shooting is being held Monday evening in Baltimore.
  The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore is inviting local residents to join them for a memorial service held by The Chizuk Amuno Congregation at 6:45 p.m., followed by a vigil and memorial held by Johns Hopkins Hillel at 8 p.m.
  The services will be held on the Beach at Johns Hopkins University.
  11 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogu
  
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• Police Search For Suspects After Man Attacked In Downtown Baltimore

  29-10-2018 18:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A law clerk in Baltimore city was attacked Monday morning, police said.
  The 24-year-old man was attacked around 10:22 a.m. in the 100 block of West Lombard Street.
  Medics responded to treat the victim and he was not transported.
  Police are actively looking for suspect.s
  WJZ media partner The Baltimore Sun reports the man was a law clerk.
  This story is developing. Stay with WJZ for the latest. 
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• Prenatal Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Language Delays In Children, Study Says

  29-10-2018 18:05
  (CNN) — Phthalates, chemicals commonly found in personal care products, food processing and packaging, and household items, could be linked to delayed language development in children, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
  The research, conducted in both the United States and Sweden, looked at the levels of phthalates in pregnant women in relation to language development in their children.
  Phthalates are a group of chemicals that are present in hundreds of products incl
  
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• Humane Society Rescues Cattle After Owner Convicted Of Animal Abuse

  29-10-2018 17:53
  GARRETT COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Humane Society of Garrett County is working to save farm-animals rescued from poor living conditions following the conviction of an Oakland-man on Animal abuse charges.
  WVNews reports that thirty-five cows were seized from property owned by 65-year-old William Lee Gaither in the Swanton area.
  “This is the largest bovine confiscation we’ve ever had,” Deb Clatterbuck of the Garrett County Humane Society said to WVNews. “There were
  
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• Black Bear Hunt Ends In Western Maryland

  29-10-2018 17:47
  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the conclusion to the 15th annual black bear hunt on Monday.
  Results reported by the MDNR show that 135 hunters took down a bear during the five-day hunt held in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties.
  Bears weighing more than 400 pounds were harvested in each county with the largest coming in at 575 pounds in Washington County.
  “We are pleased with another successful bear hunt and view i
  
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• Damon Wayans Set To Guest-Star On ‘Happy Together’ Tonight At 8:30 ET

  29-10-2018 17:31
  Art will imitate life on CBS‘ new comedy Happy Together tonight at 8:30 ET/PT, when Damon Wayans guest stars as Mike, the father of Jake, played by Damon Wayans Jr. In the episode, appropriately titled “Like Father, Like Son”, Mike comes to town for a visit and the pair are excited to spend some quality time together while Jake’s wife Claire traveling for business. While Claire is away, the couple awkwardly tries to keep the magic alive in their relationship.For a pr
  
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• Good Samaritan Killed Helping Crash Victim On Rt. 50 Identified

  29-10-2018 16:33
  LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A 23-year-old woman was killed early Sunday morning after she stopped to help a driver who was involved in a crash in Prince George’s County.
  According to Maryland State Police, Jhonna Nicole Caballero of Crofton was struck and killed along eastbound Route 50 near Route 410 just before 4 a.m.
  Woman Killed After Stopping To Aid Motorist On Maryland Road
  Caballero stopped to help the driver of a silver Pontiac Grand Am lost control of the their veh
  
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• Police Looking For Missing Anne Arundel County Man

  29-10-2018 16:02
  DEALE, Md. (WJZ) — Detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department are looking for 94-year-old Thomas Clark Jr.
  Clark was last seen at his residence at Drum Point Road on Sunday at 11 a.m.
  He has gray hair, brown eyes, and is driving a 2006 Blue Dodge Dakota.Police and family are concerned for Thomas’ welfare.
  Anyone with information on Clark’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or (410) 222-8610.
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• Police Find Missing Anne Arundel County Man

  29-10-2018 16:02
  DEALE, Md. (WJZ) — The Anne Arundel County Police Department reported on Monday that 94-year-old Thomas Clark Jr. has returned safely to his home.
  Clark was reported missing after he was last seen at his residence at Drum Point Road on Sunday at 11 a.m.
  He has gray hair, brown eyes, and is driving a 2006 Blue Dodge Dakota.Police and family are concerned for Thomas’ welfare.
  Anyone with information on Clark’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or (410) 222-8610.
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• Former D.C. Metro Officer Attempts To Overturn Terror-Plot Charges

  29-10-2018 15:46
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A former police officer is asking a federal appeals court to overturn his convictions on terror-related charges.
  Nicholas Young is serving a 15-year prison sentence after being convicted in a sting operation of attempting to help the Islamic State group.
  First U.S. Law Enforcement Officer Charged In Terror Sting
  The former patrol officer in the D.C. region’s Metrorail system is the first law-enforcement officer in the country to be convicted of a terrorism offens
  
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• Truck Runs Over, Kills Construction Worker Who Fell Off

  29-10-2018 15:10
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia authorities say a construction worker fell off a truck that then ran him over and killed him.
  News outlets cite a Virginia State Police release that says 43-year-old Toney Darnell Saunders Jr. was a passenger on a construction truck carrying road cones and barrels in a work zone on Interstate 64 on Sunday night.
  Police say he lost his footing and fell onto the road from the truck’s cargo area. The truck then backed over him.
  Saunders died at the sc
  
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• Moving Halloween? A Group Is Petitioning To Do That.

  29-10-2018 15:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/KYW) — Would it be easier for you if Halloween were on a Saturday and not just on whichever date Oct. 31 lands?
  The Halloween & Costume Association wants to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October.
  Ahead Of Halloween, Police Warn Parents Of Colorful Meth Pills That Look Like Candy
  They say eliminating Halloween from falling on a school night would ensure for a “safer, longer, stress-free celebration.”
  The petition, “
  
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• Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Suspect Due In Court

  29-10-2018 14:40
  The man accused of shooting and killing 11 people inside a synagogue in Squirrel Hill is expected to be in court on Monday.
  
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• 2 Winners Will Split The $687 Million Powerball Jackpot

  29-10-2018 14:38
  (CNN) — It’s a split! Players in Iowa and New York will share Saturday’s massive Powerball jackpot.
  Two tickets matched all winning numbers on Saturday and the winners will split the estimated $687.8 million jackpot or a one-time cash option of $396.2 million — the fourth largest in US lottery history.
  Read More On CBSNewYork.com: Fourth Largest PowerBall Jackpot Ticket Sold In New York City
  Each ticket is worth $343.9 million or $198.1 million cash.
  It’s still uncl
  
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• Trump Says Media Is ‘Enemy’ After Shooting, Bomb Plot

  29-10-2018 14:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing the media of being “the true Enemy of People” in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.
  Trump tweeted Monday: “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news.” He added that the media “must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly.”
  The president’s comments follow a mass shooting at
  
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• Philadelphia Officer Heads To Trial In Connection With Corrupt Baltimore PD Unit

  29-10-2018 13:56
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer charged in connection with the police corruption case that’s roiled Baltimore is headed to trial.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Eric Troy Snell has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. His trial in U.S. District Court is set to begin Monday.
  Snell was a Baltimore police officer from 2005 to 2008, before joining the Philadelphia force in 2014.
  He’s accused of conspiring with former Gun Tra
  
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• Philadelphia Officer Heads To Trial In Baltimore Drug Plot

  29-10-2018 13:56
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer charged in connection with the police corruption case that’s roiled Baltimore is headed to trial.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Eric Troy Snell has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. His trial in U.S. District Court is set to begin Monday.
  Snell was a Baltimore police officer from 2005 to 2008, before joining the Philadelphia force in 2014.
  He’s accused of conspiring with former Gun Tra
  
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• Two Baltimore Shootings Leave Two Hospitalized

  29-10-2018 13:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men were shot overnight in Baltimore.
  Baltimore Police said they reported to the 400 block of South Bentalou Street at about 10:48 p.m. Sunday. Once there, officers found a 28 year-old man with gunshot wounds.
  Police also said they were dispatched 1300 block of Bonaparte Avenue for reports of a shooting around 2:47 a.m. Monday. Another adult male was suffering from gunshot wounds at that location.
  Neither victim’s identity was released.
  Police ask
  
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• Weather Blog: A Mild Start

  29-10-2018 13:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A mild start to this day makes a Monday all that much better! And as we have been discussing here last week, THIS WEEK will be quite mild. Let’s focus in on Halloween. For parents and kids alike this will be one of the best, weather wise, in years. Wednesday’s high will be 68°,  and by late afternoon/evening temps will still be in the, gentle, low 60’s. Little wind if any.
  Great news! Now the bad news.
  How, at work, do you walk by all the leftov
  
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• 1 Migrant Dies As 2nd Group Tries To Force Entry Into Mexico

  29-10-2018 12:57
  TAPANATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Several thousand Central American migrants planned to resume their trek through southern Mexico before dawn Monday, while authorities in that country and Guatemala tried to sort out the killing of a migrant at a border crossing.
  On Sunday, while the band of migrants was resting and reorganizing in Tepanatepec, several hundred in another group more broke through border barriers in the Guatemala town of Tecun Uman just as members of the caravan did more than a week
  
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• Indonesia’s Lion Air Flight JT-610 Crashes Into The Sea With 189 On Board, Officials Say

  29-10-2018 12:19
  JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board crashed into the sea moments after taking off from Indonesia’s capital early Monday. The airliner said it had lost contact with Flight JT-610 and Indonesia’s search and rescue agency posted images of debris it has found from the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane that went down in the waters off West Java. There was no immediate word of any survivors and the aircraft is believed to have sunk after it crashed.
  “It ha
  
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• Plane Carrying 189 People Crashes Off Coast Of Indonesia

  29-10-2018 11:35
  A Lion Air plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday, and it was unclear whether anyone on board had survived. The crash is a significant blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S.
  
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• Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Voter Fraud In West Virginia

  29-10-2018 11:14
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s secretary of state says a Maryland man who had been casting ballots in both states has pleaded guilty to illegal voting.
  Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office said in a news release that 73-year-old Jeffrey Hartman of Westminster, Maryland, pleaded guilty in Morgan County Magistrate Court in West Virginia last week.
  The release said Hartman was registered to vote in both states and had cast ballots nine times in both since 2006.
  He was
  
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• Floor In Maryland Home Collapses During Party, No Injuries

  29-10-2018 03:43
  SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A floor in a Maryland home collapsed during a weekend party because authorities say too many people were standing on it.
  The Salisbury Fire Department said Saturday it had responded to a reported gas leak at a house. The Salisbury Daily Times reports firefighters arrived to find the floor collapsed and the gas line broken.
  The fire department says no injuries were reported and the structure was condemned.
  Thirty people were injured earlier this month in Clem
  
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• Early Voting Centers In Maryland Seeing Record Turnouts

  29-10-2018 03:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Early voting centers in Maryland are seeing record turnouts.
  Since Thursday, more than double the number of people have voted early, compared to the midterms in 2014.
  State election officials say nearly 170,000 people in Maryland have voted so far, and overall, there has been a nationwide trend of increased early voting.
  Regardless of your political affiliation or beliefs, voting is something everyone is urged to do.
  And with early voting, there’s no excuse.
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• Police Investigating After Man Shot In The Groin In Baltimore

  29-10-2018 03:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working to find the person who shot a 35-year-old man in the groin Sunday night.
  The shooting happened at 8 p.m., in the 6600 block of Eberle Dr., according to the Baltimore Police Department.
  Responding officers found the victim, who had been shot in the groin.
  He was taken to a local hospital, and police say he is expected to survive.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at (410) 396-2221 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup.
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• Ravens ‘Very Concerned’ After Latest Loss Drops Them To 4-4

  29-10-2018 01:15
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens find themselves 4-4 at the midway point of the NFL season and with a once vaunted and top-ranked defense suddenly looking inward for answers.
  “I’m very concerned,” Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce said. “We have to find a way to correct this ASAP if we want to reach our goal, which is to get to the playoffs.”
  For the second week in row, the league’s top-ranked defense struggled against an NFC South opponent.
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• Police Release Sketch Of Man Who Tried To Sexually Assault Jogger

  29-10-2018 00:25
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have released a sketch of a suspect who attacked and then tried to sexually assault a woman who was jogging in Anne Arundel County Sunday morning.
  The victim told police she was jogging near the intersection of Indian Dr. and Candlewick Court just before 7:35 a.m., when she was approached by a man who started talking to her.
  The woman continued jogging, but she said the man then tried to grab her and sexually assault her.
  There was a struggle
  
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• Police Release Sketch Of Man Who Attacked Local Jogger

  29-10-2018 00:25
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have released a sketch of a suspect who attacked and robbed a woman who was jogging in Anne Arundel County Sunday morning.
  The victim told police she was jogging near the intersection of Indian Dr. and Candlewick Court just before 7:35 a.m., when she was approached by a man who started talking to her.
  The woman continued jogging, but she said the man then tried to grab her.
  There was a struggle between the two, and when the victim yelled out f
  
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• Memorial Services In Baltimore For Victims Of Pa. Synagogue Mass Shooting

  29-10-2018 00:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Leaders in both religious and political circles in Baltimore are coming forward to offer support and their thoughts on the tragedy at a synagogue in Pennsylvania.
  The Baltimore Jewish Council calls this event their worst fears realized, and although they are shaken by what happened in Pittsburgh, they aren’t standing alone.
  A Baltimore Hebrew congregation was an unshakable spirit of resolve on Sunday.
  “Hate can have no place in our country. No place whatsoever
  
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