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• Police: Man Charged In Alleged Possession Of 350 Grams Of Crystal Meth In Allegany County

  23-12-2019 23:46
  
  LAVALE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State troopers arrested a man for alleged possession with intent to distribute numerous illegal drugs after pulling over to check on his disabled car Saturday morning in Allegany County.
  The man is identified as 35-year-old Michael Anthony Parkinson.
  Parkinson is charged with the possession and distribution of controlled dangerous substances.
  Troopers responded to the narrow right shoulder of westbound I-68 near the top of Haystack Mountain at 6:30 a.m. where t
  
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• Airsoft Shooting Arcade Inside Westfield Montgomery Closes Due To Community Uproar

  23-12-2019 23:45
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — A shooting arcade for pellet rifles inside Montgomery Mall sparked a neighborhood battle on social media, dividing people on gun rights.
  The shooting range is called Aim Point. When it opened near the food court at Westfield Montgomery three weeks ago, some people were shocked.
  Local realtor Eleanor Balaban posted her concerns on social media.
  “Unbelievable, a shooting range has opened at Montgomery Mall!” she posted.
  They may look like guns, but they
  
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• Crews Battling Fire In NW Baltimore

  23-12-2019 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters are battling a fire at a home in northwest Baltimore Monday evening.
  Crews were called to the home in the 5100 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue just after 5 p.m.Chopper 13 was over the scene and reported seeing flames and smoke coming from the home’s second and third floors.
  Everyone inside the home was able to safely evacuate, fire officials said.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  This story is developing; stay with WJZ for updates.
  
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• ‘It’s Exciting’: Fans Pumped After Ravens Clinch First Place In AFC Playoffs

  23-12-2019 23:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens fans are fired up on Victory Monday after the team clinched first place in the AFC Sunday for the first time in franchise history.
  It was an AFC-clinching, 1,000-yard-rushing, MVP-confirming victory — the team’s 11th-straight win — that earned them home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
  “It’s a huge deal. Home-field advantage is just the best in the playoffs,” Ravens fan Natalie Larson said.
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• Homeless Man Arrested In West Ocean City, Md. Assault That Left Victim In Critical Condition

  23-12-2019 22:47
  
  WEST OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A 48-year-old homeless man has been arrested and charged in an assault in West Ocean City, Maryland, that left a 58-year-old man in critical condition at a Baltimore hospital.
  Eric J. Jarrett, no fixed address, is charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the December 18 incident.
  Troopers were called to an apartment in the 10000 block of Golf Course Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday to help emergency medical personnel. When they
  
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• Police: Two Men In Custody For Armed Robbery After Car Pursuit Into Havre De Grace

  23-12-2019 22:37
  
  ABERDEEN, Md (WJZ) -– Two men are in custody after allegedly robbing a Crown Gas Station and fleeing from Aberdeen police into Harve de Grace Sunday morning.
  Officers responded to the Crown Gas Station located at 804 W. Bel Air Avenue at 8:24 a.m. where a caller reported an armed robbery.
  The caller said the two men left in a light-colored Toyota.
  Officers spotted the possible suspects at Beards Hill Road and Rt 22 in a Silver Toyota Corolla and attempted to stop the car when it fled onto
  
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• WJZ’s Annual Black History Oratory Competition 2020

  23-12-2019 22:19
  
  WJZ’s Annual Black History Oratory Competition begins on January 1, 2020 and is open to all Maryland high school students in grades 9-12.
  Students select one of the designated motivational quotes by Oprah Winfrey, Audre Lorde or Booker T. Washington and write an original essay about what the quote means to them. The essay must be 600 words or less and be typed, double spaced.
  “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” — Oprah Winfrey
  “When I dare to be powe
  
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• Baltimore, DC Among The Rudest Cities In The US, According To Business Insider Survey

  23-12-2019 22:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charm City may not be so charming after all, according to a new survey from Business Insider.
  The publication surveyed more than 2,000 Americans in October and November, asking them to choose the five rudest cities from a list of the country’s 50 largest metro areas.
  Baltimore came in at number eight on the list, edging out ninth-place Philadelphia and coming in just behind Buffalo, New York.
  The country’s largest cities were ranked as the rudest: New York Cit
  
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• LIST | How To Celebrate Hanukkah Around Baltimore

  23-12-2019 21:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you celebrate Hanukkah during the holidays, here’s a list of Hanukkah events you and your family can partake in during the holidays.
  Chabad of Park Heights: Chanukah Celebration
  Located at 1630 Reisterstown Rd in Pikesville, guest can enjoy the menorah lighting, crafts, donuts and live music on December 23 at 6:45 p.m.
  Click the link above for information on tickets and the event.
  Chanukah Fire Truck Parade
  Located 15021 Dufief Mill Road In North Potomac, fr
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Anne Arundel County Woman

  23-12-2019 21:12
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Anne Arundel County are looking for missing 59-year-old Joyce Diane Stevens.
  Stevens was last seen in Glen Burnie.
  She may be driving a white 2003 Hyundai Sonata 4 door bearing Maryland registration 2AG6646.
  If you see her, call the police immediately.
  Anne Arundel County Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 410 222-8610 or 410-222-3588.
  
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• Ravens Lamar Jackson, Earl Thomas Among Ravens Who Won’t Play Against Steelers

  23-12-2019 20:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several Ravens players won’t face off against the Steelers, Coach John Harbaugh announced during a press conference Wednesday.
  Lamar Jackson, Earl Thomas, Mark Ingram, Brandon Williams and Marshal Yanda won’t play Sunday.
  Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram and Earl Thomas are among the Ravens who won’t play versus the Steelers Sunday. Credit: Getty Images.
  “We’re going to not play certain guys in this game,” Harbaugh said. “After that, we
  
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• Lamar Jackson, Earl Thomas Among Ravens Who Won’t Play Against Steelers

  23-12-2019 20:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Several Ravens players won’t face off against the Steelers, Coach John Harbaugh announced during a press conference Wednesday.
  Lamar Jackson, Earl Thomas, Mark Ingram, Brandon Williams and Marshal Yanda won’t play Sunday.
  Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram and Earl Thomas are among the Ravens who won’t play versus the Steelers Sunday. Credit: Getty Images.
  “We’re going to not play certain guys in this game,” Harbaugh said. “After that, we
  
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• Officers Rescue Dog From Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

  23-12-2019 20:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A dog is man’s best friend, but on Sunday, man returned the favor.
  A dog was rescued from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor after it got off its leash and jumped into the frigid water.
  Baltimore police officers with the Inner Harbor Unit were on patrol around 4 p.m., when they were told a dog was in the water near the Rusty Scupper.
  After the dog jumped into the harbor, it began to panic.
  Due to water temperatures, officers immediately tried to rescue the dog.
  The BPD
  
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• Shawn Johnson Identified As Suspect In I-83 Carjackings, Crashes

  23-12-2019 19:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police have charged a 28-year-old Glen Rock, Pa. man with two carjacking and car thefts in connection to an incident on Interstate 83 Thursday morning.
  Shawn Johnson was charged with two counts each of carjacking, motor vehicle theft, theft under $25,000 and unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle. He is being held without bail and will be taken to a Baltimore County detention center after he’s released from an area hospital, where he’s being tr
  
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• Frederick Pediatrician Ernesto Torres Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail In Sex Assault Case

  23-12-2019 19:16
  
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A Frederick pediatrician will spend one year in Frederick jail after he was convicted of abusing an 18-year-old patient he’d been treating since she was a baby.
  “We felt that the totality of facts warranted a guilty for 2nd-degree rape in this case. We respectfully disagreed with Judge Nicklas’ trial verdict, but understand his ruling. We were relieved to see Torres get the maximum one-year straight sentence and agree with Judge Nicklas that one-yea
  
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• As Package Thefts Rise, Doorbell Cameras Help Police

  23-12-2019 19:11
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police in parts of Maryland say they’re seeing an uptick in thefts of packages from doorsteps during the holiday season. But they also say that they’re getting some help in solving cases from doorbell cameras.
  The Capital Gazette reported Monday that Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and Bowie police have been busy investigating package-theft cases. Doorbell cameras have become a helpful investigative tool.
  For instance, Anne Arundel police said the
  
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• Police: Delaware Man Fires Gun, Swings Ax In Drunken Rage

  23-12-2019 19:00
  
  HARTLY, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware say they arrested a man after he fired a gun and swung and ax at friends while in an apparent drunken rage.
  The News Journal of Wilmington reports that the incident occurred on Saturday near the town of Hartly
  Delaware State Police said that Michael Rhinehardt, 20, was charged with five counts of reckless endangering, five counts of aggravated menacing and one firearms charge.
  Witnesses told police that Rhinehardt had started an argument wit
  
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• Chesapeake Bay Oysters Get More Attention At Pivotal Time

  23-12-2019 18:47
  
  RIDGE, Md. (AP) — Robert T. Brown pulled an oyster shell from a pile freshly harvested by a dredger from the Chesapeake Bay and talked enthusiastically about the larvae attached — a sign of a future generation critical to the health of the nation’s largest estuary.
  On an overcast November morning, he culled market-sized oysters and tossed them into a basket. He slid smaller oysters and shells back into the bay, as watermen on several other nearby boats did the same in southern
  
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• Baltimore’s Longest Running Black Santa Spreads Holiday Cheer At Mondawmin Mall

  23-12-2019 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For 40 years, Santa Luke has been greeting children and listening to their wishes at Mondawmin Mall.
  A visit with Santa Luke has become a Christmas tradition for many Baltimore families.
  WJZ’s Denise Koch wanted to meet Santa Luke and see what helps him bring cheer to hundreds.
  Lucas Durant, otherwise known as Santa Luke, has spent 35 years at Mondawmin Mall. He’s the city’s longest-running Black Santa.
  Every child that visits 71-year-old Santa Luke know
  
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• Former MD State Del. Cheryl Glenn Charged With Wire Fraud, Bribery

  23-12-2019 18:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More corruption charges were announced Monday morning against a Baltimore city politician.
  Former Maryland Del. Cheryl Glenn was charged with federal honest services wire fraud and bribery. Glenn, who represented Baltimore City’s District 45 for 12 years, resigned last week on Dec. 18.
  READ: Cheryl Glenn Indictment
  The charging documents that describe details of the allegations against 68-year-old Glenn were unsealed Monday. The information was filed back on July 23
  
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• 3 Displaced After Two-Story House Fire In Crownsville

  23-12-2019 17:41
  
  CROWNSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Three adults and one dog were displaced after their Crownsville home caught on fire Friday afternoon.
  Firefighters responded to the 800 block of Birch Trail at 1:14 p.m. for a reported fire in the garage of a two-story home.
  When they arrived, they found the fire in the garage attached to the front of the house and extinguished it in less than thirty minutes, officials said.
  (Photo Credit: Anne Arundel County Fire Department)
  (Photo Credit: Anne Arundel County Fire
  
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• Former MD State Del. Cheryl Glenn Indicted On Wire Fraud, Bribery Charges

  23-12-2019 17:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Maryland state Del. Cheryl Glenn indicted on federal honest services wire fraud and bribery charges.
  The charging documents that describe details of the allegations against 68-year-old Glenn were unsealed Monday.Indictment against former Del. Cheryl Glenn lays out Wire Fraud and Bribery charges. Glenn resigned from the General Assembly last week. Awaiting official announcement from the US Attorney. pic.twitter.com/3mPAZBH2GQ
  — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) Dece
  
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• Former MD State Del. Cheryl Glenn Indicted On Wire, Bribery Charges

  23-12-2019 17:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Maryland state Del. Cheryl Glenn indicted on federal honest services wire and bribery charges.
  The charging documents that describe details of the allegations against 68-year-old Glenn were unsealed Monday.Indictment against former Del. Cheryl Glenn lays out Wire Fraud and Bribery charges. Glenn resigned from the General Assembly last week. Awaiting official announcement from the US Attorney. pic.twitter.com/3mPAZBH2GQ
  — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) December 2
  
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• Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Edgewater

  23-12-2019 16:51
  
  EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued a 43-year-old man after he struck a tree Edgewater Sunday morning.
  Firefighters responded to Solomons Island Road in the area of Poplar Point Road at 6:50 a.m. where a man lost control of his vehicle and drove into a tree leaving him trapped. It took first responders 35 minutes to extricate the man from the vehicle.
   
  (Photo Credit: Anne Arundel County Fire Department)
  He was taken to the Shock Trauma by helicopter with s
  
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• 28-Year-Old Joshua David Edwards Charged In Fatal Stabbing At Excape Nightclub

  23-12-2019 16:48
  
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Police have charged a 28-year-old Joppa man in a fatal stabbing at the Excape nightclub.
  Joshua David Edwards was charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center pending a bail review hearing.
  Man Dead After Stabbing Outside Excape Nightclub In Middle River
  Police said Edwards got into an argument with the victim, 32-year-old David Bryan Collins Jr. also of Joppa. The argument then escalated into a fight
  
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• Deadly Weekend: 11 Wounded, 3 Killed In 8 Shootings In Baltimore

  23-12-2019 15:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore residents are looking for answers after another deadly weekend in the city that even the holidays can’t keep at bay.
  The violence began Friday night, when a man and woman were shot in two separate shootings.
  Officers were called to the 1700 block of West Northern Parkway around 8:39 p.m., where they wound a 21-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his groin.
  Within eight minutes, another shooting was reported in the 300 block of Pulaski Highw
  
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• 36-Year-Old Carmen Rodriguez Shot In The Head, Killed At Kim’s Deli

  23-12-2019 05:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a 35-year-old woman was shot in the head and killed Sunday in southeast Baltimore.
  Police were called to Kim’s Deli in the 100 block of North Kenwood Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old Carmen Rodriguez of the 200 block of N. Kenwood Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head.
  Medics responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead on at the scene.
  Homicide
  
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• Police: Man Seriously Injured After Hit And Run In Towson

  23-12-2019 04:37
  
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating after a hit-and-run in Towson on Sunday night.
  Police were called to Loch Raven Blvd. at E. Joppa Road shortly before 7 p.m. for a report of a hit and run.
  When police arrived, they found a victim, who they say was suffering from life-threatening injuries. The victim was taken to an area hospital where their condition is unknown.
  Police say that the victim was struck by a silver 1999-2001 Toyota Solara which immediately
  
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• Wizards’ Thomas Suspended 2 Games For Entering Stands

  23-12-2019 02:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Washington guard Isaiah Thomas was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Sunday for entering the spectator stands late in the Wizards’ loss at Philadelphia on Saturday night.
  The NBA said the fans involved have been banned by the 76ers for one year from Wells Fargo Center events and the ticket-holders’ seats have been revoked.
  Thomas is averaging 1.6 points and 4.8 assists in his first season with Washington.
  (© Copyright 2019 The Associated Pre
  
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• 36-Year-Old Woman Shot In The Head, Killed In Southeast Baltimore

  23-12-2019 01:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a 35-year-old woman was shot in the head and killed Sunday in southeast Baltimore.
  Police were called to the 100 block of North Kenwood Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head.
  Medics responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead on at the scene.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-
  
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• 35-Year-Old Woman Shot In The Head, Killed In Southeast Baltimore

  23-12-2019 01:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a 35-year-old woman was shot in the head and killed Sunday in southeast Baltimore.
  Police were called to the 100 block of North Kenwood Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 35-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head.
  Medics responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead on at the scene.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them at 410-
  
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• 69-Vehicle Pileup In Virginia Leaves Dozens Injured, Police Say

  23-12-2019 00:45
  
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A pileup involving more than 60 cars on a major interstate in Virginia on Sunday morning injured dozens of people, according to state police.
  The crash happened just before 8 a.m. Sunday on westbound Interstate 64 in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya said. No fatalities were reported, but it took crews several hours to clear the roadway and reopen all lanes of traffic.
  Authorities do not yet know the cause of the crash, but fo
  
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