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Winning $162K 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $162K 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $162K 'FAST Play' Lottery Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Lottery officials are urging players to check their wallets after a jackpot-winning ticket worth more than $162,000 was sold at a Maryland liquor store. A FAST PLAY ticket sold at All Saints Liquors in Laurel is burning a hole in a local residents pocket after winning a $162,441 progressive jackpot on the FAST PLAY Big Money Doubler game on the Thursday, May 23. The $5 ticket has a progressive jackpot that starts at $40,000 and grows with the sale of each ticket until someone buys a progressive jackpot-winning ticket. This was the fifth time a jackpot has been hit since the the game went o…

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by Zak Failla
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Donations, Foster Homes Needed After 83 Dogs, Cat, Rescued From Baltimore Rowhome Donations, Foster Homes Needed After 83 Dogs, Cat, Rescued From Baltimore Rowhome
Donations, Foster Homes Needed After 83 Dogs, Cat, Rescued From Baltimore Rowhome The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) is seeking donations and good homes after dozens of dogs and a cat were rescued from a hoarded rowhome this week. Already facing a shortage of space in their facility, BARCS took in 83 dogs and the cat after they were found in the Clyburn/Pimlico neighborhood housed together in small crates stacked on top of one another. One of the dozens of dogs rescued from the rowhome in Baltimore. BARCS The dogs were covered in excrement and roaches, and the house had dismal air quality, making it difficult to breathe, and all 84 an…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Info After VA Teen Died At Hospital From Targeted Maryland Shooting: Police Reward Offered For Info After VA Teen Died At Hospital From Targeted Maryland Shooting: Police
Reward Offered For Info After VA Teen Died At Hospital From Targeted Maryland Shooting: Police A new $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the apprehension of a shooter who gunned down a 17-year-old Virginia native during what is believed to be a targeted attack in Maryland. Natanael Rodriguez Cuxun, of Arlington, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Snowden River Parkway near Rustling Leaf in Columbia when he was shot and later died at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to investigators. Detectives say that a shooter fired several shots at his vehicle at around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21 from another vehicle that fled the scene. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland
Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland The afternoon commute was rough for some motorists in Maryland on Thursday who were blocked by traffic on the Bay Bridge for several miles in Anne Arundel County. First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of US-50 on the Bay Bridge where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash that left only one lane for traffic to travel through. Maryland DOT At last one person suffered undisclosed injuries. EB Bay Bridge left lane blocked for multi-vehicle crash with injury. Fire/EMS en route. Expect delays. 1-877-BAYSPAN #mdtraffic — MDTA (@TheMDTA) May 23, 2024 According to officials…

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15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say 15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say
15,000 Stolen Tools Worth Millions Recovered During Massive Seizure In Maryland, Police Say Millions of dollars worth of stolen construction tools have been recovered by members of the Howard County Police Department in what was described as "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years," authorities announced. On Thursday afternoon, the agency reported that approximately 15,000 stolen tools have been recovered that have an estimated value of between $3 million and $5 million, according to investigators. #HoCoPolice have recovered approximately 15,000 stolen construction tools totaling $3-$5 million in what is believed to be one of the la…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Man Missing For 16 Months In Maryland: State Police Suspect Charged With Murder Of Man Missing For 16 Months In Maryland: State Police
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Man Missing For 16 Months In Maryland: State Police A shooting suspect has been charged with the murder of a missing man whose vehicle was found abandoned with blood inside last year in Maryland, though his body was never located, state police announced. William Pruitt, 41, of Crisfield, has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of 27-year-old Princess Anne resident Dequan Javon Fields last year in Somerset County after he was reported missing by his family. The Somerset County State's Attorney presented to case to a grand jury last week, officials said, which returned an indictment charging Pruitt with multiple counts of…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Truck Crash On I-95 Near I-695 Delays Traffic For 2.5 Miles In Baltimore County Truck Crash On I-95 Near I-695 Delays Traffic For 2.5 Miles In Baltimore County
Truck Crash On I-95 Near I-695 Delays Traffic For 2.5 Miles In Baltimore County Delays are being reported in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Baltimore County after a truck overturned and blocked several lanes. At approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, the Maryland State Highway Administration issued an alert advising that two left lanes were closed on I-495, just past exit 49 (I-695) due to the crash in Halethorpe. ALERT: Baltimore County; Crash; I-95 North Past Exit 49 I-695; expect delays #MDTraffic soc — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) May 23, 2024 According to officials, as of 2:20 p.m., delays were reportedly approximately 2.5 miles behind the scene of the c…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding Woman Who Shot Friend During Dispute In Baltimore Apprehended, Police Say Gun-Wielding Woman Who Shot Friend During Dispute In Baltimore Apprehended, Police Say
Gun-Wielding Woman Who Shot Friend During Dispute In Baltimore Apprehended, Police Say Three months to the day a person was found shot in the street, police say that a woman has been apprehended in Baltimore. Felicia Mull, 45, was arrested on Tuesday, following an investigation into the shooting of a 41-year-old man during a dispute in February, officials announced on May 23. According to police, shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 21, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 4200 block of Sheldon Avenue, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was treated by first responders and taken to an area hospital in stable condition…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Students Treated For Heat-Related Illness At School Ceremony In Maryland Students Treated For Heat-Related Illness At School Ceremony In Maryland
Students Treated For Heat-Related Illness At School Ceremony In Maryland A dozen students in Baltimore County had to be treated for heat-related illnesses on Tuesday morning after overheating, officials confirm. First responders responded to the McDonogh School before 10:30 a.m. on May 23, where there was a report of students feeling ill during a Memorial Day Celebration. MEDICAL INCIDENT | 8900 McDonogh Road #OwingsMills | EMS on scene treating 12 students who suffered heat-related illness | PIO on scene. DT0912 pic.twitter.com/J6hRsKH7VK — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) May 23, 2024 School officials said that when the students began fallin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man 'Brutally Assaulted' Victim Sleeping On The Ground In Maryland, Police Say Man 'Brutally Assaulted' Victim Sleeping On The Ground In Maryland, Police Say
Man 'Brutally Assaulted' Victim Sleeping On The Ground In Maryland, Police Say One person was left with serious injuries to the head and face after being "viciously" beaten by a man while sleeping on the ground in Baltimore, police say. City resident Carlton Brooks, 27, was arrested days after an unprovoked early morning assault of a man who was hospitalized on Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m. on May 18, officers were called to the 400 block of West Mulberry Street to probe a reported aggravated assault involving an unidentified man who was found suffering from serious injuries to his face and head. Investigators say that it was later determined that the man w…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Curious Cat Rescued Hours After Crawling Into Car Engine In Maryland Curious Cat Rescued Hours After Crawling Into Car Engine In Maryland
Curious Cat Rescued Hours After Crawling Into Car Engine In Maryland A ferocious feline in Maryland may have used one of its nine lives after being caught in a precarious position that required intervention by first responders in Washington County. Crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department made a special save this week after a cat found itself trapped in the engine well of a parked vehicle.  The driver said that she was driving in the area when she spotted a cat going under her car, prompting the first call to the department, though they initially found nothing under her vehicle. She then went home, and slept more soundly than the cat that had navigate…

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by Zak Failla