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Suspect Wanted For Armed Robbery Of Business Near University Of Maryland Campus Suspect Wanted For Armed Robbery Of Business Near University Of Maryland Campus
Suspect Wanted For Armed Robbery Of Business Near University Of Maryland Campus Campus police at the University of Maryland are attempting to locate an armed robber who allegedly targeted an area business, authorities said. On Monday, Sept. 19, the University of Maryland Police Department issued an alert after confirming an alleged armed robbery the day before near campus with the Prince George’s County Police Department. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, the University of Maryland Police Department was notified by the Prince George's County Police Department of an off-campus robbery with a weapon in the 8700 block of Baltimore Avenue, between Tecumseh Street a…

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HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland
HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland The game will not go on for a pair of high school football teams in Maryland after a benches-clearing brawl broke out late in Friday night’s game. Gaithersburg High School Principal Cary Dimmick and Northwest High School Principal Scott Smith sent out a joint letter on Saturday, Sept. 17 announcing that the football programs at both schools will be suspended amid the investigation into the violent fight. Earlier story - Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland “This disrespectful and dangerous behavior is not what we model and communicate…

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Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland
Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland Friday Night Lights were dramatically dimmed in Maryland when a high school football game in Montgomery County devolved into something more akin to an MMA match. Benches cleared and police were called to Gaithersburg High School on Friday, Sept. 16, when a massive fight broke out between players, then coaches from Northwest High School in Montgomery County. Police said that at approximately 8:23 p.m. on Friday night, officers from multiple agencies in the area responded to the high school in response to. fight on the field, and while they were investigating, multiple physical altercations …

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Maryland School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Suspected DUI: Police Maryland School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Suspected DUI: Police
Maryland School Bus Driver Under Investigation For Suspected DUI: Police A school bus driver in Carroll County was allegedly under the influence when she crashed in Eldersburg, police said. Tammy Frock, of Westminster, was driving on Route 32 near Bartholow Road in Eldersburg at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 when she crashed her bus into a pole, downing wires, according to the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department. Frock is allegedly being investigated for a possible DUI, according to reports. Upon arrival, officials said that crews found the bus with no children inside and a utility pole broken in half. The crash led police to shut down …

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Baltimore City Public Schools Seek Atonement For Scheduling Conferences On Yom Kippur Baltimore City Public Schools Seek Atonement For Scheduling Conferences On Yom Kippur
Baltimore City Public Schools Seek Atonement For Scheduling Conferences On Yom Kippur The Baltimore City Public School District issued a mea culpa after realizing that they scheduled some parent-teacher conferences and events on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. School officials issued an apology on Thursday, Sept. 15 after they were advised that they made a scheduling snafu and filled the calendar during Yom Kippur on Wednesday, Oct. 5. “City Schools is committed to respecting the beliefs of its students, staff, and families. We apologize for any hard caused by the unfortunate scheduling of parent-teacher conferences during Yom Kippur,” they wrote in a message to the …

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Maryland School District Issues Strict Warning, Guidance For Athletic Events Following Fights Maryland School District Issues Strict Warning, Guidance For Athletic Events Following Fights
Maryland School District Issues Strict Warning, Guidance For Athletic Events Following Fights Anne Arundel County Public School officials are implementing certain new restrictions for athletic and extracurricular events following an early season rash of fights and disruptions breaking out at games. Superintendent Mark Bedell said the district is putting new rules in place that he hopes will help curtail some of the unruly behavior that has been shown by students since the school year began. Bedell cited the large number of fans attending games that could lead to outbreaks of violence and take important resources away from the event being played, as well as from police and school sta…

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Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police
Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police An irate parent caught filming students at a Maryland high school broke out a pair of nunchucks when approached by police and attempted to resist arrest, authorities said. The Hyattsville Police Department received a call from a staff member at Northwestern High School shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to alert officers of a suspicious man on school grounds who appeared to be recording students on the football field. An officer assigned to the building as a school resource officer and security responded to the area as the man began walking toward the front of the school, a s…

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Notre Dame Of Maryland University Going Co-Ed After 125 Years Notre Dame Of Maryland University Going Co-Ed After 125 Years
Notre Dame Of Maryland University Going Co-Ed After 125 Years A new day is coming for the Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU), which is planning to allow men into its undergraduate programs for the first time in 125 years. On Monday, Sept. 12, the NDMU Board of Trustees voted unanimously in Baltimore that the university become co-educational and enroll men beginning as soon as Fall 2023. Officials made the announcement after spending nearly a year reviewing enrollment trends of women’s colleges, as well as related undergraduate data both nationwide and across Maryland, authorities said. They noted that “by becoming co-ed, NDMU is honoring …

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Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED) Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED)
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (Updated) Three teens are facing disciplinary action in Maryland after being busted with weapons at a Prince George’s County high school. The Hyattsville Police Department received an alert from a teacher at Northwestern High School at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 regarding a student who appeared to have a weapon. Officers were called to the building to investigate, and they located three suspects - one of whom had brass knuckles and bullets, police said. Two of the three face school administrative actions, and one who is not a student at Northwestern will face charges, according t…

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Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home
Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home A woman and her husband were both found dead inside their Culpeper home, police reported. Stacey Garrison, 40, and Daniel Garrison, 41, were found by police inside of a home on the 15000 block of Burgandine Avenue around 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Police said the duo had apparent gunshot wounds and law enforcement is not looking for any persons of interest. Daniel had been working as a science teacher at Auburn Middle School, according to InsideNOVA.com. The school, with the help of the greater Fauquier County Public School system…

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Student Brings Handgun To Baltimore's ConneXions School: Report Student Brings Handgun To Baltimore's ConneXions School: Report
Student Brings Handgun To Baltimore's ConneXions School: Report A student was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 after bringing a handgun to a Baltimore school, FOX is reporting. The student was busted and taken into custody by a school resource officer without incident after being caught carrying a handgun at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon outside ConneXions middle school in West Baltimore, the outlet reported. This latest incident continues a troubling trend to start the Baltimore school year, following a fatal shooting at the Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School last week and a second incident on Wednesday, Sept. 7 that saw a teen stu…

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Four Students Charged in Connection with Altercations at High School Football Game Four Students Charged in Connection with Altercations at High School Football Game
Four Students Charged in Connection with Altercations at High School Football Game Several teens are facing charges in Charles County after multiple fights broke out at a high school football game, the sheriff's office announced. It took officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office pepper spray to disperse a crowd at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, when multiple fights were started at a North Point High School football game in Waldorf. Investigators said that the altercations took place in different locations near the restrooms at the school and in the parking lot. Officers, who were working secondary employment as security, utilized pepper spray to dispe…

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