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Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Milton Somers MS Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Milton Somers MS Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says
Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Milton Somers MS Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says Some staff members at a Charles County middle school got a brief scare when they spotted what appeared to be a handgun in a locker inside the building, officials say. Several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a staffer, when they began pulling on locker doors, causing some to open along the way. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, as the students were instructed to stop with the shenanigans, the staff member spotted what appeared to be a gun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. The School Resource Officer…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff A paranoid Maryland man who littered his lawn with homemade explosive devices to keep perceived enemies away has been taken into custody as a precaution, according to authorities. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office announced that Christopher James Wilgus, 45, was apprehended following a welfare check that led to deputies finding a disturbing scene at his Pittsville home, where he lived in the garage and a motorhome on the property. On March 7, detectives from the sheriff's office were called to a home on Gumboro Road, where they made contact with Wilgus and discovered what…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff A hiker who fell off a cliff in Frederick County suffered serious injuries before being rescued by a Maryland State Police helicopter and airlifted to the hospital. At around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, crews were called to assist with the extrication of a person who fell between 30 and 40 feet off a sheer cliff behind a home in Keymar.  While at the scene, deputies of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office first offered aid to the victim before crew members could navigate into a steep creekside area and onto a small landing on the base of the cliff.  Due to the circumstances of th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
350,000 Heating Blankets, Pads Recalled Due To Fire Hazard 350,000 Heating Blankets, Pads Recalled Due To Fire Hazard
350,000 Heating Blankets, Pads Recalled Due To Fire Hazard About 350,000 units of a brand of heating blankets and pads are being recalled due to a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. Bedshe International said it issued the recall for Bedsure Electric Heating Blankets and Pads Due because the controller can malfunction, posing fire and thermal burn hazards. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled electric heating blankets and pads and contact Bedsure for a full refund.  Consumers must have possession of the unit and submit photos of the recalled unit following the instructions provided during registratio…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges
Jewish Baltimore HS Teacher, Tech Startup CEO Busted On Child Porn Charges A STEM teacher at a Jewish high school in Baltimore has been fired after being charged with child pornography offenses, school officials said. Administrators at Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore issued an alert to parents advising of an ongoing investigation regarding Zev Steen, who apparently has a child enrolled in the school, was charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. They said that Steen was “terminated immediately." Steen's LinkedIn profile says he's the CEO of MirageID, an identity tracking company. He is also heavily involved in TAG (Technology Awareness Group)…

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by Zak Failla
News
Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show
Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show Halsey and her fans took to Twitter to slam the Merriweather Post Pavilion after flooding canceled the show Wednesday, June 8. A video posted to Twitter shows hopeful concert-goers standing in ankle-deep water in the pit with french fries and beer cans floating around. @MerriweatherPP LET US OUT OF THE PIT!!!! pic.twitter.com/6PtcDnaXQN — lex ✨ (@8lexnicole) June 9, 2022 The MPP initially delayed the show, but later cancelled it all together. "You didn’t have to make everyone come back just to tell us that though..," someone tweeted. Merriweather Post Pavilion lured @Halsey’s crow…

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by Cecilia Levine