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'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say 'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say
'Itty Bitty Pieces:' Woman Threatens To Blow Maryland Churches Into Smithereens, Officials Say A Maryland woman is behind bars after a joint investigation revealed she made alarming online threats against multiple churches and their pastors in Washington County. On Sunday, Jan. 26, investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Hagerstown Fire Marshal's Office arrested Salamah Bassem Audi, 35, following a week-long investigation into threatening messages posted on an online blog. The threats targeted Gateway Experience Church in Williamsport, The City of God in Hagerstown, and their pastors.  In one post, Audi threatened to blow up a pastor “into itty bitty pie…
Mass Madness: Man's Christmas Eve Escapades At Maryland Churches Lands Him Behind Bars: Sheriff Mass Madness: Man's Christmas Eve Escapades At Maryland Churches Lands Him Behind Bars: Sheriff
Mass Madness: Man's Christmas Eve Escapades At Maryland Churches Lands Him Behind Bars: Sheriff A 34-year-old man faces a slew of charges after bizarre incidents during Christmas Eve services at two St. Mary’s County churches that left parishioners shaken. Deputies arrested Thomas Campbell Bolling Von Goetz, 56, of Avenue, on Dec. 26 following investigations into disruptive and dangerous behavior at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Avenue and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Leonardtown, authorities announced. Holy Angels Catholic Church in Avenue and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Leonardtown.  Google Maps street view Authorities say Von Goetz first appeared at…
Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police
Juvenile Arrested Months After Making Bomb Threat To Montgomery County High School: Police A juvenile was arrested months after he made a bomb threat to a Montgomery County high school, as well as schools in several other states, police said Friday, March 1. The suspect called Wootton High School in the 2100 block of Wootton Parkway around 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 and claimed that bombs had been placed inside specific areas of the school. School personnel contacted 911, prompting students and staff to evacuate. A search by Community Engagement officers, 1st District officers, K-9 units and Montgomery County Fire Rescue did not locate any bombs. The suspect was identified via a…