Crime & Safety
Weird News: 24 Pounds of Stolen Cookies, and Naval Academy 'Gangnam' Style
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24 Pounds of Cookies Stolen
The Great Cookie, a Towson Town Center store, was burglarized Tuesday.
Burglar Leaves Beer in Vacant Essex Home
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Police say a burglar took nothing from an Essex home last week, but left something unusual behind.
Naval Academy Goes Gangnam Style
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Midshipmen from the Naval Academy's 22nd Company created their own video to go with the popular South Korean pop song "Gangnam Style."
Lawn Ornament Thefts Continue in Brooklyn Park
Stolen lawn ornaments keep turning up in Brooklyn Park’s Arundel Village neighborhood. A stash was found in the yard of a man who died.
Bowie Woman Run Over by Own Car
A Bowie woman was killed when her own car backed over her in the parking lot of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon, according to Bowie police.
Snowball Stand Break-in and More: Crime Roundup
Less than a week before summer's end, Alex's Snowball and Ice Cream Stand in Woodbine was broken into, according to Howard County police.
Reports of Romney Fundraiser in Potomac False
The DC media world got itself into an election-year tizzy when Politico reported that Dan Snyder planned to host a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Potomac.
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