Violent crime down across urban rural and suburbs in 1995
The Justice Department reports a 12.4 percent drop in violent crime from 1994 to 1995, with suburbs showing the largest decline at 15.1 percent. Urban areas fell 10.7 percent and rural incidents dropped 11 percent. white victims ages 12 and older saw a 12.8 percent decline.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Clinton
Congress
Janet Reno
Bill McCollum
R-Fla
Mr. McCollum
House
Judiciary Subcommittee
Private eyes chase facts in Frederick detective agency
Ameritec Detective Agency founders Marvin Steiding and Salter Hunt facts for clients, specializing in domestic suspicions. They describe cases from a North Carolina visit of a wife to a Deep Creek Lake murder linked defense effort, noting chase as core thrill of private eye work.
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Dean
Salter
North Carolina
Marvin Steiding
Mr. Salter
Ameritec Detective Agency
Frederick
Ay Hunt
Mr. Steiding
Robert Shrum
John Callan
Callan
Ameritec
Deep Creek Lake
Garrett County
Dean Salter, Right
Youth charged with shooting friend in New Market
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the buttocks by Daniel Turner and charged as an adult with first degree assault and reckless endangerment. The 15-year-old victim was in fair condition at Washington County Hospital after the 5 pm incident in the Summerfield development. Turner, from Finn Drive, fired a 22 caliber pistol as the friend turned toward a window during a bedroom gathering. Sgt. Chuck Tobery provided the account.
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New Market
Frederick County
Daniel
Joshua
Sgt
Tobery
Lake Singanore
Man Found Dead at Beckley Motel Near Frederick
A 26 year old Frederick man, Christopher Stevens, was found dead by roommate Bruce Campbell at Beckley s Motel north of Frederick on Saturday. Investigators sent the body to the Maryland Medical Examiner s Office in Baltimore for autopsy with results expected today. Stevens was fully clothed and no trauma was visible. Further details remained unclear as Sgt. J J Smith noted the case continued on Page A 14.
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Beckley
Frederick
J J. Smith
Stevens
State Medical Examiner's
Baltimore
Sgt Smith
Smith
County fires budget officer in Frederick County
County Manager William Dennis led private meeting with the Frederick County Commissioners where they voted unanimously to support firing Budget Officer Mark Sneadner two weeks after he presented the 1998 budget. Dennis declined to discuss specific reasons.
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Mark Sneadner
William Dennis
Frederick County
Dennis
Sweadner
Windsor Knolls Team Wins State Odyssey of the Mind Title
A seven member Windsor Knolls Middle School team won first place at the state Odyssey of the Mind competition in Baltimore and will advance to the world OM event at the University of Maryland College Park, June 3 to 7. Members: Mike Eckert Adam McFarland Keith Marcoux Anthony Reggio Chris Scalera Andy Walters and Adam Weinstein. The group chose Double Trouble and built a balsa wood structure under 90 dollars and 35 grams to hold maximum weight.
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Baltimore
Windsor Knolls Middle School
University of Maryland College Park
Mike Eckert
Adam McFarland
Keith Marcoux
Anthony Reggio
Chris Scalera
Andy Walters
Adam Weinstein
Windsor Knolls
Frederick County
North Frederick Elementary School
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School
Walkersville Middle School
Windsor Knobs
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