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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2001
Page
2
In a Miami area sting troopers stopped about 0 cars targeting drag racers and arrested 172 people. Most arrests were for reckless driving, including 10 juveniles, after blocking a mile long stretch west of Miami while racers scattered along dirt roads.
A rapid-fire log lists numerous incidents including structure fires at locations on Hawkins Creamery Road Urbana Green Valley and Rosemont Avenue Frederick ALS support. multiple ambulances from Walkersville New Market Urbana and Thurmont. legal alarm on Bethesda Churn Road. wires down on Wat Patrick and other scattered entries.
Frederick police report five juvenile males were arrested Friday night in Carrail Park Manor for a strong-armed robbery and a house burglary. One 15-year-old was linked to both crimes. All suspects were released to guardians. One victim’s money remains unrecovered. many presents were recovered. Officer Greg Loftis led the arrests. praise from Andy Dewese.
A CSX freight train derailed Sunday near Charlotte north of Rochester spilling thousands of gallons of methylene chloride and acetone. Seven of 47 cars jumped rails around 3:20 p.m. causing two houses to catch fire. no injuries reported. Firefighters contained the blaze by early evening as authorities assessed environmental risk.
OSHKOSH AP A funeral home offers a New Year’s promo free funerals for drunken drivers to deter drunken driving. Doug Seefeld says signatures by 6 p.m. December or deaths from drunken driving in Winnebago County before January 1 would qualify. Kari Oakels of Mothers Against Drunk Driving questions the plan but notes its attention value.
Forecast shows clear tonight with lows near 20s and west winds. Christmas mostly sunny highs mid 30s, then mostly clear Tuesday night with teens lows. Beach forecast: clear tonight 20 to 25, partly sunny Christmas highs lower 40s, Tuesday night partly cloudy, Wednesday and Thursday mainly partly cloudy with highs 30s to 40s, weekend similar.
Joliet Correctional Center, one of the nation’s oldest prisons, will close early next year as the state shifts inmates to a new facility across the river at Stateville. The move ends Joliet’s 200 inmate population and decades of intake processing, with local leaders fearing the loss of a historic landmark and its jobs.
In Waldport Oregon the bodies of two children, a boy and a girl aged around four and three, washed ashore near Alsea Bay. Police could not identify the youngsters or their home, and no missing child reports matched. A California-plate car was linked to the case as authorities widen checks with FBI databases. The girl died roughly the same time as the boy, both showing trauma signs per autopsy.
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