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News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2002
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An anti-drug campaign cites a Partnership for a Drug Free America report showing teen ecstasy use rising to 20 percent last year, up 71 percent since 1997, amid concerns about brain, heart, and kidney damage. White House policy chief John Walters warns teens may view ecstasy as harmless.
Lottery results list Pick 3 numbers 6 6 1 and 3 4 2, Pick 4 6 7 8 0. Cash in Hand wins shown as 02 04 00 and Bonus Ball 23, with an afternoon draw noted for Bonus Ball.
The Warrant database program by the MVA faced apathy from Frederick County top departments due to publicity and admin concerns. Officials say warrants entered will appear during driving record checks and can lead to license suspension or registration holds until cleared, with notices sent to those listed.
Partly sunny and breezy today with highs in the lower 50s across Frederick County. Tonight mostly cloudy and breezy with lows around the upper 20s. Wednesday partly cloudy and blustery with highs mid 40s. Maryland Mountains see increasing clouds and a chance of sprinkles, highs in the lower 50s, then scattered flurries Wednesday morning and blustery, with areas of mostly clear tonight and lows in the upper teens. Extended outlook shows warmer Thursday into Friday with mixed cloud cover and weekend highs near 50.
Maryland State Police say a 34 year old Gaithersburg man was found dead by hanging from the Uniting Creek Bridge between U S 15 and Md BUG. Troopers were alerted at 12 46 pm and the man’s identity was being withheld pending family notification. A note and a taped message were found with the man’s belongings.
A cold front swept the Northeast causing scattered snow showers from West Virginia to New York and New England. By afternoon the snow waned with lingering showers in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts as readings fell from the upper 40s to the low 30s in Boston and New York. Isolated snow showers formed in Montana and moved into North Dakota and northern Minnesota with gusts up to 62 mph in Dickinson. Southern Florida saw isolated showers and thunderstorms with around a quarter inch of rain reported at Naples.
Joseph W Beall, 36, held without bail after a 49 hour standoff, faces two counts each of first degree rape and first degree assault in addition to prior false imprisonment and kidnapping charges. An extensive interview with his girlfriend prompted the new accusations. Defense urged release citing community ties, but the judge ordered continued detention for victim safety.
FBI says Frank Gruttadauria 44 ran a 15 year scam inflating client accounts by 277 million dollars. He created false statements for about 110 customers and used a secret computer system to generate fake reports. He surrendered to FBI in Cleveland after disappearing January 10 and faces federal charges with possible additional counts.
A former Frederick County woman Vivian Erminleen Painter was arrested in Needmore Pennsylvania for stealing her brother's winning lottery tickets worth 3500 dollars. Maryland State Police said Painter faced multiple theft charges including theft over 500 and theft scheme over 800. She was arrested at her home with aid from Pennsylvania State Police and is held for bail in Bedford County.
Fire log shows 24hour period items including a vehicle fire at 1:40 am on Myersville road in Middletown and a structure fire at Thurmont Emmitsburg area. Additional reports include wires down at Braddock Heights and ambulance calls with several responses.
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