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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1999
Page
2
Eight youths told Emmitsburg town officials they need a skatepark as the antique mall lot’s use for skating may end due to littering. George Sickle 17, spokesman for the group, said they will raise funds with car washes to build a park, while Mayor Bill Carr downplayed the noise concerns.
Fire calls reported in 24 hour period ending Tuesday with 170 vehicle fire at Braddock Heights and 1202 Catoctin Mountain Highway farm machinery blaze. Vigilant Howe Ambulance responded to 48 emergencies and routine alarms including 314 pm alarm in Craceham Chuantian area.
A truck carrying black powder overturned at the I-495 I-95 interchange in Fairfax County Virginia. Firefighters set a 2000 foot safety zone and evacuated over 150 people from more than 50 homes as a precaution. The driver and her passenger were uninjured. the driver faced reckless driving charges. Evacuation center opened at Lee High School with about 40 people seeking shelter by dawn.
Maryland state police seek more bomb sniffing dogs and a bigger transport vehicle for a bomb-handling robot to speed responses to school bomb threats. Col. David Mitchell told lawmakers at a hearing that funds may be requested for a helicopter large enough to carry the robot. He noted five dogs are tied to BWI airport and two more are used by the state fire marshal.
Carson Ray Lewis 44 was seen entering a broken window at 301 N Market St. by neighbors and exiting the front door. Police found him nearby and arrested him. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for cuts from broken glass and is held at Frederick County Adult Detention Center on second and fourth degree burglary trespassing and destruction of property charges.
Maryland State Police seek a suspect in Mount Airy burglaries tied to a silver or primer gray Chevy Cavalier seen March 22 on Black Ankle Road. Three white males were in the car with license plate initials FJ. Call The Holland at 662 1186 with information.
Frederick City Police say two men were stopped in Chapel Park around 1:50 am Wednesday. Elliot Lamont Smith, 20, of Stratford Drive, was charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine, drug paraphernalia, littering, and park hours violations after officers pursued him. An unidentified 17-year-old was charged with marijuana possession and released to his mother after processing. Smith is held at Frederick County Adult Detention Center.
Frederick City Police arrested a 16 year old male from New York City for possession of crack cocaine after a call about a man with a gun near West All Saints Street. He was found at 156 West All Saints Street and taken to Noyes Juvenile Facility in Montgomery County.
Variable cloudiness with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tonight. Lows mid 60s to low 70s. Thursday partly sunny with highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night clear with lows 55 to 60. Beaches area partly cloudy with lows near 70 and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday's extended forecast calls for a 30 percent shower and thunderstorm chance with highs mid 80s and a Thursday night chance of an early thunderstorm. Friday partly cloudy with highs around 80.
Storms linger across the Midwest as a stationary front triggers hail and strong winds in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. A cold front from the Great Lakes to New England spawns showers in Maine to New York while forecasters expect the system to stall. High pressure clears the mid Atlantic and southeast with possible warm afternoon storms. Mild storms persist in southern Florida.
Severe storms tore through central and southern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma killing two people and injuring at least 10. A Farmersville truck stop was hit at 7 15 p m with one victim hospitalized in good condition. Arkansas hail and 90 mph winds accompanied a plane accident at Little Rock. In Oklahoma a twister near Fort Gibson Lake struck two communities injuring six others. About 25 structures damaged, many weekend homes unoccupied.
A kayaker discovered the body of 30 year old Sandra Lynn Buckner from Glen Burnie on Eastern Neck Island after she jumped from the Bay Bridge on May 12. Transportation Authority Police and Natural Resources Police confirmed the find.
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