83-Year-Old Woman Loses Uninsured Farmhouse to Fire
An 83 year old woman living alone near Thurmont lost her uninsured farmhouse when a kitchen fire started from a boiling pot of water. Firefighters battled the blaze for about an hour, with estimated damages at $50,000. Morningstar evacuated to a neighbor’s home and plans to place a trailer on the land. The Red Cross may provide emergency funds.
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Thurmont
Mamie Morningstar
Ramsburg Road
Gary Rich
Donated car wrongly linked woman to drug trafficking
A Rockville woman donated her 2500 dollar Toyota to the Salvation Army but was later publicly tied to drug trafficking in a Frederick County forfeiture case. Judge Dwyer ordered her name removed and titled the car to the sheriff, highlighting Maryland’s forfeiture law and its use against drug offenders.
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Rockville
Salvation Army
Vanessa Watson
Frederick County
Circuit Court
Ms. Watson
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Lou’s Used Cars
Georgia Avenue
N.W
Henry M. Davis
Maryland Avenue
N.E
Washington
D.C
Mr. Davis
Rickey LaPhonzo Moore
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Sheriff’s Office
Maryland
Rockville barricade ends as man surrenders after hours
A 35-year-old Rockville man, Kirk Davis Collins, fired a rifle from his apartment window and held police for seven hours before surrendering. No injuries reported. Police evacuated the Halpine View complex and closed Twinbrook Parkway as negotiators worked with him. Officers searched the building after his surrender and said explosives were claimed to be inside.
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Rockville
Kirk Davis Collins
Twinbrook Parkway
Pier
Parkland Roads
Mr. Collins
George Ludington
Collins
Halpine View
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