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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1999
Page
2
Thurmont police report three arrests after a Sunday morning drug raid. Alfred Randall Kaleo, 4%, of Windward Court, charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and released on a $3,000 bond. Two juveniles also charged and released to their mother.
Fire calls reported over 44 hours ending 8 p.m Sunday include multiple incidents in Walkersville New Market and Frederick areas. Notable entries mention gas odor and smoke at Frederick Memorial Hospital Materials Center and Protectors, brush fires near Hog Rock Nature Trail and Green Valley, a structure fire on 315 K Second St, a trash fire at Brookside Apartments, and a vehicle fire near the 60-mile marker. Multiple agencies respond including ambulance units.
In Annapolis a fatal shooting near a home highlights flaws in private home detention oversight. Dana Ferguson was killed in Prince George's County as a drug deal soured, prompting calls from Delegate James Hubbard for stricter regulation of monitoring firms. Emergency rules drafted under a 1998 law seek government oversight for these companies.
At the Charles H. Hickey Jr School, operators plan security changes after a rape of a female employee by a resident. Michael Higgins notes lapses and retraining for staff while internal and state investigations proceed. The assailant, Felix Fitzgerald, 16, was on a food service detail. state officials will probe contractual issues with Youth Services International.
One woman, Victoria Lyons of Georgia, is dead and three people injured after two small planes originating from Highrock Airfield crashed in a wooded, mountainous area of Western Maryland. Investigators from the NTSB and Maryland State Police joined the scene, with families treated at Memorial Hospital in Cumberland. Ted Lopathiewicz noted the probe could take months to a year.
Steven M. Houser, 44, of Frederick, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a bicycle crash along Carroll Creek. Witness Robert King said the pink and gray Huffy bike locked brakes on the south embankment near Carroll Street bridge, tossing Houser onto the concrete walkway while he carried a large package. He remained in stable condition Sunday night.
The Baltimore area Maryland lotteries were drawn Sunday night and Saturday night. Pick numbers included Pick 3 9-2-4 and Pick 4 5-5-1-2 on Saturday, along with Cash in Hand 6-9-12 15 22-26-28 and Lotte' 13 24:31-33-37-47. Sunday night drawings included Pick 30-5 and Pick 4 7-4-1-4.
Frederick County forecast shows tonight partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the east portion. Lows upper 60s to mid 70s. Tuesday partly sunny with scattered showers and storms. highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Tuesday night mainly east showers. lows mid 60s to around 70. Wednesday partly cloudy. highs mid 80s to low 90s. Maryland beaches expect scattered evening showers and thunderstorms. remaining partly cloudy with Lows 70 to 75. Tuesday hot and humid with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. highs around 90 and a 40 percent rain chance. Tuesday night partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Wednesday partly cloudy. highs in the 80s.
A weather forecast notes showers and possible strong thunderstorms across the Great Lakes and East Coast as an unseasonable cold front lingers in the Midwest. High pressure over the Northeast and hazy conditions shift eastward increasing rain chances for New York Vermont Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Maryland Lt Gov Kathleen Kennedy Townsend orders state officials to investigate why black juvenile delinquents with mental illness are jailed while white youths receive treatment. She pledges race must never influence placement or care, following reports of whites more often entering residential treatment versus blacks sent to Hickey Jr School or Victor Cullen Academy.
Maryland State Police report a 2:45 am crash on U S Route 66 just south of Horseshoe Lane in which 44 year old Joseph Russell Carter of 12024 A Wolfsville Road, Smithsburg, driving a 1995 Ford truck north, crossed into the southbound lane, struck a tree, the vehicle overturned and caught fire.
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