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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1998
Page
3
A prowler scene in Wolfsville prompted Maryland State Police to respond Wednesday afternoon. An eight point duck and a deer collide with a garage window, causing the animal to crash inside. the resident alerted authorities and troopers reported the deer was killed.
A Baltimore police helicopter crashed in a parking lot after a malfunction, killing 50 year old pilot Officer Barry Wood and seriously injuring another veteran officer. The craft struck a light pole and fence near the B&Q Railroad Museum and caught fire, police said.
The Frederick Police Department reports a 3.3 percent drop in serious crimes in the first nine months of 1998 from the prior year. Murders were down to zero, rapes 22 cases, robberies 58, aggravated assaults 298, with breaking and entering up 75 and larceny down 82. Overall serious crimes declined by 63.
Robert B. Mender, of Frederick, was convicted of two second degree assaults after using his truck to knock down his ex girlfriend on U.S. 15. He was sentenced to 19 years with all but 48 months suspended and ordered to attend alcohol counseling and anger management.
The National Weather Service forecast frost overnight and set a November 5 low record at BWI Airport despite Frederick’s Sound Source station reporting a 23 degree low this morning. The lower reading surpassed the 1951 record of 24 degrees.
Fire log reports several incidents around Fort Detrick and Walkersville with structure fires and ambulance calls noted. Weather outlook shows mostly sunny today with highs in the lower 50s and cooler, cloudy tonight. later days mixed sun and possible rain and a weird forecast line about 0 degree highs. Lottery results listed for Pick 3 and Cash in Hand with several strings of numbers.
Forecast echoes multiple districts Frederick County Maryland Mountains Montgomery County Maryland Beaches with sunny periods highs near 50 to 55 and lows 25 to 40. North or northwest winds around 10 mph predominate. Extended outlook calls for mostly sunny conditions Saturday and Sunday with 50s highs and 30s to 40s lows.
In Adams Town a 13-year-old fired a pellet gun at three friends during a woodland target session. He was charged with three counts of second degree assault. Two 14-year-olds sustained leg injuries and an 11-year-old girl with a shoulder wound was treated and later released.
Geoffrey W Kaufman, 33, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of stalking his ex partner, issuing arson threats, and distributing explicit photos. Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr noted the harm to his two young children and suspended part of the sentence to place Kaufman on five years supervised probation. The case included claims of witness perjury and violations of a prior custody order.
A 37 year old Pennsylvania man Leon Strayer lost consciousness and mounted an embankment while northbound on Md 27 near Skylark in Montgomery County. The tractor-trailer carrying mulch ran off the road and flipped, pinning him inside. He was flown to Suburban Hospital Bethesda with non life threatening injuries.
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