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WEIRD NEWS: A Pregnant Armed Robber and a Man With Tourette's Denied Flight for Saying 'Bomb'

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The three suspects approached their victim in the 6200 block of Breezewood Drive in Greenbelt, MD.

Report: Carroll County No. 2 in MD for ‘Excessive Drinkers’
Carroll County ranked second among counties in Maryland for the percentage of people who reported being “excessive drinkers,” according to a report from WBAL.com.

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Rockville Man With Tourette’s Denied Flight for Saying ‘Bomb’
A 19-year-old said he told the airline about his ‘ticking,’ the vocalizing of thoughts he’s trying to suppress.

Police: Columbia Gym Credit Card Thefts Used in Gift Card Shopping Spree
The men reportedly paid to enter the gym, then cut locks off of gym lockers, stole credit cards, then used them at a nearby drug store. 

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Gap Robbed at Knifepoint
Less than an hour after Cartier in Chevy Chase was robbed by masked robbers Tuesday, the Gap store across the street was robbed by a suspect wielding a knife.

Gaithersburg Police: Suspicious Letter Came From Fake Canadian Business
Police and Montgomery County firefighters investigated the letter at Diamond Elementary. 

Andrew Suh: The Wheaton Police Officer Who Catches Bank Robbers
A cop walks into a barber shop—and finds a man sitting in a barber chair covered in red from the dye pack that exploded as he fled from a bank robbery.

Blessing the Bikes at Stan and Joe’s
The annual tradition involves a priest blessing motorcycles in the hope that it will bring safety to their riders.


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