Crime & Safety
Police Face Charges, Daytime Robbery in Columbia: The Week’s Police and Fire Reporting
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Emily Catherine Wright has been missing since March 27, and her mother is asking the community to help find her. To read details of Wright’s description and how to spot her, visit Ellicott City Patch.
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A Howard County police officer living in Sykesville has been charged in an assault against a Baltimore police officer outside a city bar early Sunday. Eldersburg Patch has the story.
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Tuesday was the 25th anniversary of the death of a Lehigh University student in a case that spurred the Jeanne Clery Act, which requires colleges to report crime statistics. How active does campus security have to be in order to avoid a Virginia Tech-type disaster? Find out on Catonsville Patch.
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Recently released charging documents lay out the details of a jewelry store robbery at The Mall in Columbia. With the new evidence, investigators are looking into whether the suspects are connected with a fatal shooting and two other armed robberies. Check out the reports on Columbia Patch.
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