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Top MD News: Naked At Dunkin', Adnan Syed, Stand Against Antisemitism

Top MD news includes naked at Dunkin', Adnan Syed's new job, standing with the Jewish community and record gun seizures at BWI Airport.

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Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University. Pictured with him is Marc Howard, director of Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative.
Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University. Pictured with him is Marc Howard, director of Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative. (Joshua Rodriguez | Georgetown University)

MARYLAND — Top news stories this week in Maryland included "Serial" podcast subject Adnan Syed will work on prison reform for Georgetown University in the wake of his release from prison; a man stripped naked in a Dunkin' and it got worse from there; dozens of former students serenaded a retired teacher; and a community takes a stand against antisemitism.

Plus, a man accused of killing a gas station clerk is deemed unfit to stand trial; ; and more in our roundup of top news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Whitman Students Show Solidarity With Jewish Community After Graffiti

Students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda participated in a demonstration Thursday to show solidarity with the Jewish community after the message “Jews Not Welcome” was spray-painted on the school sign last week.

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Man Masturbates In Hanover Dunkin', Officer Uses Taser: Police

A man masturbated in public in an Anne Arundel County coffee shop, police said Wednesday. The accused man went to a hospital, where an officer used his taser on the suspect while he was acting unruly with an impromptu weapon.

'Serial' Subject Adnan Syed Hired By Georgetown University

Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was recently vacated after he served more than 20 years in prison for the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee, has been hired by Georgetown University as an associate with the school's Prisons and Justice Initiative.

Retired Teacher With Cancer Serenaded By Former Students

More than 100 alumni from Rockville's now-closed Robert E. Peary High School serenaded their former English and drama teacher with Christmas carols outside his Germantown home on Saturday. Vincent Gibbs, now 82, is currently battling cancer.

Man Unfit To Stand Trial For Fatal Shooting At Shell Station: Court

A Silver Spring man charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Shell Station clerk earlier this month was found to be not mentally fit to stand trial, according to news reports. During a bond hearing, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said that 31-year-old Torrey Moore was "a danger to others," according to WTOP.

BWI Airport Security Seizes Record Number Of Guns In 2022

Transportation Security Administration officers have stopped a record number of travelers from boarding airplanes with guns in their carry-on luggage again this year, the agency said. BWI Airport is part of this spike with 33 firearms seized there this year so far.

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