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Deadly Bacteria, Costume Ban, Trunk Escape: Maryland News
Wild police chase, top trick-or-treating cities and foiled terror plot were among the week's most read stories on MD Patches.

Here are some of the week's top stories on Maryland Patch sites:
- Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills Eastern Shore Man
- Kidnapping Victim Escapes from Trunk Off MD 543, Witnesses Wanted: Police
- Clown Costumes Banned at Elementary School in Columbia This Halloween
- Maryland Chef Appears on Food Network's 'Chopped'
- Car Thieves Ram Bowie Police Car, Lead Officers on Wild Chase: Police
- Baltimore Among Top Cities for Trick or Treating, Zillow Says
- Terror Plot Targeting Military Member Keeps PG County Man in Jail
- Baltimore Ravens Fire Offensive Coordinator After 2 Losses at Home
- Thanksgiving 2016 Store Closures: Which Retailers Won't Be Open?
- VIP Member of Child Porn Site Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
- 2 Baltimore County Helicopter Rescue Techs Respond to Hurricane Matthew
- Dogs Displaced by Hurricane Matthew Need Homes
- 27 Campaign Signs Vandalized in Howard County, Police Say
- No 'First 100' Camping Out When Chick-fil-A Opens in Annapolis
- Korryn Gaines Lawsuit Grows, Allegations Added
- Ellicott City Receives $3.8M to Prevent Flooding: County Executive
- Baltimore Police: Officer Accidentally Shot Himself in Carjacking Investigation
- Offensive' Sheriff to Resign After Investigation Found Abuse in Howard County Office
- Last Day to Register to Vote in Maryland Nears
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Pictured, a house decked out for Halloween in Baltimore, which was named among the top cities for trick or treating in 2016 by Zillow. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Janney.
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