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Pedestrian Hit By Dump Truck Critically Injured: Police

A Baltimore man who dashed across Ritchie Highway was critically injured when he was struck by a dump truck Monday morning, authorities say. Anne Arundel County Police say Gerald Lee Testerman, 32, of Baltimore, who was standing on the median, suddenly ran into the path of the dump truck. >>> Read more.

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Blood Found, Body Missing in Murder Case

A Severn man has been charged with murder in the case of a Baltimore County man missing for three months, even though no body has yet been found. Anne Arundel County Police say a motor home with large quantities of blood and human tissue matched to Mark Hatmaker is proof that he was killed. >>> Read more.

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Missing Hoggle Kids: Is Mom 'Trying to Work System'?

In the 18 months since her two young children went missing, Catherine Hoggle has twice assaulted other patients at the state-run psychiatric hospital where she is being held. And twice, caretakers have found her bed sheets tied together in what is presumed to have been a makeshift rope or ladder to escape. >>> Read more.

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