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🌱Mom Sentenced For Abandoning Baby + Boating Homicide + Cold Case

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Michele Stromberg, Neighbor
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Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

First, today's weather:

A couple of t-storms; humid. High: 89 Low: 73.

Here are the top stories in Glen Burnie today:

  1. Olivia Dee-Rose Thompson abandoned her newborn in July 2021. A passerby saw the infant on the B & A Trail in Glen Burnie and notified police. Thompson received a 10-year sentence with all but 18-months served. (U.S. News & World Report)
  2. The hit-and-run boating accident this past Sunday is now a homicide. A boat traveling at a high rate of speed ended up on top of another boat. Laura Slattery, 63, of Pasadena, died from her injuries and the man also sustained injuries. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call the police. (WBAL)
  3. De'Lass Reid has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery when two men were shot. Reid attempted to rob two people when a fight broke out. Reid then shot them both and fled the scene. He was then pulled over for a vehicle violation where the gun was found, and he was arrested on scene. (News Break)
  4. This July 4 marks two years since a murder that happened in 2020. Justin Keith Beasley Jr, from North Carolina was just 19 years old when he took a bullet to the chest. Efforts were made to save his life, but he died as a result of his injuries. This is a cold case that the police need help solving. Anyone with any information, please call the police. (The Bay Net)

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Today in Glen Burnie:

  • The Glen Burnie Library is hosting "Music & Movement." Join them on Thursday, July 7 from 10:30 - 11 a.m. with your kids. Sing and chant with your kids ages 0 - 5 years old. (Glen Burnie Library)
  • Patty Smyth and her band are playing in Annapolis. The Rams Head On Stage is hosting this event on Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. Click the link to get your tickets. (Song Kick)
  • Raise your hand if you want to sit back and relax! The Horizon Cinemas in Sun Valley has air conditioning and movies. Sit back, relax and enjoy the shows. Click to see what is playing. (Horizon Cinema)

From my notebook:

  • Today is "National Air Traffic Control Day" and "National Fried Chicken Day." These are two things that seem to have nothing in common. Yet here we are celebrating both! Click to see what other holidays are being observed. (Holidays and Observations)
  • If you are from the Glen Burnie area, then you know that Baltimore Washington International (BWI) is the place to go to get out of town. Before BWI, there was the Friendship Airport, which was quite small, but it got people where they needed to be. But did you know about the "other" airfields in Maryland? Click on the link to see Maryland's abandoned airfields. (Airfields in Maryland)
  • Maryland fried chicken is known worldwide! Just like every other food in Maryland, we have our own way of cooking it and it is delicious! Get out your cast iron skillets, click on the link to get the exact recipe needed for tonight's dinner! (Wikipedia)

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