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A Howard County police officer busts out his salsa dancing moves while monitoring a crosswalk in Columbia near the Merriweather Post Pavilion.
A Howard County police officer busts out his salsa dancing moves while monitoring a crosswalk in Columbia near the Merriweather Post Pavilion. (Howard County Police Department)

There was plenty of news across Maryland on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Salsa Dancing Cop Spices Up Crosswalk

A Howard County police officer is lighting up social media with his smooth moves caught on camera. The officer was directing traffic outside the Merriweather Post Pavilion and decided to spice things up with a little salsa dancing in the crosswalk.

DOJ Says Baltimore Co. Discriminates In Hiring Cops: Reports

The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Baltimore County on Tuesday over alleged discrimination in the hiring of police officers. In the federal lawsuit, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division accuses the county of using a written exam to screen out African-Americans applicants seeking entry-level positions in the Police Department, say media reports.

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New Baltimore Bus Route To Serve Guinness Brewery

A new bus line will serve thirsty visitors to Baltimore who want to sample the latest beers offered at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery. The Maryland Transit Administration on Sept. 1 will begin a year-long pilot program involving a bus route from downtown to the brewery.

Maryland Swamp Creature With 177 Teeth Discovered By Scientists

It's the thing nightmares are made of — swamp creatures with almost 200 teeth, lurking in dark and murky water in southern Maryland. The Smithsonian's curator of parasitic worms has helped discover a new species of medicinal leech in the state.

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Half Of Maryland's Teachers Must Work Second Job To Survive

Maryland teachers earn considerably less than other professions requiring a similar education and half of all educators must work a second job just to get by, a new survey says.

2 Bodies Found Inside Car In PG County: Police

Police found the bodies of two men inside of a car in Oxon Hill Tuesday night. Both men had "trauma to the body," police say.

Man Indicted On Terror Charge In Alleged National Harbor Attack

Rondell Henry — a Germantown man accused of stealing a U-Haul vehicle to run down pedestrians at Prince George's County National Harbor earlier this year — has been indicted on a terrorism-related charge, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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