Deadly Bacteria, Costume Ban, Trunk Escape: Maryland News

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.