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• Pedestrian Dies After Struck by Box Truck on Route 1 in Laurel
• Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man in Pikesville: Police
• Pay Slip Scam Targets Montgomery County Employees: Police

'I've Been Paid to Kill You': Threatening Text Messages are Scam

Authorities said that threatening text messages have been received Tuesday morning in Harford County and across Maryland. "I've been paid to kill you but wish to spare you..." the message states, noting the recipient is at risk. >>> Read more.

Pay Slip Scam Targets Montgomery County Employees: Police

A letter sent last week to a Silver Spring woman who had worked for Montgomery County was a scam, part of an attempt to gain credit card information, police say. The scam's target called Montgomery County Police on Dec. 20 to report the hoax. >>> Read more.

• Free Public WiFi Coming to All Metro Stations
• Fewer Dying on the Job in Maryland as Numbers Climb Elsewhere
• Bowie Man Arrested With Gun at BWI Airport
• Second Suspect Charged in Double Shooting: Howard County Police
• North Beach Woman Critically Injured in Head-On Friendship Crash

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• Fundraiser Supports Bel Air Townhouse Fire Victims
• Threatening Messages Reported in Baltimore County: Police
• Man Killed in I-95 Crash Near Baltimore-Harford County Line: Report
• Pedestrian Identified Who Died on Christmas Eve in Glen Burnie
• Young Visitor Thrilled With Time at Edgewater Police Station

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