🌱 BCPD Searching For Dangerous Suspect + UMBC Student Doxxed

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But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild. High: 58 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Catonsville:

1. As of Thursday evening, Baltimore County Police are still searching for 24-year-old David Emory Linthicum, who is considered armed and dangerous. He was last seen wearing dark-colored shorts and a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt about 20 miles away from Catonsville in Cockeysville. Linthicum is described as a white man who is five feet and seven inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, and has long auburn hair, brown eyes, and a beard. Police warn the community not to approach Linthicum if he is seen, instead call 911. (WBAL-TV)
2. A University of Maryland student has been "doxxed" by New Federal State of China, a group co-created by former Breitbart chairman and Trump administration member Steve Bannon. The organization has been protesting at the UMBC Catonsville campus holding New Federal State of China flags and passing out flyers with a picture of the student and her father, claiming the father is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. The organization has also publicly posted personal information about the student and her family for months. Many students are outraged at the harassment of one of their peers and as of Tuesday, the group is no longer allowed to reserve spaces to demonstrate on campus, according to UMBC spokesperson Dinah Winnick. (Subscription: Baltimore Sun)
3. On Saturday, Feb. 11, Catonsville Rails To Trails and the Catonsville Rotary will host a ‘Winter Clean Up’ of the Number Eight Streetcar Path in West Catonsville. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to remove debris from fallen trees and thin out the vegetation near the Frederick Road entrance. Click here for more information and to sign up. (Catonsville Patch)

Today in and around Catonsville:

• Teen Time At Catonsville Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Wine + Chocolate Event 2023 At The Garage in Baltimore (5:00 PM)
• Galentine's Day TSwift Dance Party At No Way Rosé in Baltimore (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Severe weather can cause widespread devastation, and some states are more prone to disaster-related property damage than others. Due mainly to hurricanes, Maryland ranks No. 31 in the U.S. for total property damage, with an average of $284.96 per capita. See how our state stacks up against the rest of the country in this new interactive study. (NeighborWho)
• "Artists4ERA" art exhibit, reception, and silent auction will be held on Mar. 3 at the Baltimore County Arts Guild! The art exhibit was developed to bring a renewed awareness to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Tickets for the reception are free and can be reserved through the Eventbrite invitation here. (Baltimore County Arts Guild via Instagram)
• MD Family Network thanked Pho Saigon in Catonsville, whose patrons donated $268.
  The restaurant has a tradition of customers taping money to a large Buddha statue and donating the money to a local nonprofit recommended by the customers. (MD Family Network via Twitter)

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• Community Theater AUDITIONS. DR DOOLITTLE, THE MUSICAL (February 11)
• Sundays@3 Chamber Music Series presents UMD faculty string trio playing Beethoven and more (February 12)
• Join St. John's for an In-Person Open House (February 16)
• No Place Like Home (February 25)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you around!

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!