🌱 Patch AM: What investigators found in May’s fatal Dundalk police shooting

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators found in May’s fatal Dundalk police shooting
• Why a Dundalk ransom drop still haunts an unsolved 2005 murder

Also on today's calendar: Annie - LIVE ON STAGE and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Sunday: Snowy in the morning, 1-3", with a high of 32 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Attorney General Brown declines charges in fatal Baltimore County officer-involved shooting (nottinghammd.com) — State officials have decided not to file criminal charges against the officer involved in a May 18, 2025 fatal police shooting in Dundalk, after investigators concluded the officer did not commit a crime. The case involved a reported mental health crisis on North Boundary Road and a gunfire exchange, and a detailed declination report is now publicly available.
   

• 20 years ago: Man found dead in Rosedale after family reported him kidnapped (wmar2news.com) — Twenty years after a ransom drop at Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk, the 2005 kidnapping and killing of Jeryl Singleterry remains unsolved. Police are again asking anyone with information about the Rosedale murder and Dundalk ransom location to contact Baltimore County detectives, as his family still has no answers two decades later.
   

📸 Around Dundalk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dundalk

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Annie - LIVE ON STAGE
  Children's Playhouse of Maryland, Inc., 7201 Rossville Blvd, Baltimore, MD, 21237,
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Ravens vs. Bengals: Your Shot at $500 Cash + Bonus Gift Cards!
  Online ,
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• OneDalk Open Enrollment Community Resource Fair
  Patapsco High School , 8100 Wise Ave , Dundalk
  10:00 am
• Family and Friends Story Time
  Sollers Point , 325 Sollers Point Rd , Dundalk
  11:00 am
• December's Finger-Paint Party at sweetFrog Dundalk
  sweetFrog , 1407 Merritt Blvd Ste B , Dundalk
  11:00 am
• Seahorse Inn Holiday Paint Night
  The Sea Horse Inn , 710 Wise Ave , Dundalk
  12:00 pm
• Nerve at Sylvester’s Saloon
  Sylvesters Saloon , 7326 Golden Ring Rd , Essex
  2:00 pm
• Holiday Craft for Kids
  Baltimore County Public Library - North Point Branch , 1716 Merritt Blvd , Dundalk
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Family and Friends Story Time
  Sollers Point , 325 Sollers Point Rd , Dundalk
  10:15 am

Thursday December 18

• Family Game Night at sweetFrog Dundalk
  sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt , 1407 Merritt Blvd Ste B , Dundalk
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University , 14000 Jericho Park Rd , Bowie
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Girls Basketball vs Chesapeake HS
  Chesapeake High School @
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling Girls Maverick Classic Tournament
  Eastern Tech Main Gym - The Canyon
  4:00 pm
• ASoB's Sweeney Todd In Concert
  8212 Philadelphia Rd , Rosedale
  6:30 pm
• Come Get Merry on the Water
  Maryland Party Boat Charters , 1901 Old Eastern Ave , Essex
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Spain has made history by passing a law that officially recognizes pets as family — not property.
  It’s a powerful acknowledgment that animals form real emotional bonds and deserve meaningful protection. Under this new legislation, pets now… (Nextdoor Charlesmont Rd)
• Hello all please help us bring our beloved Cooper home before the holidays our family feels so empty without him.
  He got out earlier today please contact if seen him thank you ! (Nextdoor West Inverness)

• Mobilelink USA LLC posted a job opening for Bilingual Retail Store Manager I in Dundalk. Apply here.
• Tailored Brands posted a job opening for Store Receiving Associate Part Time in Rosedale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dundalk here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rosedale

• White Marsh Mall brings back ‘Sounds of the Season' holiday concert series (nottinghammd.com)
• Joseph Walton McJilton (thehancocknews.com)

Baltimore

• Baltimore unveils 2026 Artscape, AFRAM, Charm City Live, other festival dates (wbal.com)

Perry Hall

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-- The Patch AM Team

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