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Good morning Dundalk! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why are investigators calling this Dundalk car fire suspicious?
  • How detectives used cameras and cell data to crack this killing

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  • Wednesday: An a.m. flurry; partly sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: An a.m. flurry; cloudy, cold, temps: high: 33, low: 21.
  • Friday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dundalk vehicle fire being probed as suspicious death after man's body found inside (foxbaltimore.com) — A late-night vehicle fire at Dundalk Avenue and Bullneck Road is now being treated as a suspicious death after firefighters found an adult man dead inside the burning car. Baltimore County homicide detectives and fire investigators are handling the case, with an autopsy pending to determine how he died. Authorities have not released the man’s identity or any suspect information.
   

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• Surveillance cameras capture suspect dragging victim's body after fatal shooting (foxbaltimore.com) — Baltimore police say surveillance video and cell phone data led them to charge 34-year-old Emanuel Thomas in the December shooting death of 50-year-old Shanelle Cawthorne. Investigators tracked a Chevrolet sedan between the crime scene and MedStar Harbor Hospital, then tied it to Thomas through phone records and apartment security footage. A related case in Dundalk involving a suspicious vehicle fire is also highlighted for local readers.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Baltimore County Fire Department reports a working fire with one person suffering life-threatening injuries and a fatality on Cherrybrook Road, with the cause under investigation.
    10:49PM on Dec 29: Baltimore County fire on Cherrybrook Road results in a fatality, with the mobile crisis team responding to the scene. (Nextdoor )
  • Standoff in Cockeysville, Maryland.
    8:13AM on Dec 30: Baltimore County Police Department is on the scene of a barricade incident on Springhead Court, with a strong police presence. (Nextdoor )
  • GameStop, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Assistant Store Manager (Store 5362) in Dundalk. Apply here.
  • Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Night Crew Clerk - Grocery - 0363 in Dundalk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dundalk here.

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