Top 5 Stories: Charitable Business, X Factor Star, 'Mangy' Fox

No. 1—Southern High School Principal Marc Procaccini met with parents during a special event Saturday morning and explained that despite last week’s weapons incident, violent and aggressive behavior at the school is down by 50 percent compared to last year. Read more to see what he said about the weapons incident.

No. 2—Police Charge Edgewater Auto Shop Employee with Tire Theft
An Edgewater man was charged in the theft of four tires from the Annapolis Pep Boys Auto Parts on West Street on Saturday night. Nicholas Scott Muir, 20, of Edgewater, who is also an employee of Pep Boys, was caught by an officer loading the tires into his girlfriend's Honda Civic. According to the report, Muir told police he worked for Pep Boys, and he was taking the tires because they were set out as trash. Read more here.

No. 3—Davidsonville Deer Processors Help Feed the Hungry
Eric Brown and Brad Doepkens run a business to make some money, but the two friends are just as passionate about caring for their neighbors in need. While running their deer processing business, Back 40, the two men donated hundreds of pounds of venison to families that can’t feed the loves they love. Read more here.

No. 4—‘Mangy’ Fox Lurking Around ‘The Landings?’
As an Edgewater resident and expectant mother, Heather Epkins gets very wary when she sees the same “mangy” fox loitering around her property. After failing to reach Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) workers to talk about the issue, the local mom said she doesn’t know what to do next. Patch learned how to handle unruly animals near local homes and what to do when they get too close for comfort.

No. 5—After Riva resident David Correy solidified a spot in the final 16 of The X Factor, the 26-year-old reiterated his dream of using his voice to find his birth mother. Since his first appearance The X Factor, Correy said he set out to meet his birth mother. According to Brazilian news outlets, he may not have to wait much longer. Read more to see what the newspaper found.