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Killer of 13 Bald Eagles Not Found, Case Closed

Despite a $30,000 reward fund for tips that lead to the arrest of whoever poisoned 13 bald eagles on Maryland’s Eastern Shore – the state’s largest die-off of the protected birds in 30 years — no suspect has been found, and the investigation has ended, authorities say.

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Maryland Natural Resources Police said in March that humans are the likely cause of the eagle deaths. There was no visible sign of wounds to the birds, so a necropsy was done at a federal lab in Oregon to help determine what killed the eagles. Tests showed the raptors did not die of natural causes, including disease, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. >>> Read more.

Miss Maryland Stalked In Person, On Social Media: Police

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A Montgomery County man who repeatedly contacted a woman crowned as the current Miss Maryland — both through social media and at a personal appearance -- has been charged with harassment, authorities say.

Police believe the suspect first contacted Hannah Brewer, 19, in person at a planned Miss Maryland event in Hagerstown on Aug. 15. Valencio Fernandes Pires, 51, of Germantown, can be seen in two photographs at the Hagerstown event, intently and intensely staring at Brewer, officials say. >>> Read more.

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