Teen Drowns; Neighbor Charged in Woman's Murder; 8 Rescued From Burning Boat: News Nearby

Patch has community sites across Maryland. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Germantown Teen Drowns at Frederick County Lake
• Neighbor Charged With Landover Hills Woman's Murder
• Husband Shoots Wife, Drives to Police Station: Officials

Pokémon Go App Draws Warning From Police

Pokémon GO is sweeping the nation from small cities like Annapolis to the big city of Manhattan, and getting game players out in their community.

The mobile app game uses your phone's location settings to create a semi-virtual world where the user is surrounded by Pokémon. In the game, you could be walking down Maryland Avenue toward the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, and boom, a wild Pidgey appears.

“The app uses a geolocation feature and allows others to anticipate where a crowd may gather,” says the Annapolis Police. “Some have taken advantage of this feature and robbed players." >>> Read more.

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