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1.3K Arrests During Holidays By Extra Police on Maryland Roads

Extra patrols on highways across Maryland from Thanksgiving through the New Year's holiday resulted in more than 47,000 traffic stops that led to more than 1,300 criminal arrests and almost 700 arrests of impaired drivers, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers began increased holiday traffic enforcement efforts on Nov. 23, that continued through Jan. 2. >>> Read more.

First Baby of the Year in Maryland Born at Franklin Square

A boy born at 12:01 a.m. at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center was Maryland's first baby of 2017, according to the hospital. Heather Breakall delivered a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy just after midnight, the first of five newborns at the medical center the morning of Jan. 1. >>> Read more.

Counterfeit Money Passed in South County: Police

• Anne Arundel County Police have released images of two men accused of passing counterfeit money in southern parts of the county.

Michael Phelps Crowned Internet Royalty in 2016

• The most decorated Olympian of all time has another honor to add to the list: One of the most searched people of 2016 on Google.

Teen Suspect Dies After Ellicott City Triple Shooting: Police

• The 15-year-old boy who shot and killed a Howard High student used a gun stolen in a recent burglary, police said.

Pedestrian Hit, Killed by Train in Germantown

• Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a MARC train Saturday in Germantown.

Woman Missing from Leisure World, Destined for Bethesda: Police

• A 91-year-old woman with dementia is missing from Leisure World, police say, and didn't arrive at a relative's house in Bethesda.

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