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Driver Playing Pokémon Go Hits Police Car: VIDEO

A man searching for Pokémon instead found himself face-to-face with the Baltimore Police this week after he hit a police cruiser with his SUV.

"That's what I get for playing this dumb [expletive] game," the driver said afterward, in a video released by Baltimore PD. >>> See the video.

Photo courtesy Coronado (Calif.) Police Department

Latest Heat Wave Forecast: Maryland Weather

The region is preparing for an extended heat wave, beginning Friday.

With temperatures barely reaching 90 degrees Thursday, we'll notice the change as temps climb swiftly Friday. The heat index, or "feels like" temperature, will be near 100 degrees by Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday's index will climb even higher and stay above 100 degrees all afternoon, and into the evening. >>> Read more.

• The Towson athlete is a spokesperson for campaign to promote pet adoptions at animal shelters nationwide—including in Baltimore County.

Do You Know Pedestrian Hit By 3 Vehicles Including Police Car?

• Prince George's County Police have so far been unable to identify a man who died after he was hit by 3 vehicles, including a patrol car.

• Officer James Sims was indicted Thursday after he allegedly took a photo up the skirt of an off-duty police officer in Bowie.

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