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The signs were there. The social media post three days earlier flagged by a police intelligence unit. A U-Haul truck loading in tables and other equipment on the morning of what would be the Brooklyn Day celebration. The growing crowd observed by city surveillance footage that CitiWatch employees viewed before gunfire claimed the lives of two young people and injured 28 other attendees.

Local law enforcement officials are hoping updates to operating procedures will have a positive impact at local schools. Worcester County Sheriff Matt Crisafulli said changes in standard operating procedures for his deputies will make local schools even safer. Following a recent agreement between the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Worcester County Public Schools, school resource deputies now have updated guidelines on how to respond in certain situations.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) personnel traveled over 4,000 miles to search for missing persons and recover dead bodies in Maui, Hawaii after raging wildfires killed over 100 people. More than 70 MCFRS members returned to BWI airport around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. After a debrief, they were released to go home around 4:30 a.m., said MCFRS Assistant Fire Chief David Pazos.

School bus headaches continued Tuesday in Howard County as 54 routes were canceled and parents of students at 34 elementary, middle and high schools were told they would have to find another way to get their kids to school for the rest of the week. On Monday, at least 27 Howard County schools experienced major busing delays. And six of those schools reported that at least one bus never showed up to take students to class.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says it has uncovered at least $40 million in federal Covid relief fraud in Maryland with some using pandemic funds for luxury goods, expensive vacations, cars and even illegal guns and drugs. Data released on Tuesday details what Maryland federal investigations have so far found while scrutinizing how Covid bailout funds were obtained and spent since late 2020. The money was offered to help businesses stay afloat and ward off lost revenue during mandated shutdowns and quarantines.

Are you a Kia or Hyundai owner? You could be entitled to compensation. But not from a pending federal lawsuit against the South Korean automakers, at least not yet. Baltimore City residents can pick up a free steering wheel lock on Tuesday at Greater Paradise Christian Center as part of an ongoing response to the rise in thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott posted about the giveaway on social media Friday, saying that the city is taking an “all of the above approach to reduce the risk of auto theft in our communities.”