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🌱 Patch AM: Officials Warn Of Possible Diesel Odor As Leak Hits Baltimore County Waterway

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In today's newsletter:

  • Towson diesel leak sends fuel from detention center into reservoir tributary
  • Three 16-year-olds charged as adults in Towson carjacking

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Beautiful with periods of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Officials Warn Of Possible Diesel Odor As Leak Hits Baltimore County Waterway (patch.com) — Towson residents are being warned they may notice a diesel smell along Long Quarter Branch after fuel from a generator at the Baltimore County Detention Center leaked into the waterway and flowed toward the Loch Raven Reservoir. Crews are using cameras, drones and mapping tools to track and contain the spill, while officials stress that drinking wells are unaffected but urge people and pets to avoid any water with a visible sheen or fuel odor.
   

• 3 Teens Charged As Adults Over Armed Carjacking: Police (patch.com) — Towson residents are learning more about a weekend armed carjacking on the 6800 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, where three 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults. Police say the teens face multiple felony counts, including armed carjacking, first-degree assault and armed robbery, though investigators have not released further details about the incident.
   

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