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clean area... with nice homes... and apparently it looked pretty good to theives too. spot crime website... all around patterson park is lit up with robberies and theft. there's been at least 15 break-ins in the patterson park area in the past 30 days. lass two weeks on the same block on orth luzerne avenue near east baltimore street. some of them happened ile home sleeping upstairs. (ms. grim) "i didn't hear them...."(sortner) "it angers me that this is happening to my neighborhood that i grew up in.. that i love.. it's angering me that they're getting away with it. so many houses, they're so brazen..." brazen..."investigators believe the theives might be juveniles. since the spike in crime... police have issued nearly 100 citations for curfew violations.they've also inicreased patrols.right now, they're trying to determine if all these cases are related or if there are several suspects still out there. until they're caught, neighbors say they're looking out for eachother.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. we waat to know... how áyouá are fighting back against crime. tell us what you're doing in your community... tooclean up the streets. call 410-662-1456. a hagerstowon man ...convicted of raping four woman... will spend an extra 50 years behind bars... on top of the 35 he was already serving.40 year old pahvshrun accepted a plea

deal in washington county... for the 1998 rape of a woman in smithburg.police say he hid in the victim's car... bound her... and covered her eyes with duct tape.he was already serving 35 years in montgomery county. we're already paying about an extta six cents at the pump, right now.but if analysts' predictions are correct... these could be the "cheap ddys." days."part of the problem is the cost of crude oil is affected by international events ... like political unrest in countries like iraq and iran.then... in maryland... there's thh added worry of a tax increase. lawmakers will soon be asked to consider a 15-percent per gallon increase... over the next couppe years.if prices rise to above 4 dollars.... some drivers say they'll be forced to park their rides... maybe permanently. 3

more."> just the speculation of events overseas... could impact the cost of crude oil... as investors get worried.a spokesperson for triple-a says ... they ádoá expect prices to rise in 2012. but it remains unclear... how much. find the lowest prices in your neighborhood...just head to fox baltimore doo com... slash pump patrol. and if the gas gax increase passes... it can't be challenged because it's an appropriations bill.that's why "americans for prosperity"... started a petition drive....so marylanders can let their lawmakersthe petition at fox &pbaltimore dot com... and look for "stop the gas tax" .. under hot topics. good news fo the baltimore county fire department... they 've on almost 2-million pollars in grant oney from the department of homeland pecurity.most of the money will gootooard buuing 60 defibrulators.a small part of the money will be used to install sprinklers in the arbutus fire department.

governor martin o'malley is donating 7-thousand dollars in campaign contributions given to him by a donor that plladed guilty to not paying employment taxes. taxess richard stewart pleaded guilty last month to failing to provide about 4-million dollars in employment taxes. stewart had served on an advisory panel on pegislative redistricttng and on tte maryland stadium authority. thh governor's donation was given to farmers and hunters helping the hungry. slow airport screenings will soon be a thing of the past... for members of the military.on tuesday... the president signed aanew law... that would speed up the checkpoint process for service members who are in uniform... and traveling on orders.the lawwdoesn't spell how the t-s-a should make that happen... but it suggests putting service members into trusted traveler programs... where the lines are faster and people are pre-screened. the so-called "handsome guy banddt"... who was wanted in texas... is under arrest this morning in mississippi. mississippi.the suspect...

steve milam was wanted for attempteddmurder of a cop... ann robbing about a dozen banks in texas.on tuesday... a sheriff iddntified milam's car traveling down the highway... and made a quick decision. "i made the decision. i shot out the right rear tire at approximately 85 miles per hour" hour."the suspect reportedly took a large dose of medication right after being caught.he was taken to a he will eventually face extradition to texas. 3&we were teased with unseasonably warm temperatures... but now... winter is here to stay. stay.we've receieved our first winter blast for the season. this was the scene near frostburg... in alleghany county.few drivers braved the roads... as traffic cameras look on.the road was covered in white on áeye-68á... at savage mountain road. first confirmed case of the - seasonal flu was reported just a few days ago, so now the

question is, how likely are you to get itttoo? joel d. smith is live in towson to flu, that many people still e think are true. good morning joel d. 3 3 3

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3 coming up... guaranteed healthcare... raises... and ret. retirement...a lot of people are concerned how we are acting and not getting the job " done"you just have to be elected...the áotherá perks that come ... if you're elected to congress. congress.and yet another honor... forrthe raven's... pint-sized powerhouse...the award ray rice is recieving. ((bump out)) ((break 2))

3 3 worried about paying for haven't gotten a raise recently?there's a job that can take care of those problems and more.you just have to get elected.melinda roeder runs down the list of speciil perks and priveledges that would be yours.. yours..if you were a member of . congress. 16:55:20the jooless rate is sky high and a ide swwth of the country is suffering severe economic hardship but the members of congress have

nenevr been richer"millions of americans struggle to pay their bills... while politicians prepare for a contentious election year. campaigning requires raising cash... and most llkely - approval ratings too.54:02 "right now congress, a lot of people are concerned how we are acting and not getting the job done"05:02;29"it's been a tough year for the 535 people who work in this building, with the approval rating of our congress at an all-time low"05:02:50"they're nottjust but the average american polls,- thinks their rperesentatives are out of touch"05:03:31 "believing that theegap between us and them"05:04:08 "just kkeps getting wider 05:05:21"and wider still"so and won? how different would your life be???....well... pretend for a minute that you are a laamaker....living paycheck-to-paycheck would be a thing of the past. because, your new $174,000 per year salar puts you in the top five percent of all american wage earners. and don't worry about pesky expenses like computers, cell phone bills,...and even bottled water. taxpayers front getting started.worried about 3 healthcare?the average american is lucky just to have

health insurance, fifty million of us don't. but even those who do have, certainly don't have access to this....a prviate physicianfor a couple of hundred dollars a year you'll have access to four navy doctors who are on call just a short walk from your office. like to travel? don't worry about saving for your next vacation, if you're a member of congress....someone else will pay for it in the past decade lawmakers and their families have taken $73 million worth of free trips paid for by special interests...including $20 million to pick up the tab for famly members to tag along.and you don't hhve waste your time traveling to mundane desiinations.you could join your collegues in one of their favorite destinations...las vegas... membbrs of congress have visited sin city over a thousand times in the past decade.. $1.7 miliion paid in travel to the gambling mecca paid for by special interests.. like golf? so do lawmerks. they took nearly 6000 prvately financed trips to golf resorts. but let's be honest, if you're a member of congressthe biggest perk is using your officeeto feather your own nest. members of congress are good at. "66 percent of senators and 41 percent of house members are the average of a member of congress

nearly to 3/4 of a milllion...while the american's....which &pfortunatley nn longer include slightly.worth moving in the right could buy and sell millions in real estate for profit members of congress, then sponsor this legislation that would reduce the made from selling....real very same member congress that's why like common cause maryyand say being memmber of congress is the 14:06:02"they are in essence making their own legislative advantage theyyve given themselves"a legislative advantage that has them sitting even if it doesn't sit well with us.melinda roeder - 3 fox 45 news at ten.melinda roeder - sit well with us.even if it doesn't high on the hill -- has them sitting high on the hill -- even if it doesn't sit well with us.melinda roeder - fox 45 news at ten. 3

3 fox 45 news at ten. coming up... ray rice is honored for a standout performance sunday. the award the a-f-c is ggving him... next in sports. ((break 3)) 3 bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning sports. sports.

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o'clock hour... a family is reunited with its dog... that went missing more than four years ago. the technology that helped find the pup... and the ágood samaritaná that helped bring the dog back