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City official: Lazy workers faked water meter readings

By Luke Broadwater, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:52:00 -0400

Made-up readings caused billing problems in Homeland, Ednor Gardens

Two city water meter readers turned in phony numbers in at least two neighborhoods in recent months, the Department of Public Works acknowledged Tuesday, leading to more inaccurate billing by an agency that has been troubled by aging infrastructure and high error rates.

No. 2: Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas unflappable, unsurpassed, unforgettable

By Mike Klingaman , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:21:00 -0400

'Johnny U' revered for his late-game heroics, perseverance, common touch

Last week, on what would have been his father's 79th birthday, Chad Unitas visited his grave at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. There, on the edge of a pond filled with ducks and ringed by weeping willows, he knelt by the marble marker and spoke with the one many call football's greatest quarterback.

Baseball: Young Ripken hits his own mark with senior stretch at Gilman

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:08:00 -0400

Greyhounds' first baseman shows own mettle beyond being Iron Man's son

After the Gilman School has its graduation next month, Ryan Ripken, the Greyhounds' two-sport star and son of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame legend Cal Ripken Jr., will swap his father's fishbowl for one of his own making.

Parkville pair face more than a dozen charges in sex 'slave' case

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:49:10 -0400

Federal indictment alleges couple brought 15-year-old North Carolina girl to Maryland

A Parkville couple accused of treating a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina as their personal sex "slave" and filming and distributing videos online of their sexual interactions with her have each been indicted on more than a dozen state and federal sex abuse charges.

UMBC employees out of jobs after state audit uncovers improper expenditures

By Childs Walker , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:03:15 -0400

Issue, including purchase of $4,400 in gift cards, referred to attorney general

Two University of Maryland, Baltimore County employees resigned or were fired after a state audit and an internal investigation uncovered about $9,000 in questionable expenditures on their corporate credit cards.

Test offers red flag for autism at 6 months

By Meredith Cohn — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 -0400

A simple “pull-to-sit” test on infants at six months old may help doctors predict autismand other delays, a new study has found.

Baltimore firm develops automatic rifle for military, SWAT

By Gus G. Sentementes , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:07:00 -0400

Adcor Industries competing with major gunmakers for Army contract to replace M4 carbine

The Army's next-generation carbine may come out of a Highlandtown machine shop best known for making high-volume bottling equipment for major drink makers.

Police, DEA raid prescription-drug clinic in Timonium

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:46:00 -0400

Bust follows long-term probe of oxycodone sales at Healthy Life Clinic

A prescription drug clinic in Timonium was raided Tuesday afternoon by Baltimore County police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents, according to law enforcement officials.

New Md. law aims to halt financial abuse of the elderly

By Eileen Ambrose , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:23:00 -0400

Financial institutions will be required to report suspicions of fraud against older Marylanders

Maryland banks and credit unions are likely to be among the first to notice that an elderly customer is being financially exploited by a con artist or an unscrupulous relative.

Angry over 'Avengers,' man allegedly pulls fire alarm at Abingdon cinema

AEGIS STAFF REPORT — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Fire marshals and Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the Regal Cinemas in Abingdon Monday night after a customer became belligerent over the showing of "The Avengers" film and allegedly pulled a fire alarm inside the theater, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.