Looters leave holes in National ParkPark rangers at Monocacy National Battlefield discovered several holes on the battlefield apparently dug by looters, according to an agency press release.
Rangers discovered the damage Sunday.
The Archeological Resource Protection Act prohibits anyone from excavating, removing, damaging, or altering archeological resources on federal land, the agency said. Anyone found guilty of violating or attempting to violate the act could face a jail sentence of up to a year and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
If costs to repair the disturbed site exceed $500, the violation escalates to a felony with a sentence of up to two years in jail and/or a $200,000 fine, the agency said.
A reward is being offered to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and successful conviction of the violator/s.
Anyone with information should contact Ranger Travis Baker, 301-698-6247 ext. 226, or 1-866-677-6677.
-- Pam Rigaux
4 businesses fail tobacco compliance checks
Four businesses violated tobacco compliance laws that prohibit sales to minors in a check Sunday by the Frederick Police Department.
They were: 7-Eleven on West Patrick Street; CVS Pharmacy on South Jefferson Street; Rite Aid Pharmacy on Key Parkway; and Bloom on Yellow Springs Road, police said.
Clerks cited face a court appearance, possible fines and community service, police said. Business owners face fines of $300 too $3,000, and after three offenses, can lose the state-issued license to sell tobacco.
The compliance operation was funded by a grant provided by the Cigarette Restitution Fund, administered by the Frederick County Health Department, Substance Abuse Prevention Services.
-- Nicholas C. Stern
Deputies investigate vandalism
A building and a bus on Carpenter Road, west of Frederick , were vandalized last week, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office reports.
Deputies were told Saturday that paint had been thrown on the front door, building and shed of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said.
When they canvassed the area, deputies found paint and foul language on a school bus belonging to the nearby Frederick Christian Academy, Bailey said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy Robert Phillips at 301-600-4205.
-- Comfort Dorn
Two arrested after shot fired
New Market -- A Mount Airy man and a New Market juvenile face drug and weapons charges after a gunshot was reported Saturday evening, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office reports.
Just after 7 p.m., Deputy First Class Jeffrey Null went to a house on Wood Thrush Drive where a caller had reported hearing a shot and seeing two males with a handgun, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said. Null saw a vehicle parked nearby. Inside were the driver, Christopher M. Hines, 18, and a juvenile, 17, who was not named.
The juvenile had a bullet in his possession, Bailey said.
Three handguns, two of them loaded, and several stolen license plates were in the trunk of the vehicle, Bailey said. The deputy found suspected marijuana, a digital scale, baggies and a pipe in the vehicle.
One of the guns had been fired inside a house on Wood Thrush Drive, but no injuries were reported, Bailey said.
Hines was charged with destruction of property, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and use of weapon as a separate crime.
The juvenile was referred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on similar charges.
-- Comfort Dorn
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