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'Fart Spray,' Dirty Laundry Murder, Flaming Ice Cream, Sam's Club Car Crash: MD Weird News

Some of the most bizarre headlines from around Maryland this week.

'Fart Spray,' Deer Repellant Draw Hazmat Team To Camp Wo-Me-To
More than a dozen campers from Camp Wo-Me-To in Harford County were decontaminated and six taken to a local hospital for treatment after deer repellent and fart spray caused them physical irritation. Read more on Fallston Patch.

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Bethesda-based company Honest Tea recently conducted a fun “Honesty Study” to determine how honest people are in different parts of the country. On one of the days of the study, the company’s founder’s bike was stolen from the Bethesda Metro station. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.


Argument Over Dirty Laundry May Have Led to Killing

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An argument over dirty laundry may have led to a fatal shooting by a man whom police say brought his clothes to be washed by the daughter of the victim’s girlfriend. Read more on Towson Patch.


Funeral Set for Hundreds of Dog Remains from Hoarding Case

The Baltimore Humane Society will bury the remains of dogs kept in a home by a woman convicted of animal cruelty for “pet hoarding.” Read more on Owings Mills-Reisterstown Patch.


Report: Man Who Killed Mother and Teen Has Chance of Release

The man who killed his mother and a teen in Ellicott City is currently confined to a psychiatric hospital. Read more on Ellicott City Patch.


Man's Leg Amputated After Buick Crashes Into Sam's Club In Gaithersburg

Three people were injured, one seriously, after a man crashed a Buick LaSabre through a set of utility doors and into the food court at the Gaithersburg Sam's Club. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch and listen to the 911 call here.


Flames Engulf Edmonston Ice Cream Trucks

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Read more on Hyattsville Patch.


Police: Friendly Thieves Target Shoppers in Hanover
Police released surveillance photos of two people suspected of striking conversations with shoppers and then stealing their wallets. Read more on Odenton-Severn Patch.


Robber Steals Ravens Floppy Hat, Breaks Man’s Nose

A robber stole a Ravens floppy hat then broke the owner’s nose. Read more on North Baltimore Patch.




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