Some Old Dude

I followed a link from Bing about a homeless man who tried to steal a plane, and crashed it, apparently while trying to take off -there were no injuries- that led to FrederickNewsPost.com.

A single-engine Piper PA-18-150 was found on a runway leaned forward on its nose. Police later learned the plane was removed from a hangar at the airport without the owner’s authorization.

The plane nosed down into the runway at a low rate of speed and the alleged thief -a homeless man- was caught when authorities followed his tracks in the snow.

Frederick police used pepper spray and Tasers to subdue the crowd at the fight, which broke out in front of several hundred revelers about 1:40 a.m. New Year’s Day near North Market and West Third streets, according to a police news release.

Police arrested nine people.

In contrast Metro had 3,241 officers on the street plus the Highway Patrol. 82 people were arrested for dui and another 57 were arrested on miscellaneous charges and two were arrested on felonies. –Of course we had over 300,000 people visiting from out of town.

Modern developments in medicine no doubt helped in the birth of five sets of twins in Frederick in a 36-hour period. And the latest technology helped get the word out to the community.

Amanda Changuris, communications and marketing specialist at Frederick Memorial Healthcare Systems, said Thursday she used the online microblogging service Twitter to announce the news.

Fives sets of twins in a 36 hour period and the article is actually about Twitter.

–Five sets of twins in 36 hours in a population of 60k, they sure are a fertile bunch.

Frederick, Maryland is a city with a total population of 59,213, making it the third-largest incorporated area in Maryland, behind Baltimore and Rockville.

Frederick, Maryland City Hall

I have no idea why the homeless guy trying to steal a plane made the national news, but it’s fun to read about other places. Especially small towns where the news is may be pretty much the same as it is here, but seems to be reported on a less frantic note.