NEWS RELEASE: Police charge 12-year-old girl with school threat hoax Howard County police have charged a 12-year-old girl in a hoax that threatened multiple schools in the county. Police were notified Nov. 12 of a social media post claiming that someone was going to commit shootings at various schools in Columbia. Detectives traced the account, determined it was a fake user, and identified the 12-year-old girl as the person who had actually set-up the account. Investigators have found no evidenc

Howard County police have arrested two 13-year-old male juveniles in a package theft that occurred last Thursday in the 9500 block of Pamplona Road in Columbia. The resident filed a police report, but also posted doorbell video of the crime on the Neighbors app. Multiple other residents also caught the pair on camera and officers were able to quickly identify them. Doorbell cameras, used in conjunction with the Neighbors app, were very helpful in the quick closure of this case. Residents do not

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