Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The Spare Room thrift shop is operated by the Westminster Rescue Mission.
Police are investigating an early Tuesday morning fire at a thrift shop operated by the Westminster Rescue Mission at 30 West Main St in Westminster. A deceased homeless woman's body was found in the fire at the back of the building, according to a police report. Deputy State Fire Marshals, Maryland State Police and the Westminster Police Department are participating in the investigation. At approximately 1:49 a.m. the Westminster Fire Department responded to the one alarm fire at the rear of the thrift shop structure and quickly located the remains of a body and clothing effects burning on the rear dock of the building, according to a police report. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, the victim was determined to be deceased on …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Patch looks at homelessness in Carroll County as we enter the coldest part of the year.
Homeless, dealing with addiction and trying to care for an infant, Darcell Harris found herself at the women’s shelter in Westminster almost two decades ago. “They sure know how to structure an unstructured life,” Harris said of the shelter. Harris stayed in the shelter for eight months and not only learned parenting skills, but worked towards sobriety. Eventually she was able to secure her own housing and employment. Human Service Programs (HSP) supported her through each phase of her progress until eventually the tables turned and Harris was able to volunteer her time giving back to HSP. Now a reading specialist for the Carroll County Public Schools, Harris has created a nonprofit that supports tutoring for kids in the Pennsylvania Ave…
Friday, December 2, 2011
The train conductor told police that the man sat up and laid back down on the tracks as the train approached.
Maryland State Police said they believe that a white male hit by a train off Rt. 27 near the Rt. 140 overpass in Westminster Thursday night committed suicide. Around 9 p.m. Thursday night, police say a train conductor and his assistant saw a man lying on the tracks. The two men say that as the train approached, the man appeared to sit up and then laid down again. He was covered by a large brown paper bag. The conductor was unable to stop the train before hitting the man. Lieutenant Jim DeWees of the Maryland State Police said the victim, James Anthony Harless, 59, was dead at the scene. Investigators said they do not believe there was any foul play. "There doesn't appear to be anything suspicious about this," said DeWees. "We are looking …
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Agape Ministries COGIC
2:30 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I've been told that it was a lady named Paula. She would come visit our church regularly. more ›