Bear killed on I-83 is at least 9th this month

Ablack bear was struck and killed on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County on Thursday morning, Maryland State Police said. It was at least the ninth bear struck this month. The bear was struck on I-83 southbound just before Shawan Road, police said. The bear weighed about 100 pounds, police said. This is at least the second bear that was hit by a vehicle in the Baltimore area this week. A black bear was struck and killed on I-95 in Harford County on Tuesday. Nine bears have been struck by vehicles in the state since June 1, including a bear struck on I-83 northbound by the exit for Mt. Carmel Road on June 7, according to Candy Thomson, a spokeswoman for the Depart- Westminster police are investigating the armed robbery of a bank on Thursday afternoon, which caused two area schools to go on modified lockout while the search for the suspect continued. Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a man walked into the Farmers & Merchants Bank on Clifton Boulevard, approached the teller station and displayed a handgun, then left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Maj. Thomas Ledwell. No employees or customers were injured during the robbery, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department. Surveillance footage was obtained of the suspect. The suspect is described as as an adult, black male of average height and medium build, wearing a multicolored, button-down, short-sleeve shirt; dark-rimmed glasses; a charcoal-colored “flat cap” hat; dark-colored shorts; white socks; darkcolored athletic-style shoes; and a watch. Ledwell said around 1:30 p.m. Thursday that a search was still continuing. William Winchester Elementary School and West Middle School were placed in a modified lockout due to the robbery, meaning no