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Good evening, I'm Deanna LeBlanc.

Are you missing any of your stuff?

And I'm Tolleah Price.

Are you missing cash?

Jewelry or laptops?

Well, call the Montgomery County Police Department.

They have a bounty of stolen goods they want to reunite with owners.

But can you prove it's yours?

Stolen Goods-Tolleah

A feast of STOLEN GOODS covers this table at a police station in Germantown. It all came from a string of burglaries that happened between July and December of last year.

one of the most disconcerting situations.is to have their home burglarized. It rocks your sense of security

Investigators say they got a tip last month about a suspicious car in a Gaithersburg. Officers got the license plate number and set up a sting. They watched three men break into two homes.

That's when police moved in and made their arrests. But it didn't end there.

The subsequent investigation led to a fourth subject, a search warrant at his house was conducted.and the recovery of all the property here now as well as several thousand dollars has been returned to owners has been recovered as well.

While searching the fourth suspect's home…police found 17 flatscreen tvs. They've all been returned to their owners. To reclaim your items you need a receipt.serial numbers or photos of your missing items. Don't have tha? Not to worry.Detective Bob Finkelstein says you should still give him call.

Asides from matching up property with reports, to some extent you just have to trust people

Lucille Bauer says it may seem unrealistic.but you should always try to document expensive items and take pictures of them too.

"your flatscreen tvs.tools. Any kind of items that would have a serial number.keep a list of that.

Bauer says save that list on a google document so you can access it from anywhere in case your computer is stolen. And remember to store those photos in a family album.

typically a burglar is not going to be taking the family photographs

But as these stolen pictures prove.some crooks will take anything.

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You have up to 6 -months to claim your items.

After that…they go to storage for a year.

Then the detectives decide if they'll continue to store the items.DESTROY them…or sell them at auction.

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when you actually have gang activity spilling over into the school, and students, some vulnerable students, being recruited into gangs, I think that's a very serious issue. And that's what we're trying to do here is make schools safer.

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The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.notorious for protesting outside funerals.is coming to town.

Snow - Lead in

Snow - Robyne

Last week, 70 degrees in February had Marylanders breaking out shorts and sunglasses and hitting the field for some fun in the sun.

What a difference a five-day forecast makes.

*nats shovel*

This morning, they woke up to 34 degrees, ice and snow --- which put a freeze on a change in wardrobe.

"I was ready to put up my winter coats and get out my summer dresses, but unfortunately we're back to beautiful Maryland winter. I love it, not really. *laugh*

So what's behind all of this weather confusion? You can head to the blogosphere to find the answer.

Punxsutawney Phil predicted spring would come early this year. Too bad he didn't say how long it would last.

"Next time make sure it lasts longer than a day"

But some say this is how the weather SHOULD be.

"I think last week was a nice little break but today's weather is more indicative of February so I'm kind of happy that it's snowing again."

Hope DOES spring eternal.because at 7:21pm on March 20th.spring OFFICIALLY arrives.

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Coming up on Maryland Newsline. We'll tell you why it's important to love school buses.

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Maryland's first wind farm.28 turbines along the top of Backbone Mountain. The farm generates 70 megawatts.but it's left some locals feeling power-less.

It has changed my life insurmountably.

The turbines started spinning December 27th. And members of Save Western Maryland says not much has been the same since. Co-founder Melissa Carrico wanted to turn her property into a holistic healing center.but says the turbines compromised her business.and health.

The flicker effects and sound causes wind turbine syndrome. I have anxiety, sleeplessness.I literally catapult out of bed at night.

Contractor Eric Grobinson built his home 3 years ago. He says the 8 miles of turbines not only defaced the mountain tops.but also depreciated his home.

They never came to us. This destroyed our lives, but they never compensated us.

Save Western Maryland also worries about the turbines and their impact on endangered species.like the Indiana bat.

They are erecting them on a mountain range.right in the migratory path of bats and birds.

And the organization has sued Constellation Energy to require it to get a permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.a permit, the company says, they're already working to obtain:

The last thing we want to do is impact wildlife when we're running a project that's environmentally friendly.

Kevin Thorton of Constellation Energy says the farm meets the energy needs of 28 thousand households. Although he thinks the farm will meet the state's renewable energy goals.it can't please everyone. And that includes Matia Vanderbilt:

We're told that they're clean and green because the turbines don't emit anything. But because of their intermittence, they're ramping the power sources on the grid up and down. They're causing increases in CO2.

But many believe that wind energy could improve air quality. Constellation Energy says it's wind farm could help Governor O'Malley achieve his goal of reducing Maryland's carbon footprint 25 percent by 2020.

It's Maryland's first ever wind project. We're proud with how it's turned out in construction and thrilled to have it on line.

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For those of you looking for a two-days of fun on the Bay, Maryland Department of Natural Resources is bending the rules.

Rockfish season will re-open this coming Friday and Monday for watermen to make up for profits lost after illegal nets and poached rockfish were seized on February fourth. The department says that about 200-thousand pounds of the month's quota haven't been caught.

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Love the Bus-Deanna

The wheels on the buses in Montgomery County go round - and - round. About 130,000 miles each day.

At Takoma Park Elementary school it's *cool* to ride the bus to *school.*

The kids here are participating in "love the Bus month" and today they got a special visit from Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.

NATS:

are there special rules for school buses?

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My teacher has been sick for 2 weeks.

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mine has been absent for a week

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now I'm the secretary of transportation. And one time when I went to a school and talked to kids like you. What they thought. Was that my job was to drive the president around.

Love the Bus month is designed to honor bus drivers and promote bus safety.

you are riding on the safest way to get to school today and when you get home you'll be on the safest way to get home. Even safer than if you are riding with your parents

26 million american children start their school day riding that iconic yellow school bus. American School Bus Council members say the school bus driver is JUST as important in the learning process as the teacher.

Today they've come together to honor one driver in particular. Wellington Verona Abud. known to the kids simply as as Mr. Wellington.

you are a great example by the the stories the kids have told as to exactly what school bus driver should be -- taking lots of responsibilities seriously

The students each drew pictures to show their appreciation for Mr. Wellington.

Nats of the kids in line handing them his photos

But no one was more appreciative than the driver himself.

I couldn't be happier, it's been an honor to be driving for Montgomery country for 9 years. my kids are wonderful, i couldn't ask for more. my kids are the best

the best kids. And the best driver. coming together to "LOVE THE BUS."

In Takoma Park, I'm Deanna LeBlanc. CNS TV

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Next on Maryland Newsline find out why a state senator from Baltimore has proposed changing the names of two western Maryland mountains.

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Ready , get set, GO.

It's that time of year again.Nationals presidential mascot tryouts.

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This is a dream come true. I've always wanted to do this.

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I'm a big runner. I ran up the Empire State Building back in February. I feel like this is the next big thing.

THESE presidential hopefuls faced a rigorous set of tests. including the 40 yard dash, a race to center field and back, a dance off, and a pose for the camera.

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it's a lot harder than you think because one youre in terrible shape if you're me. Two the suit is awkwardly heavy it looks like its a cardboard thing. There's weights in there I think there's actually another dude in the suuit with you, clings on to you.

With the large number of contestants.the mascot wannabees planned their strategy carefully:

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I got some dance moves

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Dance moves

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It's hard to do a booty shimmy in the Presidents suit, it's probably one of my staples. You break it out and it's probably too much. Again, women and kids are watching.

It didn't seem to slow the guys down, but George, Tom, and Abe had to spend the day without the beloved fourth member of Mount Rushmore.

Teddy, the lovable loser, was not in attendance. Potential presidents were put in heats of three rather than the usual four. Although the presidents in attendance did get love, Teddy was still greatly missed.

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Teddy's the one pulling all the interesting antics.

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If Teddy never wins you can be the first one to win as Teddy down the road it's gotta be the right time. It can't happen until the moment is right.

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That's Maryland Newsline for tonight.thanks for joining us. I'm Deanna LeBlanc. You can check out this.and past newscasts. online at www-dot-newsline-dot-umd-dot-edu.