Three men stabbed on Harford County road
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Three men were stabbed yesterday morning on Mountain Road in Joppa, according to Harford County police. The unidentified men had left the Port Sports Bar and Nightclub in Fallston about 1:50 a.m. when they got into an argument with one of the eventual assailants, according to police. As the three men were traveling south on Mountain Road near Old Mountain Road North, three vehicles approached them from the rear, police say. The suspects' vehicles formed a road block, forcing the victims' car off to the side of the road, according to police. Two of the victims got out of the car and were attacked by eight to 10 men, police say. Police say the third victim was forced out of the car and attacked. One of the assailants' vehicles was described as a black Mercedes-Benz, police say. Two of the victims, both 23, were treated at Franklin Square Hospital Center. The third one, a 22-year-old, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Brent Jones
General Growth granted 6-week extension on loans
CHICAGO : Troubled mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. has reached agreement with lenders on a six-week extension for payments just as they came due. The company announced the agreement Friday night as a deadline on the loans was expiring. The new deadline is March 15. The loan totals were not disclosed in the brief announcement. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the talks, said they are for more than $4 billion combined. The company's Chicago headquarters offices were closed yesterday, and attempts to reach a spokesman for comment were unsuccessful. General Growth, the developer of Columbia, is saddled with debt it took on during the real-estate market's boom years when it aggressively bought up assets. Refinancing that debt has proven difficult amid a global credit crunch. The company owns or manages more than 200 shopping malls in 44 states. In the Baltimore region, its properties include Harborplace, Towson Town Center, Mondawmin Mall, the Village of Cross Keys and White Marsh Mall.
Associated Press
3 men armed with shotgun rob Hagerstown cinema
HAGERSTOWN: State police said that three men robbed a Hagerstown movie theater yesterday. Police were called to Diamond Hagerstown Cinemas 10 on Leitersburg Pike about 12:45 a.m. for a report of an armed robbery. The manager told police that three men wearing dark clothing, masks and gloves, walked in, and that one of the men was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. The robbers ordered the manager to lead them to the safe, from which they took cash. They also stole and the manager's wallet and keys, then bound his arms with duct tape.
Associated Press
