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Leaders of minority religious communities were requesting additional police protection as they prepared for weekend services after the fatal shooting of worshipers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin last Sunday. Rehan Khan, president of the Masjid Al-Falaah mosque in Abingdon, said he has requested additional protection from the Harford County sheriff's office for the rest of Ramadan, which runs through mid-August, after members of the mosque expressed fears that they could be targeted.

Several notable Ravens - including eight-time Pro Bowl free safety Ed Reed - were new additions on the list of absent players from Monday's practice at the team's training facility in Owings Mills. Reed banged his left knee trying to stop backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor during a red-zone exercise at Saturday's session at M&T Bank Stadium. Reed was on the sideline for a few minutes, but did return to the field and finished practice. Nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu and inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe were not present.

Authorities investigating the strange circumstances of Violet R. Ripken's abduction hope that tips made in response to grainy images of the suspect will lead to an arrest. "We are attempting to look at other sources of video, photos" to release publicly, FBI spokesman Special Agent Richard Wolf said Monday. He would not say where authorities might be looking for surveillance footage, or where the suspect might have stopped during his daylong ride with Ripken in Ripken's 1998 Lincoln Town Car. Last week, Aberdeen police released two images of a man wearing an orange baseball cap and light-colored shirt standing in front of what appears to be a business.

Amid growing ridership of the free Circulator and calls for more routes, Annapolis officials plan to expand the trolley service beyond the city's downtown. Weekend and special event service could be added as early as August to link Eastport and West Annapolis to the downtown area. No start dates have been set, but officials said plans are in the works. It would be a boost for businesses in the two sections and residents near the downtown area and the tourist-filled Historic District, said Mayor Joshua Cohen.

Stoneleigh Elementary School and Loch Raven High School have been selected for the next round of speed camera installations, Baltimore County Police announced Wednesday. Police said construction of the camera pads at each school has begun, and residents will be notified when the cameras are activated. Southwest Academy, Patapsco High School and Owings Mills Elementary were also announced among the next batch of schools to receive speed cameras. The addition of those five schools brings the total number to 27 speed cameras across the county.

Each one weighs as much as 9,000 Tony Siragusas (the former Ravens defensive lineman) and at full extension rises as high as Baltimore's World Trade Center. Together, the port's four new cargo cranes are about to make a splash on the city's skyline. But first the gleaming white cranes, worth $40 million, must be rolled off the ship that brought them from China — without a splash. Coaxing them from the Zhen Hua 13 onto the dock requires delicate planning and brute force. Engineers and ironworkers at Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore's port have already unloaded two of the cranes and are ready to move the final two before the month is out. On Sunday, the first crane came rolling off. On Tuesday morning, the second crane crept across the ship's deck on railroad tracks and crossed the 8-foot watery gap between the ship and its berth.

Six years ago, George and Jennifer Klein were looking for the perfect spot to build a new home. They found it in a wooded lot in the Baltimore County development of The Highlands of Perry Hall. Later, in March 2007, the Kleins moved into their two-story Colonial with a gray stone facade, a house they had watched going up at every stage of construction, while selecting interior and exterior options and upgrades throughout the process. After five years of settling in, the couple could not be more content.

A year of advocacy was punctuated with celebration Wednesday morning, June 6, as construction of a 200-seat addition to Stoneleigh Elementary School began with a ceremonial groundbreaking. "Less than a year ago, we were saying, 'What are we going to do?' " said Juliet Fisher, a member of the advocacy group, Stoneleigh United. "'How are we going to get something done?' And a year later, here we are. " While those who were responsible for securing the funds - County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Superintendent Joe Hairston, Dels.

Baltimore County residents can now sign up to receive emergency alerts from the county on their cell phones and through email, officials announced Monday. The county's emergency notification system provides information in emergency situations, such as severe weather, incidents involving hazardous materials, and utility outage notifications. The system, which has been operating since 2007, previously allowed the county to send alerts only to residents with Verizon or Comcast land lines.

The owners of Kooper's Tavern , Katie and Patrick Russell, will open a Baltimore County location in Lutherville's Round Wood Shopping Center. The new location will be called Kooper's North . A new food truck, Woody's Taco Island , is also on its way. The Lutherville location was formerly the home of Roddy Domacasse's Restaurant Sabor, which closed suddenly last summer. The Russells will operate Kooper's North in a partnership with Miles Perman, according to Patrick Russell, who said that he hopes to have the new location open by Aug. 21. In addition to Kooper's Tavern, the Russells own the Thames Street properties Slainte Irish Pub and Woody's Rum Bar and Celie's Waterfront Inn. They also own Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon, the first truck in Baltimore's food-truck fleet.