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Clifford Shelton

December 24, 2018December 27, 2018 GladeValley.net Staff

Clifford W. “Mutt” Shelton, 98, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Mildred Shelton. Born on November 6, 1920, in Mount Pleasant, MD, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Clara (Getzendaner) Shelton. Mutt was drafted to the United States Army during WWII serving under General George S. Patton. He boxed at the age of 17 at local areas in Frederick County and continued his boxing while stationed in Italy.…

Glade Valley Government

Government Offices Will Be Closed for Christmas & New Year’s Holidays

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 GladeValley.net StaffFrederick County

Walkersville’s Town Hall will be closed on December 24th and December 25th! Woodsboro has posted no closing notices, and calls to Woodsboro’s Town Hall went unanswered. Frederick County Government administrative offices will be closed Dec. 24 – 25 for the Christmas holiday. Offices will return to regularly scheduled hours on Dec. 26. Offices will also be closed on Jan. 1 for the New Year’s Day holiday and will return to regularly scheduled hours on Jan. 2. Additional information regarding the schedule: Animal Control Center will be closed Dec. 24 – 25. The center will…

Crime

Frederick HIDTA Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 GladeValley.net Staff

On Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, the Frederick High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) group consisting of members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Frederick Police Department, Maryland State Police, Brunswick Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Frederick County States Attorney’s Office, served search warrants at two locations in Frederick and Washington County. The search warrants were the result of a three month investigation that was initiated by narcotics detectives with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office into a drug trafficking organization operating in both Frederick and Washington Counties. The Washington…

Community

Community Foundation FY2019 Strategic Grants

December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 GladeValley.net Staff

During its recent FY2019 strategic grantsmaking cycle, The Community Foundation of Frederick County provided $302,558.92 to 13 area nonprofits dedicated to improving lives and enhancing Frederick County. These grants focus on the Community Foundation’s strategic grant areas supporting children and youth, health care, and basic human needs. Strategic grant funding supporting school readiness for children and youth was provided to: Blessings in a Backpack: $12,000 for weekend backpacks of supplemental nutrition for pre-K children attending Lincoln, Monocacy, and Waverley Elementary Schools. Family Partnership of Frederick County: $30,785 for Bright Futures…

Crime

Child Pornography Arrest

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 GladeValley.net Staff

On December 14th, 2018, Detective Tim Moore Jr. and Corporal Joe McCallion, assisted by the FBI, arrested Jake Tyler Patterson, 21, of Adamstown, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) campus on an open arrest warrant for the following charges: Child Pornography Solicitation Child Pornography Permit Sex Subject This open warrant stemmed from an investigation that began in August of 2018. It was around this time that Detective Moore was notified about a subject who was sexually soliciting minors through the mobile app, Snapchat. Detective Moore was able to…