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MARYLAND BRIEFING

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D.C. police Capt. C.V. Morris said yesterday that the digging had stopped. Search dogs will be deployed whenever it rains, in hopes that they might pick up Bell's scent, Morris said.

-- Ruben Castaneda

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

Police Tight-Lipped as They Dig Outside Home

Anne Arundel County police searched a quiet, rutted road in Pasadena this week as part of a "cold-case homicide/missing person" investigation. But officials are saying little about the case.

Residents of Wishing Rock Road say they have been cautioned not to speak about the spot of fresh earth where investigators dug in the backyard garden of a modest ranch house there.

A Baltimore television station showed footage of police digging at the scene. But in a two-paragraph statement yesterday, police refused to discuss the reports.

"We do not know how media outlets have received their alleged information nor can we confirm their information," the statement said.

"Due to the ongoing investigation, we cannot discuss nor confirm any facts pertaining to this case. This is not a 'breaking news' incident nor is it a matter of public safety concern," the statement said. "If and when we have further details to provide, we will do so with another formal press release."

-- Mary Otto


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