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Frederick Co. police ask for help in search for missing Md. man

By Michael Stankiewicz

WASHINGTON — Frederick County is seeking the public’s help in finding 80-year-old George Shields, who has been missing for more than a day.

Photo of George Shields (Courtesy of Frederick Co. police)
Police say Shields was last seen on Thursday, Feb. 4. at approximately 2 p.m. (Courtesy of Frederick County police)

Police say Shields was last seen on Thursday, Feb.  4. at approximately 2 p.m. He was driving northbound on Route 1 near the intersection at Cowan Boulevard in a 1997 Green Ford Taurus.

Shields is described as a white male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 170 pounds with blue eyes and white hair.

He was last seen wearing an orange sweatshirt, blue jeans and possibly brown shoes.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Shields is asked to contact police at (540) 654-5792.

Possible human remains found in a shallow grave in Frederick Co.

By Patrick Roth
WASHINGTON — The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says they have found what appears to be human remains buried in a shallow grave close to Gambrill State Park. The apparent grave was found by a hiker on Thursday evening off Gambrill Park Road just north of Coxey Brown Road in a wooded area. Officers secured the area overnight and processed the scene on Friday morning.
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