Pikesville, Md. - (UPI) -- Police in Pikesville, Md., say residents have repeatedly been woken up in the middle of the night by a loud boom and an accompanying flash of light.

Residents said the sound has been heard more than two dozen times, always between midnight and 7 a.m.

Police said they have captured the light and sound on tape and have narrowed down the approximate area the light originates from, a location they estimate to be about 30 to 40 feet off the ground.

"It wasn't until we caught it on tape that we realized the magnitude of what they were actually talking about," said Sgt. Vickie Warehime. "The sound is almost deafening. You can't describe it. Seeing it on tape without hearing the sound doesn't do it justice."

Investigators said cameras have been repositioned to help them narrow down the search and find the origin of the phenomenon.
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Insteresting, i wonder what it was, I doubt ufo's they are usually silent.

Maybe a sonic boom? Of course, I'm not sure if light accompanies those...

Thats weird ...30-40 feet off the ground, baffling.

30-40 feet off the ground? Have they ruled out those really loud flash fireworks?

The news yesterday said the cops have the guy in custody who is doing this from his apartment in a high rise.

I live in MD. And WJZ did something on the mystery a few days ago. They didn't "say" what it is. They ruled out gas, electricty, fireworks, & guns. It makes you wonder what the heck is happening.

Why can't the caps hangout where it's happening? To see/hear where it's coming from?

Bear's Quest: What now? Tell me!

Thats what I heard from my cable news source, they even showed the room from where he was doing this??? Now I'm starting to wonder of what I watched.

Rly? What cable source was this? XP

I'll check the WJZ website. If there's any "updates" on this mystery.

Hi MoonPrincess, I like to get back with you on this, did you find anything from that website?

So was I hearing something else or was there arrest?

Baltimore Co. Light & Boom Mystery Solved

PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) ―
Mystery solved. Police say they've made an arrest in the case of the loud bang and bright flash of light disturbing a neighborhood in Pikesville.

Derek Valcourt explains he never thought he'd be reporting that the mystery is solved just hours after it first aired on Eyewitness News.

Police say the cause of the disturbance was a frustrated neighbor. But even more surprising is what police found inside his home.

The man behind this mystery is now behind bars. Police blame 59-year-old Fred Mackler for the flashes of bright light and loud bangs that bothered neighbors in Pikesville for years.

"The noise is deafening and wakes us up out of a very deep sleep," said a neighbor.

They called police, who set up cameras to catch it. Police studied the shadows in these images and changed their camera angles accordingly.

"So when we get it again and we will get it again, we should be able to narrow down where it's starting," said Officer Posluszny.

And cameras did catch it again this weekend. This time, the tape had evidence.

"After actually evaluating this videotape, the bomb unit technician was almost able to pinpoint the exact condominium where this was actually coming from," said Cpl Mike Hill with Baltimore County Police.

That's how police met Mackler, who apparently confessed to creating the disturbance. Inside his home, investigators found quantities of drugs, guns and fireworks. Police say he had been having problems with neighbors in the building.

"He would get up in the middle of the morning, around 2 a.m., fire one of these pyrotechnic devices and be done," Hill said.

He was charged with disturbing the peace, reckless endangerment, two counts of possessing fireworks without a permit, possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, paraphernalia possession, concealing a dangerous weapon, another firearm charge and two further narcotics possession charges.

http://wjz.com/specialreports/pikesville.f...e.2.711090.html

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About time.

Note: I only posted the whole thing because the link wasn't/might not show up.