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Police: 2 kids found dead during traffic stop

ESSEX, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County police say two children were found dead during a traffic stop.

In a press release, police say officers stopped the car just after 11 p.m. Wednesday on Eastern Boulevard near Wagners Lane in Essex and during the stop, officers found the bodies of two children.

Police say the driver of the vehicle was taken into custody and the children’s bodies were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident.

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