"No." he replied.

Feeling like I was on a roll, I asked, "Could you make out any fur?"

"Not really...was too dark," he said.

I continued my questioning with, "How about that print you found?"

"It's on a hill down by the pond. Probably just a bear." he said.

He then proceeded to tell me about the mother bear and cub that were crossing Interstate 295 recently when a motorist struck and killed the cub. The mother bear ran into the woods and has not been seen since.

At this juncture, he told me that he had to answer a call but said that he would be back. I urged him to contact us, at his convenience, so we could discuss the matter further and assured him that any "sensitive" material would be kept in confidence. With that, he drove away.

-12:05 AM- I noticed that DiPietro drove back into the construction site. He positioned his vehicle facing west, in the vicinity of the drainage pond. He turned on his hand-operated spotlight and began illuminating the area near the pond. He sat there for approximately 45 minutes.

-12:55 AM- DiPietro leaves the site at this point and another officer drives into site apparently replacing him. Replacement officer continues rounds throughout the site.

-1:00 AM - 3:00 AM- Nothing to report.

-3:00 AM- Leaving site for home.

Attempts to get additional information from Officer DiPietro on his view of the details in this case have been unsuccessful.

Chuck and Jerry had apparently overcome their fear from the previous night's experience and returned to the area in the hope of catching another glimpse of the mysterious "thing." As mentioned in the notes above, at one point the two workers believed they spotted something unusual on the evening of their return trip to the site (Tuesday, August 1^st). A search of the area did not shed any light on their claim. However, as soon as he realized who he had happened upon, Mr. Arcilesi wasted no time in questioning the two workers about the incident of July 31st. The following account is derived from Tim's interview and relates the experience only from Chuck and Jerry's perspective:

Bricklayers Jerry Workman and Chuck Vance began work at the Arundel Mills construction site on advice from their union. The two men hailed from West Virginia but typically performed freelance union construction labor in many different states. On Sunday, July 30, 2000, just before midnight they were preparing to bed down in their van. They had obtained permission to sleep on the construction site and had parked their vehicle about 100 yards north of its southern perimeter and about 100 yards west of the Construction Office trailers. Since they were short on cash and had not yet been paid, they had no money to get a motel room. At about 12:10 AM (now Monday, July 31^st), Chuck decided to phone his wife in West Virginia and made a quick stroll across the site to a payphone located near the Construction Office trailers. Jerry remained in the van. On completing his phone call, Chuck returned to the van at about 12:20 AM and the men prepared to retire. At approximately 12:30 AM, Jerry decided to take a quick bathroom break as their van was parked within a few yards of a 'Spot-a-Pot.' Upon exiting the rear doors of the van, Jerry claims to have

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