Fullerton movie theater employee robbed; Rosedale apartment, Middle River storage locker burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. At just before 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 9, a known individual stole a cell phone and assaulted someone in the 500-block of Stemmers Run Road in Essex (21221). The suspect fled on foot through adjacent neighborhoods, but was arrested without incident. At just after 11:45 […]

Police identify children killed in Essex crash

ESSEX, MD—Authorities have identified the children who were killed in a crash in Essex on Monday. Police have confirmed that the pedestrians who were struck were a mother and her three children. Jhalil Norris, 5, and Jovanni Norris, 6, of the unit block of Stemmers Run Road (21221) were both pronounced dead on January 6th. The mother and 9 year-old […]

Two children killed while crossing Eastern Boulevard

UPDATE: Police have identified the two children who were killed in this crash. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Police say two children were killed while crossing an Essex roadway on Monday. At just after 4 p.m. on January 6, officers responded to the area of Eastern Boulevard at Orville Road (21221). Police determined that a 2008 silver BMW 128i was […]

Deep Creek Middle teacher earns National Board Certification

ESSEX, MD—Casey Lane, an English teacher at Deep Creek Middle School in Essex, has achieved National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Her new designation brings the total number of National Board-certified teachers in Baltimore County Public Schools to 140. Lane has received certification in Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. In addition, Allison Jackson, an […]

Pedestrians struck, critically injured in Essex

UPDATE 3: Police have identified the two children who were killed in this crash. UPDATE 2: Police say two of the three children who were struck have died. UPDATE: The Baltimore County Fire Department now reports that four pedestrians were struck, three of whom were children. The three children and one adult were critically injured and are being taken to […]

Two armed robberies reported in Essex

ESSEX, MD—Police are investigating two armed robberies that were reported in Essex this week. At just after 2:45 a.m. on Monday, December 30, two people were were walking in the area of Bayner Road and Eiffel Court (21221) when two individuals approached from the nearby bushes. Both of the suspects displayed handguns and demanded money. The suspects stole shoes from […]