Crews are on the scene of a Saturday morning house fire in Joppa. At just before 11 a.m., crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Fallston Fire Company responded to the 1100 block of Old Joppa Road. At the scene, firefighters found a chimney fire on the premises. Crews are still working to extinguish the blaze. No injuries have […]
Sergeant Wayne Earl Jenkins, 37, of Middle River, pleaded guilty this week to one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of racketeering, two counts of robbery, one count of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in a federal investigation, and four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Jenkins joined the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) on February 20, […]
Crews are responding to the scene of a Friday evening water main break in the Parkville/Carney area. The break was reported to have occurred in the area of Old Harford Road at Cub Hill Road (21234). There has been no word on when repairs will be completed. Motorists should avoid the area due to icy conditions.
The Baltimore County Fire Department says it has heard from many residents with questions about Maryland’s new smoke alarm law, which was signed in 2013 but includes some requirements that just took effect on January 1, 2018. The following fact sheet will clarify the regulation and what it means for residents of the state of Maryland. What the law requires […]
UPDATE: Police have arrested four juveniles in connection with this case. UPDATE 2: A GoFundMe page has been established for the victim. Original story below… —— Police are investigating after a man was assaulted and robbed in the Fullerton area this week. At just before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, the man was assaulted and robbed by six individuals […]
An annual tradition will return to a local florist this weekend. Perry Hall Florist will hold its annual Candy Cane Lane event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The shop will be turned into a life-sized version of the popular board game “Candy Land.” Children become the pieces as they move from colored square to […]
The Nottingham area may have escaped the so-called “bomb cyclone” relatively unscathed, but the big story will be the deep freeze that follows. Overall, the Nottingham area received less than 2 inches of snow from the system as it barreled toward New England, but winds are expected to pick up and temperatures will plummet heading into the weekend. By 6 […]
Baltimore County recorded 35 homicides in 2017, and the police department has cleared 74.2% of the cases. Seventy four percent of county homicides were determined as domestic or associate related, meaning that the victims were known to the assailant, and were not random in nature. “One homicide is one too many,” said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, “but I am […]