UPDATE: Police say that a routine check during the attempted traffic stop revealed that the vehicle had been reported stolen. A brief pursuit occurred and out of an abundance of caution, officers decided to call off the chase. Officers stayed in the area where the vehicle was last seen and located the vehicle unoccupied in the area of Loch Raven […]
WHITEFORD, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday in Harford County. At just before 11:00 a.m. on March 8, 2023, troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Prospect Road and Whiteford Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a Kia Sorrento traveling west on Prospect Road crashed into a Toyota […]
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County police detective who was injured last month is going home. Det. J. Chih was wounded after being shot during a standoff in Cockeysville with David Linthicum. Following a police chase, Linthicum was eventually arrested following a second lengthy standoff in the Fallston area. Det. Chih was released from the hospital on Tuesday and a long receiving […]
CEDONIA, MD—Crews battled a two-alarm fire in Cedonia early on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:00 a.m. in the 4900-block of Frankford Avenue (21206). Arriving units found that the blaze had broken out in a one-story building and a second alarm was sounded. The Baltimore Fire Department says the fire was eventually brought under control and no […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to life in prison. U S. District Judge Paula Xinis this week sentenced Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, a/k/a “Felon,” 33, of Landover Hills, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Police are investigating three burglaries that were reported in the Rosedale area over the weekend. At just before 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, an individual broke into a location in the 7900-block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale (21237) and stole several items before fleeing by foot. Between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, an individual broke […]
VIENNA, MD—An investigation is underway after a trooper was shot while conducting a traffic stop on Monday night in Wicomico County. The trooper, who has not been identified, was taken to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury for medical treatment of injuries sustained in the shooting. He is an 18-and-a-half-year veteran of the Maryland State Police. The suspect is identified as […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation says timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by companies promising to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In 2022, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 600 complaints with losses of approximately $39.6 million from victims contacted by scammers regarding timeshares owned in Mexico. […]