Police/Fire

Police searching for teen reported missing from Essex area

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a teen who has gone missing from the Essex area. Ava Marie Bernard, 15, is 5’2″ tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen at 5 p.m. on March 24 in the Essex area wearing a pink jacket and carrying a book bag. Anyone with information on Ava Marie Bernard’s whereabouts …


Police/Fire

Police searching for missing Overlea teen

OVERLEA, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Dashawn David, 16, is 5’9″ tall and weighs 135 pounds. He was last seen at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023 in the Frankford/Overlea area wearing unknown clothing. Anyone with information on Dashawn David’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or call police at 410-307-2020.


Police searching for missing Middle River teen

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for teen who has gone missing from Middle River. Jasmine Alexis Torres, 14, is 5’1” tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in the Middle River area wearing unknown clothing. Anyone with information on Jasmine Alexis Torres‘ whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 …

Police investigate pair of auto thefts, burglaries

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local auto thefts and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, an individual broke into a residence in the 11300-block of Pulaski Highway in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before leaving. At around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, an individual was parked …

Shots fired in Hillendale

HILLENDALE, MD—Police are responding after shots were fired on Sunday afternoon in Towson/Hillendale. At around 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Loch Raven Boulevard (21286) for a report of shots fired. The Baltimore County Police Department reports that shell casings were found at the scene. Authorities are searching for a red Chevrolet Camaro that fled …

Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff to honor six highway workers killed in I-695 crash

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately.  It will remain at half-staff until sunset on Friday, March 24, 2023. The flag is being lowered in honor of the six Maryland highway construction workers who were killed in Wednesday’s tragic accident on I-695. Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel; Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, …

Police identify six construction workers killed in fatal I-695 crash in Baltimore County

WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the six highway workers that were killed in Wednesday afternoon’s fatal pedestrian crash on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency medical personnel from the Baltimore County Fire Department pronounced six contractual highway workers dead on the scene. The victims are identified as: Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, of Frederick Jose …

Suspect arrested following Nottingham assault, armed robbery reported in Parkville

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, a robbery, and two burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023, officers responded to the 7900-block of Rossville Boulevard in Nottingham (21236) for a past theft of a unit in which forced entry had been made and property was stolen. At around 10:30 …