UPDATE: Police have identified the driver who died in this crash. His two young nieces were also killed. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Police are investigating a fatal, Saturday night crash on I-695 that left three people dead. At just after 11 p.m. on April 5, 2025, a trooper from the Maryland State Police was performing a traffic stop on a […]
DUNDALK, MD—One person is dead following a Tuesday morning standoff in Dundalk. At approximately 7:30 a.m., on April 1, 2025, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 2500-block of Gray Manor Terrace (21222) for a report of a prior firearms discharge. As officers were investigating that call, they began to be fired upon by a nearby resident. […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have charged a 23-year-old man with first-degree murder following a domestic dispute that occurred in Parkville on Saturday. At approximately 1 p.m. on March 29, 2025 officers responded to the 8300-block of Nunley Drive (21234) following reports of a dispute. Upon arrival, authorities located two people with stab wounds inside the […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has announced the loss of one of its retired K9 members. K9 Tasha faithfully served the department and the residents of Baltimore County from 2014 to 2022, when she retired. Tasha was a firearm and explosive detection K9. She passed peacefully with her handler Officer S. Roberts by her side. Photo via BCoPD
UPDATE: Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Original story below. TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department has announced the passing of one of its members. Fire Lt. Raymond Vargas Jr. died on Thursday, March 27, 2025 after a battle with cancer. Lieutenant […]
GLEN ARM, MD—The owner of a popular Baltimore-area restaurant has died of carbon monoxide poisoning. At just before 7:45 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, Baltimore County Fire Department units responded to the 11200-block of Old Carriage Road (21057) for a reported cardiac arrest at a residence, which quickly escalated into a hazardous carbon monoxide (CO) emergency. Upon arrival, fire […]
UPDATE: The male victim has died. He has been identified as Costas Triantafilos, 85, owner of the Costas Inn restaurant in Baltimore. Original story below… ——— GLEN ARM, MD—Carbon monoxide poisoning has left two people critically injured in the Glen Arm area. At just before 7:45 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, Baltimore County Fire Department units responded to the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A recent study as identified Baltimore County as the most dangerous county in Maryland in terms of injury-related fatalities. The analysis, performed by MyBioSource, examined data from 2020 to 2024, and found that Baltimore County experienced a dramatic increase of 56 deaths per 100,000 people, the highest rise of any county in the state. The study measured fatal injuries […]