BALTIMORE, MD—Police say a Dundalk man was killed in a motorcycle crash on I-695 in Baltimore County on Saturday afternoon. At just before 4:30 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the inner loop of I-695 prior to Chesaco Avenue. According to crash investigators, a 2022 Can Am Spyder trike motorcycle went off of […]
ROSEDALE, MD—The Community College of Baltimore County will be welcoming a very special guest later this month. Elizabeth Smart will host “Persevering in the Face of Unimaginable Adversity” at CCBC Essex, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped at age fourteen on June 5, 2002, by Brian David Mitchell from her home in […]
ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County arrested two teens on Monday after a gun was found in a backpack outside of an Essex school. The incident took place on Monday afternoon outside of Chesapeake High School. At the scene, officers arrested a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old. The initial call was for a report of a suspicious person, according to WBAL-TV. No […]
ESSEX, MD—A 20-year-old Laurel man has been convicted of murder. On Thursday, a jury in the Baltimore County Circuit Court convicted Keonta Adrian Skipwith of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and weapons charges. At around 10 p.m. on October 9, 2020, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 500-block of Welbrook Road (21221). There, they found Zeshaan […]
ESSEX, MD—He’s definitely a scratch-off man, a Baltimore County medical supplies salesman insisted to Maryland Lottery officials after claiming $50,000 worth of FAST PLAY luck he recently encountered. Noting that his big score did not come by way of a scratch-off, the Essex man said he changed his game because “it felt like the right time to switch things up.” […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Officers on boat patrol in Middle River arrested an Essex man for impaired driving and excessive speed earlier this month. At around midnight on August 7, officers were on boat patrol in Middle River and Norman Creek when they observed a vessel exceeding 25 knots. The area is restricted to 6 knots on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. According […]
UPDATE: Police say Greidy has been located. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing Essex girl. Greidy Hernandez-Portillo, 11, is 4’6” tall and weighs 50 pounds. She was last seen at 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, on Punjab Circle. Anyone with information on Greidy Hernandez-Portillo’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The big winner has come forward to claim his prize. A forklift driver from Middle River is $50,000 richer after one of his personal sets of numbers won the top prize in an August 4 Bonus Match 5 drawing. Persistence paid off for the loyal player. “If you wait on something long enough, it will come,” he said. […]