Business, Crime, Police/Fire

Employee charged after setting fires at Franklin Square Medical Center

ROSEDALE, MD—Authorities have charged a hospital employee after she set fires at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center over the weekend. On Saturday, the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to Franklin Square, located at 9000 Franklin Square Drive (21237), for a trash bin fire in a soiled utility room on the third floor.  Due to the suspicious nature of the fire, …


Police/Fire

Additional fires reported at Franklin Square Hospital

UPDATE: A hospital employee has been arrested and charged in connection with setting these fires. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Additional fires were reported at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center on Sunday morning. The fires broke out at around 9:45 a.m., according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Units arrived to find several small fires on multiple floors of the …


Fire reported at Franklin Square Hospital

UPDATE 4: A hospital employee has been arrested and charged in connection with setting these fires. UPDATE 3: Additional fires were reported at Franklin Square on Sunday morning. UPDATE 2: Units are clearing the scene and working to determine what caused the fire. UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished. Patients in the unit have been sheltered in place. Crews are …

Essex man arrested in connection with road rage stabbing incident

ESSEX, MD—Police have arrested and charged an Essex man in connection with a road rage stabbing incident in Dundalk that left four people injured. Cristian Isaac Cardona Mejia, 24, of the 1000-block of Middlesex Road (21221), has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault, and use of a dangerous weapon with intent to …

Police investigating Essex robbery; Perry Hall, White Marsh burglaries

Police are investigating a robbery that took place in Essex and burglaries that took place in Perry Hall and White Marsh. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, a woman was robbed of her hoverboard at knifepoint by an individual in the area of Middlesex Road and Orville Road in Essex (21221). Sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. on …

Stabbing reported in Essex

Authorities are on the scene of a Wednesday night stabbing in Essex. At just after 10 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Middlesex Road. At the scene, paramedics found one person who had been stabbed in the legs. Two male suspects reportedly fled the scene. There has been no word on the victim’s condition.

Police investigating 6 Essex, Middle River burglaries

Police are investigating a series of burglaries that have been reported in the Essex and Middle River areas over the past week. Between 6 p.m. April 26 and 11 a.m. April 27, someone broke into a shed along Yawmeter Drive, 21220, and stole a dirt bike. At just before 2 a.m. on April 27, an individual forced his way into …