Parkville retiree buys winning $50K Md. Lottery ticket at Overlea-Fullerton 7-Eleven

A Baltimore County retiree is $50,000 richer after stopping at a 7-Eleven on his way home to buy his favorite Maryland Lottery games. The popular Bonus Match 5 game was one of his choices. The great-grandfather purchased a $2 Quick-Pick ticket on October 23 for that night’s drawing and wound up the $50,000 top-prize winner. After buying the ticket, the […]

Multiple vehicle break-ins reported in Seven Courts community

Police are stepping up patrols after several vehicles were broken into in the Seven Courts community in Carney/Perry Hall. Reports indicate that multiple vehicles were broken into Sunday night, October 28, into Monday morning, October 29. Vehicles were vandalized on Beloak Court, Chesthill Court, Pikehall Place, Sylvan Park Court, and many other streets in the area. The suspects reportedly used […]

OFFICER DOWN: Police officer struck by vehicle near Parkville, suspect shots

UPDATE 2: Police now confirm that the suspect, 28-year-old Derrick Alexander Sellman, of the 2300-block Walshire Avenue (21214), has died. The police officer has been released from the hospital. UPDATE: There are no confirmed fatalities at this time. The police officer who was struck was working as a security guard at the Parkway Crossing shopping center at the time of the […]

Councilman Marks: construction to start on stream repairs in Carney

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Monday that repairs would begin this week to the Whitemarsh Run in the vicinity of Upton Road in Carney. Baltimore County awarded the construction contract to Ecotone, Inc., an environmental company which specializes in ecological restoration. Construction will occur throughout the winter, and trees and shrubs will be installed in the spring. The […]

Police identify Parkville shooting victim

The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead near Taylor Avenue in Parkville on Saturday night. At just before 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for shots fired and found a man suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound lying in the roadway in the 7800-block of Beverly Avenue near Taylor Avenue (21234). […]