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Maryland State Police release additional information on murder-suicide involving former Baltimore County police officer

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

SMITHSBURG, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the deceased individuals located inside a grey Ford Edge after an apparent murder-suicide in Washington County. Police identified the woman in the front seat of the vehicle as Tia Bynum, 35, of Baltimore. Bynum was pronounced dead at the scene. She had been wanted by the Baltimore County Police Department and was considered armed […]

Tia Bynum, Robert Vicosa, both Vicosa daughters found dead

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 2: Maryland State Police have confirmed the victims’ identities and released additional information here. UPDATE: This story has been updated to clarify that Tia Bynum was not Robert Vicosa’s ex-wife. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—A days-long manhunt has ended in tragedy. On Thursday afternoon, Robert Vicosa (a former Baltimore County police officer), Sgt. Tia Bynum, and both Vicosa […]

Police searching for two young girls involved in Baltimore County kidnapping

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 2: Robert Vicosa, Tia Bynum, and their two young daughters have all been found dead. UPDATE: The manhunt has ended with a car crash in Ringgold, MD and Robert Vicosa has been found dead from an apparent gunshot wound. No further information is available at this time. Original story below… —— COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Police are searching for two young girls […]

EPA waives volatility requirements in Maryland in response to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack, shutdown

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Some gas stations in southern Maryland and a few stations in the Pikesville area of Baltimore County are now out of gas. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily lifting some environmental restrictions as a ransomware attack threatens the gasoline supply chain in the southeastern U.S. The EPA said it was waiving volatility requirements governing […]

Obituary: Jane W. Michael, longtime Baltimore County Public Schools educator

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—On February 6, 2021 Jane W. Michael, 77, died of heart failure at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, MD. She was born in Philadelphia, PA and worked for 38 years as an elementary school teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. Following retirement in 2006, a long-time love of the water drew her to Middle River, MD where she became […]

Groundhog Day 2021: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA—It’s official. At 7:25 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and predicted that there would be six more weeks of winter. At one point, the Goundhog Day 2021 livestream from Punxsutawney, PA had 15,000 live, simultaneous viewers. The popular Groundhog Day tradition, which is celebrated in the United States and in Canada, derives from […]

Woman who crashed stolen vehicle into police car on Pulaski Highway identified

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ROSEDALE, MD—Police have identified the woman who crashed into a Baltimore County Police Department patrol car on Pulaski Highway on Saturday. The woman has been identified as Jumana Abdel-Hamid Alhamarneh, 33, of no fixed address. Further investigation revealed that Alhamarneh was briefly staying with someone in Pennsylvania before stealing their Lincoln Town Car on Friday night. Officers from the Pennsylvania […]

Woman arrested after crashing stolen vehicle into police car on Route 40

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Police have identified the suspect here. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Police have arrested a woman after she crashed into a Baltimore County Police Department patrol car in Rosedale overnight. At just after midnight on Saturday, December 26, officers responded to the 8400-block of Pulaski Highway (21237) after a patrol officer was struck by a stolen 2007 Lincoln Town […]