FREDERICK, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the man who died following a tanker truck explosion last Saturday in Frederick County. The victim has been identified as Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr., 58, of Smithsburg. At just before noon on Saturday, March 4, troopers responded to Route 15 North, approximately a half mile north of Rosemont Avenue in Frederick, for a report […]
UPDATE: Police say that a routine check during the attempted traffic stop revealed that the vehicle had been reported stolen. A brief pursuit occurred and out of an abundance of caution, officers decided to call off the chase. Officers stayed in the area where the vehicle was last seen and located the vehicle unoccupied in the area of Loch Raven […]
BALTIMORE, MD—It’s almost time to spring forward. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. At this time, clocks “spring forward” one hour, giving us more daylight on warm summer evenings (and we also lose an hour of sleep on Saturday night). Daylight Saving Time (DST) in most of the United States starts on the second […]
WHITEFORD, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday in Harford County. At just before 11:00 a.m. on March 8, 2023, troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Prospect Road and Whiteford Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a Kia Sorrento traveling west on Prospect Road crashed into a Toyota […]
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County police detective who was injured last month is going home. Det. J. Chih was wounded after being shot during a standoff in Cockeysville with David Linthicum. Following a police chase, Linthicum was eventually arrested following a second lengthy standoff in the Fallston area. Det. Chih was released from the hospital on Tuesday and a long receiving […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Police are investigating three burglaries that were reported in the Rosedale area over the weekend. At just before 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, an individual broke into a location in the 7900-block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale (21237) and stole several items before fleeing by foot. Between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, an individual broke […]
VIENNA, MD—An investigation is underway after a trooper was shot while conducting a traffic stop on Monday night in Wicomico County. The trooper, who has not been identified, was taken to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury for medical treatment of injuries sustained in the shooting. He is an 18-and-a-half-year veteran of the Maryland State Police. The suspect is identified as […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Monday released the identity of the man who was fatally shot by police in White Marsh on January 31st. The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Brian McCourry Jr., of Essex. McCourry died on March 3rd. On January 31, at approximately 6:10 a.m., detectives with the […]