Essex house fire sends 90-year-old woman, three officers to hospital

Fire officials have released additional details regarding Tuesday night’s house fire in Essex. A 90-year-old woman and three police officers were injured in the single-alarm blaze. Investigators have ruled the fire to be accidental.  It began in a first-floor bedroom, where a heat lamp used to warm a pet lizard fell over and ignited. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department arrived […]

House fire reported in Essex

UPDATE: Authorities have released additional details on this fire here. Original story below… —— Crews are on the scene of a Tuesday night house fire in Essex. The fire was reported at about 8 p.m. on Russell Frost Court (21221). Units arrived to find smoke showing and a fire in a bedroom. The flames have been doused. One elderly female […]

Carjacking reported in Overlea-Fullerton, Dollar Tree vandalized in Rosedale

UPDATE: A subsequent investigation has determined that the carjacking “victim” falsified his report – click here for details. Original story below… —— Police are investigating a carjacking that was reported in Overlea-Fullerton and an attempted burglary at a Rosedale store. At 1:45 a.m. on Friday, October 12, an individual broke the window near the front door of the Dollar Tree […]

Mohler proposes expansion of Baltimore County’s mental health crisis system

Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler has announced plans to significantly expand the county’s emergency mental health system by funding overnight hours for the Mobile Crisis Team that responds to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including those addicted to opioids. The Baltimore County Crisis Response System, a collaborative effort between the County’s Health and Police Departments, works with The Affiliated […]

Perry Hall home, storage unit burglarized

Police are investigating several local burglaries that were reported this week. Sometime between 8 a.m. on Monday, October 8, and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10, an individual broke into a storage unit at Self StorageOne, located in the 7700-block of Rossville Boulevard (21236). The suspect then stole several tools from the unit and fled. Sometime between 11 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10 and […]

Police seek to identify suspect wanted in connection with shooting at The Avenue

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man who fired shots during a disturbance at The Avenue at White Marsh last month. Officers responded to the scene at just before 2 a.m. on September for a  report of shots fired. Detectives later learned that a 28-year-old male victim had actually sustained a stab wound to the lower body. […]