UPDATE 2: No victims were found and police believe the individuals involved in the crash fled the scene. UPDATE: The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that the rescue mission has transitioned to a recovery mission. Divers with the Baltimore County Police Department will continue the search during daylight hours on Wednesday. Prior reports of a pedestrian struck involved a […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department officially has a new leader. Joseph Dixon was sworn in as Fire Chief in a Monday morning ceremony in Towson. Dixon began his career as a firefighter in Howard County in 1993. He has served in many different roles including Assistant Fire/EMS Chief and Public Information Officer. He was also a Battalion Chief, Captain […]
UPDATE: The victims have been identified as Kevin Johnson, 53, of Ruther Glen, Virginia and James Hutson, 61, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Original story below… SPARKS, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a double fatal multiple-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore County. The driver of a pickup truck and the driver of a mobile crane, whose identities are being […]
UPDATE: Initial reports indicate that at least two people were killed in the crash, which involved a crane. Original story below… PARKTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious crash on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County. The crash was reported at just before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, along northbound I-83 at the York Road exit (Exit 33). […]
TOWSON, MD—Police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed in a crash in eastern Towson. At around 9:45 a.m. on September 20, 2024, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to Taylor Avenue near Collinsdale Road (21286) for a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist. Detectives determined that the bicyclist was traveling eastbound on the sidewalk of Taylor Avenue […]
ESSEX, MD—Crews responded to an apartment fire in the Essex area overnight. At just after 12:30 a.m. on October 11, units responded to a fire in the 1400-block of Hadwick Drive (21221). Arriving personnel found that three apartments were on fire. A second alarm was sounded and several people were rescued. The blaze was brought under control by around 1:15 […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded to a truck fire outside of Parkville High School on Tuesday morning. Due to an asphalt truck fire outside the school building, officials say Parkville High School will be closed on October 8th. There will be no after-school or evening activities at Parkville High School. The Magnet Expo has also been cancelled. There has been no word on […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Saturday night house fire in Rosedale. The blaze was reported at around 11 p.m. on October 5 in the 5000-block of Kemsley Court (21237). Units arrived to find that fire had broken out on a second floor balcony and had spread to the home next door. A second alarm has been sounded. […]