ESSEX, MD—Authorities say Sunday night’s high-rise fire in Essex was set by a tenant who committed suicide. The 74-year-old has been identified as David Boyd Thompson, of the 1000-block of Franklin Avenue (21221). Fire and police personnel responded to the Essex Co-Op Apartment Complex at around 11 p.m. on Sunday night. Upon arrival, firefighters found a small fire with heavy […]
UPDATE 2: Fire officials say the fire was set by a tenant who committed suicide. UPDATE: Firefighters have extinguished the blaze. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—At least one person has died following a late night fire in Essex. The fire was reported at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday in the 1000-block of Franklin Avenue (21221). The blaze broke out […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The community is mourning the loss of a beloved local personality. Mhram “Mark” Elsaid, 56, of Nottingham, died on Thursday, August 5th. Elsaid was born March 5, 1965 and managed the Perry Hall Double-T Diner. A visitation for Mhram will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Schimunek Funeral Home, located at 9705 […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A longtime Perry Hall icon has passed away. Gladys Friedel, a leader in in the local Girl Scout community for more than fifty years, has died. Back in October, Delegate Joe Boteler and Councilman David Marks recognized Friedel for a half-century of service to the Girl Scouts of America. Friedel served as a mentor to thousands of Girl Scouts […]
UPDATE 2: Police have arrested and charged the children’s aunt in connection with their deaths. UPDATE: Police have identified the two children. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police say the bodies of two deceased children were discovered during a traffic stop in Essex on Wednesday. At just after 11 p.m. on July 28, officers conducted a traffic stop on Eastern […]
UPDATE: Police have arrested a suspect in connection with this case. Original story below… —- ROSEDALE, MD—Police have identified the man who was killed in an overnight shooting in Rosedale. Kevin Glendenning, 31, of the 8200-block of Pulaski Highway (21237), has been identified as the victim of this homicide. At around 2 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to the Royal […]
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this shooting here. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Baltimore County homicide detectives are investigating an overnight shooting that occurred in Rosedale. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to the Royal Farms store located in the 7900-block of Pulaski Highway (21237). At the scene, authorities found an adult male who had […]
DUNDALK, MD—Investigators with the Baltimore County Police Department are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Monday, July 19, at just after midnight. The 16-year-old victim, Jayden Baldree, was on a bicycle at the time of the crash. Baldree was traveling northbound along Northpoint Boulevard near Baltimore Street in Dundalk (21224) when a car […]