NOTTINGHAM, MD – Volunteers took to the streets of Nottingham on Friday to raise awareness for those suffering from drug addiction. Volunteers from Hope’s Horizon and the Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation gathered and held signs that faced traffic at the intersection of Belair Road and Joppa Road (21236). International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31 […]
TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has announced the placement of overdose awareness signs around the county in an effort to shine light on the opioid epidemic and reduce the stigma often associated with addiction. Strategically placed in five, high-visibility locations around Baltimore County, the signs will display the total number of overdoses and fatal overdoses in the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Wednesday that he would vote to support an agreement with the federal government that gives the county a broader role in combating illegal drugs and other criminal activity. The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program was established in 1982 to reduce the supply of illegal drugs in the […]
PARKVILLE, MD – Patricia McDaniel, Correctional Dietary Officer, 26, of Baltimore; Tyirisha Johnson, 23, of Baltimore, each pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal racketeering charge related to the Maryland Correctional Institute Jessup (MCIJ), and India Parker, 33, of Parkville, pleaded guilty to a drug distribution conspiracy, for participating in a scheme to smuggle contraband, including narcotics, unauthorized flash drives, […]
UPDATE: Tyrell Daront Curry has been sentenced to prisonTyrell Daront Curry has been sentenced to prison. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD – A federal grand jury has indicted Deandre Laquan Jones, a/k/a “Cuz,” 26, of Towson, and Tyrell Daront Curry, a/k/a “Mike,” 28, of Baltimore, on the federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute […]
BALTIMORE, MD – On Sunday, June 23, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police made an arrest during a traffic stop along Interstate 95. A a 41-year-old Baltimore man was arrested for illegally possessing a gun and drugs. At about 1:30 p.m., an MDTA Police Officer stopped 41-year-old Baltimore resident Dominic Chase on southbound I-95 in Baltimore County for speeding. Chase was […]
TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday announced plans to accelerate the county’s response to the opioid crisis by engaging members of the public and convening an expert working group. Beginning this week, members of the public are encouraged to provide input through an online survey (available in both English and Spanish). In addition, residents will have […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – Police are investigating after a local pharmacy was burglarized on Tuesday. Authorities say that, at just after 2 a.m. on May 7th, two individuals pried open the front entry doors and pharmacy door at the Weis Markets located in the 4100-block of Joppa Road in Nottingham/Perry Hall (21236). Once inside, the suspects stole “large quantities” of prescription […]