ESSEX, MD—A local chamber of commerce recognized some very important individuals last night. On Thursday evening, the Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce held its 14th annual Salute to Hometown Heroes. Members of the organization gathered at the Eastern Yacht Club to honor fire, police, military, hospital, and other local heroes who have shown courage in the face of a disaster […]
UPDATE: Destiny has been located safe. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who gone missing from the Essex area. Destiny M. Fuller was last seen at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the unit block of Luffing Court (21221). She is believed to be wearing a black Nike hooded sweatshirt, white shorts, and red […]
ESSEX, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability is preparing to treat a small, targeted area of Back River next week as proof of concept that helicopter application is a feasible option for controlling nuisance midge populations. The department expects to spray a naturally-occurring bacterial larvacide from a low-flying helicopter during daylight hours on or about Tuesday, November […]
ESSEX, MD—Police are investigating a fatal Halloween crash in Baltimore County that left one man dead. Roger Dyer, 25, of Winston Avenue (21239) died in a single vehicle crash on October 31, 2021. At just before 2 a.m., authorities say Dyer was driving a 2012 Honda Accord southbound on Rossville Boulevard past Stemmers Run Road when the vehicle left the […]
ESSEX, MD—An Essex man has been sentenced to prison on drug distribution charges. On Thursday, Joel William Hammond, 35, Essex, was sentenced to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. According to his guilty plea, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force undertook an […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021. The ceremony will take place in the 6th floor conference room of the Public Safety Building, located at 700 East Joppa Road in Towson (21286). Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa R. Hyatt will address the promotees and present the certificates to […]
UPDATE 2 (10:00 a.m.): The gas leak has been secured and the building has been deemed safe. Staff and students have re-entered the school. Fire department crews have cleared the scene. UPDATE (9:40 a.m.): The Baltimore County Fire Department and BGE are investigating a malfunctioning natural gas line. The school remains evacuated. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Hazmat crews are […]
ESSEX, MD—An Essex man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2019 death of a toddler. David Marvin Haas, 31, was sentenced on Monday for abuse resulting in the death of a child in Baltimore County Circuit Court. On June 29, 2019, emergency personnel were called to an apartment on Garden Drive in Essex for a […]