Harford County financial advisor sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for stealing elderly client’s life savings

BALTIMORE, MD—A Harford County financial advisor who also had a home in Perry Hall has been sentenced to prison for stealing an elderly client’s life savings. On April 30, a judge sentenced Eddy Ray Blizzard, 45, of Havre de Grace, to 42 months’ imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for […]

Body of fifth victim recovered following Key Bridge collapse

BALTIMORE, MD—Crews recovered the body of another missing victim at the Key Bridge incident site on May 1, 2024. The victim has been identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie. On Wednesday, salvage teams located one of the missing construction vehicles and promptly notified Maryland State Police. MSP investigators along with officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority […]

E-ZPass warns customers of text messaging scam

BALTIMORE, MD—The E-ZPass Group is issuing an alert to all E-ZPass customers about a text messaging scam targeted at customers of tolling agencies across the U.S. The scam aims to deceive customers into entering their personal data and financial information to a fake website. Customers receiving text messages claiming to be sent by “E-ZPass Toll Services” that directs them to […]

BCPS athletic director charged after using AI to fake high school principal’s voice in racist rant [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Dazhon Darien has now been charged with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual abuse material. Original story below… PIKESVILLE, MD—An athletic director with Baltimore County Public Schools has been charged after using officials say he used artificial intelligence to fake a high school principal’s voice in a retaliatory recording. On Thursday, April 25, 31-year-old Dazhon Darien […]

Massive regional drug bust leads to 7 arrests; authorities seize fentanyl, guns, body armor, $35K in cash

BALTIMORE, MD—Police say they have taken down a large, regional drug trafficking organization following an extensive, months-long investigation. At approximately 4 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, Baltimore Police Department detectives with the Group Violence Unit executed a total of eight warrants in partnership with SWAT teams, Anne Arundel County members, Baltimore County members, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, […]

Body of fourth missing construction worker recovered from site of Key Bridge collapse

BALTIMORE, MD—Workers have recovered the body of a fourth missing victim at the Key Bridge collapse site. At the request of the family, officials are not disclosing the victim’s name at this time. The victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and was positively identified on April 15, 2024. Salvage teams located what they believed to […]

Baltimore to sue owner of vessel that crashed into Key Bridge, FBI agents board cargo ship

BALTIMORE, MD—The city of Baltimore has announced that it will launch legal action against the owner of the M/V Dali, the boat that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, in an effort to protect residents from the economic fallout of the disaster. The city said it would sue the shipping company, the owner, the charterer, […]

NO DRONE ZONE: FBI reminds drone owners to stay away from Key Bridge collapse site

BALTIMORE, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reminding drone owners about the airspace restrictions surrounding the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as recovery and salvage operations continue. The FBI is urging the public to respect the “no drone zone” put in place by local and federal law enforcement agencies. “Drone operators need to know that we take seriously any incursion […]