Next week, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin two highway maintenance projects in eastern Baltimore County that they say will improve ride quality for many motorists. Both projects, together costing approximately $1 million, will be complete mid-fall. In Rosedale, MDOT SHA will patch nearly one-mile of MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) between Hospital Drive and King […]
A monster wind storm continues to make its presence known on Friday evening. At about 5:30 p.m., the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reported that a tree had fallen and hit a house in the 300 block of Avedon Court. The house was damaged but no injuries were reported. In a separate incident, also at about 5:30 p.m., Baltimore County Breaking […]
Police are investigating four robberies and a burglary that were reported over the weekend. At 9 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, four individuals assaulted a juvenile in the 9400 block of Scott Moore Way in Perry Hall (21128). The suspect’s stole the juvenile’s money and cell phone, then fled the scene. At 6 a.m. on Friday, December 15, two people […]
UPDATE: The second suspect has been identified as Michael Frederick Powell, 21, of the unit-block of Helmsman Court, 21221. Powell has been charged with armed carjacking, two counts of armed robbery, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, two counts of first-degree assault, and theft. He is currently being held at the Baltimore County Department of Corrections on […]
Authorities are on the scene of a Tuesday afternoon house fire in Essex. At about 3 p.m., emergency personnel responded to the 1900 block of Old Eastern Avenue. Reports indicate that a vehicle hit a utility pole, causing wires to fall on the house and ignite. The driver of the vehicle is being evaluated at this time. Motorists should avoid […]
Police are investigating several local robberies and burglaries that have been reported so far this month. Sometime between 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, and 6 a.m. on Monday, July 10, two people broke into Overlea Body and Fender, located in the 7000 block of Belair Road (21206), via a bay door window. The suspects stole six vehicles that were […]
Crews are on the scene of a Thursday morning accident involving an overturned vehicle in Essex. At about 10 a.m., paramedics responded to the area of Route 702 at Old Eastern Avenue. One vehicle overturned in the crash. Several injuries are being reported at this time. Motorists should use caution in the area.
Authorities are investigating a series of violent, local robberies that were reported to police this week. At 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, three individuals pushed a man down in the 1100 block of Old Eastern Avenue, 21221, assaulted him, stole his property, then fled the scene. At 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, a woman was walking in the […]