Tia Bynum, Robert Vicosa, both Vicosa daughters found dead

UPDATE 2: Maryland State Police have confirmed the victims’ identities and released additional information here. UPDATE: This story has been updated to clarify that Tia Bynum was not Robert Vicosa’s ex-wife. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—A days-long manhunt has ended in tragedy. On Thursday afternoon, Robert Vicosa (a former Baltimore County police officer), Sgt. Tia Bynum, and both Vicosa […]

Police searching for two young girls involved in Baltimore County kidnapping

UPDATE 2: Robert Vicosa, Tia Bynum, and their two young daughters have all been found dead. UPDATE: The manhunt has ended with a car crash in Ringgold, MD and Robert Vicosa has been found dead from an apparent gunshot wound.  No further information is available at this time. Original story below… —— COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Police are searching for two young girls […]

EPA waives volatility requirements in Maryland in response to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack, shutdown

UPDATE: Some gas stations in southern Maryland and a few stations in the Pikesville area of Baltimore County are now out of gas. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily lifting some environmental restrictions as a ransomware attack threatens the gasoline supply chain in the southeastern U.S. The EPA said it was waiving volatility requirements governing […]

Groundhog Day 2021: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA—It’s official.  At 7:25 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and predicted that there would be six more weeks of winter. At one point, the Goundhog Day 2021 livestream from Punxsutawney, PA had 15,000 live, simultaneous viewers. The popular Groundhog Day tradition, which is celebrated in the United States and in Canada, derives from […]

Woman who crashed stolen vehicle into police car on Pulaski Highway identified

ROSEDALE, MD—Police have identified the woman who crashed into a Baltimore County Police Department patrol car on Pulaski Highway on Saturday. The woman has been identified as Jumana Abdel-Hamid Alhamarneh, 33, of no fixed address. Further investigation revealed that Alhamarneh was briefly staying with someone in Pennsylvania before stealing their Lincoln Town Car on Friday night. Officers from the Pennsylvania […]

Woman arrested after crashing stolen vehicle into police car on Route 40

UPDATE: Police have identified the suspect here. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Police have arrested a woman after she crashed into a Baltimore County Police Department patrol car in Rosedale overnight. At just after midnight on Saturday, December 26, officers responded to the 8400-block of Pulaski Highway (21237) after a patrol officer was struck by a stolen 2007 Lincoln Town […]

Rosedale business owner pleads guilty to federal tax charges for failing to pay employment taxes

ROSEDALE, MD—Jimmy Danh, 60, formerly of Rosedale, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to pay over-employment taxes. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Fattorusso of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Philadelphia […]