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 […]

Angler catches Maryland record gray triggerfish

OCEAN CITY, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Logan Liddick of Carlisle, Pa. as the new Maryland state record holder for the gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). The 34-year-old angler caught the 6.0-pound, 20-inch long fish on Sept. 25, while fishing near a shipwreck 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City. Using both clams and squid for bait, […]

Maryland State Police, U.S. Marshals searching for fugitive who fatally shot Rosedale man

ROSEDALE, MD—Maryland State Police and deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a wanted fugitive as the investigation continues into the murder of a Rosedale man who was found dead in Dorchester County. The wanted fugitive is identified as James Andre Reddick, Jr., 29, of Baltimore. Police believe he also goes by Shane or Dre’. Reddick is […]

Police: Missing Philadelphia man may be in Baltimore County

TOWSON, MD—Authorities say a missing Philadelphia man may be in Baltimore County. Dominick Lapinski, 20, is about 5’11” tall, and weighs approximately 195 pounds. He has gone missing from the 11200-block of Halstead Street in Philadelphia, PA (19116). Lapinski was last seen on November 27, 2019, in the area of Stevenson Lane and Haddon Hall Road in Towson (21212). Anyone […]

Comfort Inn homicide suspect identified, charged

PARKVILLE, MD – Police in Baltimore County have identified and charged the suspect responsible for a July 18th homicide at the Comfort Inn on Loch Raven Boulevard. Deonte James Griffin, 26, of the 3700-block of Eastman Road (21133), has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and use of a firearm to commit a crime of violence. He is being […]