Maryland State Police warn of phone scam by police impersonators

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police are warning residents to beware of a new telephone scam carried out by scammers pretending to be police officers. According to the police, the scammers are able to fraudulently identify themselves using the names of real Maryland State troopers. The caller IDs can even be made to look like legitimate numbers from the police. Police are […]

Harford County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in $1 million identity theft, fraud scheme

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has charged a suspect in a complex identity theft and fraud scheme that resulted in a $1 million financial loss for a local resident. On June 13, 2024, a 73-year-old Harford County woman received an unsolicited email purportedly from Eric Kressman of the Office of the Inspector General. The email claimed that the […]

Double shooting in Parkville leaves 2 injured

PARKVILLE, MD—Authorities are investigating a double shooting that occurred in the Parkville area this week. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Monday, August 5, police received a call for shots fired in the area of Taylor Avenue and Oakleigh Road (21234). Once officers arrived on the scene, they could not locate any victims. A short time later, officers responded to a […]

Hillendale shooting leaves 1 injured

PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a weekend shooting that left one person injured in Baltimore County. At just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, officers responded to the 1200-block of Halstead Road in Hillendale (21234) for a reported shooting. Once on the scene, authorities located an adult male who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a […]

Six arrested in Towson, Owings Mills armed robberies

TOWSON, MD—Five juveniles and one adult have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies that occurred on Monday in Baltimore County, police said. The robberies happened around 8 p.m. near the shopping center in the 800-block of Dulaney Valley Road in Towson, Baltimore County Police said in a statement. Authorities said officers found a vehicle connected with the robbery […]

FATAL CRASH: Dump truck strikes construction worker while backing up on I-95

JOPPA, MD—One lane of southbound I-95 was closed on Tuesday morning following a fatal crash involving a dump truck and a construction worker in Harford County. Maryland State Police say troopers were dispatched to the area of southbound I-95 near Mountain Road for reports of a crash involving a dump truck and a pedestrian at around 8:30 a.m. on August […]

Barricade situation reported in Perry Hall

UPDATE: Belair Road has now been reopened and the subject is now in custody. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are on the scene of a barricade situation in the Perry Hall/Nottingham area. At just before noon on Tuesday, August 6, the Baltimore County Police Department reported that a barricade situation was unfolding in the 9200-block of Belair Road (21236). […]