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Officer bids farewell to BPCD
Baltimore County Police Department have announced that Sgt. Eric Knox, a school resource officer once assigned to the Essex Precinct, will be resigning after being with the agency for 24 years. Knox was promoted to the rank of sergeant and subsequently assigned to Precinct 11 (Essex) in fall 2017. During a stint that spanned more than two decades, Knox served in numerous capacities and leadership positions, including: ...
82-year-old woman scammed out of nearly $1M in Montgomery County 'gold bar scam'
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Another person was arrested for taking part in what Montgomery County officials are calling the 'gold bar scam." The scam has bilked people of hundreds of thousands of dollars. To date, in Montgomery County there have been a total of 19 victims. Montgomery County officials said this time, the scam started with a pop up add on a computer.
Trapped Man Rescued From House In Frederick
Two dogs were also taken from the home. House fire in the 5700 block of Bartonsville Road. (Photos from Frederick County Fire & Recue) Frederick, Md (KM) One man was rescued from a burning house and medivaced to Bayview Burn Center with critical injuries following a house fire Tuesday night.
Emergency Communications Center Handled More Than 100 Calls Between 5:30pm and 7:30pm Monday Evening
Emergency Communications Center handled/dispatched over 100 calls for service between 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Monday evening, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) chief spokesperson Pete Piringer. The calls included lightning strikes, wires down, trees down, roads blocked, and isolated power outages. Piringer stated that most of the...
In Carroll, senior citizens are scammed weekly, says state’s attorney
In Carroll County, older adults become victims of scams on a weekly basis, according to Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Allan Culver. Statistics documenting the number of scams perpetrated against the elderly in the county are not tracked by law enforcement agencies, but anecdotally, Culver said, he knows it happens multiple times a week. Culver said recently an older county resident ...
Police: Woman shot multiple times in Dundalk, suspect arrested
Police arrested a suspect in the shooting of a woman in Dundalk early Monday morning. Officers said they responded to the 300 block of Sollers Point Road just after 3 a.m. for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, police said they located a woman with numerous gunshot wounds. She was transported...
Thieves crash U-Haul truck into Maryland gas station in attempted ATM smash-and-grab robbery
CALVERTON, Md. - Thieves used a U-Haul truck as a battering ram to try and steal an automatic teller machine from inside a Montgomery County gas station early Tuesday morning. FOX 5 photojournalist Mike Rickard obtained the surveillance video that shows the truck crashing in reverse through the storefront at the Sunoco station on Cherry Hill Road in Calverton just after 1:45 a.m. The impact of the crash broke the glass and damaged the ATM.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Diana Briceyda Portillo-Lopez, a missing 15-year-old. Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Sunday July 14, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., in the 12000 block of Bluhill Road...
Police: 9-year-old child drowns in Loch Raven Reservoir
A 9-year-old child has died after drowning in the Loch Raven Reservoir on Monday afternoon. According to the Baltimore County police, officers responded to the Loch Raven Reservoir around 5 p.m. to assist in a water rescue. The search focused near and around the Dulaney Valley Road bridge, where a...
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder Caught on Camera
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Durke Thompson sentenced defendant, Sorie Mansaray, 20, of unknown address, to 30 years in prison suspend all but 12 years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release.”
Six teens arrested in carjackings and robberies
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that charges have been brought against six Baltimore teens, aged 16 to 19, for their roles in the string of armed robberies and carjackings that plagued Baltimore City and Baltimore County throughout November and December 2022. The group is known to be responsible for at least 40 incidents, according to a press release from the attorney general’s office. Members of the group have been charged with their various roles in the commission of 16 armed carjackings, 21 kidnappings, 23...
Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Jeep Identified By Police In Baltimore County
Joshua Bernert has been identified by investigators as the person killed driving a 2024 Suzuki motorcycle on Sunday morning in Dundalk. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department responded at approximately 10:15 a.m. on July 14 to a crash in the area of Dundalk Avenue and Cedar Place, where there was reports of a crash with a motorcycle down.
Man in custody, 1 injured after stabbing near Wheaton Metro Station
WHEATON, Md. (7News) — A man is in custody after a stabbing near the Wheaton Metro Station left another man injured, according to Montgomery County police. Officials said Metro Transit police officers and county police responded to the 11000 block of Veirs Mill Road around 4:32 p.m. for a reported stabbing.
Maryland Man Sentenced For Killing 18-Year-Old in DC in 2021
A Montgomery County, MD man, 23-year-old Jordan Jones of Silver Spring, was sentenced Friday for voluntary manslaughter while armed for the killing of Noel Nicol, an 18-year-old from Silver Spring, in Southeast D.C. in October, 2021. Jones pleaded guilty on December 5, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the...
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