Eastern Baltimore County News
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that crews responded to a serious crash on I-95 between Cowenton Avenue & Joppa Road at 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday.
An unconscious driver was extricated from a vehicle that was trapped underneath a tractor trailer.
There was no more reported information the condition of the driver.
Baltimore County Police originally reported a shooting on Stansbury Road in Dundalk on June 26.
After further investigation, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have determined the victim in this case was not shot, as earlier reported.
This incident has been downgraded from a non-fatal shooting to a firearms discharge.
The original report had a 22-year-old man injured just before 3 a.m. on Saturday morning during a incident in the 7000 block of Stansbury Road in Dundalk.
Officers found the man outside suffering from a minor injury to his upper body.
A 22-year-old man was injured just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning during a shooting in the 7000 block of Stansbury Road in Dundalk.
Officers found the man outside suffering from a minor injury to his upper body.
Detectives from the Baltimore County Violent Crimes Unit are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this shooting.
Anyone who may have information about the incident or the individuals who committed the crime is asked to contact police by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.
Deandre Ross is suspended without pay from the Baltimore County Police Department after being arrested and charged with theft, attempted theft, and misconduct in office.
It’s alleged Ross, who is a four-year veteran with the police department, attempted to steal the identity of a deceased woman whose house he was dispatched to, on March 16.
Dispatchers sent Ross to the home in response to a sudden death call. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau began to look into the matter after the victim’s family members filed a theft report for a missing laptop.
Following their investigation, detectives forwarded their findings to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office; prosecutors presented the case to a grand jury.
Ross has been indicted on multiple theft charges as well as misconduct in office. He remains held without bail, at the Baltimore County Detention Center, pending a bail review hearing.
“Following a criminal investigation by our detectives and an indictment by a Baltimore County grand jury, a Baltimore County police officer was arrested, charged, and suspended without pay for allegations involving theft,” said Police Chief Melissa Hyatt.
“We will work closely with the Baltimore County State’s Attorney throughout the criminal proceedings as we do in every criminal investigation. This incident is by no means representative of the fine work that your Baltimore County police officers perform on a daily basis. I can assure you that we remain committed to serving our communities with the utmost integrity and fairness.”
Baltimore County Police responded to a call of a past sexual assault on a child after 11 a.m. on Feb. 25. Responding officers met with the victim, an adult female, who advised that she was sexually assaulted by her youth pastor Don Martin approximately 30 years ago. The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was sexually assaulted at Martin’s residence during a sleepover.
The Baltimore County Police Crimes Against Children Unit believes there is a potential for victims of similar incidents involving this suspect. If anyone has information, they should contact detectives at 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous.
56-year-old Don Giovanni Martin from the 600 block of China Clipper Lane in Essex was arrested on Monday, June 21 and charged with second-degree rape, second-degree sex offense and second-degree assault in connection to a rape that occurred more than 30 years ago. Martin remains at the Baltimore County Detention Center on a no bail status pending a bail review hearing.
If you have been the victim of a sexual assault, there is help available for you 24-hours a day. You can call the police non-emergency line at 410-887-2222 or contact any one of these resources:
Turn Around 24-hour hotline: 443-279-0379
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County: 410-828-6390
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Greater Baltimore Medical Center SAFE nurse: 443-849-3323
Antone Green, a 22 year-old man who was shot in the unit block of Akin Circle in Middle River on Friday, June 4, has died.
An investigation conducted by Baltimore County Detectives determined Green was having a small gathering on Akin Circle, when three unknown subjects tried to enter uninvited. Green and the subjects got into a physical fight which led to Green and one other adult male being shot.
Green died from his injuries on Friday, June 18.
Anyone who may have been in the area when this crime happened is asked to contact homicide detectives by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.
Maryland State Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that occurred late Wednesday evening in White Marsh.
At about 9 p.m. on June 16, troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck on Interstate 95 North near the White Marsh Boulevard exit.
According to a preliminary investigation, a construction worker, identified as Antonio Oneil Payton, 33, of Temple Hills, was attempting to cross the Express Toll Lane to set up signs in a work zone when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Payton, who was wearing reflective clothing, was declared deceased at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver remained at the scene. According to a preliminary investigation, speed and/or alcohol were not factors in this crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division also responded to the scene and are assisting in the investigation.
The crash remains under investigation.
Baltimore County Police reported 24-year-old, Jesus Zuniga Gallegos of the 6900 block of Bank Street of Dundalk died early Wednesday morning at Sinai Hospital after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash in the 600 block of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
Gallegos was driving a 2019 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Reisterstown Road approaching Irving Place when he struck a 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The driver of the Jeep remained at the scene.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is continuing its investigation to determine the factors involved in this fatal crash.
The North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department [NPEVFD] reported that a strong storm on Monday, June 14 resulted in 18 service calls in the North Point Peninsula area.
Some of those calls included down trees, down powerlines and flooding.
One of those calls sent the Baltimore County Marine Unit to rescue two boaters who were stranded near the Fort Howard Lighthouse after their boat was overtaken by bad weather.
The boaters were rescued in what was described as “extremely rough sea conditions”.
It was reported that all crew members returned back safely.
“Last night the North Point Peninsula community experienced mother nature at her worst,” said a statement from the NPEVFD Facebook page.
Some in the area have questioned if this storm was a tornado. The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed if Monday’s storm was a tornado but the NPEVFD said the storm appeared to have a “rotation”
“The crew entered into the first storm cell, which was indicative of some rotation, while the events are still being investigated by the NWS, it is hard to deny rotation of this storm,” said a statement from NPEVFD.
Baltimore County Police were called to the Peninsula Expressway Bridge in Dundalk after a fisherman discovered what he believed to be two partial human remains in the water on Sunday evening June 13.
Responding officers made the same observation, retrieved the remains and transported them to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Homicide Detectives are investigating this case and believe this discovery is related to the May 4, 2021 incident where partial human remains were also located.
If you have any information on the identity of the victim or the circumstances surrounding their death, please call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020.
