Eastern Baltimore County News
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Baltimore County Police received information that more than 50 headstones were damaged at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Cemetery in Dundalk.
The incident was called into police on Wednesday, Feb. 23 around 4 p.m.
Detectives continue to investigate this case.
Anyone with information about this case may contact precinct detectives at 410-307-2020.
Information may also be provided through iWATCH.
Baltimore County police officers responded to a landfill in the 10000 block of Philadelphia Road in White Marsh.
This was in reference to a body that was found at the scene on Friday, Feb. 25 around 1:30 p.m.
The remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where an autopsy can be conducted.
This suspicious death investigation remains ongoing at this time.
Baltimore County Fire Department reported a woman died and another was seriously injured in two separate Dundalk electrical fires on Sunday.
The first fire took place in the 7000 block of Dunhill Road in Dundalk and took the life of Vesta Irene Cooper, 92, She was declared dead at the scene at her home in after the fire started on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m.
Fire crews were called for a dwelling fire with rescue. A neighbor who called 911 reported the house on fire and an elderly female possibly trapped.
Crews arrived within three minutes of dispatch, entered the home and found the victim in the living room.
Fire investigators determined this was an accidental fire that began with a damaged electrical cord.
Later that night, a 72-year-old woman was critically injured in a Sunday night two-alarm apartment fire. She was transported to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Fire and Police units were dispatched at 11:38 p.m. to an apartment fire in the 6900 block of Mornington Road in Dundalk. Fire crews found smoke and fire in the living room of one unit; a second alarm was called due to multiple rescues.
Responders found the critically injured victim in the bathroom. Eight other patients were treated for minor injuries; four of those were transported to hospitals.
Fire investigators determined this was an accidental fire caused by electrical failure of a series of connected extension cords.
The Baltimore County Fire department reported an apartment fire in Dundalk overnight.
The two-alarm fire was reported in the 6000 block of Mornington Road on Monday, Feb. 28 at 1:33 a.m.
Crews reported that five people were transported from the scene.
A 72-year-old woman died from her injuries from the fire a few days later. Other fours were displaced.
Baltimore County police officers responded to a shooting in Essex on Saturday at 11 p.m.
Officers were called to the 1400 block of Hadwick Drive for a fight that escalated into a shooting on Feb. 26.
When officers arrived, they located a male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Medics transported the individual to an area hospital for treatment.
Detectives with the Department’s Violent Crimes Unit are asking anyone with information about this case to contact them at 410-307-2020.
Baltimore County officers responded to the intersection of Belair Road and Penn Avenue in Perry Hall for a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at approximately 7 a.m.
The crash involved a 1997 Lincoln Town Car and a 1995 Toyota Camry. The crash resulted in the death of 81-year-old Laura Sperry, the driver of the Lincoln Town Car.
Crash Team investigators determined Sperry made a left turn onto Belair Road when she was struck by oncoming traffic. The driver of the Camry was also transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.
This crash remains under investigation by the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crash Team.
Baltimore County Police reported a fatal pedestrian crash Wednesday night in Overlea.
A 2013 Lexus IS 250 struck a pedestrian along Belair Road near Taylor Avenue on Jan. 5 around 8:30 p.m.
The Lexus was traveling northbound on Belair Road. A preliminary investigation determined, the pedestrian, 34-year-old Byron Blowe, stepped into the northbound travel lane of Belair Road, from a sidewalk near Taylor Avenue, when he was struck by the 2013 Lexus.
Blowe was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
According to police, it does not appear that Blowe was in the crosswalk at the time of the crash. The driver remained at the scene.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Team are working to determine all of the factors that contributed to this crash.
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced that his office will hold an online town hall meeting to discuss crime control and public safety.
He will be joined by the three police captains from the Fifth District and States Attorney Scott Shellenberger.
The town hall meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 18 at 7 p.m. Zoom information is below:
Topic: PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL
Time: Jan 18, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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“Public safety is my top concern, and the major issue for most of the constituents I speak with,” Councilman Marks commented. “It’s why I have pushed for more police officers, expanded neighborhood watch programs, and not retreating on tough policies to punish criminals. I thank our police captains and States Attorney for participating in this important forum.”
Since there is a limit to the number of users, the session will be recorded for those who cannot participate.
Baltimore County police officers responded to the Unit block of Jillway Court in Essex for a reported shooting.
A preliminary investigation determined an armed person shot an adult male after he arrived home; the victim sustained a non-life threatening injury on Friday, Dec. 31 at approximately 10:20 p.m.
After the shooting, the armed suspect fled the scene.
Detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit are asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact them at 410-307-2020.
Baltimore County Police have arrested 38-year-old Gary W. Parrish and charged him with first-degree murder in the August 19, 2021 killing of 91-year-old Norman Albert.
Parrish is currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Norman Albert was found deceased in his Carney home in the 9200 block of Hines Road.
