Eastern Baltimore County News
–photo courtesy of Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company-
Baltimore County Fire Department reported an apartment fire in the 6900 block of Holabird Avenue in Dundalk near Crafton Avenue.
The fire was reported on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
Crews reported that the apartment is two floors and six people have been displaced.
There have been unconfirmed reports that a man and a woman were rescued from the second floor.
More details to follow.
The Baltimore County Fire Department reported a kitchen fire in the 100 Block of Baltimore Avenue in Old Dundalk.
The fire was reported at Monday, Jan. 18 around 11 p.m. Fire crews reported heavy smoke in the area.
No injures were reported.
A pedestrian crossing North Point Boulevard in the Dundalk Precinct was killed on Saturday, Jan. 16 after being struck by a vehicle.
Just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Police responded to North Point Boulevard and Old Battle Grove Road in the North Point Village area of Dundalk for a pedestrian struck. Crash Team investigators determined that a 2007 Kia Forte was traveling southbound on North Point Boulevard approaching Old Battle Grove Road with a green traffic light. The Kia struck the pedestrian and remained at the scene.
The pedestrian, Andrea Rachele Yarish (48) of the 8100 block of Plaza Drive of Dundalk, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The driver of the Kia did not report any injuries.
The Baltimore County Crash Team continues the investigation.
A Baltimore County Police Officer traveled on North Point Road in Dundalk near Pinewood Road, in a marked patrol car when a vehicle made a left turn in front of the officer on Friday, Jan. 1 around 3 p.m.
The officer swerved to avoid striking the vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole. The officer was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Baltimore County Police Department’s Crash Team continues the investigation and is asking anyone who may have information regarding this crash to contact police at 410-307-2020.
Baltimore County Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred in the early hours Sunday, Dec. 20.
Just after midnight Sunday morning, officers responded to the 7400 block of Durwood Road in Dundalk to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival they located one adult man inside of a residence suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to an area hospital. Detectives were alerted of a second adult male victim who was also shot during this incident and was driven to the same area hospital. Both victims have life threatening injuries. Detectives believe this was a targeted attack and the investigation is on-going. Evidence from the crime scenes has determined the shootings were outside of the location and on the street.
Anyone who may have seen or heard anything in that area, late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, are 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.
Expect delays the weeks of Dec. 21 & Jan. 11
The Wise Avenue Drawbridge over Bear Creek in Dundalk is scheduled for repairs in two stages:
Contractors will raise and lower the bridge next week for preliminary work from Monday through Wednesday (December 21-23). Traffic will be interrupted briefly on those days but the bridge will not be closed.
The bridge will then be closed in January for two weeks (January 11 – 22) to complete the work. The repairs are expected to reduce bridge noise, say engineers.
Baltimore County Fire Department reported a house fire in the
3500 block of Sollers Point Road.
Arriving crews at the location saw smoke coming from a 1 1/2 story house and fire on 1st floor. All occupants were reported out of the house on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:17 p.m.
Fire was reported under control 3:35 p.m.
Baltimore County Fire Department reported an apartment fire in Dundalk on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Crews reported a fire in the 6900 block of Dunmanway around 3:25 p.m. The fire was reported on the first floor and people who trapped inside.
Fire was put out and people were rescued.
A pedestrian crossing Wise Avenue in the Dundalk Precinct was killed on Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle in the travel lane.
The pedestrian, identified as Evelyn Ann Cornell of the 2300 block of Searles Road in Dundalk was crossing Wise Avenue east of Church Road around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, when she was struck by a 2019 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Wise Avenue.
Cornell was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased. The driver of the Nissan remained at the scene.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team continues to investigate this fatal crash.
The driver in a single-vehicle crash in the Dundalk area died shortly after the incident yesterday evening.
Crash investigators were called to the scene on Rolling Mill Road near North Point Boulevard at 7:32 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27.
The preliminary investigation determined that the vehicle, a 1993 Honda Accord, was traveling southbound on Rolling Mill Road when, for as yet undetermined reasons, it crossed the oncoming northbound traffic lane and left the roadway, traveling into a wooded area where it came to a stop.
The driver, identified as Antonio Dominique Whittington (38) of the 3400 block of Woodstock Avenue, 21213, was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.
The Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team are continuing to investigate the factors that contributed to this fatal crash
