Eastern Baltimore County News
The Dundalk Patapsco Neck Historical Society Train Garden returns for the holiday season on Sunday, Nov. 28 and will run until Sunday, Jan. 2.
It will open Monday to Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and will open Saturdays & Sundays from 1 to 7 p.m. The historical center is located at 4 Center Place – Opposite the Post Office- in historic Dundalk town center.
The event is free and this is the 21st year of their train garden.
For more information, call 410-284-2331 or visit their website.
The BCPS Board of Education announced at its board meeting that it has made an adjustment to its school calendar for an early dismissal.
All BCPS schools will be close early on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, March 18 & Friday, May 20.
The change was made to give BCPS students and staff an opportunity to take care of their social, emotional mental health and wellness.
There will be no afternoon pre-k and all after school activities will be cancelled on those days. These closures will not impacted the four inclement weather days built into the calendar.
– photo by Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighters Association-
Baltimore County Fire Department reported an underground HAZMAT fire in a Carney storm drain in the 9600 block of Harford Road at the shopping center near Joppa Road.
Crews were able to extinguish fire in the storm drains after an unknown product ignited on Tuesday morning before 10 a.m.
Hazmat & BGE crews were called to the scene.
Some businesses were evacuated but no injuries or building damages have been reported.
The roads around the area have reopen for motorists.
The Overlea Community Association will hold the 8th Annual Overlea Community Tree Lighting will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at Overlea Fullerton Community Center, 7209 Belair Road.
Josie Baltimore and the St. Michaels/St. Clement Choir will perform. The Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company will arrive with Santa giving out gifts for children. The Holt Park and Center for the Arts will provide activities and the Boy Scouts will have gifts for sale.
The snow date for this event is Sunday, Dec. 12.
For more information, go to overleaonline.org.
Baltimore County police reported a pedestrian was struck by a train in Middle River in the area of Golden Ring & Orems roads on Monday.
It was reported one person sustained life-threating injuries after being struck by the train.
Rescue and EMS crews are treating & extricating the patient.
Use caution in the area. The incident was reported at 1 p.m
– photo courtesy of White Marsh VFC-
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported a motor vehicle crash with rollover on Cowenton Avenue between Panarama Drive and E Joppa Road in White Marsh on Sunday.
It was reported a child was initially trapped in the vehicle but the child got out of the car before the fire department arrived on the. At least one person was reported injured.
The incident was reported before 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21.
Baltimore County officers responded to the 2100 block of Eastern Boulevard in Middle River for a shooting on Sunday.
Officers located a juvenile subject suffering from a gunshot wound on Nov. 21 around 4:15 p.m.
The person has been transported to an area hospital for treatment. This remains an active investigation.
Members of the Baltimore County Police Department successfully resolved an incident this morning that involved an armed individual, barricaded inside his vehicle.
Out of an abundance of caution, several roads in the area were closed in the area of Dulaney Valley Road and Jarrettsville Pike in Jacksonville as this matter was being addressed.
Those roads were reopened shortly after the subject, who appeared to be in crisis, was safely taken into custody and transported to an area hospital for an evaluation.
The subject involved in this morning’s incident was being sought following reports of property damage that occurred Saturday evening.
At approximately 11 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, officers responded to the 11000 block of Crossroads Circle, 21220, for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers observed property damage to the location. The subject involved had left the scene. No one was injured.
At 11:24 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, officers responded to the 8900 block of Kelso Drive in Essex for a report of a firearms discharge. When officers arrived, they observed property damage to a government-owned building. No one was injured
At 11:54 p.m., officers responded to a firearms discharge in Unit block of Nakota Court in Middle River.
As officers searched for the subject, a report of a suspicious vehicle was received at 5:35 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 21.
Officers responded to the location near Dulaney Valley Road and Jarresttsville Pike and secured the area.
Crisis negotiators and other specialized personnel within the Baltimore County Police Department as well as members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police helped to bring this morning’s incident to a peaceful resolution
–photo courtesy of CCBC Essex Athletics-
Essex Men’s Soccer lost on penalty kicks in the NJCAA National Championship game against Pima Community College 3 to 2 on Saturday night.
The Knights fell behind 1 to 0 for the second game in a row but they came back as Toga Katsuma scored two goals late in the first half of the title game to give CCBC Essex a 2 to 1 lead.
Pima added a goal near the end of the half to tie the game 2 to 2 at halftime.
No team scored again in the second half or in both overtime sessions until Pima won on penalty kicks.
Baltimore County officers responded to Whitelaw Place in Carney after multiple calls for shots fired on Friday, Nov. 19 around 4 p.m.
Officers were later notified of two shooting victims being located in the 5800 block of Belair Road in Baltimore City.
As this investigation continues, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department Violent Crimes Unit are asking anyone with information about this case to please call 911 or 410-307-2020. To be eligible for a reward, phone 1-866-7Lockup.
