Eastern Baltimore County News
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company has reported a boat fire on Bird River near the train bridge in Chase.
Bowleys Quarters Fire Company knocked out the fire on Friday morning after 10:30.
It has also been reported private boaters rescued people from the water.
Councilman David Marks released the following statement about development near Cottington Road in Perry Hall.
Residents were concerned about the potential development of a five-acre wooded acre that begins on Darleigh Road and extends along a wooded ravine to Cottington Road. Developing this area would not only destroy a beautiful area near the condominiums, but impact single-family homes along Cottington Road.
I told the residents that I will support preserving this beautiful, undeveloped area as open space by applying the Neighborhood Commons zoning to all five acres. This means that the ravine and a wooded area near Darleigh Road will be protected from development.
Because the area was part of a zoning issue, I can recommend that the existing zoning be changed–and because it is owned by the homeowners association, the land can be designated Neighborhood Commons.
The Baltimore County Council will vote on the zoning maps in August.
Councilman David Marks.
Dundalk TV founder and reporter Scott Collier posted a video of him being attacked Wednesday morning around 5 a.m. on his YouTube channel. Collier was recording an altercation at the intersection of Liberty Parkway and Mornington Road in Dundalk.
The video showed a female, involved in the incident, asking Collier why he was recording video at the scene.
Then a few minutes later, the female walked over to Collier. She questioned him on why he was recording the incident again and next Collier’s camera fell to the ground. Police were already on the scene.
WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
According to the audio, Collier told police that the young female knocked the camera out of his hand.
Dundalk TV has over 1,100 subscribers and has taking videos around the Dundalk area since the YouTube channel was launched in 2012.
Baltimore County Police Department is releasing the body-worn camera (BWC) video, redacted 911 call audio, and radio transmissions from the May 16 officer-involved shooting death of Robert Johnson Jr in the unit block of Skipjack Court in Essex.
The department reviewed the video with the family and attorneys for Mr. Johnson, as well as several community stakeholders on Tuesday June 23. On Wednesday,the department held a preview conference with members of the media to allow for contextual explanations of what was seen in the video.
Officer Knight has been cleared of any criminal charges by the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office. As with similar cases, the administrative investigation is ongoing.
You can view the contextual video.
Police have formally charged the suspect arrested after threatening demonstrators in front of Vince’s Crabhouse on Saturday.
Keith Francis Duvall (52) of the 700 block of 5th Avenue of Lansdowne is charged with second degree assault, disorderly conduct, and driving under the influence of alcohol after an officer in the area observed him park near the demonstrators and engage them in a verbal exchange. Duvall then returned to his car to retrieve a bat and was stopped by the officer as he approached the demonstrators with the bat in hand. After detecting the odor of an alcoholic beverage on Duvall’s breath, he was administered sobriety tests and placed under arrest.
Duvall was transported to an area hospital for treatment of an undisclosed medical condition and released on his own recognizance yesterday following a bail review hearing.
Firefighters from the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company were on the scene of a fire at the Dollar Tree in Perry Hall. The fire was reported on Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m.
Eastbaltco.com was also on the scene. Smoke could be spotted on the inside of the store and there was smoke visible from the top of the store’s roof.
The Dollar Tree is located in the 4300 block of Ebenezer Road.
No injuries were reported at this time.
Baltimore County police responded to the 3400 block of Lambros Road in Parkville for a call of a shooting on Mpnday at 1 a.m.
The investigation determined that the victim, an adult male, was in his house when someone fired several shots at the house. One of those bullets entered the house and struck the victim in the upper body. The victim was treated at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for his injuries and later released.
Detectives from the Baltimore County Violent Crimes Unit are continuing the investigation into this shooting and believe that the victim was targeted. The suspect fled the scene before police arrival.
Anyone who may have additional information on this incident is asked to contact detectives by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.
A Corporal in the Towson University Police Department, Peter Publico (53) of the unit block of Lindsey Court of Essex was arrested today and charged with two counts of distributing/promoting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.
The investigation began after police discovered that in February, Publico electronically distributed child pornography to others. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Publico on June 18 and he turned himself into police this morning. Publico is currently held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on a no bail status pending a bail review hearing.
Detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit are investigating this incident. Anyone who may have additional information on this incident is asked to contact detectives by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous.
Baltimore County Police arrested a man in front of Vince’s Crabhouse after he threatened demonstrators with a bat.
The suspect, who appeared intoxicated, retrieved a bat from his car after engaging in a verbal exchange with the demonstrators in the 600 block of Compass Road in Middle River at 5:16 p.m. Officers were already present and intervened when the suspect approached the demonstrators with the bat He was placed under arrest without incident.
The suspect will be identified following formal charging.
The northbound tube of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895) will be closed continuously until the end of June. Two-way traffic (one lane in each direction) will operate in the southbound tube. Motorists are reminded to obey speed limits and stay in your lane. In April, the southbound tube closed continuously for work with two-way in the northbound tube.
Weather permitting, the northbound tube will close at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 19, until June 29. Drivers should expect additional tube closures as crews work towards the completion of this project. MDTA will issue additional traffic advisories as work progresses and schedules are finalized.
The closures are part of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) three-year, $189 million project to replace the 60-year-old I-895 Bridge and the Holabird Avenue exit ramp north of the Harbor Tunnel and rehabilitate the Harbor Tunnel. The project began in April 2018 and is expected to be completed in summer 2021. Work includes repairs to the tunnel portal, approach walls, and tile & pump replacement. For details visit 895bmore.com. Follow #895bmore on Twitter.
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