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Playground Shooter Arrested Weeks After Incident Near Baltimore County Elementary School: PD Playground Shooter Arrested Weeks After Incident Near Baltimore County Elementary School: PD
Playground Shooter Arrested Weeks After Incident Near Baltimore County Elementary School: PD A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting outside a Baltimore County elementary school playground last month, authorities announced. On Thursday, police say that Matthew Okumodi has been arrested in connection to the late October shooting not far from Edmondson Heights Elementary School that left a minor with a gunshot wound. Last month on Tuesday, Oct. 24, a shooting was reported in the 1600 block of Langford Road in Woodlawn in what is believed to have been a targeted attack that left a child hospitalized with injuries, though he was listed in stable condition following the inc…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (Developing) A crash on the Inner Loop on I-695 left some travelers in Northern Maryland tied up in traffic on Wednesday morning as first responders cleared the scene of a single-car crash in Baltimore County. At around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, motorists were still struggling to get by on I-695 in Woodlawn after a crash blocked at least one lane and the shoulder near I-70, causing traffic to back up. The crash was reported at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday. Delays approaching 10 minutes and getting longer have been reported in the area of Exit 16A-B. According to the Maryland Department of Transporta…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground
Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground There will be an increased police presence outside a Baltimore County elementary school as police continue to investigate a shooting that left a teen hospitalized. On Tuesday afternoon, a shooting was reported in the 1600 block of Langford Road in Woodlawn, not far from Edmondson Heights Elementary School, leaving a minor with a gunshot wound. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident is believed to have been a targeted attack, and not a random incident.  The teen was listed in stable condition on Wednesday afternoon after being shot shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Shooting Death In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING) Police Investigating Shooting Death In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigating Shooting Death In Baltimore County (Developing) Baltimore County Police are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a shooter who reportedly killed a man overnight.  Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, officers were called to a parking lot in the 6700 block of Security Boulevard in Woodlawn, where they reportedly found 54-year-old Frank Eubanks, Jr. unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, according to police. No information about a suspect or motiv…

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by Zak Failla
News
Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB
Opening In Concrete Barrier Contributed To I-695 Fatal Construction Worker Crash: NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the agency’s initial findings after Wednesday midday crash on I-695 in Woodlawn that claimed the lives of six workers in a construction zone. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, an Acura TLX passenger vehicle being driven by Randallstown resident Lisa Adrienne Lea, 54, was traveling north on the Beltway near an active work zone in the center portion of the interstate before setting off the fatal chain reaction crash. According to NTSB investigators, the project the highway workers were enlisted to complete included…

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News
Police ID Drivers Of Two Vehicles Involved In Fatal Beltway Crash Police ID Drivers Of Two Vehicles Involved In Fatal Beltway Crash
Police ID Drivers Of Two Vehicles Involved In Fatal Beltway Crash Maryland State Police have released new information regarding the drivers of two vehicles involved in Wednesday,’s I-695 crash that took the lives of six highway workers. Randallstown resident Lisa Adrienna Lea, 54, was driving in the middle lane of the Beltway at approximately 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, when she attempted to change lanes, possibly clipping a Volkswagen being driven by Melachi Brown, 20, of Windsor Mill, who had broken down. The initial investigation determined that Lea’s Acura may have struck the front corner panel on the passenger side of the Volkswagen, which h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Six Dead, Others Critically Injured In Beltway Crash That Shut Down Roadway (DEVELOPING) Six Dead, Others Critically Injured In Beltway Crash That Shut Down Roadway (DEVELOPING)
Six Dead, Others Critically Injured In Beltway Crash That Shut Down Roadway (Developing) Multiple people are dead after a violent crash on the west side of the Baltimore Beltway in Woodlawn, authorities confirm. At least six people have been confirmed dead after the horrific crash, that occurred in the early afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 22, according to Baltimore County Fire and EMS officials. #BCoFD Fire & EMS crews are o/s for an extremely serious MVC, I-695 inner loop, exits 16 & 17 (Security Blvd & I-70). Multiple critical injuries. Beltway shut down in both directions; please avoid the area. DT 1245 EA pic.twitter.com/dt3tuifARA — Baltimore County …

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by Annie DeVoe
Lifestyle
Maryland Military Vet Waltzes Into Retirement With $1,000 A Day For Life Lottery Prize Maryland Military Vet Waltzes Into Retirement With $1,000 A Day For Life Lottery Prize
Maryland Military Vet Waltzes Into Retirement With $1,000 A Day For Life Lottery Prize A difficult decision was made easy for a military veteran who won the top-tier prize of $1,000 a Day for Life in a Maryland Lottery “Cash4Life” drawing. Already on the fence about whether or not to retire, a “Lucky Winner” had the decision made for him when he cashed in big on a jackpot-winning ticket last month. Described as “a frequent player who partakes of a range of Maryland Lottery games,” the man - who is only going by the moniker “Lucky Winner” - says that he now plans to relocate to Florida and traveling with his wife with his winnings. 
“I’ve been thinking about it for a couple o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Launched For Missing Baltimore County Teen Alert Launched For Missing Baltimore County Teen
Alert Launched For Missing Baltimore County Teen Police are on the lookout for a missing 15-year-old girl from Baltimore County, authorities say. Makiyah Greene, 15, was announced as missing from the Woodlawn area around 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, according to Baltimore police. Greene is described as 5 foot 7, weighing 120 pounds. Her hair is reportedly not currently braided. It is unknown what Greene was last seen wearing. Anyone with information is requested to call 911 or 410-307-2020. 

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by Annie DeVoe