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50,000+ Lose Power In Maryland As Storms Pound Region, BGE Says
More than 50,000 residents in Maryland were without power on Thursday amid the ongoing storms rolling through the region.
Crews were working around the clock on June 19 to repair more than 800 active outages that were impacting nearly 55,000 customers, according to Baltimore Gas & Electric.
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Here's a list of customers impacted by the storm as of 6:20 p.m. on June 19, according to BGE:
Anne Arundel: 33,137 of 263,424 customers;
Baltimore: 7,296 of 376,261 customers;
Baltimore City: 900 of 282,730 customers;
Calvert: 1,403 of 8,172 customers;
Carroll: 583 of …
Maryland Mom Dies After Being Burned In Devastating Jessup House Fire: Police
A Maryland mother of three has died after suffering catastrophic injuries in a devastating house fire in Jessup last week, authorities confirmed.
Stephanie Jones, 51, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, June 14, days after she was pulled from a burning home with third-degree burns over 75 percent of her body, Howard County Police announced on Wednesday, June 18.
The Jessup fire.
Howard County Fire and Rescue
Jones passed peacefully, surrounded by her son, Marquis Owens, and siblings Nathan Jones, Melissa (Jones) Williams, and Laura Jones, her family said.
The fire broke out arou…
34 Victims Targeted In $155K ‘Bank Jugging’ Crime Spree Across Maryland, DC: AG
It started with a simple errand—cash a check, make a deposit, grab some quick cash from the ATM.
But dozens of unsuspecting Marylanders never made it home without being ambushed, beaten, threatened, or shot at by two organized crews who police say terrorized neighborhoods for nearly a year in a violent $155,000 “bank jugging” spree.
Now, seven men are facing a mountain of charges, including gang activity, armed carjacking, armed robbery, assault, firearms violations, and even attempted murder, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday, May 9.
Those charged are:
Tyriq Jayro…
Columbia Man Charged With 2020 Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Newborn After Cold Case Break: Police
A suspect has been charged with murder in the 2020 killing of a pregnant woman and her baby in Columbia, Howard County Police announced Thursday.
Edward Robinson, 31, of Columbia, was arrested Wednesday, April 9 in Gaithersburg in connection to the murder of 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, which forced the delivery of her baby, who died days later.
The case began on July 31, 2020, around 11 p.m., when officers responded to the 6600 block of Dovecote Drive after several shots were fired into a residence from outside.
Inside the house was 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, who was 28 weeks pregnant a…
Convicted Attempted Killer Caught In Maryland, Faces Deportation To Guatemala: ICE
A convicted attempted murderer is back in custody—this time with a one-way ticket out of the country, according to federal officials.
Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland on Monday, March 31, after he completed a prison sentence for a brutal 2011 crime in Howard County, ICE announced.
Ceron-Reyes, a citizen of Guatemala, entered the United States unlawfully at an unknown location and date. On July 7, 2011, Howard County Police arrested him and charged him with attempted first-degree murder.
That same day, I…
Man Ran Sex Trafficking, Armed Robbery Ring At Maryland Motel, Police Say
A Baltimore man known on the streets as “RoFo” is behind bars after allegedly trafficking women, robbing his victims—sometimes at gunpoint—and running a prostitution ring out of a Maryland motel, authorities announced.
Robert Bennett Jr., 27, was charged with 47 total counts of sex trafficking, prostitution, armed robbery, theft, and weapons violations in connection to a two-month crime spree at the Terrace Motel in Elkridge, according to the Howard County Police Department.
He is being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center.
Detectives launched an investigation into Benne…
Columbia Mall Shooting Claims Second Teen's Life: 'His Legacy Will Endure'
Just weeks after celebrating his 15th birthday, Blake Raymon Andrew McCray has passed away—becoming the second young victim of a targeted shooting outside the Columbia Mall, officials confirmed.
McCray, a Columbia resident, was critically wounded in the Feb. 22 attack that killed his friend, 16-year-old Michael Jerome Robertson III, in the parking lot near the Lidl grocery store on Little Patuxent Parkway, according to Howard County Police.
After spending days fighting for his life in the hospital, McCray succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, March 1, officials said
"He was a beloved son,…
Teen Football Star Killed In Columbia Mall Shooting Was A Standout On, Off The Field
A 16-year-old high school football player was shot and killed in a targeted attack outside the Columbia Mall, leaving family, friends, and teammates grieving an immeasurable loss, authorities said.
Michael Jerome Robertson III, a sophomore at Wilde Lake High School, was gunned down on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the parking lot near the Lidl grocery store on Little Patuxent Parkway, according to Howard County Police.
A second teen, Roberton's 15-year-old friend Blake McCray, was critically wounded in the shooting and remains hospitalized.
Howard County Police Department
Police arrested 18…
