Crime & Safety
The Week's Best of Police and Fire Reporting
Patch reports on cops, crime and occasional chaos in your community.
From the latest crime convictions to car break-ins, police stories unfolded in Maryland this week. Keep your finger on the pulse of all that’s happening in and around your community with Patch’s fire and police beat.
One motorist is dead and three others injured after a car traveling on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway ran off the road late Thursday, near the Route 197 exit to Laurel in the northbound lanes. Laurel Patch has the story.
Police altered the description of the man whom they say smashed the windshield of a contract speed enforcement Jeep Wednesday morning on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. An update can be found on Ellicott City Patch.
A total of 18 people were arrested for driving under the influence for the Fourth of July weekend in Howard County, which attracted 42,000 people to Columbia’s Lakefront for the annual fireworks show. Details are on Columbia Patch.
Police released the names of two men who allegedly started a Feb. 18 fire in Elkridge; one suspect was married to a tenant in the home. Visit Elkridge Patch for the breaking news.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Sykesville man who allegedly abducted a child and assaulted two others Monday before fleeing the area. More on the story, including the suspect’s description, is on Eldersburg Patch.