Monday, April 1, 2013
The bill, introduced last month, has come under fire for being unconstitutional.
A bill restricting protests near schools in Baltimore County will not get a hearing or a vote later this month. Councilman Todd Huff said Monday that he will withdraw the bill that bars protests within 300 feet of a school and prohibits protests within one hour before or after school starts and ends. It would have also been illegal to block or prevent the use of public streets, sidewalks or other spaces while protesting. Violators would be subject to a fine of $1,000 or up to a 90-day jail sentence or possibly both. The bill has been criticized since it was introduced two weeks ago. Huff was not available for an interview following a Monday evening Baltimore County Council meeting but confirmed he would withdraw the bill. "I'm pulling the …
Houk, an internist, was struck by an SUV Thursday while jogging to work—an activity for which he gained local recognition.
Dr. Ted Houk, well-known for his daily runs to work, is in better health after a Thursday SUV accident left the internist with severe injuries. Houk, 50, of the 1700 block of Kurtz Avenue in Lutherville, was listed in critical condition following the accident, but has since been upgraded to serious condition, said Karen Warmkessel, a R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center spokeswoman. Houk was flown to shock trauma—where he remained Monday—after he was struck by 2005 Toyota Rav4 driven by a 65-year-old woman, Baltimore County Police said. Police said Houk, who was traveling southbound on N. Charles Street, jogged into the traffic lane, in front of the vehicle. Colleagues worried about Houk's condition following the accident. He has a private …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Ted Houk, an internist who achieved local notoriety for his daily runs to work, was struck by a minivan in Towson Monday morning.
Dr. Ted Houk, a well-known fixture on York Road and Charles Street who was severely injured after he was struck by a minivan Thursday, was praised admirably by his colleagues. "He's a very pleasant, caring person, and that's what would come out every time we talked," said Neal Friedlander, chair of the hospital's department of medicine. Houk, 50, of the 1700 block of Kurtz Avenue, was airlifted to Maryland Shock Trauma from an area near N. Charles Street and Chestnut Avenue, Baltimore County said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 8:12 a.m. Thursday. Police said he is listed in critical condition. Alyce Farrar, an employee at Houk's office, said she was shocked when she learned of his accident. "I was devastated by the news…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The 57-year-old Belcamp resident was pronounced dead at Franklin Square Hospital.
Baltimore County police are now investigating the death of a county property management worker who died Monday while plowing snow. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that Philip Wayne Higgins, 57, of the 4400 block of Declaration Circle in Belcamp, died from multiple injuries, and ruled the manner of death accidental, Baltimore County police said. Baltimore County Fire Department crews responded to a report of cardiac arrest at 11:34 a.m. in Kingsville. A bystander discovered Higgins lying about 10 to 20 feet away from his county-issued 2012 Ford F-550 truck in a county-owned parking lot at the former site of the Gunpowder Falls Golf Course, according to a news release. Emergency crews administered CPR and other …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
An accused co-conspirator reportedly rammed his car into a gate at Pollard's Towing.
Two men were arrested after an attempt to steal a vehicle that had been seized by Pollard's Towing. John Kevin James, 22, of the 100 block of Chapletowne Circle and Devin Maurice Johnson, 21, of the 4000 block of Mispillion Road were arrested on charges of burglary Saturday, according to a Baltimore County Police Department report. Police said Johnson pulled his vehicle into Pollard's, striking a gate and causing damage to it. James then alledgedly exited Johnson's vehicle, hopped over a fence and got into his vehicle, which was towed for illegal parking. When police arrived at the scene, James allegedly reversed his vehicle quickly and hit the nearby Richard's Auto Body and destroyed an air conditioning unit, according to the report. Both…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The incident occurred on Cross Campus Drive.
A disabled man on an electric scooter was hit by a car driven by a student on Cross Campus Drive at Towson University Tuesday night, Baltimore County Police said. Campus newspaper The Towerlight broke the news of the incident. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. as the man was going through a crosswalk near the college's Glen Tower A, police said. The car was traveling west-bound on Cross Campus Drive. A dispatch officer did not know the man's condition, but a Towerlight journalist, who spoke to a passenger in the vehicle, reports that he was transported by ambulance.
Baltimore County police release voicemail Todd Huff left for county police Chief Jim Johnson on the night the councilman was arrested for drunken driving.
In the minutes after Baltimore County Council member Todd Huff was pulled over for driving without headlights, the first-term Republican apparently called Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson multiple times and said in one of the calls he had been drinking before operating his county-owned Jeep. "Apparently I was pulled over, I didn't have my headlights on and yes, I was drinking," Huff said in the voice mail left on Johnson's county cell phone that lasted less than 30 seconds. The call was released by the the Baltimore County Police Department under a Maryland Public Information Act request filed Monday by Patch. Huff was pulled over shortly before 3 a.m. on Feb. 23 after a police officer spotted the councilman's silver Jeep Grand …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Baltimore County Police Homeland Security section is providing the school system with training on what to be aware of in case of a school shooting.
The Baltimore County Police Department is collaborating with the school system to provide staff with more training in dealing with potential school shooting situations. The heightened concern comes after an attack at Perry Hall High School and a gun incident at Stemmers Run Middle School earlier in the school year. "We are working on making sure that the leadership of the schools, principals, fully understand our protocols," said Dale Rauenzahn, executive director of school safety and security. "We have trained for many years on the active shooter scenario." Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said situational awareness that leads to a school shooting scenario and response training is now available to administrators by the …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Baltimore Sun reports that Nikita Levy, a Johns Hopkins gynecologist who was being investigated for allegedly using recording devices on his patients, committed suicide.
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that an embattled Towson doctor who faced allegations of recording his patients committed suicide, but Baltimore County police are declining to confirm what the newspaper has reported. Nikita Levy, a Johns Hopkins gynecologist, was discovered dead at his Hampton Lane home Monday morning, according to The Sun. Levy was being investigated for using recording devices, including a camera hidden in a pen to take clandestine pictures of his patients. The Sun article lists suicide as the cause of death, and alleges that Levy wrapped a plastic bag around his head and filled it with helium. The Towson doctor also reportedly left an apology note for his wife. Baltimore County Police Department spokeswoman Elise …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Towson University student Ryan Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene on York Road near Washington Avenue.
Nearly one year later, Baltimore County police have not been able to identify the driver in a hit-and-run incident that left a Towson University student dead. "For our closure, it's important to find the person who did this," said William Bailey, father of Ryan Bailey, a 20-year-old student who was killed on March 31, 2012. At around 1:50 a.m., police and fire crews discovered Ryan Bailey dead at the scene near York Road and Washington Avenue. Investigators determined he was walking northbound when an older model silver or white boxy style car that was traveling northbound on York Road in the same lane struck Ryan Bailey and knocked him toward the sidewalk. "It's still difficult to talk about," said William Bailey, a Seaford, NY resident. …
Glen
11:30 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
This is primarily a constitutionally flawed bill, presented by Todd with marginally limited justification on his part, which would have also significantly limited the rights of BCPS parents and students to protest School Board decisions to arbitrarily close and consolidate well performing and within capacity schools. Let's look at the real issues and the development motivations behind some of the… more ›