BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Dundalk High School teacher is accused of assaulting two freshman students, authorities said Thursday. Andrew Lawrence Rader, 30, of Baltimore, was arrested Wednesday on assault charges in connection with the accusations, Baltimore County Police said. The 30-year-old was the high school’s art chair. The school said he was hired last August, but was “immediately removed from the school and placed on administrative leave” once the administration learned of the alleged behavior in April. Rader was taken into custody on a warrant charging him with two counts of second-degree as ..read more

DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — A raging house fire in Dundalk that destroyed four homes and displaced 16 people on Friday was an accidental fire caused by an outdoor chicken fryer, the Baltimore County Fire Department said. The fire was reported about noon at several row homes in the unit block of Flagship Road. Crews got the fire under control about an hour later, but four homes were rendered uninhabitable. Authorities said 11 adults, 5 children and multiple pets were displaced. No injuries were reported. A mayday call was made for a firefighter running low on air who became disoriented, but it was qui ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four Baltimore County officers who opened fire on a driver who allegedly rammed a police vehicle at the scene of an arrest in Dundalk last month were justified in their actions, a grand jury found Monday. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said his office agrees with the jury and the officers, who are part of the Criminal Apprehension Support Team, will not be prosecuted. Police said the officers were detaining two people in connection with a 2021 homicide around 1 p.m. on April 14 near the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Avon Avenue when the driver all ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County police are investigating the killing of a 43-year-old man who was fatally shot Wednesday in Dundalk. Officers responding to a reported shooting in the 1900 block of Ewald Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday found Tayvon Scott shot multiple times, police said. Scott was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. No information about a possible suspect or motive was released, but police said detectives continue to investigate what transpired. The deadly shooting stunned neighbors, who couldn’t believe it unfolded so close to home and in the middle of the ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 92-year-old Dundalk woman was killed and a 72-year-old woman was critically injured during two separate electrical fires in the same neighborhood over the weekend, according to authorities. Baltimore County firefighters found the 92-year-old woman when they were battling a house fire in the 7000 block of Dunhill Road around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, county officials said. A neighbor had called 911 to report that the house was on fire and that someone was possibly trapped. Firefighters found the elderly woman in her living room. Fire investigators later determine that a damaged e ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dozens of headstones were vandalized last week at a Ukrainian cemetery in Dundalk, Baltimore County Police said. Police said they learned of the vandalism at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Cemetery Wednesday, just before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. More than 50 headstones were damaged. Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. A spokesperson for Governor Larry Hogan said the state will match the reward, bringing the reward up to $4,000. “We are coordinating with local law enforcement officials about the he ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An anonymous 71-year-old Dundalk woman claimed $500,000 Wednesday in Baltimore as the first of 12 VaxCash 2.0 winners, the Maryland Lottery said. VaxCash 2.0 is the state’s $2 million vaccine lottery to encourage booster shots. The winner, who used the nickname “Mi Familia,” received a call from the Maryland Department of Health on Feb. 15 informing her of the win. She didn’t believe it until she reached the Maryland Lottery’s Baltimore headquarters, the organization said. “I didn’t believe it was real, until today,” the excited winner told Lottery officials. When asked why s ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Dundalk resident has won $500,000 as part of VaxCash 2.0, the state’s vaccine lottery to encourage booster shots, the Maryland Lottery announced on Tuesday. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the $2 million lottery last week. Today's $500,000 VaxCash 2.0 Winner is from Dundalk, MD! Learn more about the promotion here: https://t.co/wzM91O93K5 pic.twitter.com/EbJODmDrgH — Maryland Lottery (@MDLottery) February 15, 2022 As the state continues to emerge from a surge in cases fueled by the Omicron variant, Hogan said booster shots are more important than ever. “All of the data shows t ..read more

DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police said they are looking for Jayleen Santana, a critically missing 13-year-old boy last seen Wednesday. Police said Santana was last seen at Dundalk Middle School wearing all-black clothing. He is missing from the 2000 block of Guy Way in Dundalk. Santana is five foot one inch and 110 pounds. Anyone with information is requested to call 911 or 410-307-2020. #CriticalMissing: 13-year-old Jayleen Santana (5'1 110lbs) is missing from 2000 block of Guy Wy MD, 21222. Last seen wearing all black clothing on 2/9/2022 at Dundalk Middle School. Anyone with inf ..read more

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — A Severn man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of a Dundalk man in 2019, the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County said Wednesday. Albert Muldrow, 34, was charged with the murder of 32-year-old Martino Duffin Jr. in March 2019. Family members contacted Baltimore County police around 6 p.m. in March 2019 to have officers check on the welfare of Duffin at the 100 block of Kinship Road, saying they had not heard from him in days and were unable to reach him by phone. Officers found Duffin’s body in his apartment. He appeared to have been sh ..read more