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Police Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision
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Police Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision

Howard County police are investigating a hit-and-run collision overnight in Jessup in which a pedestrian was struck and killed. At approximately 3:03 a.m. on April 29, a dark-colored sedan was traveling south on Washington Boulevard […]

Students from Dayton Oaks Elementary School take a moment to pose with County Executive Calvin Ball before Ball and students plant first tree at Arbor Day event.
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Dayton Oaks Elementary Plants Trees with County Executive

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – In honor of Arbor Day, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced a new partnership between Howard County Government and the Maryland Department of Nature Resources (DNR) to massively expand Howard […]

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball with supporters during the announcement of the new plan design for East Columbia Library Park
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New Design for East Columbia Library Park

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball recently unveiled the exciting new design of the County’s Department of Recreation & Parks’ East Columbia Library Park. It’s been 10 years since the park was […]

HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, April 25, 2024
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HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, April 25, 2024

Theft from vehicle/vehicle break-in Elkridge, 21075: 6700 block of Business Parkway, April 23-24 overnight, three vehicles: catalytic converters, tags Columbia, 21046: 9700 block of Summer Park Court, April 24-25 overnight, credit cards Vehicle theft Savage, […]

In the four cases represented in this article, HCPD recovered firearms  used by youth in the commission of a crime. (The stock photo is not a picture of actual guns recovered.
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Juveniles Commit Gun Related Crimes with Impunity

On Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the morning, the weather was a cool, but sunny 37 degrees in Columbia, Maryland. In the Bryant Woods section of Wilde Lake it seemed like another normal weekend day. […]