Friday, December 21, 2012
Owings Mills resident Anthony Maurice Cottle, 23, faces up to 70 years in prison plus a lifetime of supervised release.
A Baltimore County Fire Department firefighter was indicted this week on three counts of producing and possessing child pornography. On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Anthony Maurice Cottle, 23, who was a firefighter for the Baltimore County Fire Department, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. The three-count indictment states that, in June and July, Cottle "coerced two minor males to engage in sexually explicit conduct in order to produce two videos." And, on Sept. 28, "Cottle was in possession of the videos and other images of child pornography," it states. According to the release, Cottle was held at U.S. District Court during his initial appearance on Thursday, and on …
Friday, November 25, 2011
At least one-third of the department's top commanders could retire by the end of the year.
At least one third of the Baltimore County Fire Department command staff could retire by the end of the year, according to fire Chief John J. Hohman. Those eligible retirements—eight of 23 total command-level employees—include battalion chiefs, fire directors, division chiefs and assistant chiefs, Hohman said. Hohman told Patch he is preparing to reorganize his command staff based partially on how many eligible employees are granted early retirement. Those wishing to take advantage of the early retirement benefit recently passed by the County Council must make their intentions known by Dec. 30 and must retire by Feb. 29. “I have worked for the Baltimore County Fire Department for more than 34 years and I know all of those that are …
Friday, November 4, 2011
The Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce recognized 23 individuals that represented area firefighters, police officers, servicemen and medical personnel.
Baltimore County Fire Department Lt. Scott Ebbert knew that he had the training necessary to help rescue his fellow firefighters, if they ever became trapped during a blaze. He just hoped he never had to utilize that training. But that day came on Jan. 19 when he was one of the many firefighters who tried to rescue Lutherville volunteer firefighter Mark Falkenhan when he became trapped inside a burning apartment building. While Falkenhan, a Middle River resident, was rescued from the building, he died that night, an evening Ebbert will remain etched in his memory for the rest of his life. “That was the toughest day of my career,” said Ebbert, a Parkville resident based at the Golden Ring station. “Mark was a friend and you just never think…
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