2 Undercover Narcotics Detectives Injured, 3 in Custody: Police

DUNDALK, MD — Two undercover detectives were injured Thursday while conducting a narcotics investigation in Dundalk, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Three people were arrested in connection with the hit-and-run, which police said sent one of the officers to shock trauma.

The officers had tried to stop a gray Honda Accord and a white vehicle that they believed were involved in a drug transaction near the intersection of Aldworth and Manchester roads around 11:30 a.m., police reported.

The white car hit an unmarked police cruiser, then struck the detective outside the cruiser before leaving the scene, police allege. Officers in Baltimore City took the driver into custody on an unrelated charge, police said.

The officer who was hit was taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

As the other driver attempted to leave the scene, further complications arose. The gray Honda Accord hit a curb, then the driver got out and ran to a dark vehicle. Police said that a woman was driving the vehicle, which struck a detective who was running to stop them. That vehicle was also stopped in Baltimore City, where the woman and driver of the Accord were both detained, police reported.

The officer struck by the dark vehicle sustained minor injuries and was not taken anywhere for medical attention, authorities said.

The Baltimore County Police Narcotics Unit was investigating the incident.

Initial Report — Two police officers were injured Thursday in what began as a narcotics investigation and ended up being a hit-and-run in Dundalk, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

Two people were taken into custody in connection with the incident, which took place near the intersection of Aldworth and Manchester roads around 11:30 a.m., police reported.

Three vehicles were involved, one of which remained at large as of approximately 2 p.m.

First, a Baltimore County police cruiser involved in a narcotics investigation was struck, then an officer outside the cruiser was hit by a car, according to police, who reported the car left the scene.

Another officer was struck and sustained minor injuries, authorities said.

At 12:15 p.m., authorities said the car had been located and two people were detained. Another vehicle—a white car—has not yet been found, police reported.

One officer was taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.