Crime & Safety

Special Operations Crew Trained Near Bridge Over Patapsco River

If you saw unusual activity around the I-70 bridge near the Patapsco River on Tuesday, this is what was happening.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Special operations personnel conducted a training Tuesday off Interstate 70, according to officials. The exercise took place in the area of the Patapsco River Bridge.

The special operations team was training near the Baltimore-Howard county line for several hours, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported.

The crew was training before 10 a.m. and would be in the area of I-70 west over the Patapsco River bridge until about 2 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.

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Photo of special ops training courtesy of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

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