Bad Kerosene, Joe Flacco Home | Top Owings Mills Stories Of 2019

OWINGS MILLS, MD — It won't be long now until 2019 rolls over to a new year. Quite a bit has happened in the Owings Mills area in the last 365 days. From a machete wielding man shot by officers in a local grocery store to contaminated kerosene sold at a Liberty Road gas station, Patch covered it.

So which stories did our readers find the most interesting? We rounded up the top 10 stories from 2019.

Home Of WJZ Anchor On Market In Greenspring Valley — A Greenspring Valley home owned by theater director Jackson Phippin and WJZ anchor Denise Koch was listed in June for more than $1.3 million. The couple purchased the home in 2007 for its proximity to Garrison Forest School, which their twin daughters attended.

Machete-Wielding Man Dies After Officer-Involved Shooting: Police — In February, a man died after two officers shot at him as he wielded a machete inside the Randallstown Aldi. Initially, authorities said he had been hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot at least once in the upper body.

Joe Flacco Lists Reisterstown Home For Sale: Report — As Joe Flacco headed to Denver to play for the Denver Broncos, the former Baltimore Ravens quarterback reportedly put his Baltimore County home on the market.

Deadly Target Parking Lot Crash: Owings Mills Teen Charged — Kishiya Lashawn Powell of Owings Mills was charged with one count of driving a motor vehicle without required license and authorization after she hit and killed a grandmother holding a baby outside the Owings Mills Target in June.

Home Of Joe Flacco Sells In Days: Report — The home of former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco reportedly sold in four days. The Realtor from Sotheby's who handled the sale said the home was listed on May 10 and was purchased in cash on May 14, according to the Delaware News Journal.

Home Of Edgar Allan Poe Descendant For Sale In Greenspring Valley — A descendant of Edgar Allan Poe owned a 1927 mansion on Garrison Forest Road. It also was the 2018 Baltimore Symphony Designers' Show House, so local designers decorated its 28 rooms with fresh looks to raise money for the orchestra. The home was listed in October for $3.49 million.

Contaminated Kerosene Recalled From Liberty Road Gas Station — In February, fire officials issued a warning about kerosene sold at a local gas station. The kerosene, which was sold at the Shell & Dash-In on Liberty Road, was contaminated with gasoline, authorities said.

'The Case Against Adnan Syed': HBO Releases Documentary Trailer — In February, HBO released the trailer for its new documentary series, "The Case Against Adnan Syed." The documentary retraces what led to a Woodlawn High School student being sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and the events since.

Sex Abuse Allegations Substantiated At McDonogh School: Report — The McDonogh School in April released findings from a two-year investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by former faculty members. Since the 1940s, there have been five former faculty members suspected of sexual misconduct involving a total of 24 students.

Principal Alleges Race-Baiting By Officer In Owings Mills — A high school principal alleged he was race-baited by a police officer in Owings Mills in late July after he and his son had walked a block from their home to where a young African-American man was handcuffed on the side of the road, he told The Baltimore Sun.