Baltimore County executive names new agency leaders following last month’s departures

Baltimore County announced new department heads Thursday, a month after County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. handily won reelection and announced the departures of several agency leaders, including Police Chief Melissa Hyatt. Kevin Reed, the current deputy director of the Office of Budget and Finance, will take over as director for Edward Blades, who Olszewski said would step down at the end of the year after 26 years with the department.