ODENTON, MD—Police say a Middle River man shot and killed his estranged wife in Odenton and later shot and killed himself in New Jersey. At just before 10:15 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, officers with the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a reported a shooting at the Smith Bus Service, located in the 1800-block of Bucklina Avenue […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local robberies, burglaries, and assaults that were reported this month. At approximately 12 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025, a suspect burglarized a location in the 4000-block of Millner Road in Nottingham/Perry Hall (21236) and stole various items. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, multiple suspects robbed someone of property in the unit […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a 2016 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a woman mistaken for her neighbor, a federal witness. Matthew Hightower, 43, faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison. Hightower admitted to using a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime that resulted in […]
GREENBELT, MD—A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three corporate executives have pleaded guilty in a decadelong bribery scheme involving more than $550 million in federal contracts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced this week. Two companies involved in the scheme also admitted criminal liability and entered into deferred prosecution agreements. Roderick Watson, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been indicted on federal bribery charges, accused of paying more than $10,000 to a former Baltimore City finance official to extinguish his financial obligations to the city, including unpaid water bills. James Carroll Erny Jr., 54, of Glen Arm, Maryland, was charged with one count of bribery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland […]
NORTH EAST, MD—Maryland State Police announced Wednesday the arrest of two individuals in connection with a missing 3-year-old Delaware girl, whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert that was later canceled. Human remains consistent with those of a young child were discovered in a vacant lot in North East. Darrian Randle, 31, and Cedrick Antoine Britten, 44, both of North East, […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have responded after a physical education teacher was arrested on sex abuse charges. On June 11, police announced the arrest of 40-year-old Sean Brooks, a physical education teacher at Perry Hall High School. He has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor, which stemmed from alleged crimes that occurred on school premises. BCPS […]
UPDATE: Baltimore County Public Schools officials have issued a statement. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools teacher has been arrested on sex abuse charges. Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 40-year-old Sean Brooks with sexual abuse of a minor, which stemmed from alleged crimes that occurred on school premises. Brooks, who […]