Baltimore County summer camp adviser accused of distributing child pornography

COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Baltimore County detectives have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Cockeysville man with possessing, promoting, and distributing child pornography. David Naujokas, 26, of the unit block of Beehive Place (21030), was arrested on Wednesday. Prior to his arrest, Naujokas worked as a summer camp advisor at Kid’s Revolution, a licensed child care center in Cockeysville. Naujokas remains at the Baltimore […]

Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force seizes enough fentanyl to kill 200,000 people, 11 suspects indicted

TOWSON, MD—A 16-month investigation by the Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force has resulted in the indictment of eleven alleged wholesale drug traffickers. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement executed 55 search warrants and seized enough fentanyl to kill 200,000 people. Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt was among those who joined Acting United States Attorney for the District of […]

Vehicle fire reported in Dunfield [VIDEO]

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon vehicle fire in the Dunfield neighborhood. The fire was reported at around 1:30 p.m. in the unit block of Aven Way (21236). Units from the Baltimore County Fire Department and Baltimore County Police Department are on the scene. There has been no word on any injuries or what caused the […]

BCoFD: Essex high-rise fire set by tenant who committed suicide

ESSEX, MD—Authorities say Sunday night’s high-rise fire in Essex was set by a tenant who committed suicide. The 74-year-old has been identified as David Boyd Thompson, of the 1000-block of Franklin Avenue (21221). Fire and police personnel responded to the Essex Co-Op Apartment Complex at around 11 p.m. on Sunday night. Upon arrival, firefighters found a small fire with heavy […]

Baltimore County man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, extortion charges

UPDATE: Clement Robert Mercaldo’s co-conspirator, Stepfen Gerard Gaither, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of murder-for-hire conspiracy and interstate communications with intent to extort. Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., 62, of Timonium, pleaded guilty on Friday in connection to the extortion and planned murder […]

Parkville man, former youth coach arrested on child sex abuse, pornography charges

PARKVILLE, MD—Authorities have arrested a Parkville man on child sex abuse and child pornography charges. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced the arrest 38-year-old Michael Vincent Bonczewski. In January, 2021, a victim came forward and reported to Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Center detectives that he had been the victim of sexual abuse from 2010 through 2012. He […]