Police searching for missing senior citizen last seen in Cedonia area

UPDATE: Rufus Edwards has been located. Original story below… ——— CEDONIA, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is searching for a missing senior citizen. Rufus Edwards, 82, is 5’08” tall and weighs 172 pounds. He was last seen in the Cedonia area wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and black boots. Anyone with information on Rufus Edwards’ whereabouts is asked to […]

Former police deputy charged with sexual abuse of a minor

TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested a Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office employee on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. Jonathan Koritzer, 35, was arrested Friday by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit. Authorities said they received information about an inappropriate relationship between Koritzer and a minor. Koritzer is charged with sexual abuse of […]

Body camera footage from fatal police-involved shooting in Dundalk released [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Wednesday released the body-worn camera footage from the fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Dundalk. The shooting happened at around 7:30 p.m. on May 18, 2025, in the 8200-block of N. Boundary Road (21222). Authorities say officers from the Baltimore County […]

Baltimore County Police Department launches INFO Center for real-time policing

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department this week unveiled a new Information Nexus For Operations (INFO) Center, a state-of-the-art hub designed to provide officers with real-time intelligence as they respond to calls. The department said the INFO Center will enhance officer safety and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of responses by offering immediate access to critical information. “By equipping officers […]

Police investigating several local robberies, burglaries, and assaults

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 man pleads guilty in 2016 mistaken identity murder-for-hire plot

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 […]