NOTTINGHAM, MD—A suspicious package resulted in a heavy police response in the Nottingham area on Thursday afternoon. At just after 12 p.m. on May 22, 2025, officers responded to a reported suspicious package at the Festival at Perry Hall shopping center, located in the 4100-block of E. Joppa Road (21236), according to Councilman David Marks. A heavy police presence was […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—One suspect is in custody following a Friday morning investigation in White Marsh. At around 10:45 a.m. on December 27, officers responded to the 5300-block of Campbell Boulevard following reports of a suspicious individual in the Lowe’s parking lot. Once on scene, officers were alerted to a vehicle containing unknown material. Members of the Hazardous Devices Team responded […]
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD—A Maryland man has been charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and possessing destructive devices within his home after investigators concluded he had stolen them from his employer. Stephen K. Thompson, 48, was arrested on Monday after Thompson’s estranged wife reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad that she found suspicious items in their […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police have determined that the device found in Middle River on Wednesday morning was not a threat. At around 7 a.m. on May 31, 2023, detectives were conducting a joint investigation in the 700-block of Middle River Road. While at the location, detectives located a suspicious device that was believed to be an explosive. The Baltimore County Police […]
UPDATE: Police have determined that the device was not a threat. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Team is conducting an investigation in Middle River. At around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, officers responded to a location on Middle River Road. Additional details have not yet been provided, but police say Middle […]
TOWSON, MD—BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl Williams and Board of Education of Baltimore County member Julie Henn have issued a statement on Wednesday’s bomb scare at Pine Grove Middle School. The school was evacuated at just after noon on September 21 after an an improvised explosive device was found inside of a vehicle across the street from the school. Two individuals […]
CARNEY, MD—A Mount Airy man has been charged after an “improvised destructive device” was found outside of a Carney school on Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Richard Vickery, 43, of Mount Airy, is facing several charges, including felony possession of explosive material with intent to create destructive device, manufacture of possession of destructive device, and possession of explosive material without a license. […]
UPDATE 10: BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl Williams and Board of Education of Baltimore County member Julie Henn have issued a statement on this incident. —— UPDATE 9: The two suspects have been identified and charged. —— UPDATE 8: Two suspects have been arrested in connection with this incident. ——— UPDATE 7: BCPS officials say afternoon bus service is being affect […]