Police responding to barricade situation in Essex

UPDATE: Police say the barricade situation has been resolved peacefully.  A wanted burglary suspect has been taken into custody in the 600-block of Middlesex Road (21221). Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police are responding to a barricade situation in the Essex area. At just before 3 p.m., the Baltimore County Police Department said officers were addressing a barricade situation on Middlesex […]

Barricade situation unfolding in Essex, nearby schools on lockout status

UPDATE: Both schools noted below are dismissing on time. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police are on the scene of a barricade situation that is unfolding in the Essex area. At around 11:45 a.m. on June 5, 2023, tactical teams, aviation, and marine units responded to the area of Sandalwood Road at S. Marlyn Avenue (21221). Initial reports indicate that one […]

Baltimore County detective who was shot by wanted suspect released from hospital

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department reports that a detective who was shot by a wanted suspect earlier this month has been released from the hospital. After a 10-day stay at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore County Police Detective Chih has been discharged. “Detective Chih and his family are extremely […]

Officer shot several times with rifle, carjacked prior to wanted suspect’s arrest in Fallston

TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County have provided additional details on the overnight manhunt that led to the arrest of a wanted suspect in Fallston early Friday morning. At around 5:45 a.m. on February 10, David Linthicum, 24, was taken into police custody in Harford County. Linthicum was wanted in connection with two separate shootings, each involving a Baltimore County police […]

ARRESTED: Suspect taken into custody following hours-long standoff in Fallston

UPDATE: Police say the injured officer was carjacked, shot multiple times with a rifle, and is recovering at Shock Trauma. Original story below… —— FALLSTON, MD—The suspect who shot and injured two police officers has been taken into police custody. David Linthicum allegedly shot and injured one police officer in Cockeysville on Wednesday evening. That officer has been released from […]

Shots fired in Cockeysville, suspect barricaded in home

UPDATE 2: Police are actively searching for the armed-and-dangerous suspect involved in this incident. UPDATE: Police are asking nearby residents to shelter-in-place. Original story below… ——— COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Police are responding to a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Cockeysville. Initial reports indicate that shots were fired at just before 3 p.m. on February 8 in the area of Powers Avenue at Sherwood […]

Barricade situation unfolding in Carney

UPDATE: Police say the barricade situation has been resolved without incident. Original story below… ——— CARNEY, MD—Police are on the scene of a barricade situation in the Carney area. At around 4:30 p.m., the Baltimore County Police Department advised that a tactical team and hostage negotiators were responding to the 2800-block of Munster Road (21234). No additional information is available […]