Police investigating burglary, 3 robberies

Police are investigating a burglary and three robberies that were reported this week. At 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, an individual approached a juvenile in the area of Dunfield Road at Gradien Drive in Nottingham (21236), pushed the the girl, took her pillowcase filled with candy, and fled the scene. The bag also contained the girls’s cell phone. At […]

Jared Kushner-owned company fined as negligent property owner in White Marsh, Essex

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz revealed on Thursday the existence of more than 200 code violations in apartments owned by the Kushner Companies in Baltimore County, all accrued in the current calendar year. After threatening to withhold HUD rental payments and levy fines, necessary repairs were made in all but nine properties. Those nine un-repaired properties resulted in withholding of […]

Friendly competition as Baltimore County schools aim for best attendance

Baltimore County Public Schools is expecting plenty of friendly competition this month as elementary schools challenge each other for the title of best student attendance. November is BCPS Attendance Awareness Month, reminding students and families of the importance of daily, on-time attendance now that routines have settled in for the school year. Research shows that missing just two school days […]

Police investigating 5 Halloween robberies

Police in Baltimore County are investigating five robberies that were reported on Halloween. At 1 a.m. on October 31, a man ripped the purse from a woman’s shoulder in the area of Franklin Square Drive and Castlestone Drive in Rosedale (21237), then assaulted the victim and fled the scene. Sometime between noon and 4 p.m., an individual assaulted a woman […]

17 injured in Essex bus crash

Several people were injured in a crash involving an MTA bus in Essex on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. at the intersection of Stemmers Run Road and Back River Neck Road. Authorities say 17 people are being treated for minor injuries. Heavy delays are being reported. Motorists should avoid the area.

Middle River man, 4 others convicted of operating drug trafficking ring protected by corrupt former BCPD detective

A federal jury has convicted five men on conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine relating to a drug trafficking organization in northern Baltimore. The five individuals have been identified as: Antonio Shropshire, 34, of Baltimore Omari Thomas, 25, of Middle River Antoine Washington, 27, of Baltimore Alexander Campbell, 29, of Baltimore Glen Kyle Wells, 31, […]