South Carolina pastor arrested, charged with 1980s sex offenses against minors in Baltimore County

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC—A South Carolina pastor has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against minors in Baltimore County. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested the pastor on eleven warrants from Baltimore County that included charges of criminal sexual conduct with minors. Thomas James Brackett, 59, pastor of Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church, in Andrews, was taken into custody […]

Vehicle stolen in Hillendale, Fullerton home burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this week. Between midnight and 2 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, two individuals smashed and entered a vehicle’s front passenger window in the 7700-block of Hillsway Avenue in Hillendale (21234). Once inside, a suspect used a tool to start the ignition and they then stole the vehicle. At 7:45 a.m. […]

Driver pulls gun during I-695 road rage incident, Perry Hall residence burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported this week. At just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, an individual pointed a gun at someone during a confrontation in the unit block of Dalmeny Court in Carney (21234). Between 9 p.m. on Monday, October 17 and 7 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, an individual broke into a […]

Gun pulled during Hillendale argument, catalytic converter stolen in Rosedale

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported this month. Sometime between Sunday, October 2 and Sunday, October 16, an individual entered a residential driveway in the 7700-block of Babikow Road in Rosedale (21237) and stole a catalytic converter from a parked vehicle. Sometime between Tuesday, October 11 and Sunday, October 16, an individual cut through a storage […]

Stolen vehicle slams into patrol car during Carney pursuit, Joppa Road storage containers burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating three local crimes that were reported over the weekend. At around 3:45 a.m. on Friday, October 14, during a police pursuit involving a stolen BMW in the area of East Joppa Road at Pearlwood Court in Carney (21234), the BMW driver intentionally struck a patrol vehicle and caused damage. Between 5 p.m. on Friday, October 14 […]

Diesel fuel stolen in White Marsh, power tools stolen in Kingsville

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two commercial burglaries that were reported last week. Sometime between 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12 and 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, an individual entered a construction site in the area of Honeygo Boulevard at Silver Oak Drive in White Marsh. The suspect then broke three equipment machine locks and stole approximately 300 gallons of […]

Baltimore County man involved with foster care programs charged with rape, sexual abuse of a minor

TOWSON, MD—Detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children’s Unit arrested and charged 43-year-old Keith H. Savage with second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and child pornography, along with other sexual offense charges. Savage was granted bail and is currently on home detention. Police say that, for several years, Savage was active in numerous foster care programs. Authorities are […]