UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Arvel Jones, Sr. of Arbutus. The Baltimore County Police Department officer is identified as Detective Todd Wiedel, a 28-year veteran of the department. Detective Wiedel is assigned to the Operations Bureau. Original story below… HALETHORPE, MD—Police fatally shot an armed man in Baltimore County on Wednesday morning. At just before 10:30 a.m. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an armed robbery and several burglaries that were reported over the past several days. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, a suspect burglarized a business in the 8000-block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale (21237) and stole various items. At approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, April 18, several suspects burglarized a business in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Police, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, are urging residents to safely dispose of unneeded prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This biannual event aims to combat medication misuse and provide a secure disposal […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new tool to help build relationships with the community it serves: a Mobile Community Center. The Baltimore County Police Department launched the Mobile Community Center on Tuesday. It’s a mobile platform that will bring “essential services, outreach, and educational programs directly to the communities that the Baltimore County Police Department serves,” according […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office are looking for information to help them solve a cold case from 1988. The victim, Patricia Burns was living in the North Point Village in Dundalk, Maryland at the time of her death. At approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday July 6, 1988, Patricia Burns, who was 25 years old at the time, […]
SPARROWS POINT, MD—Maryland officials are warning drivers to slow down and be alert in work zones after revealing that more than 48,000 citations were issued in the first two months of the state’s new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations. The new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations, which took effect January 1, 2025, issues fines […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a shooting in Baltimore County that left one person dead. Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred near the 1100-block of Ingleside Avenue at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Charles Meile, was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to contact […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An Amazon delivery driver from Baltimore County has been sentenced to 45 days of home detention and 45 days of incarceration after hitting a pedestrian with his van and fleeing the scene of the accident. Jerome Allan Young, 26, turned himself in to Baltimore County Police days after the February 18 incident, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the […]