PERRY HALL, MD—On Wednesday, Principal Wendy Cunningham and students from Gunpowder Elementary School invited Baltimore County Police Department officers to Unity Day. The special day was created in memory of Officer Amy Caprio, who died in the line of duty in the Perry Hall area on May 21, 2018. Additionally, Unity Day acknowledges the sacrifices that first responders make on […]
UPDATE: Amy Caprio’s parents attended Unity Day at Gunpowder Elementary School on Wednesday’s fateful anniversary. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is remembering Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio on the seventh anniversary of her death in the line of duty. In Officer Caprio’s memory, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department are wearing mourning bands on their badges. […]
TOWSON, MD—On Friday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department saluted BCoPD’s 10 fallen heroes during the Department’s annual police memorial ceremony. “Today we pause to remember the ten Baltimore County Police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty and reflect on their lives, their sacrifice, and the work that we have dedicated our lives to for […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks and School Board member Julie Henn on Thursday announced a series of improvements to Gunpowder Elementary School’s play areas as the school prepares for its Unity Day commemoration in late May. Baltimore County Public Schools officials have fenced off the playground and started to dig out for new footers to replace the damaged […]
ROSEDALE, MD—An annual fundraiser organized by a Baltimore County police officer and his wife will take place in Rosedale this September. The fourth annual Amy Caprio Classic weightlifting competition will be held on September 20, 2025 at Exile Fitness. The annual event is organized by Baltimore County Police Department Officer Joshua Phipps and his wife Brianne, and the fundraiser is […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Earlier this month, the Amy Caprio Classic event was held in Rosedale to raise money for BARCS. The third annual powerlifting competition was held at Exile Fitness on Saturday, September 21st. On Friday, September 27, Officer Joshua Phipps presented BARCS with a check for $20,000. The event is organized by Baltimore County Police Department Officer Phipps and his wife […]
ROSEDALE, MD—An annual fundraiser organized by a Baltimore County police officer and his wife will take place in Rosedale later this month. The third annual Amy Caprio Classic weightlifting competition at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Exile Fitness. The annual event is organized by Baltimore County Police Department Officer Joshua Phipps and his wife Brianne, and the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Officers with the Baltimore County Police Department will wear mourning bands on their badges Tuesday in memory of Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio. On May 21, 2018, Officer Caprio, 29, responded to a call regarding a suspicious vehicle in the Perry Hall area. A second call confirmed that a home was being burglarized by four suspects associated with the suspicious […]