TOWSON, MD—Officials this week announced that Baltimore County has continued to experience sharp declines in homicides and nonfatal shootings over the first half of 2024. Baltimore County has reported a 31% decrease in homicides and a 30% decrease in nonfatal shootings through July 2024, compared to the same time period in 2021. Officials say this is a significant milestone in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore police officer was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 1. Steven Umberto Angelini, a Baltimore resident, was also sentenced for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Maryland announced in a news release. Angelina joined […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced that no charges would be filed in connection with the November 2023, fatal officer-involved shooting in Parkville. At around 11:30 p.m. on November 24, 2023, officers responded to a home in the 2700-block of Maple Avenue for a reported domestic disturbance. When the first officer arrived at the front door of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for laundering more than $1.8 million in drug money for a Mexican cartel. The sentence, announced by U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron, was the result of a guilty plea by 46-year-old Gerrod Davis, of Glen Burnie, who was convicted of laundering money as part […]
UPDATE: The roadway has been reopened. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday morning crash on Belair Road. The crash occurred along Route 1 between Putty Hill Avenue and Rossville Boulevard. Belair Road has been shut down in both directions for crash investigation. Motorists should use an alternate route. #TrafficAlert Route 1 (Belair Road) is […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—An overnight shooting in the Nottingham area has left one man injured. At just after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, officers responded to the unit block of Handworth Way in Dunfield (21236) for a report of shots fired. At the scene, authorities located an adult male who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a […]
UPDATE: Eastern Avenue has been reopened. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Motorists are being asked to find an alternate route due to police activity in the Essex area. At just before 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, the Baltimore County Police Department said motorists were being asked to avoid Eastern Avenue between Route 702 and Old Eastern Avenue. No further details […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has received the Pro Patria Award for its support of employees who serve in the U.S. military’s National Guard and Reserve. The award was presented to Police Chief Robert O. McCullough and Officer Brian Eaton, who is an active Sergeant in the Maryland Army National Guard, at a luncheon event in Reisterstown on Saturday. […]