TOWSON, MD—An English language arts and reading teacher at Catonsville Middle School has been named Baltimore County Public Schools’ 2025-26 Teacher of the Year. Brittany Jakubowski was among three finalists for the title who were honored Wednesday at a gala event celebrating the school system’s educators. Also celebrated were Kieran O’Connell of Franklin High School and Angela Berry of New […]
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—Maryland State Highway Administration crews will soon begin a $1.1 million pavement resurfacing project on approximately one-mile of MD 166 (South Rolling Road) from the Park and Ride Lot to Bloomsbury Avenue in Catonsville. The project will start as soon as Sunday night, April 27, and is expected to be completed in late June, weather permitting. Motorists can expect […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore-area priest has been charged with child sex abuse that occurred in the 1990s. In October 2023, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit were alerted of past sexual abuse by a former priest. During their investigation, the survivor provided information regarding sexual abuse by 62-year-old William “Father Bill” Mannion that occurred from […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—The suspect who shot and injured a police officer in Baltimore County last week has been charged. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have charged 27-year-old Andrew Britt in connection to the shooting that occurred on March 13, 2025, at the Wilkens Precinct, which resulted in a Baltimore County police officer being injured. At approximately 2:30 p.m. […]
UPDATE 2: The suspect has been identified and charged. UPDATE: The injured police officer has been released from Shock Trauma. Original story below… CATONSVILLE, MD—A Baltimore County Police Department officer was shot near a police precinct on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2025, an armed subject approached an officer in the 900-block of Walker Avenue in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred on Tuesday night. At approximately 10:15 p.m. on February 25, 2025, officers responded to the 5400-block of Baltimore National Pike (21229) following reports of a pedestrian crash. It was later determined that 37-year-old Jessica Davis was attempting to cross Baltimore National […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Washington, D.C. man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in robbing four cell phone stores across Maryland at gunpoint, officials say. Xavier Jones, 26, was involved in robberies at Verizon and AT&T stores in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Prince George’s County, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During the robberies, Jones and his accomplices […]