UPDATE: Jonathan Gonzalez-Cruz has been located. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Jonathan Gonzalez-Cruz, 16, is 5’08” tall and weighs 170 pounds. He was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025 in the Essex area wearing a dark colored hoodie, a white t-shirt , and black pants. Anyone […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier on Friday submitted a $4.8 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 that provides funding for public education, recreation and parks, public safety, sustainability, public works and transportation, libraries, and beyond. “Baltimore County residents deserve leadership that continues to invest in our communities, deliver record funding for educators, and provide for long-awaited infrastructure projects. […]
TOWSON, MD— Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit are requesting the public’s help in locating Javier Antonio Rivera. Authorities say Rivera is wanted in reference to sex abuse of a minor and conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent. Anyone with information on Javier Antonio Rivera’s whereabouts is asked to contact detectives by calling 410-887-7720 or […]
UPDATE: Barbara Sparrow has been located. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Baltimore County woman. Barbara Sparrow, 74, is 5’07” tall and weighs 140 pounds. She was last seen at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025 in the Essex area wearing a black hat, a blue jacket, a red shirt, and […]
UPDATE: Nala Powell has been located. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing woman. Nala Powell, 25, is 5’05” tall and weighs 150 pounds. She was last seen at around 2 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025 in the Essex area wearing a black jacket, a white tank top, and red pants. Authorities […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating nearly a dozen local crimes that were reported in late March. At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025, multiple unknown suspects burglarized a residence in the 2200-block of Southorn Road in Middle River (21220) and stole various items. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, a suspect used a weapon […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A police pursuit resulted in a local school being placed on lockout status on Thursday morning. On April 3, 2025, a stolen vehicle from Essex was tracked down and pursued by police, according to Councilman David Marks.. The driver bailed out into the woods near Chapel Hill Elementary School. The school was placed on lockout status while police […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been sentenced to life in prison for a random road rage shooting that killed a woman and injured her passenger in Essex in 2023. Rylan Picard-Kevin Harris, 31, was found guilty of shooting Shalia Hendrix, 31, in the back on May 5, 2023, while she was driving on Route 702. According to the Baltimore […]