Police searching for missing Essex 13-year-old

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a 13-year-old who has gone missing from the Essex area. Christian Munoz-Aguilar is 5’7″ tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds. He was last seen at around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, on the Essex area wearing unknown clothing. Anyone with information on Christian Munoz-Aguilar’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or […]

Police searching for missing Essex teen

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a teen who has been reported missing from the Essex area. George Bobo, 14, is 5’2″ tall and weighs approximately 125 pounds. He was last seen on Sunday, March 12, in the Essex area wearing a grey New Balance sweatshirt, black jeans, and Crocs shoes. Anyone with information on George Bobo’s whereabouts […]

Eastern Tech teams earn 1st, 3rd places at the Lockheed Martin CYBERQUEST competition

TOWSON, MD—Teams from Eastern Technical High School earned first and third places at the CYBERQUEST® competition held in Hanover, MD on Saturday, March 4th. CYBERQUEST® is Lockheed Martin’s annual high school cyber competition held at locations across the nation as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom. The goal of the competition is to encourage high school students to […]

Baltimore County expands crab pot debris removal, begins oyster shell recycling [VIDEO]

ESSEX, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski visited the Essex waterfront on Tuesday morning to spotlight the second year of a program to remove derelict crab pots and fishing gear from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and announced a collection site for oyster shell recycling. In conjunction with Maryland non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership, the County program has mapped thousands of […]

Suspect who was fatally shot by police in White Marsh identified

BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Monday released the identity of the man who was fatally shot by police in White Marsh on January 31st. The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Brian McCourry Jr., of Essex.  McCourry died on March 3rd. On January 31, at approximately 6:10 a.m., detectives with the […]

Suspect dies following police-involved shooting in White Marsh

UPDATE: The suspect’s identity has been released. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The man who was shot by Baltimore County police on January 31 in White Marsh has died. The decedent has not yet been identified. The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General began investigating this shooting on January 31. The investigation remains active and ongoing. On […]

Pedestrian fatally struck in Essex

ESSEX, MD—Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred on Wednesday, March 1, in Essex. At just before 8:15 p.m., a 2020 Honda CR-V was traveling southbound on Route 702 approaching Old Eastern Avenue when a pedestrian entered the roadway. The pedestrian, identified as 32-year-old Flore Mekoumou, was taken to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead. […]

Essex teacher named Magnet Schools of America Region 1 Teacher of the Year

ESSEX, MD—Justin Patterson, interactive media production instructor and technology education department chair at Chesapeake High School STEM Academy in Essex, has been named Region 1 Teacher of the Year by Magnet Schools of America. “We are so pleased that Justin Patterson’s contributions to Chesapeake High are being recognized at the national level,” said Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darryl […]