Crime, Police/Fire

Pedestrian fatally struck in Baltimore County

MILFORD MILL, MD—Police are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck in Baltimore County earlier this month. At around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, July 3, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to a reported pedestrian crash that occurred near the intersection of Rolling Road and Dogwood Road (21244). Detectives have determined that 75-year-old Bernard Emanuel was struck by …


Education, Police/Fire

BCPS honors its School Resource Officers of the Year

TOWSON, MD–Baltimore County Public Schools celebrated its 2023 School Resource Officers (SROs) of the Year during a series of separate surprise ceremonies across the county recently. The honorees are Officer Sloane Fuller, Elementary School Resource Officer of the Year; Officer Bryan Dixon, Middle School Resource Officer of the Year; and Officer Kawahn Young, High School Resource Officer of the Year. …


BCPS celebrates 2023 spring athletics state champs, runners-up

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating the student athletes and teams recognized at the state level during the 2023 spring season. The following student athletes and teams were honored: State Champions Boys 100m Class 3A – Daysen Shell, Milford Mill Academy Coach Sharon Johnson Boys 110m Hurdles Class 1A – Ojigwe Olua, Western School of Technology and Environmental …

Artwork by 15 BCPS students to be featured in annual High School Juried Art Show at Reginald F. Lewis Museum

TOWSON, MD—Fifteen Baltimore County Public Schools students have been named among the 20 finalists in the Reginald F. Lewis Museum‘s 18th annual High School Juried Art Show. The BCPS finalists are: Ifeoluwa Naluwa Adeyooye, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Khyree Bonds, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Jasmin Gedlu, Eastern Technical High School Sanye’ Grace, …

Police: 6 people killed in fatal I-695 crash after driver entered construction zone

UPDATE 2: Police have identified the six highway workers who were killed in this crash. UPDATE: Police have identified the two drivers involved in this crash. Original story below… ——— WOODLAWN, MD—Maryland State Police have released additional information on Wednesday afternoon’s fatal crash that occurred on I-695 in Baltimore County. Emergency personnel pronounced six people dead at the scene. Identities …

15-year-old killed in Baltimore County shooting

UPDATE: Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $8,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in connection to this case. Tips can be submitted by phone at 1-866-7LOCKUP or online here. Original story below… MILFORD MILL, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating a fatal shooting that left a teenager dead on Saturday night. At …

Grocery Outlet to open 2nd Maryland location in Baltimore County

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week announced that extreme-value retailer Grocery Outlet Bargain Market plans to open a new location — its second in Maryland — along the Liberty Road Corridor in Milford Mill. This innovative community project will include the partial demolition and renovation of a vacant structure at the Milford Mill Shopping Center on Liberty Road …

Councilman Marks: There is an urgent need to reduce crime

The following is an op-ed piece from Councilman David Marks… Make no mistake—crime is the top concern in Baltimore County right now. Around Thanksgiving weekend, our county set a record for homicides. Crime is affecting every type of community, with shootings in places like Milford Mill, Towson, and Middle River that are scattered throughout the county. It must be addressed, …