BCPS gym teacher arrested on assault charges after inappropriately touching students

BALTIMORE, MD—A gym teacher at Northwest Academy in Baltimore County has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault after reports of inappropriately touching students, the Baltimore County Police Department announced Wednesday. Jordan Adams, 28, was taken into custody by detectives on June 18, 2025. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Authorities […]

Baltimore County man sentenced to prison for role in elder fraud schemes

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in various romance, business email compromise, and investment schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Ambrose A. Obinna Warrior, 44, of Milford Mill, to 42 months in federal prison. Warrior acted as an unlicensed money transmitter, […]

Victim in Baltimore County hit-and-run crash dies, reward offered

WINDSOR MILL, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are requesting help from the public in locating the driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that occurred on March 22, 2024, at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Windsor Mill Road near Pine Avenue (21244). This was initially reported as an injury crash, however, at just before 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, […]

Detectives seeking information on 2023 homicide in Baltimore County, reward increased

MILFORD MILL, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are asking for the community’s help in solving a homicide that occurred early last year. At just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2023, 15-year-old Lamar M. Leslie-Allen was shot and killed in the unit block of Shadwell Court (21244), in The Townhomes of Diamond Ridge community. Investigators believe there […]

Baltimore County school evacuated due to bomb threat

UPDATE: Following a search of Milford Mill Academy, police say students have returned to class. No device was located. The investigation into those responsible for the threat continues. Original story below… MILFORD MILL—A local school was evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a threat, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a bomb […]

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 […]

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. […]