DUNDALK, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and officer involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday in Dundalk. The shooting happened at around 7:30 p.m. on May 18, 2025, in the 8200-block of N. Boundary Road (21222). Police say officers were responding to a call about a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—David Linthicum, the man who shot and injured two Baltimore County police officers in February 2023, was sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison on Tuesday. Linthicum received two consecutive life sentences plus 30 years following his September 2024 conviction on charges of attempted first-degree murder, carjacking, and commission of a firearm. The charges stem from a violent incident […]
UPDATE: The decedent and officer involved in this incident have been identified. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—One man is dead after a police officer shot him in Dundalk on Sunday night, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The shooting happened at around 7:30 p.m. on May 18, 2025, in the 8200-block of N. Boundary Road (21222). Police say officers […]
ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday evening. At around 9:30 p.m. on May 15, 2025, officers responded to a call for a missing “suicidal subject.” When authorities located the subject in the 1000-block of Pine Road (21221), he was armed with a knife. Officers ordered the individual to drop the […]
UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Arvel Jones, Sr. of Arbutus. The Baltimore County Police Department officer is identified as Detective Todd Wiedel, a 28-year veteran of the department. Detective Wiedel is assigned to the Operations Bureau. Original story below… HALETHORPE, MD—Police fatally shot an armed man in Baltimore County on Wednesday morning. At just before 10:30 a.m. […]
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 […]
DUNDALK, MD—A Baltimore County police officer shot at a man who was dragging him from his vehicle after he was stopped for a traffic violation, authorities say. The shooting occurred in the 3300-block of McShane Way (21222) at just before midnight on June 30, 2024, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. A police officer stopped the vehicle, and other […]