Officer Amy Caprio’s Unity Playground receives donation check at Wawa grand opening

PERRY HALL, MD—The ribbon has been cut and Wawa is open for business. The new Perry Hall Wawa held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Thursday morning. Community member Kirsten Roller was recognized as a Community Day Brightener for raising funds for the Unity Playground, in memory of Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio.  The playground is located at Gunpowder […]

Police responding to barricade situation in Parkville

UPDATE: All roads have been reopened. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are on the scene of a Thursday morning barricade situation in the Parkville area. At just before 11 a.m., officers responded to a call on Taylor Avenue (21234). Additional details have not yet been provided, but Taylor Avenue has been shut down between Perring Parkway and Old Harford […]

Maryland man sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana shipped by mail from California

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to prison after dealing drugs that were shipped via U.S. Mail. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher has sentenced Dwight Antonio Pitts, 47, of Hanover, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy involving large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and […]

Police respond to fight at Parkville High School

PARKVILLE, MD—Police responded to a fight at Parkville High School on Tuesday. On March 1, additional officers responded to the 2600-block of Putty Hill Avenue (21234) to assist a School Resource Officer with a physical altercation. A police spokesperson tells NottinghamMD.com that a weapon was mentioned but not confirmed. The school was briefly placed on lockdown, but dismissed on time.

Police identify remains found at landfill

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police have identified the human remains that were found at a Perry Hall landfill last week. On February 28, latent fingerprints identified 71-year-old Gary Fickling as the individual found on Friday at the Honeygo Run Landfill on Philadelphia Road (21128). At just before 1:30 p.m. on February 25, officers responded to the landfill and confirmed that human remains were […]

Two suspects charged with murder of Edgewood man after vehicle found in Middle River

UPDATE 2: Ashley Pearl Zentz has received a life sentence in this case. UPDATE: Ashley Pearl Zentz has been convicted on murder and auto theft charges. Original story below… EDGEWOOD, MD—A man and a woman are in police custody after being charged with the murder of an Edgewood man. ​On February 18, patrol deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]

White Marsh home, Rosedale storage unit burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Authorities are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. At just after 3 a.m. on Thursday, February 24, an assault was reported in the in the 1300-block of Mantle Street in Hillendale (21234) after an altercation turned physical. At 8 p.m. on Friday, February 25, an individual broke into a home in the 5600-block of […]

Keith Smith sentenced to life in prison plus three years for fatal stabbing of his wife that he blamed on panhandler

BALTIMORE, MD—Keith Smith has been sentenced by a Baltimore City judge to life in prison plus three years for the fatal stabbing of his wife, Jacquelyn Smith. Assistant State’s Attorney Shaundria Hanna prosecuted this case. “Keith Smith will now justly serve a life sentence in prison for violently stabbing his wife to death and then creating an elaborate cover-up plan […]